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Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec

In research, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec stands highest in Medicine (#3,599 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,828 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,310
of 28,054 · #4,640 all time
Rank in Canada
#144
of 403
Research works
2k
▼ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
74k
36.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec 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 #3,599 of 10,443 20.1%125 #2224
Health SciencesDomain #4,828 of 11,982 20.1%133 #2408

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec 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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.80× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.59× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.09× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.18× its world share, 125 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec?

Ranked on the composite score, Pierre Déry, Luc Poirier and Marc‐André Fortin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec.

  1. 1 Pierre Déry Canada · #270,699 worldwide 80 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Luc Poirier Canada · #518,804 worldwide 57 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Marc‐André Fortin Canada · #1,538,787 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec

Which keywords describe research at Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Neurodegeneration, SARS-CoV-2, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Cancer and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology21▲ 2.5×85 topics
  2. Inflammation16▲ 3.6×54 topics
  3. Risk Factors9▲ 4.1×24 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress9▲ 2.6×34 topics
  5. Cancer8▲ 3.1×38 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 4.1×19 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 3.0×23 topics
  8. Quality of Life7▲ 2.2×33 topics
  9. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 5.8×13 topics
  10. Neurodegeneration6▲ 10×9 topics
  11. Immunotherapy6▲ 4.2×14 topics
  12. Diagnosis6▲ 3.1×27 topics
  13. Biomarkers6▲ 4.2×14 topics
  14. SARS-CoV-26▲ 8.5×6 topics
  15. Pandemic6▲ 2.5×5 topics
  16. Treatment6▲ 2.2×33 topics
  17. Immune Response6▲ 4.8×16 topics
  18. Clinical Trials5▲ 3.8×14 topics
  19. Thrombosis5▲ 8.8×7 topics
  20. Chemotherapy5▲ 3.4×19 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations5▲ 5.5×19 topics
  22. Immunity5▲ 5.9×8 topics
  23. Prognostic Factors5▲ 5.3×14 topics
  24. Vaccine5▲ 5.8×9 topics
  25. ACE2 Receptor5▲ 9.4×3 topics
  26. Parkinson's Disease5▲ 9.2×6 topics
  27. Pathophysiology4▲ 7.3×8 topics
  28. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 6.8×6 topics
  29. Breast Cancer4▲ 8.2×10 topics
  30. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 6.3×8 topics
  31. Neuroprotection4▲ 5.3×9 topics
  32. Transcriptional Regulation4▲ 11×7 topics
  33. Prostate Cancer4▲ 13×5 topics
  34. Hormone Therapy3▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Molecular Classification3▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Radiation Therapy3▲ 13×5 topics
  37. Antithrombotic Therapy3▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Dopaminergic Neurons3▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Hemostasis3▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Mutation3▲ 7.7×4 topics

Which research topics does Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …2SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…2Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 2 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…2Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…2COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatment and Research: 2 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical…2Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 2 fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 1 fractional worksPlatelet Disorders and T…1Platelet Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesNeurologyInternal MedicineGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  2. 2 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 2 works
  3. 3 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  5. 5 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  6. 6 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  8. 8 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 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 available44.5%not open55.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.7%domestic only74.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre hospitalier universitaire de Québec's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% lower than in 2013–2017.

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