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NOSM University

In research, NOSM University stands highest in Medicine (#3,686 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,707 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,854
of 28,054 · #11,554 all time
Rank in Canada
#209
of 403
Research works
1.3k
▲ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is NOSM University 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 #3,686 of 10,443 11.4%229 #4598
Health SciencesDomain #4,707 of 11,982 11.9%269 #5405

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does NOSM University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 27.5 works7.3×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.79× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.99× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.32× its world share, 229 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NOSM University?

Ranked on the composite score, David W. Savage, René Lapierre and Carmel M. Martin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NOSM University.

  1. 1 David W. Savage Canada · #237,595 worldwide 222 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 René Lapierre Canada · #326,135 worldwide 11 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Carmel M. Martin Canada · #600,848 worldwide 23 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Douglas R. Boreham Canada · #708,693 worldwide 49 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Len Kelly Canada · #800,020 worldwide 66 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Robert Barnett Canada · #825,257 worldwide 17 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Joseph K. Eibl Canada · #877,975 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 David C. Marsh Canada · #898,832 worldwide 32 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Lina Santaguida Canada · #913,619 worldwide 44 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Malvinder S. Parmar Canada · #926,473 worldwide 20 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at NOSM University

Which keywords describe research at NOSM University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Global Health, Health Policy, Guidelines, Primary Care, Health Workforce, Myocardial Infarction and Physician Migration.

▲ 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▲ 2.6×89 topics
  2. Quality of Life12▲ 2.4×39 topics
  3. Treatment12▲ 2.7×33 topics
  4. Public Health11▲ 2.2×27 topics
  5. Risk Factors11▲ 2.9×27 topics
  6. Guidelines10▲ 6.1×11 topics
  7. Chemotherapy10▲ 3.8×18 topics
  8. Global Health10▲ 18×3 topics
  9. Primary Care10▲ 7.1×13 topics
  10. Health Policy9▲ 17×2 topics
  11. Health Workforce9▲ 60×2 topics
  12. Myocardial Infarction9▲ 10×7 topics
  13. Physician Migration8▲ 77×1 topic
  14. Rural Health8▲ 77×1 topic
  15. Heart Failure8▲ 5.0×11 topics
  16. Management8▲ 2.7×22 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 3.9×13 topics
  18. Medical Education7▲ 7.6×8 topics
  19. Substance Use Disorders7▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Health Equity7▲ 7.0×5 topics
  21. Arrhythmias7▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Reflective Practice7▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Clinical Guidelines7▲ 6.4×7 topics
  24. Pathogenesis7▲ 3.6×18 topics
  25. Catheter Ablation6▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations6▲ 3.9×12 topics
  27. Echocardiography6▲ 6.1×6 topics
  28. Mortality Risk6▲ 6.5×5 topics
  29. Faculty Development5▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Dilated Cardiomyopathy5▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Competency-Based Education5▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Professional Identity Formation5▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Quality Improvement5▲ 7.6×8 topics
  34. Sudden Cardiac Death5▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Molecular Characterization5▲ 8.0×5 topics
  36. Genetic Testing5▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Antimicrobial Resistance5▲ 6.7×6 topics
  38. Patient Safety5▲ 8.7×5 topics
  39. Decolonization4▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Indigenous Health4▲ 89×1 topic

Which research topics does NOSM University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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: 5 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 4 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 4 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 4 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 4 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…3Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 3 fractional worksPneumonia and Respiratory Infections: 3 fractional worksInterprofessional Educat…3Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: 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 5 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 4 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 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 3 works
  8. 8 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 3 works
  10. 10 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NOSM University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% 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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