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Provincial Laboratory of Public Health

In research, Provincial Laboratory of Public Health stands highest in Medicine (#9,108 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,371 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,611
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#401
of 896
Research works
377
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
29.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Provincial Laboratory of 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
MedicineField #9,108 of 17,978 28.8%209
Health SciencesDomain #11,371 of 20,462 28.5%227

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Provincial Laboratory of 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 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: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.68× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.91× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.35× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.64× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Provincial Laboratory of Public Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Pathogenesis, SARS-CoV-2, Infection, Public Health, Immune Response and Biosensors.

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

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology12▲ 7.6×58 topics
  2. Vaccine4▲ 27×10 topics
  3. Pathogenesis4▲ 18×13 topics
  4. Public Health3▲ 5.6×17 topics
  5. Infection3▲ 31×5 topics
  6. SARS-CoV-23▲ 23×5 topics
  7. Immune Response3▲ 11×11 topics
  8. Biosensors2▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Pathogenicity2▲ 87×3 topics
  10. Treatment2▲ 4.4×15 topics
  11. COVID-192▲ 3.8×8 topics
  12. Vaccine Development2▲ 20×6 topics
  13. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 11×8 topics
  14. Norovirus2▲ 98×1 topic
  15. Rotavirus2▲ 98×1 topic
  16. Genomic Analysis2▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Pandemic2▲ 3.7×5 topics
  18. Viral Load2▲ 50×2 topics
  19. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 19×4 topics
  21. Diagnosis2▲ 4.0×11 topics
  22. Diagnostics2▲ 43×1 topic
  23. Immunity2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  24. Risk Factors2▲ 3.4×14 topics
  25. wastewater surveillance2▲ 117×1 topic
  26. HIV Transmission1▲ 48×2 topics
  27. Sexually Transmitted Infections1▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Vaginal Microbiome1▲ 127×1 topic
  29. Virulence Factors1▲ 22×5 topics
  30. Coronavirus1▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Foodborne Illness1▲ 86×2 topics
  32. Virulence1▲ 46×2 topics
  33. Escherichia coli1▲ 201×1 topic
  34. Mental Health1▲ 1.80×8 topics
  35. Shiga toxin1▲ 201×1 topic
  36. Viral Transmission1▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Inflammation1▲ 1.22×7 topics

Which research topics does Provincial Laboratory of Public Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, Reproductive tract infections research and Escherichia coli research studies.

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing: 2 fractional worksReproductive tract infec…1Reproductive tract infections research: 1 fractional worksEscherichia coli researc…1Escherichia coli research studies: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology: 1 fractional worksSyphilis Diagnosis and T…1Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksBiosensors and Analytical Detection: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 0 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesMicrobiologyEndocrinologyFood Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 2 works
  2. 2 SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Infectious Diseases 2 works
  3. 3 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 1 works
  4. 4 Escherichia coli research studies Endocrinology 1 works
  5. 5 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Food Science 1 works
  7. 7 Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Physiology 1 works
  8. 8 Biosensors and Analytical Detection Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 0 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 available57.1%not open42.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.8%domestic only78.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Provincial Laboratory of Public Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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