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Institute for Work & Health

In research, Institute for Work & Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,417 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Professions — Health Professions is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,651
of 28,054 · #10,622 all time
Rank in Canada
#216
of 403
Research works
747
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
59.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Institute for Work & Health 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 #4,417 of 11,982 25.7%82 #2504

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Work & 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Institute for Work & Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Professions takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health ProfessionsField · 29.5 works8.8×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 8.85× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.13× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.71× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.92× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Work & Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Benjamin C. Amick, Cameron Mustard and Peter Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Work & Health.

  1. 1 Benjamin C. Amick Canada · #34,641 worldwide 430 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Cameron Mustard Canada · #197,127 worldwide 132 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Peter Smith Canada · #404,968 worldwide 206 citations · 101 works
  4. 4 Ellen MacEachen Canada · #532,345 worldwide 55 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Emile Tompa Canada · #661,430 worldwide 73 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Arif Jetha Canada · #1,335,583 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Work & Health

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Work & Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Quality of Life, Health Impact, Work-related Stress, Psychosocial Work Environment and Sickness Presenteeism.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 3.2×63 topics
  2. Mental Health10▲ 5.3×24 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 5.2×17 topics
  4. Quality of Life7▲ 4.1×26 topics
  5. Public Health6▲ 3.4×25 topics
  6. Depression6▲ 4.9×16 topics
  7. Health Impact6▲ 79×2 topics
  8. Work-related Stress5▲ 46×2 topics
  9. Psychosocial Work Environment5▲ 157×1 topic
  10. Sickness Presenteeism5▲ 157×1 topic
  11. Primary Care5▲ 11×13 topics
  12. Health Outcomes5▲ 13×6 topics
  13. Organizational Culture5▲ 9.2×4 topics
  14. Risk Perception5▲ 13×3 topics
  15. Clinical Trials4▲ 5.0×13 topics
  16. Mortality Risk4▲ 14×6 topics
  17. Global Burden4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  18. Safety Climate4▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Accident Prevention4▲ 45×2 topics
  20. Quality Improvement4▲ 16×8 topics
  21. Safety Culture4▲ 45×2 topics
  22. Workplace Safety4▲ 22×3 topics
  23. Occupational Safety4▲ 32×2 topics
  24. Construction Safety4▲ 43×1 topic
  25. Health Disparities4▲ 12×7 topics
  26. Safety Management4▲ 45×1 topic
  27. Health Equity4▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Anxiety4▲ 5.8×7 topics
  29. Labor Market3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  30. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Substance Use Disorders3▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Disability3▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Psychological Factors3▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Chronic Pain3▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Precarious Employment3▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Unemployment3▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Low Back Pain3▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Musculoskeletal Disorders3▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Health Status Questionnaires3▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Work & Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Workplace Health and Well-being, Occupational Health and Safety Research, Employment and Welfare Studies and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation.

Workplace Health and Wel…5Workplace Health and Well-being: 5 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 4 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…3Employment and Welfare Studies: 3 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…3Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 2 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, and Employment: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …2Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyPharmacologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 5 works
  2. 2 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 4 works
  3. 3 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 works
  5. 5 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 2 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  8. 8 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 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 available51.2%not open48.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.0%domestic only63.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Work & Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher 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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