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Shaughnessy Hospital

In research, Shaughnessy Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#7,675 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,111 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

ROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#22,110
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#443
of 718
Research works
255
▲ 77% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.7k
26.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Shaughnessy Hospital

What is Shaughnessy 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 #7,675 of 14,558 8.4%154
Health SciencesDomain #9,111 of 16,688 8.0%164

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

In all years, 64% of research at Shaughnessy Hospital is in Health Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (60%), Psychology (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 164 fractional works · 64.1% of its workMedicine: 154 fractional works · 60.1% of its workSurgery: 31 fractional works · 12.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 11 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 40 fractional works · 15.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 12 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 39 fractional works · 15.4% of its workPsychology: 23 fractional works · 8.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 13 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKShaughnessyHospital255fractional works, all years
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences64%Social Sciences15%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine15460.1%
    2. Health Professions72.9%
    3. Dentistry20.6%
    4. Nursing10.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology197.4%
    2. Neuroscience124.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Psychology238.8%
    2. Social Sciences83.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities51.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    1. Engineering62.4%
    2. Environmental Science20.9%
    3. Chemistry20.7%
    4. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    5. Materials Science00.2%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
    7. Computer Science00.1%
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.

Environmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 3.25× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.60× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 5.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology5.29×1 works
  2. Health Professions3.25×0 works
  3. Medicine2.60×2 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.49×0 works
  5. Social Sciences1.23×1 works
  6. Environmental Science0.86×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Shaughnessy Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, H.C. Philips, Leslie Solyom and Nazma Jetha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shaughnessy Hospital.

  1. 1 H.C. Philips Canada · #1,763,357 worldwide 1.2k citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Leslie Solyom Canada · #2,466,529 worldwide 814 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Nazma Jetha Canada · #3,344,111 worldwide 356 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Ronald W. J. Ford Canada · #3,445,152 worldwide 281 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Fritz-Eugen Keller Canada · #3,994,317 worldwide 239 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Shaughnessy Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Shaughnessy Hospital?

The most cited paper from Shaughnessy Hospital is "Physical Activity and Exercise Recommendations for Stroke Survivors" (Sandra A. Billinger, Ross A Arena, Julie A Bernhardt et al., 2014), with 1,549 citations. Next come "The Giving Voice to Mothers study: inequity and mistreatment during pregnancy and childbirth in the United States" (901) and "Avoidance behaviour and its role in sustaining chronic pain" (436).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Physical Activity and Exercise Recommendations for Stroke Survivors Sandra A. Billinger, Ross A Arena, Julie A Bernhardt et al. · Stroke 21 May 2014 1,549
2 The Giving Voice to Mothers study: inequity and mistreatment during pregnancy and childbirth in the United States Saraswathi Vedam, Kathrin H. Stoll, Tanya Khemet Taiwo et al. · Reproductive Health Open access 10 Jun 2019 901
3 Avoidance behaviour and its role in sustaining chronic pain H.C. Philips · Behaviour Research and Therapy 1987 436
4 A METHOD OF SPINAL FUSION H Boucher · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume May 1959 427
5 Deriving the 12-lead electrocardiogram from four (EASI) electrodes Gordon E. Dower, Andrew Yakush, Sami B. Nazzal et al. · Journal of Electrocardiology 1988 240
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Which keywords describe research at Shaughnessy Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Chronic Pain, Treatment, Risk Assessment, Psychological Factors, Contact Allergy and Skin Sensitization.

▲ 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. Epidemiology37▲ 3.6×62 topics
  2. Treatment11▲ 3.4×24 topics
  3. Inflammation11▲ 1.84×25 topics
  4. Clinical Trials10▲ 6.1×7 topics
  5. Quality of Life9▲ 2.7×20 topics
  6. Mental Health9▲ 3.1×20 topics
  7. Diagnosis8▲ 3.2×18 topics
  8. Risk Assessment8▲ 5.4×4 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 3.7×13 topics
  10. Chronic Pain8▲ 13×5 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 2.7×14 topics
  12. Complications8▲ 5.8×13 topics
  13. Obesity7▲ 3.7×9 topics
  14. Risk Factors7▲ 2.7×11 topics
  15. Contact Allergy7▲ 92×1 topic
  16. Psychological Factors7▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Skin Sensitization7▲ 92×1 topic
  18. Low Back Pain6▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Atherosclerosis6▲ 6.2×6 topics
  20. Emotion Regulation6▲ 6.8×7 topics
  21. Depression6▲ 2.9×11 topics
  22. Diabetes6▲ 4.2×9 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders6▲ 3.2×12 topics
  24. Cholesterol5▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Meta-Analysis5▲ 3.8×8 topics
  26. Global Burden5▲ 3.7×8 topics
  27. Surgical Management5▲ 4.2×9 topics
  28. Infertility5▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Statins5▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Psychological Impact4▲ 7.8×5 topics
  31. Disability4▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Measurement Properties4▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Psychological Interventions4▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Diagnosis and Management4▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Pain Management4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  36. C-Reactive Protein3▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Glaucoma3▲ 7.7×3 topics
  38. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  39. Calcium Signaling3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  40. Lifestyle Intervention3▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Shaughnessy Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management, Child Abuse and Trauma, Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions and Indian and Buddhist Studies.

Healthcare and Environme…1Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management: 1 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma0Child Abuse and Trauma: 0 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 0 fractional worksIndian and Buddhist Studies: 0 fractional worksAttachment and Relationship Dynamics: 0 fractional worksHealth Literacy and Information Accessibility: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 0 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 0 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 0 fractional worksIntimate Partner and Family Violence: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthClinical PsychologyObstetrics and GynecologyReligious studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 0 works
  3. 3 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  4. 4 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 0 works
  5. 5 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Health Literacy and Information Accessibility General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 0 works
  8. 8 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  9. 9 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 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 available10.4%not open89.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Shaughnessy Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 77% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Shaughnessy Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000012% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Shaughnessy Hospital0.0000053% in 202519801990200020102020

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