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St Joseph's Health Centre

In research, St Joseph's Health Centre stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,682 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#5,640 of 17,978 worldwide) and Surgery (#2,198 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,390
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#351
of 896
Research works
937
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
35.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is St Joseph's Health Centre 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 #5,682 of 20,462 20.1%736
MedicineField #5,640 of 17,978 19.5%652
SurgerySubfield #2,198 of 4,227 19.1%158

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St Joseph's Health Centre 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.01× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.37× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.87× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at St Joseph's Health Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Rehabilitation, Surgical Management, Shoulder Function, Diagnosis, Clinical Trials and Cholangiocarcinoma.

▲ 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 27 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology8▲ 4.2×53 topics
  2. Complications2▲ 10×10 topics
  3. Rehabilitation2▲ 12×5 topics
  4. Surgical Management2▲ 12×8 topics
  5. Treatment2▲ 3.6×16 topics
  6. Diagnosis2▲ 4.5×15 topics
  7. Mental Health2▲ 2.7×12 topics
  8. Clinical Trials2▲ 5.6×9 topics
  9. Public Health2▲ 2.5×11 topics
  10. Quality of Life2▲ 2.6×15 topics
  11. Shoulder Function2▲ 41×2 topics
  12. Cholangiocarcinoma2▲ 41×2 topics
  13. Rotator Cuff Tears2▲ 48×1 topic
  14. Shoulder Pathology2▲ 48×1 topic
  15. Inflammation2▲ 1.44×19 topics
  16. Trauma1▲ 13×5 topics
  17. Global Burden1▲ 4.4×6 topics
  18. Acromioclavicular Joint1▲ 85×1 topic
  19. Cholecystitis1▲ 51×1 topic
  20. Chronic Pain1▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Clavicle Fractures1▲ 85×1 topic
  22. Distal Radius Fractures1▲ 40×1 topic
  23. ERCP1▲ 51×1 topic
  24. Flexor Tendon Repair1▲ 40×1 topic
  25. Health Consequences1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  26. E-Waste1▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Recycling1▲ 5.2×1 topic

Which research topics does St Joseph's Health Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders.

Shoulder Injury and Trea…2Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…1Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle In…1Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…1Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…1Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksElectrolyte and hormonal disorders: 1 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 0 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  7. 7 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Electrolyte and hormonal disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 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 available25.4%not open74.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St Joseph's Health Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower 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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