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Bioinformatics Solutions (Canada)

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Research works
45
▲ 110% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.7k
61.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
54%
world 18%
Bioinformatics Solutions (Canada)

Not ranked overall: Bioinformatics Solutions (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 Bioinformatics Solutions (Canada) work in?

In all years, 45% of research at Bioinformatics Solutions (Canada) is in Life Sciences, 40% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (40%), Chemistry (18%), Medicine (10%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 20 fractional works · 45.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 40.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 33.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 39.6% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 17.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 7 fractional works · 15.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 7.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 9.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBioinformaticsSolutions…45fractional works, all years
Life Sciences45%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences4%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1840.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.4%
    1. Chemistry817.8%
    2. Environmental Science47.9%
    3. Computer Science37.3%
    4. Engineering13.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.6%
    6. Materials Science00.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    9. Energy00.2%
    1. Medicine49.9%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Decision Sciences12.4%
    2. Psychology01.1%
    3. Social Sciences00.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
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: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9.14× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.82× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 7.15× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.14×9 works
  2. Chemistry7.15×2 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.82×0 works
  4. Environmental Science0.88×1 works
  5. Medicine0.87×3 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.86×1 works
  7. Computer Science0.73×1 works
  8. Psychology0.54×0 works
  9. Nursing0.46×0 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.46×0 works
  11. Energy0.39×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.38×0 works
  13. Engineering0.20×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Bioinformatics Solutions (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, Baozhen Shan and Kyle S. Hoffman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bioinformatics Solutions (Canada).

  1. 1 Baozhen Shan Canada · #760,307 worldwide 3.1k citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Kyle S. Hoffman Canada · #2,725,477 worldwide 509 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Bioinformatics Solutions (Canada)

What are the most cited papers from Bioinformatics Solutions (Canada)?

The most cited paper from Bioinformatics Solutions (Canada) is "Initial sequencing and comparative analysis of the mouse genome" (Asif T. Chinwalla et al., 2002), with 7,343 citations. Next come "PEAKS: powerful software for peptide de novo sequencing by tandem mass spectrometry" (1,409) and "PEAKS DB: De Novo Sequencing Assisted Database Search for Sensitive and Accurate Peptide Identification" (1,132).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Initial sequencing and comparative analysis of the mouse genome Asif T. Chinwalla et al. · Nature Open access223 authors Dec 2002 7,343
2 PEAKS: powerful software for peptide de novo sequencing by tandem mass spectrometry Bin Ma, Kaizhong Zhang, Christopher Hendrie et al. · Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 19 Sep 2003 1,409
3 PEAKS DB: De Novo Sequencing Assisted Database Search for Sensitive and Accurate Peptide Identification Jing Zhang, Lei Xin, Baozhen Shan et al. · Molecular & Cellular Proteomics Open access 21 Dec 2011 1,132
4 PatternHunter: faster and more sensitive homology search Bin Ma, John Tromp, Ming Li · Bioinformatics Mar 2002 865
5 An information-based sequence distance and its application to whole mitochondrial genome phylogeny Ming Li, Jonathan H. Badger, Xin Chen et al. · Bioinformatics Open access Feb 2001 543
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bioinformatics Solutions (Canada)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics, Protein Identification, Quantitative Analysis, Proteins, Phylogenetic Analysis, Electrospray and Ionization.

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

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Mass Spectrometry8▲ 79×4 topics
  2. Proteomics7▲ 130×2 topics
  3. Protein Identification4▲ 375×1 topic
  4. Quantitative Analysis4▲ 54×1 topic
  5. Proteins3▲ 54×3 topics
  6. Cancer3▲ 4.7×12 topics
  7. Electrospray3▲ 83×1 topic
  8. Ionization3▲ 83×1 topic
  9. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Machine Learning3▲ 2.8×13 topics
  11. Quality Assessment3▲ 31×2 topics
  12. RNA-Seq2▲ 59×2 topics
  13. genome annotation2▲ 75×1 topic
  14. sequence alignment2▲ 75×1 topic
  15. Bioinformatics2▲ 46×4 topics
  16. Climate Change2▲ 1.63×10 topics
  17. Glycosylation2▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Prediction2▲ 34×2 topics
  19. Protein2▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Ribosome1▲ 29×1 topic
  21. Support Vector Machines1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  22. Translation1▲ 14×1 topic
  23. Amino Acid Composition1▲ 112×1 topic
  24. Biodiversity1▲ 3.6×6 topics
  25. Subcellular Localization1▲ 112×1 topic
  26. Water Quality1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  27. Deep Learning1▲ 1.16×7 topics
  28. Genomics1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  29. Groundwater Flow1▲ 70×1 topic
  30. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.33×8 topics
  31. Transport Modeling1▲ 70×1 topic
  32. RNA methylation1▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 6.6×5 topics
  34. m6A-seq1▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Bioinformatics Solutions (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications and RNA modifications and cancer.

RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Proteomics Tech…1Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…1RNA modifications and cancer: 1 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 0 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing0RNA Research and Splicing: 0 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer prognosis: 0 fractional worksCancer, Lipids, and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologySpectroscopyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  2. 2 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 1 works
  4. 4 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 0 works
  6. 6 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  7. 7 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism Cancer Research 0 works
  10. 10 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 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 available66.5%not open33.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.3%domestic only45.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bioinformatics Solutions (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 110% 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 Bioinformatics Solutions (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000072% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Bioinformatics Solutions (Canada)0.000078% in 202520102020

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

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