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Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal

In research, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,128 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,820 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,732
of 28,054 · #8,518 all time
Rank in Canada
#206
of 403
Research works
2k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
73k
36.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,128 of 11,982 17.8%147 #2184
MedicineField #4,820 of 10,443 17.6%137 #2172

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.02× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.56× its world share, 137 worksMedicineNursing: 2.47× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.77× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal?

Ranked on the composite score, Jacques Montplaisir, Jean‐François Gagnon and Michel Gagner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal.

  1. 1 Jacques Montplaisir Canada · #12,213 worldwide 962 citations · 97 works
  2. 2 Jean‐François Gagnon Canada · #53,695 worldwide 340 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Michel Gagner Canada · #72,407 worldwide 190 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Catherine Lemière Canada · #125,815 worldwide 140 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Heberto Ghezzo Canada · #144,574 worldwide 241 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Malo Jl Canada · #183,769 worldwide 89 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Jean‐Luc Malo Canada · #196,145 worldwide 152 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Toré Nielsen Canada · #215,519 worldwide 155 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 Jean‐Marc Mac‐Thiong Canada · #216,849 worldwide 81 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Josée Bouchard Canada · #230,950 worldwide 153 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal

Which keywords describe research at Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Circadian Rhythms, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension, Meta-Analysis and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology32▲ 4.0×65 topics
  2. Quality of Life13▲ 4.5×33 topics
  3. Inflammation12▲ 3.0×43 topics
  4. Circadian Rhythms10▲ 51×2 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 4.3×23 topics
  6. Treatment9▲ 3.8×28 topics
  7. Meta-Analysis7▲ 6.2×9 topics
  8. Obesity7▲ 4.8×14 topics
  9. Risk Factors7▲ 3.3×20 topics
  10. Hypertension7▲ 12×12 topics
  11. Diagnosis7▲ 3.8×17 topics
  12. Neurological Disorders7▲ 5.9×16 topics
  13. Heart Failure6▲ 7.1×9 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Risk6▲ 9.8×6 topics
  15. Management6▲ 3.8×15 topics
  16. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy6▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Insomnia6▲ 41×1 topic
  18. Psychometric Evaluation6▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Sleep Duration6▲ 44×1 topic
  20. Global Burden5▲ 4.9×9 topics
  21. Diabetes5▲ 5.3×10 topics
  22. Mortality5▲ 4.4×11 topics
  23. Health Outcomes5▲ 9.1×5 topics
  24. Neuroprotection5▲ 7.2×8 topics
  25. Memory5▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Cardiovascular Events5▲ 20×4 topics
  27. Consolidation5▲ 62×1 topic
  28. Pathophysiology5▲ 8.0×8 topics
  29. Sleep5▲ 62×1 topic
  30. Recovery5▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Rehabilitation5▲ 5.8×10 topics
  32. Diagnostic Criteria4▲ 9.9×7 topics
  33. Rituximab4▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Weight Loss4▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Olfactory System4▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Type 2 Diabetes4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  37. Anosmia4▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Echocardiography4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  39. Olfactory Dysfunction4▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 6.9×7 topics

Which research topics does Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sleep and related disorders, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies and Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes.

Sleep and related disorders: 6 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Research: 5 fractional worksOlfactory and Sensory Fu…4Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies: 4 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Ou…4Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 3 fractional worksVasculitis and related conditions: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury a…2Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 2 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention: 2 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceSensory SystemsSurgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  3. 3 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Sensory Systems 4 works
  4. 4 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  5. 5 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 3 works
  6. 6 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 2 works
  8. 8 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available34.3%not open65.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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