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Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute

In research, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute stands highest in Medicine (#5,344 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,159 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,115
of 28,054 · #10,308 all time
Rank in Canada
#238
of 403
Research works
451
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
46.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute 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 #5,344 of 17,978 33.0%237
Health SciencesDomain #6,159 of 20,462 34.5%278

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.50× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.14× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.62× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.19× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.77× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Which keywords describe research at Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Aging, Oxidative Stress, Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease, Biomarkers and Functional Recovery.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.2×48 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 3.4×34 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress4▲ 3.3×18 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.3×16 topics
  5. Aging4▲ 8.2×8 topics
  6. Public Health4▲ 3.0×17 topics
  7. Biomarkers3▲ 5.9×9 topics
  8. Mortality3▲ 6.7×8 topics
  9. Global Burden3▲ 6.6×7 topics
  10. Health Effects3▲ 6.1×7 topics
  11. Functional Recovery3▲ 24×4 topics
  12. Quality of Life3▲ 2.4×17 topics
  13. Cognitive Training3▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Management3▲ 3.9×9 topics
  15. Neuroimaging3▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Cognitive Decline2▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Neuroprotection2▲ 8.3×8 topics
  19. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.2×9 topics
  20. Dementia2▲ 29×1 topic
  21. Mild Cognitive Impairment2▲ 33×1 topic
  22. Neural Plasticity2▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Physical Activity2▲ 5.7×7 topics
  24. Particulate Matter2▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Recovery2▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Constraint-Induced Therapy2▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  28. Motor Recovery2▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Neuropathology2▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  31. Air Pollution2▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Exposure Assessment2▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Fine Particulate Air Pollution2▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Encephalopathy2▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Concussion2▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Neurological2▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  38. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Matrix Metalloproteinases2▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Physical Performance2▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Traumatic Brain Injury Research.

Dementia and Cognitive I…2Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…2Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…2Air Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury R…2Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 2 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 1 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 1 fractional worksPhysical Activity and He…1Physical Activity and Health: 1 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthRehabilitationHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEpidemiology6 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  2. 2 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  4. 4 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  7. 7 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 1 works
  8. 8 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 1 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 available50.5%not open49.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.9%domestic only67.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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