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University of British Columbia Hospital

In research, University of British Columbia Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#2,767 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,316 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,840 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,724
of 28,054 · #4,144 all time
Rank in Canada
#82
of 403
Research works
2.4k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
86k
35.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is University of British Columbia 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 #2,767 of 10,443 21.9%161 #2255
Health SciencesDomain #3,316 of 11,982 22.7%198 #2235
Life SciencesDomain #2,840 of 7,800 25.8%68 #1942
Social SciencesDomain #3,843 of 10,521 21.6%99 #4319
Physical SciencesDomain #8,248 of 12,888 20.8%75 #8760

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of British Columbia 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#2,255 #2,767
  2. Health Sciences#2,235 #3,316
  3. Life Sciences#1,942 #2,840
  4. Social Sciences#4,319 #3,843
  5. Physical Sciences#8,760 #8,248
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.

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: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.49× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.17× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.63× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.22× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.34× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.91× its world share, 161 worksMedicineNursing: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.41× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.82× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of British Columbia Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, William J. Koch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of British Columbia Hospital.

  1. 1 William J. Koch Canada · #242,346 worldwide 144 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at University of British Columbia Hospital

Which keywords describe research at University of British Columbia Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Depression, Cardiovascular Disease, Public Health, Risk Factors and Neurological Disorders.

▲ 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. Epidemiology31▲ 1.79×86 topics
  2. Inflammation16▲ 1.77×53 topics
  3. Quality of Life13▲ 2.0×39 topics
  4. Public Health11▲ 1.79×32 topics
  5. Deep Learning11▼ 0.73×36 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 2.2×25 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress10▲ 1.44×29 topics
  8. Risk Factors10▲ 2.1×28 topics
  9. Depression10▲ 2.6×16 topics
  10. Mental Health10▲ 1.51×26 topics
  11. Treatment9▲ 1.74×32 topics
  12. Globalization9◆ 1.00×33 topics
  13. Neurological Disorders8▲ 3.1×17 topics
  14. Diagnosis7▲ 1.79×24 topics
  15. Management7▲ 2.1×22 topics
  16. COVID-197▲ 1.19×17 topics
  17. Aging7▲ 2.8×12 topics
  18. Clinical Trials7▲ 2.2×13 topics
  19. Social Support6▲ 2.6×12 topics
  20. Mortality6▲ 2.5×12 topics
  21. Primary Care6▲ 3.4×11 topics
  22. Mortality Risk5▲ 5.0×6 topics
  23. Precision Medicine5▲ 2.5×7 topics
  24. Cognitive Impairment5▲ 4.6×8 topics
  25. Anxiety5▲ 2.3×11 topics
  26. Neurobiology5▲ 4.2×9 topics
  27. Prevalence5▲ 2.7×13 topics
  28. Neuroimaging5▲ 4.0×10 topics
  29. Substance Use Disorders5▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  31. Brain Development4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  32. Quality Improvement4▲ 4.9×8 topics
  33. Health Outcomes4▲ 3.3×7 topics
  34. Diagnostic Criteria4▲ 4.0×8 topics
  35. Impulsivity3▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Patient Engagement3▲ 5.3×4 topics
  37. Recovery3▲ 6.4×2 topics
  38. Substance Abuse3▲ 8.8×2 topics
  39. Multiple Sclerosis3▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Neuromyelitis Optica3▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does University of British Columbia Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes and HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk.

Multiple Sclerosis Resea…3Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 3 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…2Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 2 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 2 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety2Traffic and Road Safety: 2 fractional worksHip disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…2Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 2 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 2 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologySafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality3 others

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

  1. 1 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 2 works
  4. 4 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  6. 6 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 2 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 available46.1%not open53.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.0%domestic only74.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of British Columbia Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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