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Canadian VIGOUR Centre

In research, Canadian VIGOUR Centre stands highest in Medicine (#9,052 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,846 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Medicine — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 29.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,141
of 28,054 · #29,954 all time
Rank in Canada
#367
of 403
Research works
247
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
6k
24.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Canadian VIGOUR Centre 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 #9,052 of 17,978 27.3%191
Health SciencesDomain #11,846 of 20,462 26.8%202

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 29.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 20.8 works29×
  2. MedicineField · 52.9 works4.1×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.06× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 3.93× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Canadian VIGOUR Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Disease, Guidelines, Myocardial Infarction, Echocardiography, Obesity, Diagnosis and Treatment.

▲ 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. Heart Failure15▲ 53×12 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 13×19 topics
  3. Guidelines8▲ 26×6 topics
  4. Myocardial Infarction7▲ 47×6 topics
  5. Echocardiography7▲ 39×7 topics
  6. Epidemiology6▲ 2.4×16 topics
  7. Obesity6▲ 11×8 topics
  8. Treatment6▲ 6.7×6 topics
  9. Diagnosis5▲ 8.2×5 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 20×3 topics
  11. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention4▲ 46×3 topics
  12. Chamber Quantification4▲ 78×1 topic
  13. Diastolic Function4▲ 78×1 topic
  14. Inflammation4▲ 2.8×28 topics
  15. B-Type Natriuretic Peptide4▲ 111×1 topic
  16. Hospital Readmission4▲ 111×1 topic
  17. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 18×5 topics
  18. Coronary Artery Disease3▲ 39×3 topics
  19. Atherosclerosis3▲ 15×8 topics
  20. Cardiac Imaging3▲ 33×2 topics
  21. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment3▲ 50×2 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 4.8×10 topics
  23. Computed Tomography Angiography3▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Myocardial Perfusion3▲ 58×1 topic
  25. Thrombosis2▲ 13×6 topics
  26. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 14×6 topics
  27. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Acute Coronary Syndromes2▲ 83×1 topic
  29. ST-Segment Elevation2▲ 83×1 topic
  30. Catheter Ablation2▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Glycemic Control2▲ 19×4 topics
  32. Insulin Therapy2▲ 24×3 topics
  33. Precision Medicine2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  34. Endothelial Dysfunction2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Predictive Modeling2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  36. Atrial Fibrillation2▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  38. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation2▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Left Ventricular Assist Device2▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Stroke Prevention2▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Canadian VIGOUR Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research.

Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 4 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment and Management: 4 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarction Research: 2 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…2Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBiomedical EngineeringSurgery1 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  4. 4 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available46.3%not open53.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.3%domestic only65.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Canadian VIGOUR Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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