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Research Canada

In research, Research Canada stands highest in Medicine (#4,806 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,227 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rheumatology — Rheumatology is 28.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,546
of 28,054 · #12,148 all time
Rank in Canada
#179
of 403
Research works
638
▲ 106% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
33.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Research Canada known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #4,806 of 10,443 19.3%88 #5521
Health SciencesDomain #6,227 of 11,982 19.6%97 #6221

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Research Canada 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).

What does Research Canada specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rheumatology takes 28.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 20.3 works28×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.04× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.93× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.92× its world share, 88 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Research Canada?

Ranked on the composite score, Allen Krantz and Vladimir Zah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Research Canada.

  1. 1 Allen Krantz Canada · #440,120 worldwide 91 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Vladimir Zah Canada · #1,495,784 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Research Canada

Which keywords describe research at Research Canada?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Autoantibodies, Cardiovascular Risk, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cytokines, Biological Therapy, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs and Joint Inflammation.

▲ 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 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. Inflammation22▲ 6.7×36 topics
  2. Epidemiology15▲ 2.4×52 topics
  3. Autoantibodies14▲ 39×6 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Risk14▲ 29×6 topics
  5. Rheumatoid Arthritis9▲ 62×2 topics
  6. Cytokines9▲ 20×6 topics
  7. Biological Therapy9▲ 99×2 topics
  8. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs9▲ 111×1 topic
  9. Joint Inflammation9▲ 111×1 topic
  10. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 4.5×14 topics
  11. Quality of Life6▲ 2.5×14 topics
  12. Treatment6▲ 2.9×18 topics
  13. Primary Care5▲ 9.1×10 topics
  14. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Endothelial Dysfunction5▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Osteoarthritis5▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Regeneration5▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Mesenchymal Stem Cells5▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Cartilage5▲ 62×1 topic
  20. Chondrocyte5▲ 62×1 topic
  21. Hypertrophy5▲ 46×2 topics
  22. Clinical Trials4▲ 4.2×13 topics
  23. Hypertension4▲ 9.7×5 topics
  24. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Gout4▲ 127×1 topic
  26. Hyperuricemia4▲ 101×2 topics
  27. Uric Acid4▲ 127×1 topic
  28. Complications4▲ 4.7×5 topics
  29. Revision Surgery4▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Total Hip Replacement4▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Arthroplasty3▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Outcomes3▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Total Knee Replacement3▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus3▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Toll-like Receptors3▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Anterior Cruciate Ligament3▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Antiphospholipid Syndrome3▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Injury Risk3▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Interferon-inducible Genes3▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Ankylosing Spondylitis3▲ 61×1 topic

Which research topics does Research Canada publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Res…9Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 9 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 5 fractional worksGout, Hyperuricemia, Uri…4Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid: 4 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …3Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 3 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 3 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 3 fractional worksSpondyloarthritis Studie…3Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 3 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Breast Cancer Therapies: 1 fractional works
RheumatologyNephrologySurgeryEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 9 works
  2. 2 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 5 works
  3. 3 Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid Nephrology 4 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 3 works
  6. 6 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 3 works
  8. 8 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation Rehabilitation 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies Pulmonary and Respiratory 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 available44.4%not open55.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.8%domestic only69.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Research Canada's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 106% higher 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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