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Canadian Armed Forces

In research, Canadian Armed Forces stands highest in Medicine (#13,501 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#15,406 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#13,572 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,056
of 28,054 · #28,643 all time
Rank in Canada
#380
of 403
Research works
621
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Canadian Armed Forces known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #13,501 of 17,978 15.1%173
Health SciencesDomain #15,406 of 20,462 14.5%251
Social SciencesDomain #13,572 of 16,945 17.7%229

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Canadian Armed Forces 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).

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: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 5.05× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.84× its world share, 25 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.43× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Canadian Armed Forces?

Ranked on the composite score, - - and Mark A. Zamorski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Canadian Armed Forces.

  1. 1 - - Canada · #125,807 worldwide 0 citations · 150 works
  2. 2 Mark A. Zamorski Canada · #897,756 worldwide 59 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Canadian Armed Forces

Which keywords describe research at Canadian Armed Forces?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Trauma, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Mortality, Resuscitation, Resilience, Cancer Risk and Hemorrhage.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.0×25 topics
  2. Mental Health7▲ 6.5×14 topics
  3. Trauma6▲ 44×4 topics
  4. Mortality4▲ 9.8×6 topics
  5. Resilience4▲ 11×5 topics
  6. Resuscitation4▲ 40×3 topics
  7. Cancer Risk4▲ 23×3 topics
  8. Hemorrhage4▲ 76×3 topics
  9. Public Health4▲ 3.4×15 topics
  10. Quality Improvement4▲ 26×4 topics
  11. Physical Fitness3▲ 35×3 topics
  12. Health Outcomes3▲ 17×4 topics
  13. Sepsis3▲ 27×3 topics
  14. Injury Severity3▲ 55×1 topic
  15. Trauma Center3▲ 108×1 topic
  16. Occupational Exposure3▲ 77×2 topics
  17. Emergency Responders3▲ 241×1 topic
  18. Firefighters3▲ 241×1 topic
  19. Global Burden3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  20. Coagulopathy3▲ 49×1 topic
  21. Glycocalyx3▲ 157×1 topic
  22. Depression2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  23. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  24. Chronic Pain2▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Low Back Pain2▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder2▲ 110×1 topic
  27. Psychological Resilience2▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Psychological Treatment2▲ 110×1 topic
  29. Disability2▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Disaster Response2▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Psychological Factors2▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Health Status Questionnaires2▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Measurement Properties2▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Adversity2▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Coping Strategies2▲ 9.7×1 topic
  36. Mental Disorders2▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Well-being2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  38. Healthcare Workers2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  39. Vulnerability2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  40. Health Disparities1▲ 7.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Canadian Armed Forces publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, Occupational Health and Performance, Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research.

Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 3 fractional worksOccupational Health and Performance: 3 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coag…3Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 3 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Dis…2Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksDisaster Response and Ma…1Disaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 1 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management: 1 fractional works
Emergency MedicineOccupational TherapyCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicineClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 3 works
  3. 3 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  6. 6 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management Demography 1 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 available37.2%not open62.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Canadian Armed Forces's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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