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Sunnybrook Health Science Centre

In research, Sunnybrook Health Science Centre stands highest in Medicine (#505 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#707 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,966 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging — Obstetrics and Gynecology is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,615
of 28,054 · #1,518 all time
Rank in Canada
#55
of 403
Research works
10k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
401k
38.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Sunnybrook Health Science Centre known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #505 of 10,443 17.5%938 #273
Health SciencesDomain #707 of 11,982 17.4%1,023 #308
Life SciencesDomain #1,966 of 7,800 17.0%174 #1130
SurgerySubfield #559 of 1,816 19.8%107 #264
Physical SciencesDomain #5,831 of 12,888 19.5%96 #3661
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #522 of 1,144 17.5%97 #153
Social SciencesDomain #5,384 of 10,521 20.4%104 #3055
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,388 of 3,579 18.1%89 #1364
EpidemiologySubfield #653 of 976 17.8%68 #404
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield #418 of 569 17.8%71 #242

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sunnybrook Health Science 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#273 #505
  2. Health Sciences#308 #707
  3. Life Sciences#1,130 #1,966
  4. Surgery#264 #559
  5. Physical Sciences#3,661 #5,831
  6. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#153 #522
  7. Social Sciences#3,055 #5,384
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,364 #2,388
  9. Epidemiology#404 #653
  10. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging#242 #418
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Sunnybrook Health Science Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Obstetrics and Gynecology takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 23.6 works5.9×
  2. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 71.1 works5.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 89 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 20 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.52× its world share, 57 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 77 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.49× its world share, 938 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 47 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sunnybrook Health Science Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Sandra E. Black, Kathleen I. Pritchard and Maureen Trudeau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sunnybrook Health Science Centre.

  1. 1 Sandra E. Black Canada · #3,268 worldwide 2.3k citations · 223 works
  2. 2 Kathleen I. Pritchard Canada · #3,580 worldwide 1.5k citations · 76 works
  3. 3 Maureen Trudeau Canada · #10,215 worldwide 846 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Gordon D. Rubenfeld Canada · #12,377 worldwide 933 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Andrew E. Simor Canada · #19,837 worldwide 374 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Stephen E. Fremes Canada · #23,866 worldwide 588 citations · 87 works
  7. 7 Wedad Hanna Canada · #29,386 worldwide 1.1k citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Robert K. Nam Canada · #36,817 worldwide 357 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Robert Fowler Canada · #42,177 worldwide 437 citations · 77 works
  10. 10 Sheldon W. Tobe Canada · #45,743 worldwide 342 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Sunnybrook Health Science Centre

Which keywords describe research at Sunnybrook Health Science Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Clinical Trials, Biomarkers, Quality of Life and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology146▲ 2.6×119 topics
  2. Quality of Life64▲ 3.2×49 topics
  3. Inflammation61▲ 2.1×76 topics
  4. Chemotherapy59▲ 6.0×23 topics
  5. Immunotherapy59▲ 5.9×19 topics
  6. Radiotherapy56▲ 10×12 topics
  7. Clinical Trials54▲ 5.8×19 topics
  8. Risk Factors51▲ 3.4×31 topics
  9. Biomarkers51▲ 5.3×16 topics
  10. Treatment46▲ 2.7×46 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines41▲ 5.4×14 topics
  12. Cancer41▲ 2.2×45 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress40▲ 1.75×46 topics
  14. Mortality40▲ 4.9×12 topics
  15. Diagnosis36▲ 2.8×38 topics
  16. Depression33▲ 2.7×21 topics
  17. Prognostic Factors33▲ 5.4×14 topics
  18. Management32▲ 2.9×29 topics
  19. Guidelines30▲ 4.7×12 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders29▲ 3.7×17 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations29▲ 4.8×23 topics
  22. Survival Analysis29▲ 7.6×7 topics
  23. Clinical Guidelines29▲ 7.1×9 topics
  24. Neuroimaging28▲ 7.5×11 topics
  25. Rehabilitation28▲ 5.1×13 topics
  26. Global Burden27▲ 3.7×11 topics
  27. Blood-Brain Barrier27▲ 31×3 topics
  28. Complications27▲ 3.8×16 topics
  29. Cancer Treatment27▲ 8.2×9 topics
  30. Magnetic Resonance Imaging25▲ 7.0×8 topics
  31. Neuroprotection23▲ 4.8×14 topics
  32. Prostate Cancer23▲ 13×5 topics
  33. Health-related Quality of Life23▲ 7.0×5 topics
  34. Breast Cancer22▲ 6.7×11 topics
  35. Cognitive Function22▲ 8.8×7 topics
  36. Neoadjuvant Therapy21▲ 6.5×5 topics
  37. Radiation Therapy20▲ 11×6 topics
  38. Molecular Classification20▲ 9.3×4 topics
  39. Dosimetry19▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Elderly Patients19▲ 8.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Sunnybrook Health Science Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies.

Advanced Radiotherapy Te…16Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 16 fractional worksUltrasound and Hyperther…16Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications: 16 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 13 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 12 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 11 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatment and Research: 11 fractional worksBrain Metastases and Treatment: 11 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…11Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 11 fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 11 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 10 fractional works
RadiationBiomedical EngineeringPsychiatry and Mental healthCancer Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 16 works
  2. 2 Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Biomedical Engineering 16 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 13 works
  4. 4 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 12 works
  5. 5 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 11 works
  6. 6 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  7. 7 Brain Metastases and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  8. 8 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 11 works
  9. 9 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 10 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-authors23.2%domestic only76.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sunnybrook Health Science Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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