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Canadian VIGOUR Centre

In research, Canadian VIGOUR Centre stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,732 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,774 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Medicine (Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 30.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,857
of 22,385 · #18,725 all time
Rank in Canada
#285
of 305
Research works
247
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
6k
24.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Canadian VIGOUR Centre

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
Health SciencesDomain #3,732 of 16,688 16.7%202
MedicineField #3,774 of 14,558 16.8%191

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Canadian VIGOUR Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 84% of research at Canadian VIGOUR Centre is in Health Sciences, 8% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (79%), Engineering (5%), Health Professions (4%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 65 fractional works · 84.1% of its workMedicine: 61 fractional works · 78.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 25 fractional works · 32.5% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 8.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKCanadian VIGOURCentre77fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences84%Social Sciences4%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6178.5%
    2. Health Professions33.6%
    3. Nursing11.9%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Engineering44.6%
    2. Computer Science22.0%
    3. Mathematics10.8%
    4. Environmental Science00.3%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    3. Psychology10.8%
    4. Social Sciences10.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.0%
    2. Neuroscience00.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Canadian VIGOUR Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 30.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 25.1 works31×
  2. MedicineField · 60.5 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: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.08× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 3.90× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 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.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.08×60 works
  2. Nursing3.90×2 works
  3. Health Professions1.36×3 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.70×1 works
  5. Mathematics0.65×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×2 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.44×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.39×0 works
  9. Engineering0.30×4 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.26×2 works
  12. Psychology0.26×1 works
  13. Dentistry0.25×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.13×0 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.06×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.06×1 works
  17. Environmental Science0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Canadian VIGOUR Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Ronald Leonard Bourgeois, Andrey Espinoza and Nicholas I. Kondo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Canadian VIGOUR Centre.

  1. 1 Ronald Leonard Bourgeois Canada · #166,231 worldwide 2.8k citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Andrey Espinoza Canada · #369,876 worldwide 1.1k citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Nicholas I. Kondo Canada · #437,500 worldwide 1.1k citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Padma Kaul Canada · #4,225,274 worldwide 56 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Paul M. Brown Canada · #4,703,440 worldwide 316 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Canadian VIGOUR Centre

What are the most cited papers from Canadian VIGOUR Centre?

The most cited paper from Canadian VIGOUR Centre is "Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome" (Gregory G. Schwartz et al., 2018), with 3,654 citations. Next come "Effect of Sitagliptin on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes" (2,619) and "Vericiguat in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction" (1,350).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome Gregory G. Schwartz et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 7 Nov 2018 3,654
2 Effect of Sitagliptin on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Jennifer B. Green, Mary Angelyn Bethel, Paul W. Armstrong et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 8 Jun 2015 2,619
3 Vericiguat in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction Paul W. Armstrong, Burkert Mathias Pieske, Kevin Joseph Anstrom et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 28 Mar 2020 1,350
4 Antithrombotic Therapy after Acute Coronary Syndrome or PCI in Atrial Fibrillation Renato D. Lópes et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 17 Mar 2019 1,223
5 Effect of Alirocumab on Lipoprotein(a) and Cardiovascular Risk After Acute Coronary Syndrome Vera Bittner et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access 2020 599
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Canadian VIGOUR Centre?

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

▲ 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 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 Failure18▲ 51×12 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 14×22 topics
  3. Guidelines11▲ 30×6 topics
  4. Myocardial Infarction8▲ 44×6 topics
  5. Epidemiology8▲ 2.5×17 topics
  6. Echocardiography8▲ 36×7 topics
  7. Treatment7▲ 7.2×6 topics
  8. Diagnosis6▲ 8.9×5 topics
  9. Obesity6▲ 11×8 topics
  10. B-Type Natriuretic Peptide5▲ 124×1 topic
  11. Hospital Readmission5▲ 124×1 topic
  12. Inflammation5▲ 2.9×30 topics
  13. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention5▲ 44×3 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Chamber Quantification4▲ 72×1 topic
  16. Diastolic Function4▲ 72×1 topic
  17. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 17×5 topics
  18. Coronary Artery Disease3▲ 36×3 topics
  19. Atherosclerosis3▲ 14×8 topics
  20. Cardiac Imaging3▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 4.9×10 topics
  22. Thrombosis3▲ 13×6 topics
  23. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment3▲ 46×2 topics
  24. Chronic Kidney Disease3▲ 14×7 topics
  25. Computed Tomography Angiography3▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Myocardial Perfusion3▲ 54×1 topic
  27. Acute Coronary Syndromes2▲ 84×1 topic
  28. ST-Segment Elevation2▲ 84×1 topic
  29. Catheter Ablation2▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Atrial Fibrillation2▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Glycemic Control2▲ 18×4 topics
  33. Insulin Therapy2▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Stroke Prevention2▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  37. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation2▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Left Ventricular Assist Device2▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Risk Stratification2▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Endothelial Dysfunction2▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Canadian VIGOUR Centre publish most on?

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

Heart Failure Treatment and Management: 5 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 4 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarction Research: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…2Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 2 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 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 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors 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 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Canadian VIGOUR Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Canadian VIGOUR Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Canadian VIGOUR Centre0.00021% in 202520102020

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