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Discovery Air (Canada)

In research, Discovery Air (Canada) stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,334 of 9,902 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,239 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,932 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,842
of 22,385 · #6,773 all time
Rank in Canada
#100
of 305
Research works
1.6k
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.4k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
47%
world 18%
Discovery Air (Canada)

What is Discovery Air (Canada) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #4,334 of 9,902 6.0%90 #5224
Social SciencesDomain #4,239 of 9,585 6.7%140 #5683
Social SciencesField #2,932 of 5,988 6.7%93 #4225

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Discovery Air (Canada) 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#5,224 #4,334
  2. Social Sciences#5,683 #4,239
  3. Social Sciences#4,225 #2,932
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Discovery Air (Canada) work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Discovery Air (Canada) is in Social Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Medicine (19%), Health Professions (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 148 fractional works · 46.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 98 fractional works · 30.9% of its workEducation: 29 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 28 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 95 fractional works · 29.8% of its workMedicine: 59 fractional works · 18.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 30 fractional works · 9.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 15 fractional works · 4.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 47 fractional works · 14.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 5.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 27 fractional works · 8.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDiscovery Air(Canada)317fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences47%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences9830.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities227.1%
    3. Psychology103.1%
    4. Decision Sciences72.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting51.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.7%
    1. Medicine5918.7%
    2. Health Professions309.5%
    3. Dentistry20.7%
    4. Nursing20.5%
    5. Veterinary10.4%
    1. Environmental Science195.9%
    2. Computer Science154.7%
    3. Engineering103.2%
    4. Chemistry20.5%
    5. Materials Science10.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences154.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology82.4%
    3. Neuroscience30.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.97× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.62× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.71× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.45× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 98 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.62×30 works
  2. Veterinary2.71×1 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.45×22 works
  4. Social Sciences2.44×98 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.37×7 works
  6. Dentistry1.45×2 works
  7. Environmental Science1.18×19 works
  8. Psychology1.03×10 works
  9. Nursing1.02×2 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.97×15 works
  11. Medicine0.97×59 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.78×5 works
  13. Computer Science0.60×15 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.53×6 works
  15. Neuroscience0.50×3 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.49×2 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×8 works
  18. Chemistry0.30×2 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.27×0 works
  20. Engineering0.21×10 works
  21. Energy0.13×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.11×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.06×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Discovery Air (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, Ruan Ming, Fadi and Quốc Toản Phạm lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Discovery Air (Canada).

  1. 1 Ruan Ming Canada · #3,930,555 worldwide 27 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Fadi Canada · #5,144,996 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Quốc Toản Phạm Canada · #5,579,085 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Xiao Guang Canada · #5,649,022 worldwide 24 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Discovery Air (Canada)

What are the most cited papers from Discovery Air (Canada)?

The most cited paper from Discovery Air (Canada) is "2023 American Heart Association Focused Update on the Management of Patients With Cardiac Arrest or Life-Threatening Toxicity Due to Poisoning: An Update to the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care" (Eric J. Lavonas, Peter Akpunonu, Ann M. Arens et al., 2023), with 178 citations. Next come "ENSAIO DE CARACTERIZAÇÃO ESTRATIGRÁFICA DO CRETÁCEO NO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO: GRUPO BAURU" (124) and "Effects of aquatic exercise on mental health, functional autonomy and oxidative stress in depressed elderly individuals: A randomized clinical trial" (124).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 2023 American Heart Association Focused Update on the Management of Patients With Cardiac Arrest or Life-Threatening Toxicity Due to Poisoning: An Update to the American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Eric J. Lavonas, Peter Akpunonu, Ann M. Arens et al. · Circulation 18 Sep 2023 178
2 ENSAIO DE CARACTERIZAÇÃO ESTRATIGRÁFICA DO CRETÁCEO NO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO: GRUPO BAURU SOARES PAULO C., LANDIM PAULO M.B., FULFARO VICENTE J. et al. · Revista Brasileira de Geociências Open access Sep 1980 124
3 Effects of aquatic exercise on mental health, functional autonomy and oxidative stress in depressed elderly individuals: A randomized clinical trial Luciano Acordi da Silva, Luana Tortelli, Janaína Vieira dos Santos Motta et al. · Clinics Open access 2019 124
4 CCD Photometry of the Globular Cluster M5. I. The Color-Magnitude Diagram and Luminosity Functions Eric L. Sandquist, Michael Bolte, Peter B. Stetson et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access Oct 1996 119
5 Risk factors for central line-associated bloodstream infection in a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit John M. Costello, Dionne A. Graham, Debra Forbes Morrow et al. · Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 30 Jun 2009 115
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Discovery Air (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Qualitative Research, Public Policy, Health Policy, Globalization, Educational Technology, Epidemiology and Teacher Training.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 1.87×63 topics
  2. Public Health24▲ 5.1×24 topics
  3. Globalization19▲ 3.1×44 topics
  4. Sustainability18▲ 2.4×28 topics
  5. Qualitative Research18▲ 6.7×13 topics
  6. Educational Technology16▲ 4.3×10 topics
  7. Public Policy15▲ 10×12 topics
  8. Quality of Life15▲ 3.2×29 topics
  9. Healthcare13▲ 3.7×10 topics
  10. Health Policy12▲ 26×3 topics
  11. Teacher Training12▲ 6.3×9 topics
  12. Mental Health11▲ 2.4×17 topics
  13. Online Learning11▲ 4.1×8 topics
  14. Healthcare Access11▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Social Determinants10▲ 16×5 topics
  16. Cultural Identity9▲ 5.8×11 topics
  17. Colonialism9▲ 5.7×7 topics
  18. Brazil8▲ 29×5 topics
  19. Social Inequality8▲ 9.3×4 topics
  20. Drug Resistance8▲ 8.5×6 topics
  21. Primary Care8▲ 6.5×6 topics
  22. Health7▲ 5.9×9 topics
  23. Healthcare Regulation7▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Patient Safety7▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Social Movements7▲ 7.6×12 topics
  26. Infection Control7▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Cultural Studies7▲ 5.8×11 topics
  28. Medical Devices7▲ 85×1 topic
  29. Nursing Care7▲ 85×1 topic
  30. Inclusion6▲ 13×5 topics
  31. Leadership Styles6▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Marketing Strategies6▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Data Analysis6▲ 7.4×3 topics
  34. Digital Innovation6▲ 33×2 topics
  35. Educational Policy6▲ 7.6×3 topics
  36. Research Networks6▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Smart Library6▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Anthropology6▲ 20×4 topics
  39. Research Methods6▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Social Determinants of Health6▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Discovery Air (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Healthcare Regulation, Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic, Business and Management Studies and Academic Research in Diverse Fields.

Healthcare Regulation7Healthcare Regulation: 7 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…6Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 6 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 6 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…5Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 5 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly…5Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 5 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 5 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence4Youth, Drugs, and Violence: 4 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 4 fractional worksPsychology and Mental Health: 4 fractional works
Health Information ManagementInformation SystemsInformation Systems and ManagementEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 7 works
  2. 2 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 6 works
  3. 3 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 6 works
  4. 4 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 5 works
  5. 5 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 5 works
  6. 6 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  7. 7 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 5 works
  8. 8 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 4 works
  9. 9 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 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 available61.3%not open38.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.2%domestic only52.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Discovery Air (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% 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 Discovery Air (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Discovery Air (Canada)0.00060% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Discovery Air (Canada) 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Discovery Air (Canada)9.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.7% in 2012.

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