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McMaster University

In research, McMaster University stands highest in Health Sciences (#98 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#101 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#289 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Family Practice (Internal Medicine is 5.4× its share of world research).

mcmaster.caROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#226
of 22,385 · #269 all time
Rank in Canada
#8
of 305
Research works
93k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.3M
35.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
McMaster University

What is McMaster University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #98 of 9,902 14.4%4,934 #105
MedicineField #101 of 8,541 14.5%4,232 #107
Social SciencesDomain #289 of 9,585 12.5%2,513 #287
EngineeringField #247 of 5,901 11.5%1,573 #276
Health ProfessionsField #82 of 1,895 13.7%622 #85
Physical SciencesDomain #512 of 10,670 10.6%3,376 #500
Social SciencesField #288 of 5,988 12.8%1,066 #286
Life SciencesDomain #349 of 6,403 12.1%1,233 #373
SurgerySubfield #112 of 1,532 17.5%501 #149
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #81 of 944 13.5%404 #94

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where McMaster University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#105 #98
  2. Medicine#107 #101
  3. Social Sciences#287 #289
  4. Engineering#276 #247
  5. Health Professions#85 #82
  6. Physical Sciences#500 #512
  7. Social Sciences#286 #288
  8. Life Sciences#373 #349
  9. Surgery#149 #112
  10. General Health Professions#94 #81
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does McMaster University work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at McMaster University is in Health Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (35%), Engineering (13%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 5,538 fractional works · 41.1% of its workMedicine: 4,763 fractional works · 35.4% of its workSurgery: 564 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 395 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 378 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 341 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 331 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 266 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 211 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 185 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 176 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 168 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 125 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 120 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 107 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 105 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 105 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 95 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 89 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 74 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 72 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 64 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 64 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 61 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 47 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 107 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 685 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 443 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3,723 fractional works · 27.7% of its workEngineering: 1,700 fractional works · 12.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 442 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 275 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 194 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 146 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 138 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 121 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 95 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 560 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 198 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 103 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 92 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 384 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 308 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 162 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 262 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 85 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 213 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 91 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 95 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 116 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 97 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,804 fractional works · 20.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,197 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 443 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEducation: 148 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 109 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 102 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 73 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 59 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 171 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychology: 714 fractional works · 5.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 333 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 155 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 115 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 267 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhilosophy: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 117 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 260 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 179 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 206 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 161 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,399 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 753 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 387 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 163 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 103 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 303 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 164 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 160 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 122 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 143 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMcMasterUniversity13kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences21%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences5,53841.1%
    1. Medicine4,76335.4%
    2. Health Professions6855.1%
    3. Nursing660.5%
    4. Dentistry170.1%
    5. Veterinary60.0%
    1. Engineering1,70012.6%
    2. Computer Science5604.2%
    3. Environmental Science3842.8%
    4. Materials Science3082.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy2621.9%
    6. Mathematics2131.6%
    7. Chemistry1160.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences970.7%
    9. Energy540.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering290.2%
  3. Social Sciences2,80420.8%
    1. Social Sciences1,1978.9%
    2. Psychology7145.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities2672.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2601.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting2061.5%
    6. Decision Sciences1611.2%
  4. Life Sciences1,39910.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7535.6%
    2. Neuroscience3032.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1601.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1431.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics410.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does McMaster University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Internal Medicine takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Internal MedicineSubfield · 44.6 works5.4×
  2. GastroenterologySubfield · 73.6 works4.6×
  3. Family PracticeSubfield · 26.0 works4.0×
  4. Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 81.6 works3.6×
  5. Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineSubfield · 63.9 works3.2×
  6. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 91.3 works3.2×
  7. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 32.4 works3.0×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 143 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 753 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 160 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 303 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 41 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.62× its world share, 29 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 116 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 560 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 97 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 54 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 1,700 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 384 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 308 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.35× its world share, 213 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 262 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 17 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.93× its world share, 685 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.84× its world share, 4,763 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 66 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 267 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 206 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 161 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 260 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 714 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 1,197 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions1.93×685 works
  2. Medicine1.84×4,763 works
  3. Psychology1.74×714 works
  4. Neuroscience1.39×303 works
  5. Mathematics1.35×213 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.24×161 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.18×160 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.05×753 works
  9. Nursing1.01×66 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.90×260 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.87×262 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.86×41 works
  13. Engineering0.84×1,700 works
  14. Social Sciences0.70×1,197 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.69×267 works
  16. Materials Science0.66×308 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.62×29 works
  18. Environmental Science0.57×384 works
  19. Chemistry0.55×116 works
  20. Computer Science0.54×560 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×206 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×97 works
  23. Energy0.44×54 works
  24. Veterinary0.35×6 works
  25. Dentistry0.26×17 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×143 works

Who are the top researchers at McMaster University?

Ranked on the quality score, Gordon Henry Guyatt, Holger Jens Schünemann and Andrew T Olagunju lead among researchers whose main affiliation is McMaster University.

  1. 1 Gordon Henry Guyatt Canada · #1,246 worldwide 315k citations · 2,179 works
  2. 2 Holger Jens Schünemann Canada · #2,322 worldwide 214k citations · 1,167 works
  3. 3 Andrew T Olagunju Canada · #2,592 worldwide 202k citations · 322 works
  4. 4 Elie A. Akl Canada · #3,267 worldwide 313k citations · 770 works
  5. 5 Salim Yusuf Canada · #3,387 worldwide 294k citations · 2,138 works
  6. 6 Reem A. Mustafa Canada · #4,598 worldwide 40k citations · 443 works
  7. 7 Per Olav Vandvik Canada · #6,445 worldwide 30k citations · 360 works
  8. 8 Bram N. Rochwerg Canada · #6,520 worldwide 47k citations · 594 works
  9. 9 Jan Brożek Canada · #7,190 worldwide 93k citations · 262 works
  10. 10 Reed Alexander Cunningham Siemieniuk Canada · #7,385 worldwide 17k citations · 168 works
All ranked researchers at McMaster University

What are the most cited papers from McMaster University?

The most cited paper from McMaster University is "The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews" (Matthew James Page et al., 2021), with 105,915 citations. Next come "Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using lme4" (89,183) and "PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation" (43,960).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews Matthew James Page et al. · BMJ ReviewOpen access 29 Mar 2021 105,915
2 Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using lme4 Douglas M. Bates, Martin Mächler, Benjamin M. Bolker et al. · Journal of Statistical Software Open access 2015 89,183
3 PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation Andrea C. Tricco et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine Open access 3 Sep 2018 43,960
4 The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration Alessandro Liberati, Douglas G. Altman, Jennifer Tetzlaff et al. · PLoS Medicine ReviewOpen access 20 Jul 2009 28,074
5 GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations Gordon Henry Guyatt, Andrew David Oxman, Gunn Elisabeth Vist et al. · BMJ Open access 24 Apr 2008 23,388
All 53 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at McMaster University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Risk Factors, Treatment, Diagnosis and Depression.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology924▲ 1.72×134 topics
  2. Inflammation501▲ 1.75×81 topics
  3. Quality of Life371▲ 1.91×56 topics
  4. Mental Health356▲ 1.85×39 topics
  5. Treatment313▲ 1.91×50 topics
  6. Risk Factors303▲ 2.0×36 topics
  7. Machine Learning298▼ 0.66×81 topics
  8. Deep Learning298▼ 0.64×80 topics
  9. Diagnosis283▲ 2.2×41 topics
  10. Public Health279▲ 1.42×64 topics
  11. Depression269▲ 2.3×24 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease263▲ 1.71×38 topics
  13. Management247▲ 2.3×36 topics
  14. Genetics208▲ 2.2×26 topics
  15. Guidelines203▲ 3.2×13 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome171▲ 1.57×24 topics
  17. Clinical Trials168▲ 1.87×19 topics
  18. Global Burden166▲ 2.3×12 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines160▲ 2.2×14 topics
  20. Anxiety160▲ 2.5×12 topics
  21. Prevalence158▲ 2.9×14 topics
  22. Primary Care156▲ 3.1×14 topics
  23. Mortality146▲ 1.90×13 topics
  24. Rehabilitation145▲ 2.7×12 topics
  25. Aging144▲ 1.96×18 topics
  26. Meta-Analysis138▲ 1.74×19 topics
  27. Social Support133▲ 1.84×17 topics
  28. Biosensors131▲ 1.98×12 topics
  29. Adolescents131▲ 2.7×9 topics
  30. Patient Satisfaction118▲ 2.8×9 topics
  31. Emotion Regulation117▲ 2.7×9 topics
  32. Medical Education111▲ 3.1×13 topics
  33. Clinical Guidelines105▲ 2.6×9 topics
  34. Health Equity104▲ 2.7×6 topics
  35. Health-related Quality of Life104▲ 3.3×6 topics
  36. Health Disparities103▲ 2.9×9 topics
  37. Quality Improvement92▲ 3.5×8 topics
  38. Evidence-Based Practice91▲ 5.1×7 topics
  39. Elderly Patients87▲ 3.8×4 topics
  40. Immunology85▲ 5.8×3 topics

Which research topics does McMaster University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Asthma and respiratory diseases, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life and Advanced Battery Technologies Research.

Atrial Fibrillation Mana…59Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 59 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…54Asthma and respiratory diseases: 54 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 52 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…50Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 50 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…48Innovations in Medical Education: 48 fractional worksMeta-analysis and systematic reviews: 47 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 45 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…43Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 43 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 42 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 41 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePhysiologyEconomics and EconometricsAutomotive Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 59 works
  2. 2 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 54 works
  3. 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 52 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 50 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 48 works
  6. 6 Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 47 works
  7. 7 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 45 works
  8. 8 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 43 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 42 works
  10. 10 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 41 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 available32.2%not open67.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.3%domestic only77.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has McMaster University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is McMaster University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.054% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%McMaster University0.052% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of McMaster University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%McMaster University11.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 1993.

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Which institutions have research most like McMaster University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, University of Ottawa has the research profile closest to McMaster University's, with both strong in Health Professions.

  1. 1 University of OttawaCanada · Both strong in Health Professions, Psychology, Medicine 0.90 Compare
  2. 2 Northwestern UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Medicine, Psychology, Health Professions 0.87 Compare
  3. 3 University of VirginiaUnited States · Both strong in Medicine, Psychology, Neuroscience 0.86 Compare
  4. 4 University of TorontoCanada · Both strong in Medicine, Health Professions, Psychology 0.85 Compare
  5. 5 University of Southern DenmarkDenmark · Both strong in Health Professions, Medicine, Psychology 0.84 Compare

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