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NOSM University

In research, NOSM University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,123 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,741 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 6.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,030
of 22,385 · #6,677 all time
Rank in Canada
#139
of 305
Research works
1.3k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
NOSM University

What is NOSM 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 #3,123 of 9,902 7.7%269 #3176
MedicineField #2,741 of 8,541 7.5%229 #2967

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where NOSM 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 fields of science does NOSM University work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at NOSM University is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (63%), Health Professions (11%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 300 fractional works · 74.7% of its workMedicine: 254 fractional works · 63.3% of its workSurgery: 32 fractional works · 8.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 29 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEpidemiology: 24 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 23 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 21 fractional works · 5.2% of its workOncology: 15 fractional works · 3.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFamily Practice: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 44 fractional works · 10.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 25 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 12 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 42 fractional works · 10.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 42 fractional works · 10.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNOSM University402fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences75%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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine25463.3%
    2. Health Professions4410.8%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology235.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology71.7%
    3. Neuroscience71.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.4%
    1. Social Sciences235.8%
    2. Psychology123.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities20.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
    1. Engineering61.6%
    2. Environmental Science41.0%
    3. Computer Science30.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy20.4%
    5. Chemistry10.3%
    6. Mathematics10.3%
    7. Materials Science10.2%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does NOSM University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 29.2 works6.9×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.72× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.11× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.29× its world share, 254 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.11×44 works
  2. Medicine3.29×254 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.72×7 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.09×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.06×23 works
  6. Neuroscience1.06×7 works
  7. Psychology0.98×12 works
  8. Nursing0.56×1 works
  9. Social Sciences0.46×23 works
  10. Dentistry0.39×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.25×2 works
  12. Chemistry0.22×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.22×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×4 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.21×2 works
  16. Environmental Science0.19×4 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.19×1 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.17×2 works
  19. Computer Science0.10×3 works
  20. Engineering0.10×6 works
  21. Energy0.08×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.05×1 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at NOSM University?

Ranked on the quality score, Nisha Nigil Haroon, David W. Savage and Andreas Kumar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NOSM University.

  1. 1 Nisha Nigil Haroon Canada · #460,795 worldwide 1k citations · 32 works
  2. 2 David W. Savage Canada · #540,674 worldwide 2.3k citations · 102 works
  3. 3 Andreas Kumar Canada · #545,613 worldwide 5.7k citations · 88 works
  4. 4 Marion A. Maar Canada · #985,298 worldwide 1.5k citations · 73 works
  5. 5 Robert Ohle Canada · #1,052,463 worldwide 2k citations · 113 works
  6. 6 Sarah M. McIsaac Canada · #1,133,668 worldwide 741 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Alexander R. Moise Canada · #1,143,569 worldwide 3.7k citations · 62 works
  8. 8 David C. Marsh Canada · #1,196,487 worldwide 6.9k citations · 242 works
  9. 9 Joseph Karl Eibl Canada · #1,223,878 worldwide 1.9k citations · 100 works
  10. 10 Misagh Alipour Canada · #1,228,666 worldwide 2.1k citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at NOSM University

What are the most cited papers from NOSM University?

The most cited paper from NOSM University is "MASCC/ISOO clinical practice guidelines for the management of mucositis secondary to cancer therapy" (Sharon Elad, Karis Kin Fong Cheng, Rajesh V. Lalla et al., 2020), with 1,337 citations. Next come "Common oral complications of head and neck cancer radiation therapy: mucositis, infections, saliva change, fibrosis, sensory dysfunctions, dental caries, periodontal disease, and osteoradionecrosis" (804) and "Adult ADHD and comorbid disorders: clinical implications of a dimensional approach" (733).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 MASCC/ISOO clinical practice guidelines for the management of mucositis secondary to cancer therapy Sharon Elad, Karis Kin Fong Cheng, Rajesh V. Lalla et al. · Cancer Open access 28 Jul 2020 1,337
2 Common oral complications of head and neck cancer radiation therapy: mucositis, infections, saliva change, fibrosis, sensory dysfunctions, dental caries, periodontal disease, and osteoradionecrosis Hervé Sroussi, Joel Brian Epstein, René‐Jean Bensadoun et al. · Cancer Medicine Open access 25 Oct 2017 804
3 Adult ADHD and comorbid disorders: clinical implications of a dimensional approach Martin A. Katzman, Timothy S. Bilkey, Pratap Rao Chokka et al. · BMC Psychiatry Open access 22 Aug 2017 733
4 AMEE Guide 32: e-Learning in medical education Part 1: Learning, teaching and assessment Rachel Ellaway, Ken Masters · Medical Teacher 2008 673
5 Atrasentan and renal events in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (SONAR): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial Hiddo J.L. Heerspink et al. · The Lancet Open access710 authors 14 Apr 2019 633
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at NOSM University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Guidelines, Health Policy, Global Health, Health Workforce, Myocardial Infarction and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology42▲ 2.6×92 topics
  2. Treatment14▲ 2.8×34 topics
  3. Quality of Life14▲ 2.3×39 topics
  4. Risk Factors14▲ 3.1×28 topics
  5. Public Health14▲ 2.3×30 topics
  6. Guidelines12▲ 6.2×11 topics
  7. Primary Care11▲ 7.5×13 topics
  8. Chemotherapy11▲ 3.8×19 topics
  9. Health Policy10▲ 17×2 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 2.2×27 topics
  11. Global Health10▲ 16×3 topics
  12. Health Workforce10▲ 58×2 topics
  13. Myocardial Infarction10▲ 10×7 topics
  14. Diagnosis9▲ 2.5×29 topics
  15. Heart Failure9▲ 5.2×12 topics
  16. Management9▲ 2.8×22 topics
  17. Depression9▲ 2.5×17 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 3.8×13 topics
  19. Physician Migration8▲ 75×1 topic
  20. Rural Health8▲ 75×1 topic
  21. Substance Use Disorders8▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Clinical Guidelines8▲ 6.4×7 topics
  23. Medical Education7▲ 6.8×8 topics
  24. Reflective Practice7▲ 9.7×4 topics
  25. Health Equity7▲ 6.2×5 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations7▲ 3.9×13 topics
  27. Arrhythmias7▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Quality Improvement6▲ 8.2×8 topics
  29. Catheter Ablation6▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Echocardiography6▲ 5.6×6 topics
  31. Mortality Risk6▲ 6.5×5 topics
  32. Faculty Development6▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Competency-Based Education6▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Professional Identity Formation6▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Molecular Characterization6▲ 8.1×5 topics
  36. Patient Safety6▲ 8.9×5 topics
  37. Dilated Cardiomyopathy6▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Psychiatric Disorders5▲ 9.6×4 topics
  39. Sudden Cardiac Death5▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Genetic Testing5▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does NOSM University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Health Workforce Issues, Innovations in Medical Education, Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment.

Global Health Workforce Issues: 8 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 6 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Educa…5Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 5 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…4Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 4 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 4 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …4Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 4 fractional worksInterprofessional Educat…3Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: 3 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiolog…3Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 3 fractional worksPneumonia and Respirator…3Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections: 3 fractional works
Emergency Medical ServicesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealthSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 8 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 5 works
  4. 4 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 4 works
  6. 6 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 4 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 3 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 available48.8%not open51.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has NOSM University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% 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 NOSM University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%NOSM University0.0015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of NOSM 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025NOSM University8.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.8% in 2013.

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