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Alberta Glycomics Centre

In research, Alberta Glycomics Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,075 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,292
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#267
of 718
Research works
299
▼ 73% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
35.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.08×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Alberta Glycomics Centre

What is Alberta Glycomics Centre 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,075 of 17,446 12.3%137

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alberta Glycomics Centre 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Alberta Glycomics Centre work in?

In all years, 46% of research at Alberta Glycomics Centre is in Physical Sciences, 37% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Chemistry (31%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (30%), Medicine (13%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 137 fractional works · 46.0% of its workChemistry: 93 fractional works · 31.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 68 fractional works · 22.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 18 fractional works · 6.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 5.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 3.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 110 fractional works · 36.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 89 fractional works · 29.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 68 fractional works · 22.8% of its workBiotechnology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 43 fractional works · 14.4% of its workMedicine: 38 fractional works · 12.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAlberta GlycomicsCentre299fractional works, all years
Life Sciences37%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Chemistry9331.0%
    2. Engineering165.4%
    3. Materials Science155.1%
    4. Environmental Science72.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy41.2%
    6. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    8. Computer Science10.2%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8929.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology93.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences82.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.8%
    5. Neuroscience20.5%
    1. Medicine3812.8%
    2. Nursing31.0%
    3. Health Professions10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences62.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    3. Psychology10.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 8.36× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 7.99× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.75× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology8.36×1 works
  2. Chemistry7.99×1 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.19×1 works
  4. Psychology1.97×1 works
  5. Nursing1.75×0 works
  6. Social Sciences1.44×2 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.33×0 works
  8. Medicine1.25×2 works
  9. Neuroscience1.19×0 works
  10. Dentistry1.18×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.87×0 works
  12. Energy0.53×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.40×0 works
  14. Materials Science0.33×0 works
  15. Engineering0.32×0 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.22×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.11×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Alberta Glycomics Centre?

The most cited paper from Alberta Glycomics Centre is "Protein glycosylation in bacteria: sweeter than ever" (Harald Nothaft, Christine M. Szymanski, 2010), with 543 citations. Next come "Alum interaction with dendritic cell membrane lipids is essential for its adjuvanticity" (406) and "Direct and Waste‐Free Amidations and Cycloadditions by Organocatalytic Activation of Carboxylic Acids at Room Temperature" (388).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Protein glycosylation in bacteria: sweeter than ever Harald Nothaft, Christine M. Szymanski · Nature Reviews Microbiology Review 15 Oct 2010 543
2 Alum interaction with dendritic cell membrane lipids is essential for its adjuvanticity Tracy L. Flach, Gilbert Ng, Aswin Hari et al. · Nature Medicine 13 Mar 2011 406
3 Direct and Waste‐Free Amidations and Cycloadditions by Organocatalytic Activation of Carboxylic Acids at Room Temperature Raed M. Al‐Zoubi, Olivier Marion, Dennis G. Hall · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 6 Mar 2008 388
4 Non-covalent capillary coatings for protein separations in capillary electrophoresis Charles A. Lucy, Amy M. MacDonald, Makedonka D. Gulcev · Journal of Chromatography A 5 Dec 2007 299
5 Recent Advances in the Activation of Boron and Silicon Reagents for Stereocontrolled Allylation Reactions Jason W. J. Kennedy, Dennis G. Hall · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 8 Oct 2003 284
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Alberta Glycomics Centre?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Glycosylation, Glycosidase Inhibitors, Oligosaccharide Synthesis, Immune System, Therapeutics, Glycans and Mucins.

▲ 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. Cancer37▲ 8.9×15 topics
  2. Glycosylation37▲ 56×3 topics
  3. Glycosidase Inhibitors30▲ 195×1 topic
  4. Oligosaccharide Synthesis30▲ 195×1 topic
  5. Immune System29▲ 30×3 topics
  6. Therapeutics29▲ 69×2 topics
  7. Glycans29▲ 119×1 topic
  8. Mucins29▲ 119×1 topic
  9. Epidemiology18▲ 1.49×28 topics
  10. Drug Discovery14▲ 12×8 topics
  11. Nanoparticles13▲ 3.3×13 topics
  12. Transition Metal Catalysis10▲ 24×4 topics
  13. Enantioselective Synthesis10▲ 19×6 topics
  14. Mass Spectrometry10▲ 15×5 topics
  15. Macrocycles9▲ 30×2 topics
  16. Protein-Protein Interactions8▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Genomics8▲ 7.9×6 topics
  18. Monoclonal Antibodies8▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Therapeutic Antibodies8▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Foldamers8▲ 33×1 topic
  21. Peptide Synthesis8▲ 33×1 topic
  22. Antibiotic Resistance8▲ 6.4×9 topics
  23. C-C Bond Formation8▲ 27×3 topics
  24. Antibody Engineering8▲ 25×1 topic
  25. Asymmetric Synthesis8▲ 17×5 topics
  26. Fc Receptors8▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Self-Assembly7▲ 6.0×7 topics
  28. Proteomics7▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Industrial Applications6▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Enantioselective Reactions6▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Proteins6▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Metagenomics6▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Electrospray6▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Ionization6▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Lab-on-a-Chip6▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Organocatalysis6▲ 30×3 topics
  37. Organometallic Chemistry6▲ 13×5 topics
  38. NMR Spectroscopy6▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Chirality6▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Liquid Chromatography6▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Alberta Glycomics Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Discrimination and Equality Law, Sex and Gender in Healthcare, European and International Law Studies and Reproductive Health and Technologies.

Discrimination and Equal…1Discrimination and Equality Law: 1 fractional worksSex and Gender in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…0European and International Law Studies: 0 fractional worksReproductive Health and …0Reproductive Health and Technologies: 0 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 0 fractional worksGalectins and Cancer Biology: 0 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Stud…0High Entropy Alloys Studies: 0 fractional worksSynthesis and Biological…0Synthesis and Biological Evaluation: 0 fractional worksCyclization and Aryne Ch…0Cyclization and Aryne Chemistry: 0 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical …0Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 0 fractional works
LawPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPolitical Science and International RelationsReproductive Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Discrimination and Equality Law Law 1 works
  2. 2 Sex and Gender in Healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  3. 3 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  4. 4 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Galectins and Cancer Biology Immunology 0 works
  7. 7 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Synthesis and Biological Evaluation Organic Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Cyclization and Aryne Chemistry Organic Chemistry 0 works
  10. 10 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 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 available27.2%not open72.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.7%domestic only77.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Alberta Glycomics Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 73% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Alberta Glycomics Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000061% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Alberta Glycomics Centre0.000053% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Alberta Glycomics Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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