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Fraser Health

In research, Fraser Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,570 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,417 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions (General Health Professions is 9.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,892
of 22,385 · #12,646 all time
Rank in Canada
#173
of 305
Research works
623
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.8k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Fraser Health

What is Fraser Health 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 #4,570 of 9,902 5.0%109 #5871
MedicineField #4,417 of 8,541 5.4%78 #5770

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraser Health 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 Fraser Health work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Fraser Health is in Health Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (51%), Health Professions (18%), Psychology (5%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 116 fractional works · 70.7% of its workMedicine: 83 fractional works · 50.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 29 fractional works · 18.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 12.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 14.9% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 9.1% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFraser Health164fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences71%Social Sciences15%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine8350.8%
    2. Health Professions2918.0%
    3. Nursing31.6%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Psychology84.7%
    2. Social Sciences74.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance42.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting31.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities21.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Neuroscience63.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    1. Engineering31.7%
    2. Environmental Science21.4%
    3. Computer Science21.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    5. Materials Science00.3%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Fraser Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 20.4 works9.1×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.80× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.15× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.82× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.64× its world share, 83 worksMedicineNursing: 3.32× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.54× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions6.82×29 works
  2. Nursing3.32×3 works
  3. Medicine2.64×83 works
  4. Neuroscience2.15×6 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.84×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.80×3 works
  7. Psychology1.54×8 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.16×4 works
  9. Veterinary0.60×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.55×3 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.46×2 works
  12. Dentistry0.45×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×4 works
  14. Social Sciences0.35×7 works
  15. Environmental Science0.28×2 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.25×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×2 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.21×1 works
  19. Mathematics0.18×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.14×2 works
  21. Engineering0.11×3 works
  22. Chemistry0.08×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.08×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Fraser Health?

Ranked on the quality score, George Medvedev, Grace Shin Hye Park and Xiaowei Song lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fraser Health.

  1. 1 George Medvedev Canada · #819,247 worldwide 1.2k citations · 69 works
  2. 2 Grace Shin Hye Park Canada · #908,399 worldwide 3.4k citations · 137 works
  3. 3 Xiaowei Song Canada · #1,160,044 worldwide 8.5k citations · 242 works
  4. 4 Sarah E. Crowe Canada · #1,245,927 worldwide 1.9k citations · 63 works
  5. 5 Elizabeth Brodkin Canada · #1,925,247 worldwide 1.3k citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Valerie MacDonald Canada · #2,100,199 worldwide 624 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Carolyn Tayler Canada · #2,348,546 worldwide 812 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Dave Keen Canada · #2,557,687 worldwide 349 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Barry R. Clarke Canada · #2,577,781 worldwide 72 citations · 129 works
  10. 10 Hilary Rowe Canada · #2,897,780 worldwide 588 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Fraser Health

What are the most cited papers from Fraser Health?

The most cited paper from Fraser Health is "Video capture of the circumstances of falls in elderly people residing in long-term care: an observational study" (Stephen N. Robinovitch, Fabio Feldman, Yijian Yang et al., 2012), with 986 citations. Next come "Whole-Genome Sequencing and Social-Network Analysis of a Tuberculosis Outbreak" (755) and "Comparisons of Interventions for Preventing Falls in Older Adults" (624).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Video capture of the circumstances of falls in elderly people residing in long-term care: an observational study Stephen N. Robinovitch, Fabio Feldman, Yijian Yang et al. · The Lancet Open access 16 Oct 2012 986
2 Whole-Genome Sequencing and Social-Network Analysis of a Tuberculosis Outbreak Jennifer L. Gardy, James Cameron Johnston, Shannan J. Ho Sui et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 23 Feb 2011 755
3 Comparisons of Interventions for Preventing Falls in Older Adults Andrea C. Tricco, Sonia M. Thomas, Areti Angeliki Veroniki et al. · JAMA Open access 7 Nov 2017 624
4 Intravenous tenecteplase compared with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke in Canada (AcT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, registry-linked, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial Bijoy K. Menon et al. · The Lancet 257 authors 29 Jun 2022 476
5 Human Illness from Avian Influenza H7N3, British Columbia Sam Tweed, Danuta M. Skowronski, Samara T. David et al. · Emerging infectious diseases Open access Dec 2004 382
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fraser Health?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Aging, Elderly Patients, Primary Care, Mortality Risk, Quality of Life, Inflammation and COVID-19.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 2.6×70 topics
  2. Inflammation11▲ 3.1×25 topics
  3. Aging10▲ 11×8 topics
  4. Quality of Life10▲ 4.1×27 topics
  5. Elderly Patients9▲ 34×4 topics
  6. COVID-199▲ 4.1×12 topics
  7. Mortality Risk8▲ 19×6 topics
  8. Primary Care8▲ 12×8 topics
  9. Public Health7▲ 2.8×23 topics
  10. Ethical Considerations6▲ 11×9 topics
  11. Frailty6▲ 73×1 topic
  12. Geriatric Assessment6▲ 52×1 topic
  13. Pandemic6▲ 3.5×7 topics
  14. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Intensive Care Unit5▲ 24×3 topics
  16. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 15×5 topics
  17. Mortality5▲ 5.2×9 topics
  18. Professional Practice5▲ 85×2 topics
  19. Critical Care5▲ 12×8 topics
  20. Clinical Trials4▲ 4.0×9 topics
  21. Collaborative Practice4▲ 62×2 topics
  22. Quality of Care4▲ 30×4 topics
  23. Health Care Costs4▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Rehabilitation4▲ 5.9×6 topics
  25. Communication4▲ 7.3×2 topics
  26. End-of-Life4▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Palliative Care4▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Patient Care4▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Nursing Home3▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Person-Centered Care3▲ 52×1 topic
  31. Advance Care Planning3▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Family Perspectives3▲ 34×1 topic
  33. Healthcare Outcomes3▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Resuscitation3▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Sedation3▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Interprofessional Education3▲ 67×1 topic
  37. Patient Safety3▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Teamwork3▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Healthcare Workers3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  40. Healthcare-Associated Infections3▲ 14×5 topics

Which research topics does Fraser Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Frailty in Older Adults, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues and Interprofessional Education and Collaboration.

Frailty in Older Adults6Frailty in Older Adults: 6 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 3 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…3Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 3 fractional worksInterprofessional Educat…3Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: 3 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…2Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 2 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 2 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care …2Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…2Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 6 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  4. 4 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 3 works
  5. 5 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 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 available48.7%not open51.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fraser Health's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher 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 Fraser Health as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00065% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Fraser Health0.00068% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Fraser Health 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 2025Fraser Health7.2% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.3% in 2021.

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