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Hamilton General Hospital

In research, Hamilton General Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#388 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#531 of 20,462 worldwide) and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (#472 of 1,880 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#4,209
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#109
of 896
Research works
698
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
84.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Hamilton General Hospital 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 #388 of 17,978 27.0%552
Health SciencesDomain #531 of 20,462 26.7%589
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #472 of 1,880 30.7%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hamilton General Hospital 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 Hamilton General Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 40.3 works4.2×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.20× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× 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, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Hamilton General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Guidelines, Epidemiology, Surgical Management, Thrombosis, Catheter Ablation, Risk Factors, Heart Failure and Anticoagulant Therapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology4▲ 2.3×29 topics
  2. Inflammation3▲ 2.7×23 topics
  3. Guidelines3▲ 11×8 topics
  4. Risk Factors2▲ 4.5×10 topics
  5. Surgical Management2▲ 12×13 topics
  6. Diagnosis2▲ 4.7×8 topics
  7. Management2▲ 5.2×10 topics
  8. Catheter Ablation2▲ 32×2 topics
  9. Quality of Life2▲ 2.7×14 topics
  10. Thrombosis2▲ 14×7 topics
  11. Heart Failure2▲ 8.2×9 topics
  12. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 28×4 topics
  13. Biomechanics2▲ 10×4 topics
  14. Complications2▲ 6.4×11 topics
  15. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 23×4 topics
  16. Arrhythmias1▲ 30×2 topics
  17. Cardiomyopathy1▲ 30×3 topics
  18. Growth Factors1▲ 23×3 topics
  19. Medical Education1▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Degenerative Disc Disease1▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Diabetes1▲ 5.4×5 topics
  22. Neuroprotection1▲ 7.7×6 topics
  23. Prognostic Factors1▲ 6.0×8 topics
  24. Rehabilitation1▲ 6.4×5 topics
  25. Angiogenesis1▲ 7.3×4 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations1▲ 5.7×6 topics
  27. Radiofrequency Ablation1▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Spinal Fusion1▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Clinical Outcomes1▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Diagnostic Imaging1▲ 19×4 topics
  31. Echocardiography1▲ 7.8×6 topics
  32. Electroanatomic Mapping1▲ 46×1 topic
  33. Pathophysiology1▲ 7.4×6 topics
  34. Regeneration1▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Stroke Prevention1▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Ventricular Tachycardia1▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Surgical Treatment1▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Sustainable Urban Development1▲ 324×1 topic
  39. Thrombus Formation1▲ 27×3 topics
  40. Wound Healing1▲ 7.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Hamilton General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Construction Management and Sustainability, Wound Healing and Treatments and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes.

Cardiac Arrhythmias and …1Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 1 fractional worksConstruction Management …1Construction Management and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…1Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksHeparin-Induced Thromboc…1Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis: 1 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 1 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic My…1Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarction Research: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineBuilding and ConstructionRehabilitationSurgery2 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Construction Management and Sustainability Building and Construction 1 works
  3. 3 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 1 works
  4. 4 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research 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 available27.0%not open73.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hamilton General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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