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Centre for Movement Disorders

In research, Centre for Movement Disorders stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,756 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#5,892 of 14,558 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#13,080 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology (Neurology is 41.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,739
of 22,385 · #12,006 all time
Rank in Canada
#283
of 305
Research works
610
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
24.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
54%
world 18%
Centre for Movement Disorders

What is Centre for Movement Disorders 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,756 of 16,688 9.7%345
MedicineField #5,892 of 14,558 10.1%297
Social SciencesDomain #13,080 of 14,833 6.2%125

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre for Movement Disorders 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 Centre for Movement Disorders work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Centre for Movement Disorders is in Health Sciences, 22% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (51%), Neuroscience (15%), Psychology (7%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 58 fractional works · 56.5% of its workMedicine: 52 fractional works · 50.7% of its workNeurology: 24 fractional works · 24.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 22.4% of its workNeuroscience: 15 fractional works · 15.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 15.9% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 7.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCentre forMovement…102fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences56%Social Sciences16%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5250.7%
    2. Health Professions55.0%
    3. Nursing10.8%
    1. Neuroscience1515.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology76.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Psychology77.0%
    2. Social Sciences55.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities21.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Engineering33.1%
    2. Computer Science11.0%
    3. Environmental Science10.7%
    4. Chemistry00.2%
    5. Materials Science00.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Centre for Movement Disorders specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 41.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 24.4 works42×
← 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: 1.29× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 9.21× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.91× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.64× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.30× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience9.21×15 works
  2. Medicine2.64×52 works
  3. Psychology2.30×7 works
  4. Health Professions1.91×5 works
  5. Nursing1.55×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.29×7 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.66×2 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.54×1 works
  9. Social Sciences0.40×5 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.31×0 works
  11. Engineering0.20×3 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.20×0 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.19×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.19×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.13×1 works
  16. Environmental Science0.13×1 works
  17. Chemistry0.12×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Centre for Movement Disorders?

Ranked on the quality score, Lala Manners lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for Movement Disorders.

  1. 1 Lala Manners Canada · #6,075,600 worldwide 10 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for Movement Disorders

What are the most cited papers from Centre for Movement Disorders?

The most cited paper from Centre for Movement Disorders is "Basal Lipid Peroxidation in Substantia Nigra Is Increased in Parkinson's Disease" (David Trevor Dexter, Christopher J. Carter, F. R. Wells et al., 1989), with 1,406 citations. Next come "Detection of Huntington's disease decades before diagnosis: the Predict-HD study" (818) and "Lead-DBS: A toolbox for deep brain stimulation electrode localizations and visualizations" (720).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Basal Lipid Peroxidation in Substantia Nigra Is Increased in Parkinson's Disease David Trevor Dexter, Christopher J. Carter, F. R. Wells et al. · Journal of Neurochemistry Feb 1989 1,406
2 Detection of Huntington's disease decades before diagnosis: the Predict-HD study Jane S. Paulsen, Douglas R. Langbehn, Julie C. Stout et al. · Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry Open access 20 Dec 2007 818
3 Lead-DBS: A toolbox for deep brain stimulation electrode localizations and visualizations Andreas L. Horn, Andrea A. Kühn · NeuroImage 8 Dec 2014 720
4 MOTOR CORTEX STIMULATION IN INTACT MAN John C. Rothwell, Paul D. Thompson, B. L. Day et al. · Brain 1987 589
5 Pedunculopontine Nucleus Region Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson Disease: Surgical Anatomy and Terminology Clement Hamani et al. · Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Open access 2016 577
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Which keywords describe research at Centre for Movement Disorders?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Parkinson's Disease, Neurological Disorders, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Neurodegeneration, Diagnostic Criteria, Oxidative Stress, Dopaminergic Neurons and a-Synuclein.

▲ 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 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. Parkinson's Disease22▲ 88×7 topics
  2. Neurological Disorders18▲ 30×16 topics
  3. Mitochondrial Dysfunction16▲ 52×6 topics
  4. Neurodegeneration13▲ 42×7 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress13▲ 7.7×11 topics
  6. Diagnostic Criteria13▲ 54×6 topics
  7. Dopaminergic Neurons11▲ 163×2 topics
  8. Genetic Risk Factors10▲ 195×1 topic
  9. a-Synuclein10▲ 195×1 topic
  10. Deep Brain Stimulation10▲ 134×3 topics
  11. Epilepsy9▲ 80×3 topics
  12. Basal Ganglia8▲ 149×2 topics
  13. Neuromodulation8▲ 125×2 topics
  14. Treatment-Resistant Depression8▲ 120×2 topics
  15. Dystonia8▲ 193×1 topic
  16. Subthalamic Nucleus8▲ 193×1 topic
  17. Epidemiology7▲ 1.73×27 topics
  18. Quality of Life5▲ 3.6×25 topics
  19. Treatment4▲ 3.5×13 topics
  20. Neuroimaging4▲ 13×10 topics
  21. Protein Aggregation4▲ 67×2 topics
  22. Genetics3▲ 4.7×10 topics
  23. Huntington's Disease3▲ 105×1 topic
  24. Polyglutamine3▲ 105×1 topic
  25. Functional Connectivity3▲ 22×3 topics
  26. Stroke3▲ 17×4 topics
  27. Neural Plasticity3▲ 15×5 topics
  28. Botulinum Toxin3▲ 42×3 topics
  29. Pain Management3▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Toxicology2▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Neurotoxins2▲ 62×1 topic
  32. Spasticity2▲ 74×1 topic
  33. Motor Control2▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Anxiety2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  35. Emotion Regulation2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  36. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.0×8 topics
  37. Elderly2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  38. Text Mining2▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Cerebellum2▲ 34×2 topics
  40. Phenomenology2▲ 17×4 topics

Which research topics does Centre for Movement Disorders publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Neurological disorders and treatments, Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders.

Parkinson's Disease Mech…10Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 10 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…8Neurological disorders and treatments: 8 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerativ…3Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 3 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Rela…2Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 2 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls…2Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 2 fractional worksRestless Legs Syndrome Research: 1 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 1 fractional worksPsychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments: 1 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 1 fractional worksParkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders: 1 fractional works
NeurologyCellular and Molecular NeurosciencePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 10 works
  2. 2 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 8 works
  3. 3 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 works
  4. 4 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 2 works
  5. 5 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  6. 6 Restless Legs Syndrome Research Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 1 works
  8. 8 Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  9. 9 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Parkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders Neurology 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 available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.4%domestic only45.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Centre for Movement Disorders's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Centre for Movement Disorders as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00034% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Centre for Movement Disorders0.00050% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Centre for Movement Disorders 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Centre for Movement Disorders7.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.7% in 2012.

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