Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Nonprofit · Vancouver · Canada

British Columbia Centre on Substance Use

In research, British Columbia Centre on Substance Use stands highest in Medicine (#4,829 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,305 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health — Epidemiology is 18.0× its share of world research.

bccsu.caROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#12,584
of 28,054 · #17,799 all time
Rank in Canada
#204
of 403
Research works
302
▲ 997% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
71%
world 28%

What is British Columbia Centre on Substance Use known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #4,829 of 10,443 29.1%87 #5937
Health SciencesDomain #6,305 of 11,982 29.5%97 #7758

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where British Columbia Centre on Substance Use 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does British Columbia Centre on Substance Use specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Epidemiology takes 18.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EpidemiologySubfield · 32.3 works18×
  2. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 23.2 works14×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10.03× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.05× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.56× its world share, 87 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.07× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at British Columbia Centre on Substance Use?

Ranked on the composite score, Mary Clare Kennedy and M. Eugenia Socías lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British Columbia Centre on Substance Use.

  1. 1 Mary Clare Kennedy Canada · #440,299 worldwide 50 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 M. Eugenia Socías Canada · #926,072 worldwide 35 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at British Columbia Centre on Substance Use

Which keywords describe research at British Columbia Centre on Substance Use?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Substance Use Disorders, Public Health, Mortality Risk, Substance Abuse, Chronic Pain Management, Opioid Prescribing, Epidemiology and HIV.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Substance Use Disorders35▲ 375×2 topics
  2. Epidemiology25▲ 4.9×22 topics
  3. Public Health23▲ 12×12 topics
  4. Mortality Risk22▲ 73×3 topics
  5. Substance Abuse21▲ 234×2 topics
  6. Chronic Pain Management21▲ 497×1 topic
  7. Opioid Prescribing21▲ 497×1 topic
  8. HIV17▲ 164×2 topics
  9. drug use17▲ 468×1 topic
  10. harm reduction17▲ 468×1 topic
  11. Psychiatric Disorders16▲ 96×3 topics
  12. Behavioral Interventions14▲ 140×2 topics
  13. Alcohol Dependence14▲ 275×1 topic
  14. Impulsivity14▲ 214×2 topics
  15. Motivational Interviewing14▲ 275×1 topic
  16. Mental Health6▲ 3.4×18 topics
  17. Social Support5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  18. Health Care Utilization5▲ 33×3 topics
  19. Depression5▲ 4.2×13 topics
  20. Quality of Life5▲ 2.5×12 topics
  21. Forensic Toxicology4▲ 132×2 topics
  22. Designer Drugs4▲ 188×1 topic
  23. Drug Analysis4▲ 188×1 topic
  24. Health4▲ 8.2×2 topics
  25. Stigma4▲ 24×4 topics
  26. Homelessness4▲ 75×1 topic
  27. Mental Illness4▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 18×4 topics
  29. Cancer Risk3▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Mortality Rates3▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Pain Management3▲ 11×4 topics
  32. HIV Transmission3▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Preexposure Prophylaxis3▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Elderly Patients3▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Pain Assessment Tools3▲ 40×2 topics
  36. Cancer Pain3▲ 81×1 topic
  37. Opioid Analgesics3▲ 81×1 topic
  38. Cognitive Impairment3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  39. Health Consequences2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  40. Smoking Cessation2▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does British Columbia Centre on Substance Use publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes and Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis.

Opioid Use Disorder Trea…21Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 21 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk17HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 17 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…14Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 14 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and …4Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 4 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 4 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 3 fractional worksPain Management and Opioid Use: 3 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 2 fractional worksPoisoning and overdose treatments: 2 fractional worksAlcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologyToxicologyGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 21 works
  2. 2 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 17 works
  3. 3 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 14 works
  4. 4 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 4 works
  5. 5 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 4 works
  6. 6 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 3 works
  7. 7 Pain Management and Opioid Use Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 2 works
  9. 9 Poisoning and overdose treatments Emergency Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency Neurology 2 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 available70.6%not open29.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.8%domestic only67.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has British Columbia Centre on Substance Use's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 997% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Vancouver

All research institutions in Vancouver

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.