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Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

In research, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner stands highest in Medicine (#7,470 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#8,869 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#13,075 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,102
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#368
of 896
Research works
660
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
18.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Office of the Chief Medical Examiner known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #7,470 of 17,978 10.6%311
Health SciencesDomain #8,869 of 20,462 10.8%347
Social SciencesDomain #13,075 of 16,945 23.1%140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Office of the Chief Medical Examiner 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).

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: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10.02× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.40× its world share, 26 worksMedicineVeterinary: 9.36× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.96× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Office of the Chief Medical Examiner?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Post-mortem Imaging, Virtual Autopsy, Substance Use Disorders, Ethical Considerations, Method Validation and Chronic Pain Management.

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

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology6▲ 2.7×27 topics
  2. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 20×2 topics
  3. Post-mortem Imaging3▲ 400×1 topic
  4. Virtual Autopsy3▲ 400×1 topic
  5. Substance Use Disorders2▲ 55×2 topics
  6. Ethical Considerations2▲ 12×7 topics
  7. Chronic Pain Management2▲ 100×1 topic
  8. Method Validation2▲ 62×2 topics
  9. Opioid Prescribing2▲ 100×1 topic
  10. Climate Change2▲ 1.19×4 topics
  11. Risk Factors2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  12. Drug Analysis2▲ 170×1 topic
  13. Forensic Toxicology2▲ 116×1 topic
  14. Myopia2▲ 47×1 topic
  15. Public Health2▲ 1.93×8 topics
  16. Visual Impairment2▲ 58×1 topic
  17. Genetic Mutations1▲ 5.8×8 topics
  18. Inflammation1◆ 1.10×7 topics
  19. Medical Education1▲ 8.8×6 topics
  20. Mental Health1▲ 1.53×6 topics
  21. Sustainable Development1▲ 1.48×4 topics
  22. Age Estimation1▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Sex Determination1▲ 54×1 topic
  24. Decomposition1▲ 194×1 topic
  25. Environmental Impact Assessment1▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Forensic Entomology1▲ 194×1 topic
  27. Injury Prevention1▲ 15×2 topics
  28. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor1▲ 173×1 topic
  29. Clinical Photography1▲ 167×1 topic
  30. Digital Photography1▲ 167×1 topic
  31. Global Warming1▲ 4.3×2 topics
  32. Greenhouse Gas Emissions1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  33. Infrastructure Development1▲ 80×1 topic
  34. Interactive Television1▲ 166×1 topic
  35. Prevention Strategies1▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Social TV1▲ 166×1 topic
  37. Sustainability1▼ 0.72×3 topics
  38. Treatment1▲ 1.47×6 topics

Which research topics does Office of the Chief Medical Examiner publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis and Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies.

Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 2 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and …2Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…2Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 2 fractional worksForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 1 fractional worksForensic Entomology and Diptera Studies: 1 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative1Belt and Road Initiative: 1 fractional worksDigital Imaging in Medicine: 1 fractional worksMultimedia Communication and Technology: 1 fractional worksPoisoning and overdose treatments: 1 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthToxicologyEpidemiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  2. 2 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 2 works
  4. 4 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 1 works
  6. 6 Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies Insect Science 1 works
  7. 7 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Digital Imaging in Medicine Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Multimedia Communication and Technology Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Poisoning and overdose treatments Emergency Medicine 1 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 available15.7%not open84.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.5%domestic only43.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Office of the Chief Medical Examiner's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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