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Saskatoon City Hospital

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World rank, all time
#27,635
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#568
of 718
Research works
170
▼ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.3k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Saskatoon City Hospital

Which fields of science does Saskatoon City Hospital work in?

In all years, 53% of research at Saskatoon City Hospital is in Health Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (45%), Social Sciences (10%), Health Professions (7%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 91 fractional works · 53.4% of its workMedicine: 77 fractional works · 45.4% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 17.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 27 fractional works · 16.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 13.5% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSaskatoon CityHospital170fractional works, all years
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences53%Social Sciences17%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7745.4%
    2. Health Professions116.7%
    3. Veterinary10.6%
    4. Nursing10.5%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences169.6%
    2. Psychology74.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities21.2%
    4. Decision Sciences21.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.9%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology116.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences84.8%
    3. Neuroscience73.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Engineering95.1%
    2. Environmental Science74.0%
    3. Computer Science31.5%
    4. Chemistry20.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    6. Materials Science10.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. 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: 2.00× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.76× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.85× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions2.76×1 works
  2. Psychology2.13×1 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.00×2 works
  4. Medicine1.85×6 works
  5. Nursing1.62×0 works
  6. Neuroscience1.58×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.34×0 works
  8. Social Sciences1.34×3 works
  9. Environmental Science1.04×1 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.92×1 works
  11. Dentistry0.89×0 works
  12. Engineering0.51×1 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.25×0 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.12×0 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.07×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.03×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Saskatoon City Hospital?

The most cited paper from Saskatoon City Hospital is "Instability of the Lumbar Spine" (William H. Kirkaldy-Willis, Harry F. Farfan, 1982), with 761 citations. Next come "Recognizing Specific Characteristics of Nonspecific Low Back Pain" (464) and "Electrical stimulation promotes sensory neuron regeneration and growth-associated gene expression" (443).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Instability of the Lumbar Spine William H. Kirkaldy-Willis, Harry F. Farfan · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research May 1982 761
2 Recognizing Specific Characteristics of Nonspecific Low Back Pain Thomas N. Bernard, William H. Kirkaldy-Willis · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research Apr 1987 464
3 Electrical stimulation promotes sensory neuron regeneration and growth-associated gene expression Nicole M. Geremia, Tessa Gordon, Thomas M. E. Brushart et al. · Experimental Neurology 22 Feb 2007 443
4 Radiologic Diagnosis of Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Instability Pierre Dupuis, KEN YONG-HING, J. DAVID CASSIDY et al. · Spine Apr 1985 377
5 PRIMARY SEX-RATIO AND SIZE OF FAMILY M. H. K. Shokeir · The Lancet 1970 366
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Saskatoon City Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Primary Care, Diagnosis, Guidelines, Communication, Rehabilitation and Management.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology16▲ 2.3×66 topics
  2. Treatment6▲ 2.5×25 topics
  3. Diagnosis5▲ 2.8×22 topics
  4. Inflammation4◆ 1.07×23 topics
  5. Primary Care4▲ 5.2×8 topics
  6. Management4▲ 2.8×15 topics
  7. Quality of Life3▲ 1.50×23 topics
  8. Genetics3▲ 2.5×10 topics
  9. Guidelines3▲ 4.1×8 topics
  10. Neurological Disorders3▲ 2.6×13 topics
  11. Rehabilitation3▲ 4.6×7 topics
  12. Surgical Management3▲ 3.6×16 topics
  13. Communication3▲ 5.6×6 topics
  14. Meta-Analysis3▲ 2.8×8 topics
  15. Complications2▲ 2.7×8 topics
  16. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  17. Pathophysiology2▲ 4.7×8 topics
  18. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  19. Neuroinflammation2▲ 4.2×5 topics
  20. Professional Learning Communities2▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Teacher Professional Development2▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Chronic Pain2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  23. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  24. Health Care Utilization2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  25. Health Equity2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  26. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  27. Brain Development2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  28. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  29. Low Back Pain2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  30. End-of-Life2▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Optical Coherence Tomography2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  32. Palliative Care2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  33. Continuity of Care2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Data Use2▲ 94×1 topic
  35. Educational Improvement2▲ 94×1 topic
  36. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  37. Pedagogical Content Knowledge2▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Teacher Knowledge2▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Decolonization1▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Indigenous Health1▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does Saskatoon City Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Canadian Identity and History, Respiratory viral infections research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes.

Canadian Identity and Hi…1Canadian Identity and History: 1 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 0 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 0 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 0 fractional worksPhysical Education and Pedagogy: 0 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 0 fractional worksInclusion and Disability…0Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport: 0 fractional worksChildren's Physical and …0Children's Physical and Motor Development: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…0COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 0 fractional worksPlant Disease Resistance…0Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEpidemiologyInfectious DiseasesEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 0 works
  3. 3 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 0 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 0 works
  5. 5 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 0 works
  6. 6 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 0 works
  7. 7 Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Children's Physical and Motor Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 0 works
  10. 10 Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics Plant Science 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 available37.6%not open62.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Saskatoon City Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% 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 Saskatoon City Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000034% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Saskatoon City Hospital0.000036% in 202519801990200020102020

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