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Niagara Health System

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Research works
96
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
16.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Niagara Health System

Not ranked overall: Niagara Health System is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Niagara Health System work in?

In 2022-now, 84% of research at Niagara Health System is in Health Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (69%), Health Professions (14%), Psychology (4%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 28 fractional works · 83.9% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 69.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 7.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 13.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 9.8% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNiagara HealthSystem34fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences84%Social Sciences10%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2369.4%
    2. Health Professions513.7%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Psychology14.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.7%
    3. Social Sciences01.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    6. Decision Sciences00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.9%
    2. Neuroscience01.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    2. Engineering00.5%
    3. Computer Science00.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    5. Chemistry00.1%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Niagara Health System specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Sciences takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health SciencesDomain · 28.2 works3.6×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.22× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.61× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions5.22×5 works
  2. Medicine3.61×23 works
  3. Veterinary1.46×0 works
  4. Psychology1.43×2 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.14×0 works
  6. Nursing1.00×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.76×0 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.60×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.51×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.36×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.36×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.31×0 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.28×0 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.25×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.11×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.09×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.09×0 works
  19. Dentistry0.09×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.04×0 works
  21. Engineering0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Niagara Health System?

Ranked on the quality score, Elaina Orlando lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Niagara Health System.

  1. 1 Elaina Orlando Canada · #3,155,900 worldwide 1.5k citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Niagara Health System

What are the most cited papers from Niagara Health System?

The most cited paper from Niagara Health System is "Engaging patients to improve quality of care: a systematic review" (Yvonne Bombard, G. Ross Baker, Elaina Orlando et al., 2018), with 1,380 citations. Next come "Journal of Affective Disorders" (870) and "Convalescent plasma for hospitalized patients with COVID-19: an open-label, randomized controlled trial" (275).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Engaging patients to improve quality of care: a systematic review Yvonne Bombard, G. Ross Baker, Elaina Orlando et al. · Implementation Science ReviewOpen access 20 Jul 2018 1,380
2 Journal of Affective Disorders Alastair J. Flint, Sandra L. Rifat · Journal of Affective Disorders Nov 1996 870
3 Convalescent plasma for hospitalized patients with COVID-19: an open-label, randomized controlled trial Philippe Bégin et al. · Nature Medicine Open access629 authors 9 Sep 2021 275
4 Effect of Awake Prone Positioning on Endotracheal Intubation in Patients With COVID-19 and Acute Respiratory Failure Waleed A. Alhazzani et al. · JAMA Open access 15 May 2022 167
5 Prospective Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Cetuximab in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Evaluation of National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group CO.17 Trial Nicole Mittmann, H. Au, D. Tu et al. · JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute Open access 7 Aug 2009 140
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Niagara Health System?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Diagnosis, Clinical Trials, Management, Risk Factors and Critical Care.

▲ 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 18 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.8×27 topics
  2. Treatment2▲ 5.3×7 topics
  3. Diagnosis2▲ 6.3×8 topics
  4. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 9.9×6 topics
  5. Clinical Trials2▲ 7.5×8 topics
  6. Risk Factors2▲ 4.7×11 topics
  7. Inflammation2▲ 2.3×16 topics
  8. Management2▲ 6.1×9 topics
  9. Immunotherapy1▲ 5.6×7 topics
  10. Critical Care1▲ 16×6 topics
  11. Mental Health1▲ 2.4×7 topics
  12. Primary Care1▲ 9.3×6 topics
  13. Prostate Cancer1▲ 27×3 topics
  14. COVID-191▲ 2.5×11 topics
  15. Anxiety1▲ 6.5×6 topics
  16. Biomarkers1▲ 4.3×3 topics
  17. Pandemic1▲ 3.1×4 topics
  18. Public Health1▲ 2.1×5 topics

Which research topics does Niagara Health System publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis, Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis and Vascular Procedures and Complications.

Hepatocellular Carcinoma…1Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…1Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 1 fractional worksVascular Procedures and Complications: 0 fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 0 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 0 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatmen…0Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research: 0 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 0 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 0 fractional works
HepatologyInternal MedicineEmergency Medical ServicesPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 1 works
  2. 2 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  4. 4 Vascular Procedures and Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 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 available56.9%not open43.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Niagara Health System's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Niagara Health System as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Niagara Health System0.00012% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Niagara Health System over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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