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Bio-K+ International (Canada)

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Research works
50
▼ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Bio-K+ International (Canada)

Not ranked overall: Bio-K+ International (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 Bio-K+ International (Canada) work in?

In all years, 37% of research at Bio-K+ International (Canada) is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Chemistry (30%), Medicine (24%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 36.6% of its workChemistry: 15 fractional works · 29.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 24.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 33.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 15.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 10.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 9.8% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 27.6% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 24.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBio-K+International…50fractional works, all years
Life Sciences34%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences2%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Chemistry1529.5%
    2. Computer Science11.7%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.5%
    4. Engineering00.9%
    5. Materials Science00.9%
    6. Mathematics00.8%
    7. Environmental Science00.7%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology815.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences59.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics36.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.9%
    5. Neuroscience00.8%
    1. Medicine1224.3%
    2. Nursing23.2%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Decision Sciences00.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    3. Social Sciences00.4%
    4. Psychology00.2%
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: 4.54× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.59× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.95× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 9.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing9.47×0 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology9.22×0 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.95×0 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.54×1 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.59×0 works
  6. Medicine1.37×1 works
  7. Environmental Science1.32×0 works
  8. Neuroscience1.14×0 works
  9. Psychology0.76×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.44×0 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.36×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bio-K+ International (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, Noam J. Ship lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bio-K+ International (Canada).

  1. 1 Noam J. Ship Canada · #2,994,210 worldwide 263 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Bio-K+ International (Canada)

What are the most cited papers from Bio-K+ International (Canada)?

The most cited paper from Bio-K+ International (Canada) is "Plant cell and tissue culture: Alternatives for metabolite production" (Frank DiCosmo, Masanaru Misawa, 1995), with 236 citations. Next come "ProbioticLactobacillus AcidophilusandL. CaseiMix Sensitize Colorectal Tumoral Cells to 5-Fluorouracil-Induced Apoptosis" (171) and "Novel probiotics and prebiotics: road to the market" (161).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Plant cell and tissue culture: Alternatives for metabolite production Frank DiCosmo, Masanaru Misawa · Biotechnology Advances 1995 236
2 ProbioticLactobacillus AcidophilusandL. CaseiMix Sensitize Colorectal Tumoral Cells to 5-Fluorouracil-Induced Apoptosis Cindy Baldwin, Mathieu Millette, Daniel Oth et al. · Nutrition and Cancer Apr 2010 171
3 Novel probiotics and prebiotics: road to the market Himanshu Kumar, Seppo Salminen, Hans Verhagen et al. · Current Opinion in Biotechnology Review 8 Dec 2014 161
4 Rhodium acetate catalyzes the addition of carbenoids α- to ether oxygens Julian Adams, Marc‐André Poupart, Louis Grenier et al. · Tetrahedron Letters 1989 129
5 In vitro growth control of selected pathogens by Lactobacillus acidophilus- and Lactobacillus casei-fermented milk Mathieu Millette, F. M. Luquet, Monique Lacroix · Letters in Applied Microbiology 30 Nov 2006 112
All 84 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bio-K+ International (Canada)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Enantioselective Synthesis, Prebiotics, Medicinal Chemistry, Probiotics, Microbiota, Immune Modulation, Healthcare-Associated Infections and Clinical Trials.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 2.5×13 topics
  2. Enantioselective Synthesis4▲ 52×4 topics
  3. Prebiotics4▲ 90×2 topics
  4. Medicinal Chemistry4▲ 20×6 topics
  5. Probiotics4▲ 30×4 topics
  6. Microbiota4▲ 31×2 topics
  7. Immune Modulation3▲ 45×2 topics
  8. Healthcare-Associated Infections3▲ 51×4 topics
  9. Clinical Trials3▲ 9.5×2 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 10×3 topics
  11. Green Chemistry3▲ 19×4 topics
  12. Gut Health3▲ 114×1 topic
  13. Lactic Acid Bacteria3▲ 114×1 topic
  14. Risk Factors3▲ 5.6×3 topics
  15. Gut Microbiota3▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Inflammation3▲ 2.4×9 topics
  17. Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea2▲ 184×1 topic
  18. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation2▲ 184×1 topic
  19. Organic Synthesis2▲ 22×3 topics
  20. Transition Metal Catalysis2▲ 31×4 topics
  21. C-C Bond Formation2▲ 39×3 topics
  22. Health Benefits2▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Catalytic2▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Drug Discovery2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  25. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions2▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Microbial Communities2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  27. Organometallic Chemistry2▲ 22×2 topics
  28. PET Imaging2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Transition Metal Complexes2▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Metagenomic Analysis2▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Short-Chain Fatty Acids2▲ 56×1 topic
  32. Enantioselective Reactions2▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Fluorine2▲ 81×1 topic
  34. Industrial Applications2▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Natural Product Synthesis2▲ 42×2 topics
  36. Organocatalysis2▲ 45×2 topics
  37. Oxidation2▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Pharmaceuticals2▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Alcohol Oxidation1▲ 71×1 topic
  40. Hydrogen Bonding1▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Bio-K+ International (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research, Antibiotic Use and Resistance and Nosocomial Infections in ICU.

Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 0 fractional worksClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research: 0 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resis…0Antibiotic Use and Resistance: 0 fractional worksNosocomial Infections in…0Nosocomial Infections in ICU: 0 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology: 0 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 0 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …0Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 0 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 0 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 0 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 0 fractional works
Food ScienceInfectious DiseasesApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 0 works
  2. 2 Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Infectious Diseases 0 works
  3. 3 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 0 works
  4. 4 Nosocomial Infections in ICU Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  6. 6 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 0 works
  8. 8 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  10. 10 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 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 available23.4%not open76.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bio-K+ International (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% lower 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 Bio-K+ International (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000014% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Bio-K+ International (Canada)0.0000029% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Bio-K+ International (Canada) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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