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Positive Living North

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World rank, all time
#24,329
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#492
of 718
Research works
181
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Positive Living North

Which fields of science does Positive Living North work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Positive Living North is in Health Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Engineering (13%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 23 fractional works · 42.7% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 36.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 35.2% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 13.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 9.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 14.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPositive LivingNorth54fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences43%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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2036.5%
    2. Health Professions35.6%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Engineering713.4%
    2. Environmental Science59.7%
    3. Computer Science35.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy23.7%
    5. Energy11.8%
    6. Materials Science00.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences48.1%
    2. Psychology23.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology35.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.5%
    3. Neuroscience00.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.96× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.67× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.12× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.90× its world share, 20 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary2.36×0 works
  2. Health Professions2.12×3 works
  3. Environmental Science1.96×5 works
  4. Energy1.92×1 works
  5. Medicine1.90×20 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.67×2 works
  7. Psychology1.16×2 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.03×3 works
  9. Engineering0.89×7 works
  10. Computer Science0.65×3 works
  11. Dentistry0.64×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.64×4 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.55×1 works
  14. Neuroscience0.45×0 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.36×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×1 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.29×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.22×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.18×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.13×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Positive Living North?

Ranked on the quality score, William L. Pringle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Positive Living North.

  1. 1 William L. Pringle Canada · #4,908,568 worldwide 109 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Positive Living North

What are the most cited papers from Positive Living North?

The most cited paper from Positive Living North is "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., 2019), with 1,892 citations. Next come "Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for the Comprehensive Treatment of Oligometastatic Cancers: Long-Term Results of the SABR-COMET Phase II Randomized Trial" (1,294) and "Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas" (1,223).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 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
2 Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for the Comprehensive Treatment of Oligometastatic Cancers: Long-Term Results of the SABR-COMET Phase II Randomized Trial David A. Palma et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology Open access 2 Jun 2020 1,294
3 Averting biodiversity collapse in tropical forest protected areas William Frederick Laurance et al. · Nature Open access216 authors 24 Jul 2012 1,223
4 Enhancing health care equity with Indigenous populations: evidence-based strategies from an ethnographic study Annette J. Browne, Colleen Varcoe, Josée Gabrielle Lavoie et al. · BMC Health Services Research Open access 4 Oct 2016 368
5 The Design of Artificial Nestboxes for the Study of Secondary Hole-Nesting Birds: A Review of Methodological Inconsistencies and Potential Biases Marcel M. Lambrechts et al. · Acta Ornithologica Open access Jun 2010 344
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Which keywords describe research at Positive Living North?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Radiotherapy, Renewable Energy, Health Disparities, Immunotherapy, Prognostic Factors, Surgical Management, Chronic Disease Management and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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. Radiotherapy5▲ 24×10 topics
  2. Renewable Energy4▲ 4.8×9 topics
  3. Climate Change2▲ 1.70×14 topics
  4. COVID-192▲ 3.3×5 topics
  5. Immunotherapy2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  6. Risk Factors2▲ 3.8×4 topics
  7. Health Disparities2▲ 15×6 topics
  8. Chemotherapy2▲ 5.3×8 topics
  9. Healthcare2▲ 3.1×8 topics
  10. Prognostic Factors2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  11. Surgical Management2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  12. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 17×4 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  14. Treatment2▲ 2.8×6 topics
  15. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  16. Digital Divide2▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Dosimetry2▲ 43×2 topics
  18. Metastatic Spine Tumors2▲ 158×1 topic
  19. Monte Carlo Simulation2▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Spinal Metastases2▲ 158×1 topic
  21. Precision Medicine2▲ 5.7×7 topics
  22. Telehealth2▲ 67×1 topic
  23. Telemedicine2▲ 21×1 topic
  24. Image-Guided Radiotherapy1▲ 62×1 topic
  25. Mortality1▲ 4.7×6 topics
  26. Radiotherapy Physics1▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Screening1▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Survival1▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Resilience1▲ 4.8×4 topics
  30. Cognitive Function1▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Guidelines1▲ 4.6×3 topics
  32. Prevention1▲ 5.2×4 topics
  33. Brain Metastases1▲ 74×1 topic
  34. Health Equity1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  35. Radiosurgery1▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Colorectal Cancer1▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Ecosystem Resilience1▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Survival Analysis1▲ 6.9×4 topics
  39. Tumor Staging1▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Wind Power1▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does Positive Living North publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Management of metastatic bone disease, Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation, Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques and Brain Metastases and Treatment.

Management of metastatic…2Management of metastatic bone disease: 2 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…2Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Te…1Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 1 fractional worksBrain Metastases and Tre…1Brain Metastases and Treatment: 1 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 1 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screen…1Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksRace, Genetics, and Society: 1 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma…1Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthRadiationPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Management of metastatic bone disease Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 1 works
  4. 4 Brain Metastases and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 1 works
  6. 6 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Race, Genetics, and Society Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 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 available53.7%not open46.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Positive Living North's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Positive Living North as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Positive Living North0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Positive Living North over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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