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Impact
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2 . 1 . 9 . 4 N o r ma l i z e d I n d e x ( N I )
The normalized impact (NI) measures the relationship between an institution's average scientific
impact and the world's average, which is set to a value of 1. The NI is calculated based on
Scopus citations counts, for example a NI of 1.2 indicates that the institution is cited 20% above
the world's average.
Figure 12 displays the NI values obtained by the RRI in each of the SIR global Canada reports
published up to June 2014. The averaged NI for the RRI is 1.88 (Std. Dev. = 0.09), meaning
that the RRI scientific output is cited on average 88% above the world average.
Figure 12. RRI Normalized Impacts
Table 10. Canadian Institutions with comparable NI and Canadian institute with the highest NI
Institution NI [2007-2011]
Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario
3.78*
St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario
1.84
Rotman Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario
1.82
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, Alberta
1.81
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec, Quebec
1.78
*Highest NI reported in the SIR Global Canada, 2013
2.01
1.87
1.81
1.82
1.20
1.40
1.60
1.80
2.00
2.20
2.40
SIR 2009
[2003-2007]
SIR 2011
[2005-2009]
SIR 2012
[2006-2010]
SIR 2013
[2007-2011]
NI
values
Normalized Impact (NI)
