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McMaster University Medical Centre

In research, McMaster University Medical Centre stands highest in Medicine (#2,882 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,517 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,038
of 28,054 · #2,286 all time
Rank in Canada
#105
of 403
Research works
3.2k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
155k
47.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is McMaster University Medical 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 #2,882 of 10,443 25.4%143 #453
Health SciencesDomain #3,517 of 11,982 26.0%164 #582

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where McMaster University Medical 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: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.74× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.44× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.44× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.66× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.88× its world share, 143 worksMedicineNursing: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at McMaster University Medical Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Alan J. McComas, Richard H. Hunt and E.S. Garnett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is McMaster University Medical Centre.

  1. 1 Alan J. McComas Canada · #38,585 worldwide 329 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Richard H. Hunt Canada · #71,562 worldwide 344 citations · 100 works
  3. 3 E.S. Garnett Canada · #112,391 worldwide 177 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 E. Regoeczi Canada · #307,285 worldwide 88 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Lawrence Friedman Canada · #329,904 worldwide 57 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Derek J. deSa Canada · #372,335 worldwide 78 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Luis A. Branda Canada · #477,330 worldwide 25 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 G. Firnau Canada · #1,114,122 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at McMaster University Medical Centre

Which keywords describe research at McMaster University Medical Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Management, Primary Care, Metabolic Syndrome, Immunity and Quality of Life.

▲ 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▲ 3.0×89 topics
  2. Inflammation17▲ 3.2×50 topics
  3. Diagnosis10▲ 4.1×24 topics
  4. Management9▲ 4.5×18 topics
  5. Quality of Life8▲ 2.3×34 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 3.5×18 topics
  7. Treatment7▲ 2.3×28 topics
  8. Public Health7▲ 1.78×28 topics
  9. Primary Care6▲ 6.6×11 topics
  10. Immunotherapy6▲ 3.4×15 topics
  11. Mental Health6▲ 1.57×19 topics
  12. Risk Factors6▲ 2.1×25 topics
  13. Cancer6▲ 1.65×28 topics
  14. Immunity6▲ 5.3×8 topics
  15. Aging5▲ 3.7×10 topics
  16. Genetics5▲ 2.9×15 topics
  17. Clinical Trials5▲ 2.9×15 topics
  18. Rehabilitation5▲ 4.9×9 topics
  19. Complications5▲ 3.8×12 topics
  20. SARS-CoV-25▲ 5.7×6 topics
  21. Immune Response4▲ 3.0×13 topics
  22. Thrombosis4▲ 6.2×7 topics
  23. Children4▲ 6.9×6 topics
  24. Vaccine4▲ 4.0×6 topics
  25. Innate Immunity4▲ 4.8×8 topics
  26. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 6.5×5 topics
  27. Insulin Resistance4▲ 3.3×7 topics
  28. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  29. Prevalence4▲ 3.5×10 topics
  30. Quality Improvement4▲ 7.2×6 topics
  31. Cancer Immunotherapy4▲ 8.7×3 topics
  32. ACE2 Receptor3▲ 5.2×3 topics
  33. Weight Loss3▲ 7.5×4 topics
  34. Cognitive Function3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  35. Maternal Mortality3▲ 5.1×5 topics
  36. Revision Surgery3▲ 8.9×2 topics
  37. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 8.9×2 topics
  38. Arthroplasty2▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Exercise2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  40. Diagnostic Accuracy2▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does McMaster University Medical Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes and CAR-T cell therapy research.

Knee injuries and recons…2Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …2SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 2 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 2 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksFood Allergy and Anaphyl…2Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 2 fractional works
SurgeryInfectious DiseasesOncologyGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  3. 3 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research Immunology and Allergy 2 works
  9. 9 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 2 works
  10. 10 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 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 available30.7%not open69.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.0%domestic only80.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has McMaster University Medical 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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