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Centre for Movement Disorders

In research, Centre for Movement Disorders stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,160 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#10,293 of 17,978 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#15,295 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology — Neurology is 43.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,318
of 28,054 · #17,542 all time
Rank in Canada
#336
of 403
Research works
610
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
24.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

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 #10,160 of 20,462 17.3%345
MedicineField #10,293 of 17,978 18.2%297
Social SciencesDomain #15,295 of 16,945 11.7%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Centre for Movement Disorders specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 43.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 20.0 works43×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 9.46× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.93× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.79× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.18× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Centre for Movement Disorders?

Ranked on the composite score, Wouter Cools lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for Movement Disorders.

  1. 1 Wouter Cools Canada · #910,052 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for Movement Disorders

Which keywords describe research at Centre for Movement Disorders?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Parkinson's Disease, Neurological Disorders, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Diagnostic Criteria, Oxidative Stress, Neurodegeneration, 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 2022–2025 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. Parkinson's Disease18▲ 92×7 topics
  2. Neurological Disorders14▲ 30×16 topics
  3. Mitochondrial Dysfunction14▲ 57×6 topics
  4. Diagnostic Criteria11▲ 62×6 topics
  5. Neurodegeneration11▲ 45×7 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress11▲ 8.3×11 topics
  7. Dopaminergic Neurons9▲ 180×2 topics
  8. Genetic Risk Factors9▲ 215×1 topic
  9. a-Synuclein9▲ 215×1 topic
  10. Deep Brain Stimulation8▲ 137×3 topics
  11. Epilepsy8▲ 87×3 topics
  12. Basal Ganglia7▲ 158×2 topics
  13. Neuromodulation7▲ 133×2 topics
  14. Treatment-Resistant Depression7▲ 129×2 topics
  15. Dystonia7▲ 204×1 topic
  16. Subthalamic Nucleus7▲ 204×1 topic
  17. Epidemiology6▲ 1.88×24 topics
  18. Quality of Life5▲ 4.1×24 topics
  19. Treatment4▲ 3.8×12 topics
  20. Protein Aggregation3▲ 79×2 topics
  21. Huntington's Disease3▲ 124×1 topic
  22. Polyglutamine3▲ 124×1 topic
  23. Genetics3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  24. Neuroimaging3▲ 12×9 topics
  25. Stroke2▲ 17×4 topics
  26. Functional Connectivity2▲ 21×3 topics
  27. Neural Plasticity2▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Emotion Regulation2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  29. Pain Management2▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Botulinum Toxin2▲ 41×3 topics
  31. Toxicology2▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Anxiety2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  33. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  34. Neurotoxins2▲ 62×1 topic
  35. Spasticity2▲ 73×1 topic
  36. Text Mining2▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Motor Control2▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Neuroanatomy2▲ 21×3 topics
  39. Neurobiology2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  40. Neurodegenerative Diseases1▲ 10×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Neurological disorders and treatments, Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders.

Parkinson's Disease Mech…9Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 9 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…7Neurological disorders and treatments: 7 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerativ…3Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 3 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Rela…2Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 2 fractional worksPsychosomatic Disorders …1Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments: 1 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 1 fractional worksBiomedical Text Mining and Ontologies: 1 fractional worksRestless Legs Syndrome Research: 1 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 1 fractional worksMedical and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works
NeurologyCellular and Molecular NeurosciencePsychiatry and Mental healthPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation3 others

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

  1. 1 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 9 works
  2. 2 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 7 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 Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  6. 6 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  7. 7 Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Restless Legs Syndrome Research Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 1 works
  10. 10 Medical and Biological Sciences Anatomy 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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