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Kelowna General Hospital

In research, Kelowna General Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,594 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,130 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,314
of 28,054 · #17,928 all time
Rank in Canada
#242
of 403
Research works
595
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Kelowna General Hospital 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 #9,594 of 11,982 8.9%90 #10727
MedicineField #9,130 of 10,443 8.9%78 #9680

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kelowna General Hospital 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: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.27× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.04× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.25× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 1.81× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kelowna General Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Torrey Seland and JOHN H. HARLAND lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kelowna General Hospital.

  1. 1 Torrey Seland Canada · #332,750 worldwide 23 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 JOHN H. HARLAND Canada · #731,014 worldwide 4 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Kelowna General Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Kelowna General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diabetes, Primary Care, Glycemic Control, Radiotherapy, Epidemiology, Dosimetry, Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 1.55×58 topics
  2. Deep Learning7▲ 1.20×32 topics
  3. Inflammation7▲ 1.92×28 topics
  4. Diabetes6▲ 7.3×6 topics
  5. Risk Factors6▲ 3.2×19 topics
  6. Depression6▲ 3.9×13 topics
  7. Quality of Life6▲ 2.3×24 topics
  8. Primary Care6▲ 8.5×7 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.8×15 topics
  10. Glycemic Control6▲ 20×4 topics
  11. Clinical Trials6▲ 4.6×11 topics
  12. Radiotherapy5▲ 7.8×9 topics
  13. Immunotherapy5▲ 4.2×12 topics
  14. Dosimetry5▲ 37×2 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 3.1×10 topics
  16. Quality Improvement5▲ 13×6 topics
  17. Quality Assurance4▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Monte Carlo Simulation4▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Treatment4▲ 1.98×17 topics
  20. Self-Management4▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Chronic Disease4▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 4.1×10 topics
  23. Image-Guided Radiotherapy4▲ 53×1 topic
  24. Radiotherapy Physics4▲ 53×1 topic
  25. Diagnosis4▲ 2.2×13 topics
  26. Health Education4▲ 4.6×2 topics
  27. Management4▲ 2.6×12 topics
  28. Patient Activation4▲ 61×1 topic
  29. Psychosocial Support4▲ 61×1 topic
  30. Neuroprotection3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  31. Gut Microbiota3▲ 4.5×2 topics
  32. Metabolic Health3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  33. Prostate Cancer3▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Behavior Change3▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Cancer Treatment3▲ 6.2×8 topics
  36. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 9.7×5 topics
  37. Weight Loss2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  38. Androgen Receptor2▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Insulin Therapy2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  40. Healthcare Interventions2▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Kelowna General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Diabetes Management and Education, Health Policy Implementation Science and Gut microbiota and health.

Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 4 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 4 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 2 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 2 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatment and Research: 2 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Resea…2Ethics in Clinical Research: 2 fractional worksManagement of metastatic bone disease: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor Technologies Research: 1 fractional works
RadiationEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismGeneral Health ProfessionsMolecular Biology6 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 4 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 works
  3. 3 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  6. 6 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Management of metastatic bone disease Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor Technologies Research Biomedical Engineering 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 available42.8%not open57.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kelowna General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% 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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