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Bruyère

In research, Bruyère stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,048 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,794 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions — General Health Professions is 10.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,754
of 28,054 · #13,454 all time
Rank in Canada
#193
of 403
Research works
623
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
29.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Bruyère known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #4,048 of 11,982 26.0%119 #3632
MedicineField #4,794 of 10,443 25.0%81 #4518

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bruyère sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Bruyère specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 10.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 27.0 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.53× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.27× its world share, 81 worksMedicineNursing: 2.05× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.69× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bruyère?

Ranked on the composite score, Sarina R. Isenberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bruyère.

  1. 1 Sarina R. Isenberg Canada · #1,044,057 worldwide 21 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Bruyère

Which keywords describe research at Bruyère?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Aging, Ethical Considerations, Quality of Life, Quality of Care, Chronic Disease Management, Long-Term Care and End-of-Life.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology14▲ 1.95×60 topics
  2. Primary Care13▲ 18×12 topics
  3. Quality of Life11▲ 4.1×26 topics
  4. Aging10▲ 9.9×8 topics
  5. Ethical Considerations9▲ 14×8 topics
  6. Public Health8▲ 3.1×31 topics
  7. Mental Health8▲ 3.0×19 topics
  8. Quality of Care8▲ 51×4 topics
  9. Chronic Disease Management8▲ 22×6 topics
  10. Long-Term Care8▲ 54×2 topics
  11. COVID-197▲ 2.9×15 topics
  12. End-of-Life7▲ 43×3 topics
  13. Palliative Care7▲ 24×3 topics
  14. Health Care Costs7▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Advance Care Planning7▲ 61×1 topic
  16. COVID-19 Impact7▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Family Perspectives7▲ 61×1 topic
  18. Nursing Home7▲ 90×1 topic
  19. Person-Centered Care7▲ 90×1 topic
  20. Mortality Risk6▲ 15×5 topics
  21. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 11×6 topics
  22. Elderly Patients6▲ 21×4 topics
  23. Communication6▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Social Support6▲ 5.9×10 topics
  25. Depression6▲ 3.7×13 topics
  26. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 23×4 topics
  27. Health Disparities5▲ 11×6 topics
  28. Digital Divide5▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Quality Improvement5▲ 14×7 topics
  30. Functional Recovery5▲ 17×4 topics
  31. Physical Performance5▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Behavior Change5▲ 18×4 topics
  33. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 8.6×6 topics
  34. Neuroimaging4▲ 9.0×7 topics
  35. Cognitive Decline4▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Caregiver Burden4▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Cognitive Training4▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Dementia4▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Mild Cognitive Impairment4▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Social Relationships4▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Bruyère publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Health Policy Implementation Science.

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 7 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 7 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 4 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 4 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 3 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and T…3Healthcare Systems and Technology: 3 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults3Frailty in Older Adults: 3 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …3Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 3 fractional worksContext-Aware Activity R…2Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsPsychiatry and Mental healthRehabilitation3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 7 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  4. 4 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 4 works
  5. 5 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 3 works
  6. 6 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Technology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  8. 8 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  9. 9 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 3 works
  10. 10 Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available61.8%not open38.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.0%domestic only66.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bruyère's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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