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Royal Columbian Hospital

In research, Royal Columbian Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,032 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,266 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,544
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#414
of 718
Research works
358
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.8k
21.7 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
36%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Royal Columbian Hospital

What is Royal Columbian Hospital 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 #6,032 of 16,688 10.4%279
MedicineField #5,266 of 14,558 11.0%254

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Columbian Hospital 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 Royal Columbian Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Royal Columbian Hospital is in Health Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (67%), Health Professions (7%), Social Sciences (5%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 44 fractional works · 75.4% of its workMedicine: 39 fractional works · 67.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 10.8% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 7.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 10.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 10.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRoyal ColumbianHospital58fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences75%Social Sciences10%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3967.1%
    2. Health Professions46.7%
    3. Dentistry00.6%
    4. Veterinary00.6%
    5. Nursing00.5%
    1. Social Sciences34.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities12.4%
    3. Psychology12.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
    1. Neuroscience24.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Engineering12.3%
    2. Environmental Science11.5%
    3. Computer Science00.3%
    4. Chemistry00.1%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.57× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.54× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.49× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.23×0 works
  2. Medicine3.49×39 works
  3. Neuroscience2.57×2 works
  4. Health Professions2.54×4 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.38×1 works
  6. Dentistry1.19×0 works
  7. Nursing0.97×0 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.85×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×2 works
  10. Psychology0.67×1 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.59×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.37×3 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.30×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.29×1 works
  15. Engineering0.16×1 works
  16. Chemistry0.09×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.05×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.04×0 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Royal Columbian Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Gregory Walker, Daniel R. Wong and Albert W. Chan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Columbian Hospital.

  1. 1 Gregory Walker Canada · #558,290 worldwide 1.8k citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Daniel R. Wong Canada · #640,573 worldwide 2.1k citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Albert W. Chan Canada · #1,333,040 worldwide 3.1k citations · 118 works
  4. 4 Carolyn Jane Shiau Canada · #1,857,382 worldwide 3.6k citations · 22 works
  5. 5 William W. Y. Siu Canada · #2,153,864 worldwide 541 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Brooke Ballantyne Scott Canada · #2,221,272 worldwide 221 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Gerald J. Simkus Canada · #2,599,737 worldwide 596 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 William A. Knight Canada · #2,835,635 worldwide 10 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Jabez Hogg Canada · #2,891,733 worldwide 225 citations · 72 works
  10. 10 Mary Jane Acuña Canada · #2,913,521 worldwide 388 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Columbian Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Royal Columbian Hospital?

The most cited paper from Royal Columbian Hospital is "Official ERS/ATS clinical practice guidelines: noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure" (Bram N. Rochwerg, Laurent Brochard, Mark Elliott et al., 2017), with 1,690 citations. Next come "Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation versus Escalation of Antiarrhythmic Drugs" (862) and "Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection" (774).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Official ERS/ATS clinical practice guidelines: noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure Bram N. Rochwerg, Laurent Brochard, Mark Elliott et al. · European Respiratory Journal Open access Aug 2017 1,690
2 Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation versus Escalation of Antiarrhythmic Drugs John L. Sapp, George A. Wells, Ratika Parkash et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 5 May 2016 862
3 Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Jacqueline Saw, Eve D. Aymong, Tara Sedlak et al. · Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions Oct 2014 774
4 Toward an understanding of transfusion‐related acute lung injury: statement of a consensus panel Steven H Kleinman, Tim Caulfield, Penny Chan et al. · Transfusion Dec 2004 725
5 A multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled trial of open reduction—internal fixation versus total elbow arthroplasty for displaced intra-articular distal humeral fractures in elderly patients Michael David McKee, Christian Veillette, Jeremy Alan Hall et al. · Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery 27 Sep 2008 493
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Which keywords describe research at Royal Columbian Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Guidelines, Diagnosis, Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement, Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement, Elderly Patients, Risk Factors and Acute Lung Injury.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.7×40 topics
  2. Guidelines3▲ 9.4×9 topics
  3. Diagnosis2▲ 4.4×13 topics
  4. Risk Factors2▲ 3.6×10 topics
  5. Treatment2▲ 2.8×11 topics
  6. COVID-192▲ 2.5×9 topics
  7. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 42×1 topic
  8. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 42×1 topic
  9. Public Health2▲ 2.0×6 topics
  10. Acute Lung Injury2▲ 48×1 topic
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.9×8 topics
  12. Elderly Patients2▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Mechanical Ventilation2▲ 24×1 topic
  14. Primary Care2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  15. Cruise Tourism2▲ 142×1 topic
  16. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 20×4 topics
  17. Management2▲ 3.3×9 topics
  18. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 19×3 topics
  19. Rehabilitation2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  20. Echocardiography1▲ 8.9×6 topics
  21. Myocardial Infarction1▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Prognostic Factors1▲ 5.5×9 topics
  23. Delirium1▲ 41×1 topic
  24. Heart Failure1▲ 4.9×5 topics
  25. Mechanically Ventilated Patients1▲ 41×1 topic
  26. Mortality1▲ 4.0×8 topics
  27. Sedation1▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Atherosclerosis1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  29. Complications1▲ 4.2×5 topics
  30. Critical Care1▲ 8.5×8 topics
  31. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes1▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Neuroprotection1▲ 6.0×6 topics
  33. Surgery1▲ 6.1×5 topics
  34. Endovascular Repair1▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Healthcare-Associated Infections1▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Revascularization1▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Thrombosis1▲ 6.9×4 topics
  38. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 6.9×5 topics
  39. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  40. Stroke Prevention1▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Royal Columbian Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Cruise Tourism Development and Management and Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders.

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksCruise Tourism Developme…2Cruise Tourism Development and Management: 2 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cogn…1Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 1 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 1 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…1Healthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 1 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 1 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineTransportationCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Cruise Tourism Development and Management Transportation 2 works
  4. 4 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  10. 10 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 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 available35.8%not open64.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Royal Columbian Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower 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 Royal Columbian Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Royal Columbian Hospital0.00024% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Royal Columbian Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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