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Provincial Health Services Authority

In research, Provincial Health Services Authority stands highest in Health Sciences (#905 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,059 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology (Infectious Diseases is 15.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#3,060
of 22,385 · #2,625 all time
Rank in Canada
#67
of 305
Research works
1.3k
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
29.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.24×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Provincial Health Services Authority

What is Provincial Health Services 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 #905 of 9,902 15.0%194 #1123
MedicineField #1,059 of 8,541 15.2%165 #1361

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Provincial Health Services 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 fields of science does Provincial Health Services Authority work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Provincial Health Services Authority is in Health Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (54%), Health Professions (8%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 217 fractional works · 63.0% of its workMedicine: 186 fractional works · 53.9% of its workEpidemiology: 42 fractional works · 12.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 37 fractional works · 10.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 27 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 28 fractional works · 8.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 48 fractional works · 14.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 15 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMicrobiology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workToxicology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 47 fractional works · 13.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 4.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% 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: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 32 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 5.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 12 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKProvincial HealthServices…345fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences63%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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine18653.9%
    2. Health Professions288.1%
    3. Nursing20.7%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology195.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology154.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics51.3%
    5. Neuroscience41.0%
    1. Social Sciences226.3%
    2. Psychology164.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.1%
    4. Decision Sciences30.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting20.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.2%
    1. Environmental Science195.5%
    2. Mathematics51.4%
    3. Computer Science41.3%
    4. Engineering30.8%
    5. Chemistry10.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
    8. Energy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Provincial Health Services Authority specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Infectious Diseases takes 15.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 36.6 works16×
  2. EpidemiologySubfield · 41.6 works8.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.35× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.74× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.15× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.06× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.81× its world share, 186 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.35×15 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.74×4 works
  3. Health Professions3.06×28 works
  4. Medicine2.81×186 works
  5. Psychology1.53×16 works
  6. Nursing1.33×2 works
  7. Mathematics1.15×5 works
  8. Environmental Science1.10×19 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.02×19 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.88×3 works
  11. Neuroscience0.65×4 works
  12. Dentistry0.54×1 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.52×4 works
  14. Social Sciences0.50×22 works
  15. Veterinary0.43×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×6 works
  17. Computer Science0.16×4 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.16×2 works
  19. Chemistry0.12×1 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.07×1 works
  22. Energy0.05×0 works
  23. Engineering0.05×3 works
  24. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Provincial Health Services Authority?

Ranked on the quality score, Reena Titoria lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Provincial Health Services Authority.

  1. 1 Reena Titoria Canada · #3,404,162 worldwide 115 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Provincial Health Services Authority

What are the most cited papers from Provincial Health Services Authority?

The most cited paper from Provincial Health Services Authority is "CARD 2020: antibiotic resistome surveillance with the comprehensive antibiotic resistance database" (Brian P. Alcock et al., 2019), with 3,385 citations. Next come "The Genome Sequence of the SARS-Associated Coronavirus" (2,089) and "Correlates and consequences of internalized stigma for people living with mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (1,680).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 CARD 2020: antibiotic resistome surveillance with the comprehensive antibiotic resistance database Brian P. Alcock et al. · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 8 Oct 2019 3,385
2 The Genome Sequence of the SARS-Associated Coronavirus Marco A. Marra et al. · Science 5 May 2003 2,089
3 Correlates and consequences of internalized stigma for people living with mental illness: A systematic review and meta-analysis James Livingston, Jennifer E. Boyd · Social Science & Medicine Review 13 Oct 2010 1,680
4 Review: Mental health impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on children and youth – a systematic review Hasina Samji, Judy Wu, Amilya Ladak et al. · Child and Adolescent Mental Health ReviewOpen access 28 Aug 2021 990
5 Evidence Regarding Human Papillomavirus Testing in Secondary Prevention of Cervical Cancer Marc Arbyn, Guglielmo Ronco, Ahti Anttila et al. · Vaccine Open access Nov 2012 926
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Provincial Health Services Authority?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, Vaccine, Immune Response, COVID-19 and ACE2 Receptor.

▲ 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. Epidemiology71▲ 5.1×85 topics
  2. Public Health31▲ 6.2×38 topics
  3. Pandemic25▲ 7.2×9 topics
  4. SARS-CoV-223▲ 22×6 topics
  5. Vaccine23▲ 17×11 topics
  6. COVID-1922▲ 4.8×19 topics
  7. Immune Response21▲ 11×16 topics
  8. ACE2 Receptor17▲ 22×3 topics
  9. Substance Use Disorders16▲ 63×2 topics
  10. Treatment15▲ 3.7×23 topics
  11. Infectious Diseases13▲ 12×8 topics
  12. Mental Health13▲ 2.7×24 topics
  13. Diagnosis12▲ 3.9×25 topics
  14. Mortality12▲ 6.3×8 topics
  15. Coronavirus12▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Mortality Risk12▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Immunity12▲ 8.3×4 topics
  18. Viral Transmission12▲ 24×3 topics
  19. Chronic Pain Management11▲ 93×1 topic
  20. Opioid Prescribing11▲ 93×1 topic
  21. HIV10▲ 36×3 topics
  22. antibody10▲ 30×1 topic
  23. spike protein10▲ 30×1 topic
  24. Pathogenesis10▲ 5.7×16 topics
  25. Substance Abuse10▲ 42×2 topics
  26. Global Burden of Disease9▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Viral Load8▲ 31×2 topics
  28. drug use8▲ 83×1 topic
  29. harm reduction8▲ 83×1 topic
  30. Antiretroviral Therapy8▲ 15×6 topics
  31. HIV Transmission8▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Drug Resistance8▲ 7.7×5 topics
  33. Health Disparities7▲ 8.0×8 topics
  34. Psychiatric Disorders7▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Thrombosis7▲ 7.2×6 topics
  36. Chronic Disease Management7▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Clinical Characteristics6▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Antiviral Treatment6▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Cytokine Storm6▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Mortality Rates6▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Provincial Health Services Authority publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 11 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 10 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk8HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 8 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…6COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 6 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 6 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…5Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 5 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing: 4 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 4 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 4 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesEpidemiologyHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis1 others

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

  1. 1 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 11 works
  2. 2 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 10 works
  3. 3 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 8 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 6 works
  5. 5 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 6 works
  6. 6 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 6 works
  7. 7 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 5 works
  8. 8 SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Infectious Diseases 4 works
  9. 9 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 4 works
  10. 10 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 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 available66.5%not open33.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.6%domestic only76.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Provincial Health Services Authority's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% 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 Provincial Health Services Authority as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0015% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Provincial Health Services Authority0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Provincial Health Services 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%30%Provincial Health Services Authority12.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.1% in 2005.

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