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Canadian Red Cross Society

In research, Canadian Red Cross Society stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,136 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#7,508 of 14,558 worldwide) and Hematology (#481 of 620 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,184
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#366
of 718
Research works
867
▲ 70% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
27.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Canadian Red Cross Society

What is Canadian Red Cross Society 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 #8,136 of 16,688 11.5%547
MedicineField #7,508 of 14,558 11.3%518
HematologySubfield #481 of 620 7.8%138
Life SciencesDomain #9,247 of 11,023 6.7%202

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Canadian Red Cross Society 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Canadian Red Cross Society work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Canadian Red Cross Society is in Health Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Health Professions (27%), Medicine (25%), Social Sciences (19%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 12 fractional works · 52.2% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 26.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 20.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 25.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 29.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 19.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 13.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKCanadian RedCross Society23fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences52%Social Sciences30%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Health Professions626.8%
    2. Medicine625.0%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    1. Social Sciences419.1%
    2. Psychology13.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities01.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting01.3%
    6. Decision Sciences01.1%
    1. Computer Science15.5%
    2. Engineering12.5%
    3. Environmental Science01.9%
    4. Chemistry01.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    6. Materials Science00.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.4%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.4%
    5. Neuroscience00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 10.16× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.30× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.51× 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, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions10.16×6 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.03×0 works
  3. Social Sciences1.51×4 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.40×1 works
  5. Medicine1.30×6 works
  6. Psychology1.22×1 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.17×0 works
  8. Nursing0.97×0 works
  9. Chemistry0.91×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.70×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.58×0 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.50×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.40×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.38×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.32×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.22×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.21×0 works
  20. Engineering0.17×1 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Canadian Red Cross Society?

Ranked on the quality score, Eric G. L. Bywaters, Shilpa Mankikar and G. Dana Johnson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Canadian Red Cross Society.

  1. 1 Eric G. L. Bywaters Canada · #827,537 worldwide 10k citations · 261 works
  2. 2 Shilpa Mankikar Canada · #1,621,162 worldwide 608 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 G. Dana Johnson Canada · #2,146,344 worldwide 6.1k citations · 107 works
  4. 4 Salim Sohani Canada · #2,159,675 worldwide 643 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Barbara M. Ansell Canada · #2,179,559 worldwide 4.7k citations · 174 works
  6. 6 CJ Carter Canada · #2,528,153 worldwide 1k citations · 24 works
  7. 7 L. E. Glynn Canada · #2,575,925 worldwide 4.8k citations · 189 works
  8. 8 Francine Décary Canada · #2,933,738 worldwide 3.1k citations · 72 works
  9. 9 Patricia C. Brown Canada · #3,351,440 worldwide 566 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 J. Dorling Canada · #3,381,825 worldwide 2k citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Canadian Red Cross Society

What are the most cited papers from Canadian Red Cross Society?

The most cited paper from Canadian Red Cross Society is "Failure of blood-island formation and vasculogenesis in Flk-1-deficient mice" (Fouad Shalaby, Janet Rossant, Terry P. Yamaguchi et al., 1995), with 3,971 citations. Next come "Differential staining of acid glycosaminoglycans (mucopolysaccharides) by Alcian blue in salt solutions" (1,067) and "Synthesis of T helper 2-type cytokines at the maternal-fetal interface." (907).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Failure of blood-island formation and vasculogenesis in Flk-1-deficient mice Fouad Shalaby, Janet Rossant, Terry P. Yamaguchi et al. · Nature Jul 1995 3,971
2 Differential staining of acid glycosaminoglycans (mucopolysaccharides) by Alcian blue in salt solutions John E. Scott, J. Dorling · Histochemistry and Cell Biology 1965 1,067
3 Synthesis of T helper 2-type cytokines at the maternal-fetal interface. Hui-An Lin, Timothy R. Mosmann, L.J. Guilbert et al. · The Journal of Immunology Nov 1993 907
4 Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors Oct 2025 762
5 A diagnostic test for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia D Sheridan, C Carter, JG Kelton · Blood Open access 1986 708
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Canadian Red Cross Society?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Mental Health, Primary Care, Social Determinants of Health, Community Engagement, Social Innovation, Medical Ethics and Economic Development.

▲ 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-now 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Public Health3▲ 7.9×11 topics
  2. Mental Health2▲ 6.8×11 topics
  3. Primary Care2▲ 19×5 topics
  4. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 30×3 topics
  5. Community Engagement1▲ 17×2 topics
  6. Economic Development1▲ 6.6×1 topic
  7. Medical Ethics1▲ 40×2 topics
  8. Social Innovation1▲ 34×1 topic
  9. Epidemiology1▲ 1.20×11 topics
  10. Neural Networks1▲ 3.0×2 topics
  11. Pedagogy1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  12. Quality of Life1▲ 3.2×10 topics
  13. Technology Integration1▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition1▲ 83×1 topic
  15. Classroom Interaction1▲ 229×1 topic
  16. Ethical Considerations1▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Healthcare Legislation1▲ 77×1 topic
  18. Interactive Whiteboards1▲ 229×1 topic
  19. Palliative Care1▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Patient Rights1▲ 63×1 topic
  21. Speech Enhancement1▲ 83×1 topic

Which research topics does Canadian Red Cross Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Social Sciences and Governance, Speech and Audio Processing, Education and Technology Integration and Health, Medicine and Society.

Social Sciences and Gove…1Social Sciences and Governance: 1 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Process…1Speech and Audio Processing: 1 fractional worksEducation and Technology…1Education and Technology Integration: 1 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…1Health, Medicine and Society: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…1Health Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 0 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 0 fractional works
Urban StudiesSignal ProcessingEducationGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 1 works
  2. 2 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 1 works
  3. 3 Education and Technology Integration Education 1 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  7. 7 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  9. 9 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 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 available30.8%not open69.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Canadian Red Cross Society's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 70% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Canadian Red Cross Society as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Canadian Red Cross Society0.000061% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Canadian Red Cross Society over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%Canadian Red Cross Society11.3% in 1996all institutions10.0% in 1996

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.4% in 1990.

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