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BC Innovation Council

In research, BC Innovation Council stands highest in Engineering (#2,616 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,245 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,783
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#215
of 718
Research works
439
▲ 106% vs 2018-21
Citations
32k
73.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.16×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
BC Innovation Council

What is BC Innovation Council 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
EngineeringField #2,616 of 9,532 22.3%168
Physical SciencesDomain #5,245 of 17,446 22.2%328

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where BC Innovation Council 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 BC Innovation Council work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at BC Innovation Council is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Engineering (16%), Materials Science (9%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 43.4% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 16.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 33.4% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 27.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 12.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 11.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 11.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBC InnovationCouncil48fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences12%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering816.4%
    2. Materials Science48.7%
    3. Computer Science36.0%
    4. Energy24.5%
    5. Environmental Science24.1%
    6. Chemical Engineering11.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy01.0%
    8. Chemistry01.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    1. Medicine1327.4%
    2. Health Professions35.6%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting23.3%
    2. Social Sciences12.7%
    3. Psychology11.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.4%
    6. Decision Sciences11.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology47.4%
    2. Neuroscience11.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.64× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.84× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.09× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.49× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.11× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.42× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy4.84×2 works
  2. Chemical Engineering3.64×1 works
  3. Materials Science2.49×4 works
  4. Health Professions2.11×3 works
  5. Medicine1.42×13 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.38×4 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.33×1 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.24×0 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.10×0 works
  10. Engineering1.09×8 works
  11. Neuroscience1.08×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting1.04×2 works
  13. Nursing0.92×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.82×2 works
  15. Computer Science0.78×3 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.71×1 works
  17. Chemistry0.61×0 works
  18. Psychology0.52×1 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.49×1 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.45×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.37×0 works
  22. Social Sciences0.22×1 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at BC Innovation Council?

Ranked on the quality score, Jiujun J. Zhang, Hansan Liu and Kunchan Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BC Innovation Council.

  1. 1 Jiujun J. Zhang Canada · #28,051 worldwide 60k citations · 473 works
  2. 2 Hansan Liu Canada · #235,708 worldwide 6.3k citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Kunchan Lee Canada · #244,724 worldwide 3.9k citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Jun Shen Canada · #367,038 worldwide 6.3k citations · 116 works
  5. 5 Jianlu Zhang Canada · #372,362 worldwide 16k citations · 129 works
  6. 6 Yanghua Tang Canada · #455,693 worldwide 3.6k citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Zhongsheng Liu Canada · #503,749 worldwide 8.7k citations · 177 works
  8. 8 Rob Hui Canada · #740,549 worldwide 4.5k citations · 65 works
  9. 9 Chaojie Song Canada · #826,535 worldwide 6.4k citations · 94 works
  10. 10 Jonathan J. Martin Canada · #891,755 worldwide 4.5k citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at BC Innovation Council

What are the most cited papers from BC Innovation Council?

The most cited paper from BC Innovation Council is "A review of electrode materials for electrochemical supercapacitors" (Guoping Wang, Lei Zhang, Jiujun J. Zhang, 2011), with 9,151 citations. Next come "A review on non-precious metal electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cells" (1,842) and "A review of anode catalysis in the direct methanol fuel cell" (1,743).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A review of electrode materials for electrochemical supercapacitors Guoping Wang, Lei Zhang, Jiujun J. Zhang · Chemical Society Reviews Review 21 Jul 2011 9,151
2 A review on non-precious metal electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cells Zhongwei Chen, Drew Christopher Higgins, Aiping Yu et al. · Energy & Environmental Science 2011 1,842
3 A review of anode catalysis in the direct methanol fuel cell Hansan Liu, Chaojie Song, Lei Zhang et al. · Journal of Power Sources 11 Feb 2006 1,743
4 The Onpattro story and the clinical translation of nanomedicines containing nucleic acid-based drugs Akin Akinc, Martin A. Maier, Muthiah A. Manoharan et al. · Nature Nanotechnology Open access Dec 2019 1,651
5 A review of PEM fuel cell durability: Degradation mechanisms and mitigation strategies Jinfeng Wu, Xiao Zi Yuan, Jonathan J. Martin et al. · Journal of Power Sources 12 Jun 2008 1,577
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at BC Innovation Council?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catheter Ablation, Guidelines, Energy Storage, Arrhythmias, Stroke Prevention, Anticoagulant Therapy, Atrial Fibrillation and Radiofrequency Ablation.

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

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Catheter Ablation3▲ 54×2 topics
  2. Energy Storage2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  3. Guidelines2▲ 11×6 topics
  4. Nanoparticles2▲ 3.3×10 topics
  5. Arrhythmias2▲ 43×2 topics
  6. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.7×5 topics
  7. Stroke Prevention2▲ 30×2 topics
  8. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 29×1 topic
  9. Atrial Fibrillation2▲ 36×1 topic
  10. Sustainability2▲ 1.42×6 topics
  11. Epidemiology2▼ 0.84×14 topics
  12. Machine Learning2◆ 0.96×11 topics
  13. Radiofrequency Ablation1▲ 28×1 topic
  14. Ventricular Tachycardia1▲ 61×1 topic
  15. Mechanical Properties1▲ 2.7×6 topics
  16. Nanomaterials1▲ 2.7×5 topics
  17. Big Data1▲ 2.6×6 topics
  18. Cathode Materials1▲ 6.3×3 topics
  19. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.45×4 topics
  20. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes1▲ 37×1 topic
  21. Proton Exchange Membranes1▲ 37×1 topic
  22. Sudden Cardiac Death1▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Catalysts1▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Gene Therapy1▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Primary Care1▲ 6.1×4 topics
  26. Rechargeable Batteries1▲ 8.4×2 topics
  27. Electrocatalysis1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  28. Metal-Organic Frameworks1▲ 5.2×2 topics
  29. Public Health1▲ 1.48×10 topics
  30. Regulatory Capitalism1▲ 191×1 topic
  31. Self-Regulation1▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does BC Innovation Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Fuel Cells and Related Materials and Regulation and Compliance Studies.

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 1 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related M…1Fuel Cells and Related Materials: 1 fractional worksRegulation and Complianc…1Regulation and Compliance Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 1 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 1 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defib…1Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 1 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 1 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineElectrical and Electronic EngineeringStrategy and ManagementEnergy Engineering and Power Technology3 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Regulation and Compliance Studies Strategy and Management 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 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 available25.4%not open74.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has BC Innovation Council's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 106% 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 BC Innovation Council as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%BC Innovation Council0.00027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of BC Innovation Council over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

20%40%BC Innovation Council16.7% in 2011all institutions10.0% in 20112010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 36.2% in 2007.

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