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Toronto Western Hospital

In research, Toronto Western Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#1,948 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,649 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,502 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology and Rheumatology — Neurology is 27.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,142
of 28,054 · #2,186 all time
Rank in Canada
#107
of 403
Research works
5.4k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
250k
46.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Toronto Western Hospital 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 #1,948 of 10,443 19.2%317 #495
Health SciencesDomain #2,649 of 11,982 18.9%333 #598
Life SciencesDomain #3,502 of 7,800 20.2%69 #1046
NeurologySubfield #152 of 336 21.5%68 #38

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Toronto Western 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 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#495 #1,948
  2. Health Sciences#598 #2,649
  3. Life Sciences#1,046 #3,502
  4. Neurology#38 #152
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 Toronto Western Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 27.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 67.9 works27×
  2. RheumatologySubfield · 24.1 works12×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.66× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.11× its world share, 43 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.28× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.80× its world share, 317 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Toronto Western Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Anthony E. Lang, Frances Chung and Connie Marras lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Toronto Western Hospital.

  1. 1 Anthony E. Lang Canada · #2,244 worldwide 2.3k citations · 193 works
  2. 2 Frances Chung Canada · #7,214 worldwide 856 citations · 89 works
  3. 3 Connie Marras Canada · #20,954 worldwide 595 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 James Sharpe Canada · #38,369 worldwide 350 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Stephen I. Vas Canada · #56,148 worldwide 270 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Karel G. terBrugge Canada · #64,176 worldwide 209 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Vítor Mendes Pereira Canada · #96,850 worldwide 242 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Timo Krings Canada · #101,042 worldwide 307 citations · 95 works
  9. 9 Alfonso Fasano Canada · #119,292 worldwide 323 citations · 106 works
  10. 10 Jonathan M. Brotchie Canada · #156,751 worldwide 130 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Toronto Western Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Toronto Western Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Parkinson's Disease, Neurological Disorders, Epidemiology, Neurodegeneration, Neuromodulation, Epilepsy, Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Deep Brain Stimulation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology47▲ 2.7×85 topics
  2. Parkinson's Disease41▲ 39×8 topics
  3. Neurological Disorders38▲ 16×20 topics
  4. Neurodegeneration28▲ 21×9 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress25▲ 3.6×27 topics
  6. Inflammation25▲ 2.8×55 topics
  7. Neuromodulation24▲ 89×2 topics
  8. Epilepsy24▲ 51×4 topics
  9. Mitochondrial Dysfunction24▲ 18×8 topics
  10. Deep Brain Stimulation22▲ 74×3 topics
  11. Basal Ganglia21▲ 89×2 topics
  12. Treatment-Resistant Depression20▲ 73×2 topics
  13. Diagnostic Criteria20▲ 21×9 topics
  14. Dystonia19▲ 111×1 topic
  15. Subthalamic Nucleus19▲ 111×1 topic
  16. Treatment17▲ 3.2×36 topics
  17. Dopaminergic Neurons17▲ 61×2 topics
  18. Autoantibodies16▲ 16×8 topics
  19. Genetic Risk Factors16▲ 70×1 topic
  20. a-Synuclein16▲ 70×1 topic
  21. Genetic Mutations14▲ 7.3×17 topics
  22. Pain Management13▲ 13×8 topics
  23. Neuroimaging13▲ 11×10 topics
  24. Neuroprotection13▲ 8.3×10 topics
  25. Mortality13▲ 5.0×11 topics
  26. Clinical Trials12▲ 4.1×15 topics
  27. Degenerative Disc Disease12▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Low Back Pain12▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Neuroinflammation12▲ 9.4×6 topics
  30. Rehabilitation12▲ 6.8×12 topics
  31. Chronic Pain11▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Endovascular Treatment11▲ 45×2 topics
  33. Clinical Outcomes11▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Spinal Fusion10▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Surgical Management10▲ 5.7×15 topics
  36. Radiosurgery10▲ 25×4 topics
  37. Surgical Treatment9▲ 11×6 topics
  38. Spinal Surgery9▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Functional Connectivity9▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Functional Recovery9▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Toronto Western Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neurological disorders and treatments, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications.

Neurological disorders a…19Neurological disorders and treatments: 19 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 16 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 8 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 6 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 6 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 6 fractional worksSpondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 6 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 5 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 5 fractional worksSpinal Cord Injury Research: 5 fractional works
NeurologyPathology and Forensic MedicineRheumatologySurgery

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

  1. 1 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 19 works
  2. 2 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 16 works
  3. 3 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 8 works
  4. 4 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 6 works
  5. 5 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 6 works
  6. 6 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 6 works
  7. 7 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 6 works
  8. 8 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 5 works
  9. 9 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 5 works
  10. 10 Spinal Cord Injury Research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 5 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 available30.7%not open69.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.1%domestic only74.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Toronto Western Hospital'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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