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Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program

In research, Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,735 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,136 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,758
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#297
of 718
Research works
404
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
50.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.19×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program

What is Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program 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 #4,735 of 16,688 15.1%261
MedicineField #4,136 of 14,558 15.5%241

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program 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 Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program is in Health Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (63%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Health Professions (5%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 20 fractional works · 69.6% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 63.0% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 15.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 16.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 12.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% 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 · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.9% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHamilton RegionalLaboratory…29fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences70%Social Sciences5%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1863.0%
    2. Health Professions25.4%
    3. Nursing00.9%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology412.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.8%
    3. Neuroscience00.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering14.3%
    2. Computer Science12.4%
    3. Environmental Science01.5%
    4. Materials Science00.6%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences13.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.5%
    3. Psychology00.9%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.43× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.06× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.27× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 1.91× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× 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, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.27×18 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.43×4 works
  3. Health Professions2.06×2 works
  4. Nursing1.91×0 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.74×0 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.68×0 works
  7. Dentistry0.60×0 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.41×0 works
  9. Neuroscience0.39×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.30×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.30×0 works
  12. Engineering0.29×1 works
  13. Psychology0.28×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.24×1 works
  15. Materials Science0.17×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.16×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program?

Ranked on the quality score, L. R. Walker, Larry H. Broadfield and Mark Stirrup lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program.

  1. 1 L. R. Walker Canada · #361,141 worldwide 9k citations · 133 works
  2. 2 Larry H. Broadfield Canada · #3,097,937 worldwide 568 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Mark Stirrup Canada · #4,723,349 worldwide 24 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program

What are the most cited papers from Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program?

The most cited paper from Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program is "Shared decision-making in the medical encounter: What does it mean? (or it takes at least two to tango)" (Cathy A. Charles, Amiram Gafni, Timothy Joseph Whelan, 1997), with 4,201 citations. Next come "Decision-making in the physician–patient encounter: revisiting the shared treatment decision-making model" (2,370) and "Time resolved reflectance and transmittance for the noninvasive measurement of tissue optical properties" (2,098).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Shared decision-making in the medical encounter: What does it mean? (or it takes at least two to tango) Cathy A. Charles, Amiram Gafni, Timothy Joseph Whelan · Social Science & Medicine Mar 1997 4,201
2 Decision-making in the physician–patient encounter: revisiting the shared treatment decision-making model Cathy A. Charles, Amiram Gafni, Timothy Joseph Whelan · Social Science & Medicine Sep 1999 2,370
3 Time resolved reflectance and transmittance for the noninvasive measurement of tissue optical properties Michael S. Patterson, Britton Chance, Brian C. Wilson · Applied Optics 15 Jun 1989 2,098
4 Radiotherapy plus cetuximab for locoregionally advanced head and neck cancer: 5-year survival data from a phase 3 randomised trial, and relation between cetuximab-induced rash and survival James A. Bonner, Paul M. Harari, J. Giralt et al. · The Lancet Oncology 12 Nov 2009 1,984
5 Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Adrenal Insufficiency: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline Stefan Richard Bornstein, Bruno Allolio, Wiebke Arlt et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Open access 13 Jan 2016 1,758
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thrombosis, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Hemostasis, Epidemiology, Platelets, Management and Immune Response.

▲ 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 22 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation4▲ 6.6×11 topics
  2. Thrombosis4▲ 49×5 topics
  3. Epidemiology3▲ 3.0×34 topics
  4. Diagnosis3▲ 11×10 topics
  5. Hemostasis3▲ 97×3 topics
  6. Treatment2▲ 6.0×9 topics
  7. Platelets2▲ 96×2 topics
  8. Immune Response2▲ 12×6 topics
  9. Management2▲ 8.4×8 topics
  10. Thrombus Formation2▲ 85×2 topics
  11. Vaccination2▲ 79×2 topics
  12. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura2▲ 228×1 topic
  13. von Willebrand Disease2▲ 228×1 topic
  14. Anticoagulation Therapy2▲ 259×2 topics
  15. Antithrombotic Therapy2▲ 66×2 topics
  16. Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia2▲ 331×1 topic
  17. PF4 Antibodies2▲ 331×1 topic
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 8.2×6 topics
  19. Prophylaxis1▲ 37×3 topics
  20. Anemia1▲ 43×4 topics
  21. Risk Factors1▲ 3.7×7 topics
  22. Quality of Life1▲ 2.7×6 topics

Which research topics does Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Platelet Disorders and Treatments, Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis, Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management and Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms.

Platelet Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksHeparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis: 2 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksBlood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 1 fractional worksPressure Ulcer Prevention and Management: 1 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatm…1Wound Healing and Treatments: 1 fractional worksIntramuscular injections and effects: 1 fractional worksAntiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases1Genomics and Rare Diseases: 1 fractional works
HematologySurgeryInternal MedicineGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 2 works
  2. 2 Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms Hematology 1 works
  5. 5 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 1 works
  6. 6 Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Occupational Therapy 1 works
  7. 7 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 1 works
  8. 8 Intramuscular injections and effects Emergency Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 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 available27.8%not open72.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00010% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program0.00010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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