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Amorfix (Canada)

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Research works
102
▲ 79% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
23.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Amorfix (Canada)

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

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

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Amorfix (Canada) is in Social Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 13 fractional works · 36.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 11.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 11.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 25.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 14.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 8.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 24.5% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 20.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 13.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAmorfix (Canada)37fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences36%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences411.7%
    2. Psychology411.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting25.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities13.0%
    6. Decision Sciences00.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology514.0%
    2. Neuroscience36.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    1. Medicine820.5%
    2. Health Professions13.9%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Environmental Science37.6%
    2. Computer Science13.0%
    3. Engineering11.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    5. Mathematics00.5%
    6. Materials Science00.3%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
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: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.64× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.25× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.06× its world share, 8 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.78× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.62× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience4.25×3 works
  2. Psychology3.62×4 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.64×5 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.78×2 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.77×1 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.70×0 works
  7. Environmental Science1.54×3 works
  8. Health Professions1.49×2 works
  9. Medicine1.06×8 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.04×1 works
  11. Veterinary0.94×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.93×0 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.92×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.92×4 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.62×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.38×1 works
  17. Mathematics0.38×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.29×0 works
  19. Engineering0.12×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.09×0 works
  21. Chemistry0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Amorfix (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, Marni D. Uger and Carmen Fernández-Casanova lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Amorfix (Canada).

  1. 1 Marni D. Uger Canada · #3,918,224 worldwide 81 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Carmen Fernández-Casanova Canada · #5,507,086 worldwide 29 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Amorfix (Canada)

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

The most cited paper from Amorfix (Canada) is "Abnormal Cognition, Sleep, EEG and Brain Metabolism in a Novel Knock-In Alzheimer Mouse, PLB1" (Bettina Platt, Benjamin D. Drever, David J. Koss et al., 2011), with 147 citations. Next come "SOD1 gene mutations in ALS patients from British Columbia, Canada: Clinical features, neurophysiology and ethical issues in management" (82) and "Modulation of γ-secretase by EVP-0015962 reduces amyloid deposition and behavioral deficits in Tg2576 mice" (75).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Abnormal Cognition, Sleep, EEG and Brain Metabolism in a Novel Knock-In Alzheimer Mouse, PLB1 Bettina Platt, Benjamin D. Drever, David J. Koss et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 11 Nov 2011 147
2 SOD1 gene mutations in ALS patients from British Columbia, Canada: Clinical features, neurophysiology and ethical issues in management Andrew Eisen, Michelle M. Mezei, Heather G. Stewart et al. · Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 2008 82
3 Modulation of γ-secretase by EVP-0015962 reduces amyloid deposition and behavioral deficits in Tg2576 mice Kathryn E. Rogers et al. · Molecular Neurodegeneration Open access Dec 2012 75
4 An Active Vision System for Multitarget Surveillance in Dynamic Environments Ardevan Bakhtari, Beno Benhabib · IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Part B (Cybernetics) 23 Jan 2007 43
5 Therapeutic targeting of the PI4K2A/PKR lysosome network is critical for misfolded protein clearance and survival in cancer cells Apar Pataer, Bülent Özpolat, RuPing Shao et al. · Oncogene Open access 25 Sep 2019 35
All 76 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Amorfix (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodegeneration, Neuroinflammation, Amyloid Hypothesis, Tau Pathology, Driver Behavior, Oxidative Stress, Cognitive Impairment and Biosensors.

▲ 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-now 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 20 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Neurodegeneration2▲ 21×6 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress2▲ 3.1×8 topics
  3. Neuroinflammation2▲ 16×5 topics
  4. Sustainability2▲ 1.80×8 topics
  5. Amyloid Hypothesis1▲ 60×1 topic
  6. COVID-191▲ 2.8×2 topics
  7. Driver Behavior1▲ 45×2 topics
  8. Machine Learning1◆ 1.04×4 topics
  9. Tau Pathology1▲ 60×1 topic
  10. Biosensors1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  11. Mental Health1▲ 2.2×6 topics
  12. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.5×4 topics
  13. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Epidemiology1▼ 0.76×7 topics
  15. Inflammation1▲ 1.44×6 topics
  16. Risk Factors1▲ 2.8×3 topics
  17. Toxicology1▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Apoptosis1▲ 8.7×5 topics
  19. Diagnostics1▲ 34×1 topic
  20. SARS-CoV-21▲ 8.8×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications and Safety Warnings and Signage.

Alzheimer's disease rese…1Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 detection and…1SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing: 1 fractional worksZebrafish Biomedical Research Applications: 1 fractional worksSafety Warnings and Signage: 1 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 1 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 1 fractional worksComputational Drug Disco…1Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 1 fractional worksCommunity Health and Development: 1 fractional worksNuclear Receptors and Signaling: 0 fractional worksMicrotubule and mitosis …0Microtubule and mitosis dynamics: 0 fractional works
PhysiologyInfectious DiseasesCell BiologySocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 1 works
  2. 2 SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Infectious Diseases 1 works
  3. 3 Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications Cell Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Safety Warnings and Signage Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  7. 7 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  8. 8 Community Health and Development General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Nuclear Receptors and Signaling Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
  10. 10 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 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 available54.7%not open45.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.1%domestic only69.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 79% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Amorfix (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000086% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Amorfix (Canada)0.00025% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Amorfix (Canada) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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