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Nova Scotia Health Authority

In research, Nova Scotia Health Authority stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,656 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#1,571 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,491 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,755
of 22,385 · #3,417 all time
Rank in Canada
#99
of 305
Research works
1.9k
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
49k
25.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Nova Scotia Health Authority

What is Nova Scotia Health Authority 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 #1,656 of 9,902 10.6%325 #1351
MedicineField #1,571 of 8,541 10.9%261 #1282
Social SciencesDomain #8,491 of 9,585 9.3%63 #6468

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nova Scotia Health Authority 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,351 #1,656
  2. Medicine#1,282 #1,571
  3. Social Sciences#6,468 #8,491
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Nova Scotia Health Authority work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Nova Scotia Health Authority is in Health Sciences, 14% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (58%), Health Professions (12%), Psychology (6%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 373 fractional works · 71.7% of its workMedicine: 301 fractional works · 57.9% of its workSurgery: 34 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 29 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEpidemiology: 28 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 22 fractional works · 4.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 17 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOncology: 15 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysiology: 15 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 13 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 63 fractional works · 12.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 38 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 12 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 73 fractional works · 14.0% of its workPsychology: 33 fractional works · 6.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 17 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 43 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 32 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiation: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNova ScotiaHealth Authority520fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences14%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine30157.9%
    2. Health Professions6312.2%
    3. Nursing71.3%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Psychology336.4%
    2. Social Sciences244.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance71.4%
    4. Decision Sciences40.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting20.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities20.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology214.1%
    2. Neuroscience112.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology81.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    1. Engineering102.0%
    2. Physics and Astronomy91.7%
    3. Computer Science51.0%
    4. Environmental Science30.6%
    5. Materials Science20.3%
    6. Mathematics10.2%
    7. Chemistry10.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.59× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.61× its world share, 63 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.01× its world share, 301 worksMedicineNursing: 2.64× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.11× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.61×63 works
  2. Medicine3.01×301 works
  3. Nursing2.64×7 works
  4. Psychology2.11×33 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.59×8 works
  6. Neuroscience1.28×11 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.82×4 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×21 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.77×9 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×7 works
  11. Veterinary0.65×0 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.49×1 works
  13. Dentistry0.41×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.36×24 works
  15. Mathematics0.16×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×2 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.14×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.13×5 works
  19. Engineering0.13×10 works
  20. Environmental Science0.12×3 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.10×2 works
  22. Materials Science0.09×2 works
  23. Chemistry0.08×1 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×1 works
  25. Energy0.07×0 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Nova Scotia Health Authority?

Ranked on the quality score, Mohammad Habibullah Pulok, Tara Sampalli and Sarah V. Burgess lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nova Scotia Health Authority.

  1. 1 Mohammad Habibullah Pulok Canada · #398,413 worldwide 1.3k citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Tara Sampalli Canada · #1,794,456 worldwide 941 citations · 88 works
  3. 3 Sarah V. Burgess Canada · #1,980,700 worldwide 842 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Sheri Rempel Canada · #2,300,077 worldwide 164 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Jill M. Casey Canada · #2,348,918 worldwide 667 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Lynn Edwards Canada · #3,089,945 worldwide 192 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Roger Stanzel Canada · #3,144,641 worldwide 305 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Wanda Firth Canada · #3,287,412 worldwide 117 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Heather L. Neville Canada · #3,648,649 worldwide 496 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Laura V. Minard Canada · #4,046,686 worldwide 249 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Nova Scotia Health Authority

What are the most cited papers from Nova Scotia Health Authority?

The most cited paper from Nova Scotia Health Authority is "Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with a Mismatch between Deficit and Infarct" (Raul G. Nogueira et al., 2017), with 5,684 citations. Next come "Derivation and validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus" (5,385) and "A standard procedure for creating a frailty index" (3,684).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with a Mismatch between Deficit and Infarct Raul G. Nogueira et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 11 Nov 2017 5,684
2 Derivation and validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus Michelle Petri et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism Open access 2 May 2012 5,385
3 A standard procedure for creating a frailty index Samuel D. Searle, Arnold Mitnitski, Evelyne A. Gahbauer et al. · BMC Geriatrics Open access 30 Sep 2008 3,684
4 Executive function in preschoolers: A review using an integrative framework. Nancy Garon, Susan E. Bryson, Isabel Mary Smith · Psychological Bulletin 2008 2,694
5 Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy versus standard of care palliative treatment in patients with oligometastatic cancers (SABR-COMET): a randomised, phase 2, open-label trial David A. Palma et al. · The Lancet 11 Apr 2019 1,892
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nova Scotia Health Authority?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Public Health, Inflammation, Depression, Quality of Life, Chronic Disease Management and Quality Improvement.

▲ 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. Epidemiology58▲ 2.8×94 topics
  2. Inflammation29▲ 2.6×49 topics
  3. Public Health26▲ 3.4×33 topics
  4. Quality of Life24▲ 3.1×41 topics
  5. Primary Care21▲ 11×11 topics
  6. Depression20▲ 4.4×17 topics
  7. Mental Health19▲ 2.5×29 topics
  8. Risk Factors16▲ 2.9×29 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease16▲ 2.8×28 topics
  10. Aging16▲ 5.6×12 topics
  11. Chronic Disease Management14▲ 14×5 topics
  12. Quality Improvement14▲ 14×8 topics
  13. Health Policy14▲ 17×3 topics
  14. Mortality Risk14▲ 11×6 topics
  15. Mortality13▲ 4.5×11 topics
  16. Anxiety13▲ 5.2×11 topics
  17. Physical Activity13▲ 5.0×9 topics
  18. Treatment13▲ 2.0×32 topics
  19. Elderly Patients12▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Patient Satisfaction12▲ 7.6×9 topics
  21. Ethical Considerations12▲ 6.6×12 topics
  22. Global Burden10▲ 3.7×12 topics
  23. Health Workforce10▲ 48×2 topics
  24. Prevalence10▲ 4.7×12 topics
  25. Complications10▲ 3.8×13 topics
  26. Physical Performance10▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Adolescents9▲ 4.9×7 topics
  28. Guidelines9▲ 3.7×12 topics
  29. Global Health9▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Frailty8▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Geriatric Assessment8▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Rehabilitation8▲ 4.1×10 topics
  33. Health-related Quality of Life8▲ 6.8×5 topics
  34. Continuity of Care8▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Health System Reform8▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Physician Migration7▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Rural Health7▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Patient-Centered Medical Home7▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Pay for Performance7▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Dosimetry6▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Nova Scotia Health Authority publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Frailty in Older Adults, Global Health Workforce Issues, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques.

Frailty in Older Adults: 8 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 7 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …7Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Te…5Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 5 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 4 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 4 fractional worksNursing Education, Pract…4Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership: 4 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 4 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 4 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…4Health Policy Implementation Science: 4 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyEmergency Medical ServicesGeneral Health ProfessionsRadiation5 others

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

  1. 1 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 8 works
  2. 2 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 7 works
  3. 3 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 7 works
  4. 4 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 5 works
  5. 5 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 4 works
  6. 6 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 4 works
  7. 7 Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership Issues, ethics and legal aspects 4 works
  8. 8 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  9. 9 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  10. 10 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 4 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 available48.0%not open52.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nova Scotia Health Authority's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% 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 Nova Scotia Health Authority as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0020% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Nova Scotia Health Authority0.0022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nova Scotia Health Authority 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%Nova Scotia Health Authority11.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.4% in 2012.

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