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Nova Scotia Cancer Centre

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World rank, all time
#30,638
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#667
of 896
Research works
142
▼ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
23.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

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: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.83× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.73× its world share, 7 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Nova Scotia Cancer Centre?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monte Carlo Simulation, Dosimetry, Image-Guided Radiotherapy, Radiotherapy Physics, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Quality of Life and Medical Education.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Monte Carlo Simulation11▲ 25×2 topics
  2. Dosimetry11▲ 84×2 topics
  3. Image-Guided Radiotherapy11▲ 145×1 topic
  4. Radiotherapy Physics11▲ 145×1 topic
  5. Radiotherapy10▲ 20×11 topics
  6. Epidemiology10▲ 1.75×35 topics
  7. Chemotherapy9▲ 9.3×18 topics
  8. Quality of Life8▲ 4.1×18 topics
  9. Cancer7▲ 3.3×16 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 7.1×10 topics
  11. Medical Education6▲ 17×7 topics
  12. Immunotherapy5▲ 5.8×12 topics
  13. Clinical Trials5▲ 5.8×9 topics
  14. Clinical Applications5▲ 45×2 topics
  15. Particle Therapy5▲ 102×1 topic
  16. Proton Therapy5▲ 102×1 topic
  17. Imaging4▲ 8.8×3 topics
  18. Cancer Risk4▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Cancer Treatment4▲ 10×6 topics
  20. PET/CT4▲ 35×1 topic
  21. Reconstruction4▲ 14×2 topics
  22. tumor4▲ 35×1 topic
  23. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 12×5 topics
  24. Prognostic Factors4▲ 5.8×11 topics
  25. Physical Activity3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  26. Ionizing Radiation3▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Survival Analysis3▲ 8.6×6 topics
  28. Radiation Exposure3▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Radiation Therapy3▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Computed Tomography3▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Diagnostic Imaging3▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 9.1×5 topics
  33. Functional Recovery3▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Hearing Loss3▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Molecular Classification3▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Cetuximab2▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Recovery2▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Survival2▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Molecular Subtypes2▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Prostate Cancer2▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Nova Scotia Cancer Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research and Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging.

Advanced Radiotherapy Te…1Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 1 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniqu…1Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatmen…0Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research: 0 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 0 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 0 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging: 0 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 0 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 0 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 0 fractional works
RadiationRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineBiomedical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 1 works
  2. 2 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  3. 3 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 0 works
  9. 9 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 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 available25.2%not open74.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nova Scotia Cancer Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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