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Altasciences (Canada)

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Research works
25
▲ 192% vs 2018-21
Citations
204
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
69%
world 18%
Altasciences (Canada)

Not ranked overall: Altasciences (Canada) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Altasciences (Canada) work in?

In all years, 51% of research at Altasciences (Canada) is in Health Sciences, 35% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (48%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%), Immunology and Microbiology (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 13 fractional works · 51.0% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 48.1% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 34.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 16.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 11.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 9.8% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAltasciences(Canada)25fractional works, all years
Life Sciences35%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences51%Social Sciences6%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1248.1%
    2. Veterinary12.1%
    3. Nursing00.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology416.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology29.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics14.6%
    4. Neuroscience13.4%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.9%
    1. Engineering26.2%
    2. Computer Science01.3%
    3. Chemistry00.4%
    1. Psychology12.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance02.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting01.3%
    4. Decision Sciences00.0%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.13× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 10.01× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 17.40× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMedicine: 2.58× its world share, 9 worksMedicineVeterinary: 14.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 17.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics17.40×1 works
  2. Veterinary14.16×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology10.01×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.13×3 works
  5. Medicine2.58×9 works
  6. Neuroscience1.25×0 works
  7. Psychology0.97×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.84×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.56×0 works
  10. Chemistry0.34×0 works
  11. Engineering0.31×1 works
  12. Computer Science0.23×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Altasciences (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, Éric Sicard, Jade Huguet and Gaetano Morelli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Altasciences (Canada).

  1. 1 Éric Sicard Canada · #1,643,581 worldwide 954 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Jade Huguet Canada · #3,687,237 worldwide 104 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Gaetano Morelli Canada · #3,689,222 worldwide 393 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Altasciences (Canada)

What are the most cited papers from Altasciences (Canada)?

The most cited paper from Altasciences (Canada) is "The Insula: A Brain Stimulation Target for the Treatment of Addiction" (Christine Ibrahim, Dafna Sara Rubin-Kahana, Abhiram P. Pushparaj et al., 2019), with 134 citations. Next come "Licogliflozin for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2a study" (72) and "Randomized, placebo-controlled, 28-day safety and pharmacokinetics evaluation of repeated oral cannabidiol administration in healthy dogs" (64).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Insula: A Brain Stimulation Target for the Treatment of Addiction Christine Ibrahim, Dafna Sara Rubin-Kahana, Abhiram P. Pushparaj et al. · Frontiers in Pharmacology Open access 2 Jul 2019 134
2 Licogliflozin for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2a study Stephen A. Harrison et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 20 Jun 2022 72
3 Randomized, placebo-controlled, 28-day safety and pharmacokinetics evaluation of repeated oral cannabidiol administration in healthy dogs Dana M. Vaughn, Lina Paulionis, Justyna Kulpa · American Journal of Veterinary Research 27 Apr 2021 64
4 Pharmacokinetic bioequivalence, safety and acceptability of Ornibel ® , a new polymer composition contraceptive vaginal ring (etonogestrel/ethinylestradiol 11.00/3.474 mg) compared with Nuvaring ® (etonogestrel/ethinylestradiol 11.7/2.7 mg) Jaime Algorta, María Sanguino Díaz, Raquel de Benito et al. · The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care Open access 2 Nov 2017 39
5 A Novel Hybridization LC-MS/MS Methodology for Quantification of siRNA in Plasma, CSF and Tissue Samples Long Yuan, Jean-François Dupuis, Kevork Mekhssian · Molecules Open access 8 Feb 2023 37
All 71 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Altasciences (Canada)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Clinical Trials, Cancer Immunotherapy, Epidemiology, Monoclonal Antibodies, Biopharmaceuticals, Immunogenicity, Bioanalytical Methods and Biosimilars.

▲ 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 10 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 10 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology2▲ 2.3×18 topics
  2. Clinical Trials2▲ 13×7 topics
  3. Cancer Immunotherapy1▲ 37×2 topics
  4. Monoclonal Antibodies1▲ 33×3 topics
  5. Bioanalytical Methods1▲ 281×1 topic
  6. Biopharmaceuticals1▲ 62×2 topics
  7. Biosimilars1▲ 281×1 topic
  8. Immunogenicity1▲ 83×2 topics
  9. Inflammation1▲ 1.86×10 topics
  10. Lab-on-a-Chip1▲ 30×3 topics

Which research topics does Altasciences (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods, Hepatitis C virus research, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations and Biosensors and Analytical Detection.

Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods: 1 fractional worksHepatitis C virus research: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments a…0Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 0 fractional worksBiosensors and Analytica…0Biosensors and Analytical Detection: 0 fractional worksHIV/AIDS drug development and treatment: 0 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…0Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 0 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 0 fractional worksECG Monitoring and Analysis: 0 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 0 fractional works
ImmunologyHepatologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineBiomedical Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods Immunology 1 works
  2. 2 Hepatitis C virus research Hepatology 1 works
  3. 3 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Biosensors and Analytical Detection Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment Infectious Diseases 0 works
  6. 6 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 0 works
  8. 8 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 0 works
  9. 9 ECG Monitoring and Analysis Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 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 available55.9%not open44.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors68.9%domestic only31.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Altasciences (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 192% higher than in 2018-2021.

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