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Canadian Institutes of Health Research

In research, Canadian Institutes of Health Research stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,239 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#3,384 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,051 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,235
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#177
of 896
Research works
676
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
62.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Canadian Institutes of Health Research 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,239 of 20,462 38.3%343
MedicineField #3,384 of 17,978 36.7%262
Life SciencesDomain #5,051 of 14,347 34.6%202
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,838 of 7,814 36.1%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Canadian Institutes of Health Research 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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.13× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.73× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.12× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.13× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Canadian Institutes of Health Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antiretroviral Therapy, Primary Care, Epidemiology, Medical Education, Clinical Trials, Mortality Rates, Chronic Disease Management and HIV.

▲ 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 25 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 2.0×28 topics
  2. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 36×5 topics
  3. Primary Care2▲ 12×8 topics
  4. Clinical Trials2▲ 6.0×7 topics
  5. Medical Education2▲ 14×8 topics
  6. COVID-192▲ 2.6×9 topics
  7. Public Health1▲ 2.3×12 topics
  8. Quality of Life1▲ 2.3×10 topics
  9. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 16×6 topics
  10. Inflammation1▲ 1.46×14 topics
  11. Mortality Rates1▲ 34×2 topics
  12. HIV1▲ 34×4 topics
  13. HIV Transmission1▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Mental Health1▲ 1.95×8 topics
  15. Patient Engagement1▲ 21×4 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.2×8 topics
  17. Depression1▲ 3.0×7 topics
  18. Ethical Considerations1▲ 7.5×7 topics
  19. Genetics1▲ 3.7×7 topics
  20. Global Health1▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Pandemic1▲ 2.5×4 topics
  22. Preexposure Prophylaxis1▲ 53×1 topic
  23. Risk Factors1▲ 2.4×10 topics
  24. Stigma and Discrimination1▲ 53×1 topic
  25. Immune Response1▲ 4.3×5 topics

Which research topics does Canadian Institutes of Health Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Ethics in Clinical Research, Mental Health and Patient Involvement and HIV-related health complications and treatments.

HIV/AIDS Research and In…1HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Resea…1Ethics in Clinical Research: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 1 fractional worksHIV-related health complications and treatments: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 0 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment0HIV Research and Treatment: 0 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 0 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 0 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsEmergency Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  2. 2 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 HIV-related health complications and treatments Emergency Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  7. 7 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 0 works
  9. 9 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 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 available47.9%not open52.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.2%domestic only72.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Canadian Institutes of Health Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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