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Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre

In research, Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre stands highest in Medicine (#4,053 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,710 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,303
of 28,054 · #9,558 all time
Rank in Canada
#213
of 403
Research works
1.7k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
33.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre 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
MedicineField #4,053 of 10,443 19.0%122 #2561
Health SciencesDomain #4,710 of 11,982 20.3%150 #2893

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.51× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.85× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.03× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.87× its world share, 122 worksMedicineNursing: 3.61× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.22× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Jason Howard, Ketan Kulkarni and Ron El‐Hawary lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre.

  1. 1 Jason Howard Canada · #769,290 worldwide 12 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Ketan Kulkarni Canada · #1,097,454 worldwide 13 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Ron El‐Hawary Canada · #1,347,316 worldwide 12 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre

Which keywords describe research at Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Adolescents, Pain Management, Psychological Interventions, Chronic Pain, Primary Care, Mental Health and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes.

▲ 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. Epidemiology30▲ 3.5×86 topics
  2. Adolescents11▲ 13×7 topics
  3. Mental Health10▲ 3.0×23 topics
  4. Inflammation9▲ 1.98×37 topics
  5. Depression8▲ 4.0×16 topics
  6. Pain Management7▲ 14×7 topics
  7. Risk Factors7▲ 2.9×21 topics
  8. Public Health7▲ 2.0×25 topics
  9. Psychological Interventions6▲ 22×4 topics
  10. Chronic Pain6▲ 13×5 topics
  11. Primary Care6▲ 7.7×12 topics
  12. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes6▲ 14×6 topics
  13. Genetics6▲ 3.8×13 topics
  14. Spinal Fusion6▲ 27×2 topics
  15. Pathogenesis6▲ 5.0×16 topics
  16. Clinical Outcomes5▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Executive Functioning5▲ 18×3 topics
  18. Preterm Infants5▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Resilience5▲ 4.6×7 topics
  20. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations5▲ 5.1×16 topics
  22. Pain Assessment Tools5▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 6.7×8 topics
  24. Children4▲ 8.2×6 topics
  25. Cognitive Function4▲ 11×6 topics
  26. Child Development4▲ 4.6×6 topics
  27. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 8.0×5 topics
  28. Pain Measurement4▲ 64×1 topic
  29. Pediatric Pain4▲ 64×1 topic
  30. Adherence4▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Behavior Change4▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Health Care Utilization4▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Mobile Health4▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Preterm Birth4▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy4▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Family-Centered Care3▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Infant Mortality3▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Scoliosis3▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Spinal Deformity3▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Parenting Stress3▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pediatric Pain Management Techniques, Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment, Infant Development and Preterm Care and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques.

Pediatric Pain Managemen…4Pediatric Pain Management Techniques: 4 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and …3Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 3 fractional worksInfant Development and P…3Infant Development and Preterm Care: 3 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…3Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 3 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 3 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 3 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…2Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 2 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 2 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric…2Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 2 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSurgeryClinical PsychologyPathology and Forensic Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  2. 2 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  4. 4 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  6. 6 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare 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 available40.9%not open59.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.9%domestic only79.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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