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Royal Columbian Hospital

In research, Royal Columbian Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#6,796 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,858 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,251
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#561
of 896
Research works
358
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
21.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

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
MedicineField #6,796 of 17,978 14.0%254
Health SciencesDomain #8,858 of 20,462 14.0%279

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 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.78× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.69× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.52× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Columbian Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Sean Keenan, Albert W. Chan and Justin Cheung lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Columbian Hospital.

  1. 1 Sean Keenan Canada · #136,962 worldwide 171 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Albert W. Chan Canada · #636,970 worldwide 55 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Justin Cheung Canada · #1,311,244 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Columbian Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Royal Columbian Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Guidelines, Diagnosis, Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement, Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement, Primary Care, Acute Lung Injury and Mechanical Ventilation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 2.6×36 topics
  2. Guidelines2▲ 10×8 topics
  3. Diagnosis2▲ 4.6×13 topics
  4. Treatment2▲ 3.1×11 topics
  5. COVID-192▲ 2.6×9 topics
  6. Risk Factors2▲ 3.3×9 topics
  7. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 46×1 topic
  8. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 46×1 topic
  9. Public Health2▲ 2.2×6 topics
  10. Acute Lung Injury2▲ 52×1 topic
  11. Mechanical Ventilation2▲ 26×1 topic
  12. Primary Care2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  13. Cruise Tourism2▲ 147×1 topic
  14. Elderly Patients2▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 23×4 topics
  16. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 21×3 topics
  17. Quality of Life2▲ 2.0×10 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.5×11 topics
  19. Echocardiography1▲ 9.8×6 topics
  20. Management1▲ 3.5×9 topics
  21. Rehabilitation1▲ 6.9×4 topics
  22. Delirium1▲ 45×1 topic
  23. Heart Failure1▲ 5.5×5 topics
  24. Mechanically Ventilated Patients1▲ 45×1 topic
  25. Myocardial Infarction1▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Sedation1▲ 29×2 topics
  27. Atherosclerosis1▲ 8.0×3 topics
  28. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 4.3×7 topics
  29. Mortality1▲ 3.9×7 topics
  30. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes1▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Neuroprotection1▲ 6.7×6 topics
  32. Chemotherapy1▲ 3.0×6 topics
  33. Complications1▲ 4.3×4 topics
  34. Critical Care1▲ 8.7×8 topics
  35. Endovascular Repair1▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Prognostic Factors1▲ 5.0×7 topics
  37. Revascularization1▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Surgery1▲ 5.8×4 topics
  39. Thrombosis1▲ 7.4×4 topics
  40. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 7.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Royal Columbian Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…1Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 1 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 1 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 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 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Columbian Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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