Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
Hospital / health system · Ottawa · Canada

Ottawa Public Health

In research, Ottawa Public Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,096 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,102 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

ottawapublichealth.ca/en/index.aspxROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#14,670
of 22,385 · #13,871 all time
Rank in Canada
#191
of 305
Research works
325
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.4k
25.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Ottawa Public Health

What is Ottawa Public Health 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,096 of 16,688 13.5%200
MedicineField #5,102 of 14,558 12.6%158

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ottawa Public Health 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 Ottawa Public Health work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Ottawa Public Health is in Health Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (48%), Health Professions (12%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 64 fractional works · 60.3% of its workMedicine: 51 fractional works · 48.1% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 11.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 16.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 13.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKOttawa PublicHealth107fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences60%Social Sciences17%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5148.1%
    2. Health Professions1211.5%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Social Sciences87.5%
    2. Psychology65.5%
    3. Decision Sciences21.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    1. Physics and Astronomy76.2%
    2. Environmental Science32.8%
    3. Mathematics21.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.3%
    5. Computer Science00.5%
    6. Engineering00.4%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology54.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology33.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    5. Neuroscience10.5%
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: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.93× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.80× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.37× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.50× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.37×12 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.93×3 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.80×7 works
  4. Medicine2.50×51 works
  5. Veterinary2.07×0 works
  6. Psychology1.81×6 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.54×1 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.49×2 works
  9. Mathematics1.44×2 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.84×5 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.80×1 works
  12. Nursing0.74×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.59×8 works
  14. Environmental Science0.56×3 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×2 works
  17. Neuroscience0.31×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.21×1 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.16×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.06×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.05×0 works
  22. Engineering0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Ottawa Public Health?

Ranked on the quality score, Dara Spatz Friedman, Jacqueline Willmore and Shannon Leduc lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ottawa Public Health.

  1. 1 Dara Spatz Friedman Canada · #1,760,864 worldwide 2.2k citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Jacqueline Willmore Canada · #3,063,855 worldwide 197 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Shannon Leduc Canada · #3,761,426 worldwide 152 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Shanti S. Kasatiya Canada · #4,022,100 worldwide 1.3k citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at Ottawa Public Health

What are the most cited papers from Ottawa Public Health?

The most cited paper from Ottawa Public Health is "The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews" (Matthew James Page et al., 2020), with 5,396 citations. Next come "STARD 2015: an updated list of essential items for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies" (3,605) and "Updating guidance for reporting systematic reviews: development of the PRISMA 2020 statement" (3,039).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews Matthew James Page et al. PreprintOpen access 14 Sep 2020 5,396
2 STARD 2015: an updated list of essential items for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies Patrick M. Bossuyt, Johannes B. Reitsma, David E. Bruns et al. · BMJ Open access 28 Oct 2015 3,605
3 Updating guidance for reporting systematic reviews: development of the PRISMA 2020 statement Matthew James Page, Joanne E. McKenzie, Patrick M. Bossuyt et al. · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ReviewOpen access 9 Feb 2021 3,039
4 Declaración PRISMA 2020: una guía actualizada para la publicación de revisiones sistemáticas Matthew James Page et al. · Revista Española de Cardiología Open access 21 Jul 2021 2,100
5 The social determinants of mental health and disorder: evidence, prevention and recommendations James Bowes Kirkbride, Deidre M. Anglin, Ian Colman et al. · World Psychiatry Open access 12 Jan 2024 1,237
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ottawa Public Health?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Mental Health, Global Burden, HIV Transmission, Risk Factors, Endothelial Dysfunction and Ethical Considerations.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 3.0×73 topics
  2. Public Health8▲ 5.1×27 topics
  3. Mental Health5▲ 3.3×18 topics
  4. Risk Factors4▲ 3.2×18 topics
  5. Global Burden4▲ 6.1×11 topics
  6. Depression3▲ 3.2×13 topics
  7. Diagnosis3▲ 2.9×15 topics
  8. Mortality3▲ 4.7×12 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.3×21 topics
  10. Pandemic3▲ 2.6×6 topics
  11. Ethical Considerations2▲ 6.8×9 topics
  12. HIV Transmission2▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Immune Response2▲ 4.1×10 topics
  14. Endothelial Dysfunction2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  15. Infectious Diseases2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  16. Meta-Analysis2▲ 3.5×9 topics
  17. Vaccine2▲ 5.1×9 topics
  18. Anxiety2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  19. Guidelines2▲ 4.2×11 topics
  20. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  22. Healthcare Workers2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  23. Neuroprotection2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  24. Substance Use Disorders2▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Echocardiography2▲ 6.4×7 topics
  26. Mortality Risk2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  27. SARS-CoV-22▲ 5.9×6 topics
  28. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  29. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  31. Health Care Utilization2▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Substance Abuse2▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  36. Behavior Change2▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Patient Engagement2▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Systematic Review2▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Viral Load2▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Palliative Care2▲ 9.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Ottawa Public Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments, Health Policy Implementation Science and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

Stellar, planetary, and …1Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 1 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension R…1Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…1HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 1 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity M…1Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 1 fractional worksReproductive tract infections research: 1 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 1 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…1Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksMeta-analysis and systematic reviews: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsInfectious Diseases6 others

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  2. 2 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 1 works
  5. 5 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 1 works
  6. 6 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 1 works
  7. 7 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  8. 8 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  10. 10 Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 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 available57.0%not open43.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.0%domestic only64.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ottawa Public Health's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher 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 Ottawa Public Health as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Ottawa Public Health0.00056% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ottawa Public Health 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%Ottawa Public Health10.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.3% in 2019.

Other research institutions in Ottawa

All research institutions in Ottawa

Share Ottawa Public Health's ranking

Ottawa Public Health on Science Explorer

A card with Ottawa Public Health's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Ottawa Public Health. Keep it to the research: no personal attacks, advertising or links. Any reader can report a post, which collapses it for everyone until it is opened.