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Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail

In research, Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,703 of 20,462 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#11,967 of 21,541 worldwide) and Medicine (#12,281 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,910
of 28,054 · #16,469 all time
Rank in Canada
#328
of 403
Research works
606
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail 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 #6,703 of 20,462 18.7%246
Physical SciencesDomain #11,967 of 21,541 11.0%235
MedicineField #12,281 of 17,978 17.6%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail 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: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.39× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 6.65× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.59× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 8.23× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 18 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.29× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail?

Ranked on the composite score, P.-É. Boileau, Franck Sgard and Hugues Nélisse lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail.

  1. 1 P.-É. Boileau Canada · #213,367 worldwide 106 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Franck Sgard Canada · #532,501 worldwide 60 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Hugues Nélisse Canada · #543,632 worldwide 40 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Esther Cloutier Canada · #584,447 worldwide 15 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Élise Ledoux Canada · #686,889 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 François Aubry Canada · #726,716 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Pierre Marcotte Canada · #1,013,421 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Jacques Lesage Canada · #1,114,003 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Ali Bahloul Canada · #1,123,823 worldwide 32 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Christian Larivière Canada · #1,194,459 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail

Which keywords describe research at Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Accident Prevention, Safety Culture, Health Impact, Workplace Safety, Risk Perception, Occupational Safety and Organizational Culture.

▲ 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. Health Effects8▲ 15×12 topics
  2. Accident Prevention6▲ 104×2 topics
  3. Safety Culture6▲ 104×2 topics
  4. Health Impact6▲ 128×2 topics
  5. Workplace Safety5▲ 44×3 topics
  6. Risk Perception5▲ 23×2 topics
  7. Mental Health5▲ 4.1×9 topics
  8. Occupational Safety5▲ 63×2 topics
  9. Organizational Culture5▲ 15×2 topics
  10. Construction Safety5▲ 84×1 topic
  11. Safety Climate5▲ 66×1 topic
  12. Risk Assessment4▲ 8.1×8 topics
  13. Volatile Organic Compounds4▲ 44×3 topics
  14. COVID-194▲ 3.4×7 topics
  15. Public Health4▲ 3.1×8 topics
  16. Environmental Risk Assessment4▲ 49×2 topics
  17. Hearing Loss4▲ 38×3 topics
  18. Occupational Asthma4▲ 495×1 topic
  19. Work-Related Exposure4▲ 495×1 topic
  20. Social Isolation3▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Low Back Pain3▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Global Burden2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  24. Musculoskeletal Disorders2▲ 30×2 topics
  25. SARS-CoV-22▲ 9.5×4 topics
  26. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Work-related Stress2▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Chronic Pain2▲ 13×1 topic
  29. Disability2▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Measurement Properties2▲ 39×1 topic
  31. Psychological Factors2▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Cochlear Implants2▲ 79×1 topic
  33. Cognitive Decline2▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Airborne Transmission2▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Psychosocial Work Environment2▲ 104×1 topic
  36. Respiratory Viruses2▲ 92×1 topic
  37. Sickness Presenteeism2▲ 104×1 topic
  38. Airborne Microorganisms2▲ 149×1 topic
  39. Indoor Air Quality2▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Occupational Health2▲ 22×4 topics

Which research topics does Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Occupational Health and Safety Research, Occupational exposure and asthma, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation.

Occupational Health and Safety Research: 5 fractional worksOccupational exposure and asthma: 4 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksInfection Control and Ventilation: 2 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Well-being: 2 fractional worksIndoor Air Quality and M…2Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure: 2 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksErgonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: 2 fractional worksNoise Effects and Manage…2Noise Effects and Management: 2 fractional works
Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPharmacologyCognitive Neuroscience5 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 5 works
  2. 2 Occupational exposure and asthma Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  4. 4 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  5. 5 Infection Control and Ventilation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  8. 8 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Social Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 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 available30.8%not open69.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower than in 2013–2017.

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