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Saskatchewan Health

In research, Saskatchewan Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,824 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,021
of 22,385 · #15,974 all time
Rank in Canada
#233
of 305
Research works
517
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
20.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Saskatchewan Health

What is Saskatchewan Health 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 #6,824 of 9,902 8.1%65 #8543

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saskatchewan 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Saskatchewan Health work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Saskatchewan Health is in Health Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (48%), Health Professions (15%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 78 fractional works · 65.2% of its workMedicine: 58 fractional works · 48.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 18 fractional works · 15.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 10.7% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 20.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 10.4% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 7.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 8.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSaskatchewanHealth120fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences21%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5848.4%
    2. Health Professions1815.3%
    3. Nursing10.9%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1310.4%
    2. Psychology97.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology54.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology21.6%
    3. Neuroscience21.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    1. Environmental Science32.2%
    2. Engineering21.8%
    3. Mathematics10.6%
    4. Computer Science10.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.82× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.52× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.32× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions5.82×18 works
  2. Medicine2.52×58 works
  3. Psychology2.32×8 works
  4. Nursing1.92×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.62×2 works
  6. Veterinary1.49×0 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.32×1 works
  8. Social Sciences0.83×13 works
  9. Neuroscience0.82×2 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.78×5 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.62×2 works
  12. Dentistry0.55×0 works
  13. Mathematics0.49×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.44×3 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.39×2 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.29×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.19×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×1 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.13×0 works
  20. Engineering0.12×2 works
  21. Computer Science0.07×1 works
  22. Chemistry0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Saskatchewan Health?

Ranked on the quality score, Mary Rose Stang, Roseann Nasser and Ryan R. McDonald lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saskatchewan Health.

  1. 1 Mary Rose Stang Canada · #1,032,535 worldwide 2k citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Roseann Nasser Canada · #2,568,341 worldwide 1.1k citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Ryan R. McDonald Canada · #3,641,608 worldwide 904 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Winanne Downey Canada · #3,720,503 worldwide 579 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Margaret A. Skeel Canada · #5,250,823 worldwide 284 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Ronald G. Treble Canada · #5,425,874 worldwide 270 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Thomas S. Thompson Canada · #5,704,514 worldwide 1.1k citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Saskatchewan Health

What are the most cited papers from Saskatchewan Health?

The most cited paper from Saskatchewan Health is "The Use of β-Agonists and the Risk of Death and near Death from Asthma" (Walter O. Spitzer, Samy Suissa, Pierre Ernst et al., 1992), with 1,229 citations. Next come "An Exploration of the Drive for Muscularity in Adolescent Boys and Girls" (1,183) and "The Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Canada: A Population-Based Study" (642).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Use of β-Agonists and the Risk of Death and near Death from Asthma Walter O. Spitzer, Samy Suissa, Pierre Ernst et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 20 Feb 1992 1,229
2 An Exploration of the Drive for Muscularity in Adolescent Boys and Girls Donald R. McCreary, Doris K. Sasse · Journal of American College Health May 2000 1,183
3 The Epidemiology of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Canada: A Population-Based Study Charles Noah Bernstein, Andre Wajda, Lawrence W. Svenson et al. · The American Journal of Gastroenterology 26 May 2006 642
4 Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Saskatchewan Canada Suellen M. Curkendall, Cynthia deLuise, Judith K. Jones et al. · Annals of Epidemiology 22 Jul 2005 620
5 Twenty-first Century Trends in the Global Epidemiology of Pediatric-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Systematic Review Ellen Kuenzig et al. · Gastroenterology ReviewOpen access 5 Jan 2022 605
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Saskatchewan Health?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Public Health, Primary Care, Risk Factors, Social Support, Pandemic and Depression.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 2.6×67 topics
  2. Mental Health8▲ 4.9×19 topics
  3. Public Health8▲ 4.3×22 topics
  4. Risk Factors5▲ 4.0×22 topics
  5. Inflammation5▲ 2.0×32 topics
  6. Pandemic4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  7. Primary Care4▲ 10×12 topics
  8. Depression4▲ 4.1×13 topics
  9. Social Support4▲ 6.0×11 topics
  10. COVID-194▲ 2.4×10 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.7×19 topics
  12. Quality of Life4▲ 2.1×25 topics
  13. Health Equity3▲ 9.1×5 topics
  14. Prevalence3▲ 6.3×7 topics
  15. Maternal Mortality3▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Anxiety3▲ 4.8×6 topics
  17. Psychological Distress3▲ 9.0×4 topics
  18. SARS-CoV-23▲ 7.2×5 topics
  19. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Psychological Impact2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  21. Heart Failure2▲ 4.4×10 topics
  22. Healthcare Workers2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  23. Infectious Diseases2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  24. Quality Improvement2▲ 10×7 topics
  25. Critical Care2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  26. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 14×5 topics
  27. Guidelines2▲ 3.9×9 topics
  28. Health Outcomes2▲ 6.7×7 topics
  29. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  30. Mortality Risk2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  31. Anemia2▲ 17×4 topics
  32. Thrombosis2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  33. Elderly2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  34. Mental Illness2▲ 22×3 topics
  35. Health Care Utilization2▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Gender-based Violence2▲ 24×1 topic
  37. HIV Infection2▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Intimate Partner Violence2▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Social Isolation2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  40. Quarantine2▲ 9.2×1 topic

Which research topics does Saskatchewan Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Intimate Partner and Family Violence, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Intimate Partner and Fam…2Intimate Partner and Family Violence: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health2COVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 1 fractional worksObesity and Health Practices: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health…1Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 1 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 1 fractional works
HealthClinical PsychologyGeriatrics and GerontologyInfectious Diseases4 others

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

  1. 1 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 2 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  5. 5 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 1 works
  7. 7 Obesity and Health Practices Pharmacy 1 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 1 works
  10. 10 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Saskatchewan Health's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% 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 Saskatchewan Health as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00051% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Saskatchewan Health0.00041% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Saskatchewan Health 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Saskatchewan Health7.4% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.7% in 2023.

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