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Vancouver Spine Surgery Institute

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Research works
44
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
35.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Vancouver Spine Surgery Institute is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringDentistry: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.66× its world share, 8 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vancouver Spine Surgery Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Tamir Ailon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vancouver Spine Surgery Institute.

  1. 1 Tamir Ailon Canada · #274,157 worldwide 55 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Vancouver Spine Surgery Institute

Which keywords describe research at Vancouver Spine Surgery Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Degenerative Disc Disease, Spinal Fusion, Clinical Trials, Surgical Treatment, Low Back Pain, Neuroprotection and 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 all years 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. Epidemiology11▲ 6.4×16 topics
  2. Degenerative Disc Disease8▲ 190×2 topics
  3. Spinal Fusion7▲ 186×2 topics
  4. Clinical Trials7▲ 25×6 topics
  5. Surgical Treatment7▲ 73×3 topics
  6. Low Back Pain6▲ 88×2 topics
  7. Inflammation6▲ 6.1×5 topics
  8. Neuroprotection6▲ 38×2 topics
  9. Recovery6▲ 149×2 topics
  10. Biomechanics6▲ 41×6 topics
  11. Functional Recovery6▲ 104×3 topics
  12. Spinal Cord Injury6▲ 243×2 topics
  13. Neurological Classification5▲ 551×1 topic
  14. Physical Activity5▲ 33×1 topic
  15. Clinical Outcomes5▲ 59×2 topics
  16. Intervertebral Disc5▲ 179×1 topic
  17. Lumbar Disc Degeneration5▲ 179×1 topic
  18. Pedicle Screw Fixation5▲ 262×1 topic
  19. Vertebroplasty5▲ 262×1 topic
  20. Surgical Management3▲ 13×6 topics
  21. Anterior Cervical Discectomy2▲ 219×1 topic
  22. Cervical Spine Surgery2▲ 219×1 topic
  23. Scoliosis2▲ 208×1 topic
  24. Spinal Deformity2▲ 208×1 topic
  25. Prognostic Factors2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  26. Mortality2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  27. Quality of Life2▲ 2.9×10 topics
  28. Rehabilitation2▲ 11×5 topics
  29. Chronic Pain2▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Radiotherapy2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  31. Global Burden1▲ 5.8×2 topics
  32. Metastatic Spine Tumors1▲ 159×1 topic
  33. Spinal Metastases1▲ 159×1 topic
  34. Complications1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  35. Disability1▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Health Status Questionnaires1▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Measurement Properties1▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Prognosis1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  39. Traumatic Brain Injury1▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Pathophysiology1▲ 9.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Vancouver Spine Surgery Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spinal Cord Injury Research, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment.

Spinal Cord Injury Resea…1Spinal Cord Injury Research: 1 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 1 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 1 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Pros…0Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 0 fractional worksPhotodynamic Therapy Research Studies: 0 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 0 fractional worksSurgical site infection prevention: 0 fractional worksManagement of metastatic bone disease: 0 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineSurgeryUrologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Spinal Cord Injury Research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 0 works
  7. 7 Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 0 works
  9. 9 Surgical site infection prevention Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Management of metastatic bone disease 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 available37.4%not open62.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.2%domestic only62.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vancouver Spine Surgery Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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