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Montreal Children's Hospital

In research, Montreal Children's Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#2,600 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,336 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health is 11.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,560
of 28,054 · #4,952 all time
Rank in Canada
#162
of 403
Research works
3.6k
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
127k
35.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Montreal Children's 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
MedicineField #2,600 of 10,443 22.2%172 #1475
Health SciencesDomain #3,336 of 11,982 21.7%194 #1774

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Montreal Children's 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).

What does Montreal Children's Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health takes 11.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 21.5 works11×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.50× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.27× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.42× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.67× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.50× its world share, 172 worksMedicineNursing: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Montreal Children's Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Larry C. Lands, Charles R. Scriver and Ahmad S. Teebi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Montreal Children's Hospital.

  1. 1 Larry C. Lands Canada · #42,932 worldwide 320 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Charles R. Scriver Canada · #60,604 worldwide 332 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Ahmad S. Teebi Canada · #117,912 worldwide 273 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Yves Homsy Canada · #140,176 worldwide 138 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Jean‐Martin Laberge Canada · #171,547 worldwide 66 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Christo I. Tchervenkov Canada · #174,584 worldwide 103 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Jane McDonald Canada · #220,133 worldwide 142 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 H. Bruce Williams Canada · #237,724 worldwide 84 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 John J. Manoukian Canada · #266,662 worldwide 113 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Jacob V. Aranda Canada · #274,965 worldwide 106 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Montreal Children's Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Montreal Children's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Preterm Infants, Management, Inflammation, Genetics, Children and Adolescents.

▲ 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. Epidemiology37▲ 3.7×82 topics
  2. Inflammation16▲ 2.9×44 topics
  3. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes16▲ 33×6 topics
  4. Preterm Infants13▲ 40×4 topics
  5. Management12▲ 6.0×19 topics
  6. Diagnosis10▲ 4.2×28 topics
  7. Genetics10▲ 5.3×17 topics
  8. Quality of Life9▲ 2.5×26 topics
  9. Treatment8▲ 2.7×35 topics
  10. Children8▲ 13×7 topics
  11. Adolescents8▲ 8.1×7 topics
  12. Complications8▲ 6.0×15 topics
  13. Prevalence8▲ 7.3×9 topics
  14. Pulmonary Hypertension8▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Respiratory Distress Syndrome7▲ 35×2 topics
  16. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia7▲ 42×2 topics
  17. Genetic Mutations7▲ 6.0×18 topics
  18. Lung Stem Cells7▲ 45×1 topic
  19. Surfactant Proteins7▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Mortality7▲ 4.5×12 topics
  21. Cerebral Palsy6▲ 35×2 topics
  22. Chronic Pain6▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Cognitive Function6▲ 13×5 topics
  24. Pain Management6▲ 9.6×7 topics
  25. Executive Functioning5▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Medical Education5▲ 8.1×9 topics
  27. Rehabilitation5▲ 5.3×7 topics
  28. Cardiac Surgery5▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Critical Care5▲ 8.7×8 topics
  30. Congenital Heart Disease5▲ 23×3 topics
  31. Preterm Birth5▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Neurobiology5▲ 7.3×6 topics
  33. Family-Centered Care5▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy5▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Infant Mortality5▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Neonatal Encephalopathy5▲ 60×1 topic
  37. Prenatal Diagnosis5▲ 12×6 topics
  38. Mortality Risk5▲ 7.5×2 topics
  39. Adult Congenital Heart Disease4▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Pulmonary Valve Replacement4▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Montreal Children's Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Neonatal and fetal brain pathology, Infant Development and Preterm Care and Congenital Heart Disease Studies.

Neonatal Respiratory Hea…7Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 7 fractional worksNeonatal and fetal brain…5Neonatal and fetal brain pathology: 5 fractional worksInfant Development and P…5Infant Development and Preterm Care: 5 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…4Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 4 fractional worksFood Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research: 4 fractional worksPediatric Pain Management Techniques: 3 fractional worksNeurogenetic and Muscula…3Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research: 3 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 3 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 2 fractional worksEpilepsy research and treatment: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEpidemiologyImmunology and Allergy3 others

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

  1. 1 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  2. 2 Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  3. 3 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  4. 4 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 4 works
  5. 5 Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research Immunology and Allergy 4 works
  6. 6 Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  7. 7 Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Genetics 3 works
  8. 8 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 3 works
  9. 9 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 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 available26.8%not open73.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Montreal Children's Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower 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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