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Canadian Blood Services

In research, Canadian Blood Services stands highest in Medicine (#3,953 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,389 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hematology — Hematology is 46.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,541
of 28,054 · #11,816 all time
Rank in Canada
#231
of 403
Research works
959
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
27.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Canadian Blood Services 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
MedicineField #3,953 of 10,443 14.8%117 #2982
Health SciencesDomain #5,389 of 11,982 15.3%123 #4115

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Canadian Blood Services 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 Canadian Blood Services specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hematology takes 46.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HematologySubfield · 24.2 works46×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.25× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.55× its world share, 117 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.93× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Canadian Blood Services?

Ranked on the composite score, Qilong Yi, Mindy Goldman and Alan H. Lazarus lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Canadian Blood Services.

  1. 1 Qilong Yi Canada · #213,966 worldwide 131 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Mindy Goldman Canada · #293,901 worldwide 70 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Alan H. Lazarus Canada · #340,295 worldwide 105 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Peter Horsewood Canada · #456,230 worldwide 101 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Gregory A. Denomme Canada · #528,274 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Donald R. Branch Canada · #755,245 worldwide 63 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Jason P. Acker Canada · #1,002,324 worldwide 67 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Sheila F. O’Brien Canada · #1,038,181 worldwide 26 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Stephanie Sutherland Canada · #1,140,680 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Canadian Blood Services

Which keywords describe research at Canadian Blood Services?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Blood Transfusion, Anemia, Hemorrhage, Risk Factors, Disaster Response, Blood Donation, Supply Chain Management and Critical Care.

▲ 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. Blood Transfusion31▲ 418×3 topics
  2. Anemia28▲ 172×4 topics
  3. Hemorrhage20▲ 169×2 topics
  4. Risk Factors18▲ 9.8×8 topics
  5. Blood Donation16▲ 559×1 topic
  6. Disaster Response16▲ 125×2 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management16▲ 9.9×1 topic
  8. Critical Care16▲ 39×6 topics
  9. Cardiac Surgery15▲ 122×2 topics
  10. Red Blood Cell15▲ 466×1 topic
  11. Tranexamic Acid15▲ 466×1 topic
  12. Epidemiology14▲ 2.1×44 topics
  13. Ethical Considerations12▲ 21×7 topics
  14. Transplantation11▲ 66×4 topics
  15. Alloimmunization11▲ 250×1 topic
  16. Blood Groups11▲ 250×1 topic
  17. Kidney Transplantation10▲ 101×2 topics
  18. Inflammation10▲ 2.8×29 topics
  19. Health Risks9▲ 181×2 topics
  20. Living Kidney Donors9▲ 210×1 topic
  21. Organ Donation9▲ 210×1 topic
  22. Thrombosis8▲ 17×7 topics
  23. Erythropoiesis7▲ 68×2 topics
  24. Hemostasis7▲ 42×4 topics
  25. Apoptosis6▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Immune Response6▲ 6.3×12 topics
  27. Piezo16▲ 160×1 topic
  28. Piezo26▲ 160×1 topic
  29. Graft Survival5▲ 39×3 topics
  30. Coagulopathy5▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Resuscitation5▲ 22×4 topics
  32. SARS-CoV-25▲ 8.8×6 topics
  33. Sepsis5▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Hematopoietic Stem Cells5▲ 32×3 topics
  35. Platelets5▲ 40×2 topics
  36. Vascular Biology5▲ 62×2 topics
  37. Albumin4▲ 105×1 topic
  38. Glycocalyx4▲ 105×1 topic
  39. Thrombus Formation4▲ 35×2 topics
  40. Trauma4▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Canadian Blood Services publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blood donation and transfusion practices, Blood transfusion and management, Blood groups and transfusion and Organ Donation and Transplantation.

Blood donation and trans…16Blood donation and transfusion practices: 16 fractional worksBlood transfusion and management: 15 fractional worksBlood groups and transfusion: 11 fractional worksOrgan Donation and Transplantation: 9 fractional worksErythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology: 6 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coag…4Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 4 fractional worksPlatelet Disorders and Treatments: 4 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 4 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksHematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: 3 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationBiochemistryHematologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 16 works
  2. 2 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 15 works
  3. 3 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 11 works
  4. 4 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  5. 5 Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology Physiology 6 works
  6. 6 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 4 works
  8. 8 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 4 works
  9. 9 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  10. 10 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Hematology 3 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.2%domestic only75.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Canadian Blood Services's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower 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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