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Diabetes Canada

In research, Diabetes Canada stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,911 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,122 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,419
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#246
of 718
Research works
280
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.2k
32.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.19×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Diabetes Canada

What is Diabetes Canada 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 #2,911 of 16,688 12.1%200
MedicineField #3,122 of 14,558 12.5%177

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Diabetes Canada 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 Diabetes Canada work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at Diabetes Canada is in Health Sciences, 21% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (57%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%), Health Professions (11%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 33 fractional works · 69.3% of its workMedicine: 27 fractional works · 56.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 12 fractional works · 24.3% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 10.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 21.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 14.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 7.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDiabetes Canada48fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences69%Social Sciences7%

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. Medicine2756.8%
    2. Health Professions510.8%
    3. Nursing11.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology714.2%
    2. Neuroscience23.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    1. Psychology12.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.1%
    3. Social Sciences11.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering11.1%
    2. Materials Science00.7%
    3. Computer Science00.5%
    4. Mathematics00.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    6. Environmental Science00.1%
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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.66× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.41× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.93× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 4.08× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.95× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 3.62× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.08×5 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.93×1 works
  3. Nursing3.62×1 works
  4. Medicine2.95×27 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.66×7 works
  6. Neuroscience2.41×2 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.20×1 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.96×1 works
  9. Psychology0.91×1 works
  10. Mathematics0.22×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.20×0 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.12×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.11×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×0 works
  15. Engineering0.07×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.07×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.06×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.06×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works
  20. Environmental Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Diabetes Canada?

Ranked on the quality score, Ian R. Blumer, David Lau and Marley Greenberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Diabetes Canada.

  1. 1 Ian R. Blumer Canada · #850,038 worldwide 5.4k citations · 39 works
  2. 2 David Lau Canada · #2,058,387 worldwide 2.1k citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Marley Greenberg Canada · #2,710,776 worldwide 93 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Polly VandenBerg Canada · #4,808,164 worldwide 5 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Diabetes Canada

What are the most cited papers from Diabetes Canada?

The most cited paper from Diabetes Canada is "Sodium Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus" (Hiddo J.L. Heerspink, Bruce A. Perkins, DAVID H. FITCHETT et al., 2016), with 1,378 citations. Next come "The role of gut hormones in glucose homeostasis" (616) and "Diabetes and Pregnancy: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline" (571).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sodium Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus Hiddo J.L. Heerspink, Bruce A. Perkins, DAVID H. FITCHETT et al. · Circulation 29 Jul 2016 1,378
2 The role of gut hormones in glucose homeostasis Daniel J. Drucker · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 2 Jan 2007 616
3 Diabetes and Pregnancy: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline Ian R. Blumer, Eran Hadar, David R. Hadden et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Open access Nov 2013 571
4 Genetic variant near IRS1 is associated with type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia Johan Rung et al. · Nature Genetics 6 Sep 2009 480
5 Obesity as a multisystem disease: Trends in obesity rates and obesity‐related complications Shohinee Sarma, Sanjeev Sockalingam, Satya Dash · Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism Feb 2021 433
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Diabetes Canada?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glycemic Control, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Insulin Therapy, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Type 1 Diabetes and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Glycemic Control9▲ 119×4 topics
  2. Diabetes9▲ 36×11 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 13×13 topics
  4. Insulin Therapy7▲ 112×3 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 17×9 topics
  6. Obesity5▲ 14×17 topics
  7. Inflammation5▲ 5.0×27 topics
  8. Type 1 Diabetes5▲ 127×2 topics
  9. Insulin Resistance4▲ 17×7 topics
  10. Primary Care4▲ 20×7 topics
  11. Continuous Glucose Monitoring3▲ 157×1 topic
  12. Hypoglycemia3▲ 157×1 topic
  13. Epidemiology3▲ 1.72×14 topics
  14. Depression3▲ 7.7×8 topics
  15. Heart Failure3▲ 15×4 topics
  16. Type 2 Diabetes3▲ 28×4 topics
  17. Oxidative Stress3▲ 3.7×15 topics
  18. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 19×3 topics
  19. Self-Management3▲ 95×2 topics
  20. Quality Improvement3▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Cardiovascular Outcomes2▲ 92×1 topic
  22. Glucose Control2▲ 92×1 topic
  23. Weight Loss2▲ 33×3 topics
  24. Chronic Disease2▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Patient Activation2▲ 146×1 topic
  26. Diabetes Mellitus2▲ 24×4 topics
  27. Genetics2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  28. Neurological Disorders2▲ 7.9×6 topics
  29. Atherosclerosis2▲ 15×6 topics
  30. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Patient Engagement2▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Autoimmunity2▲ 26×3 topics
  33. Cancer Therapy2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  34. Epilepsy Treatment2▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Glucose Metabolism2▲ 35×2 topics
  36. HLA Genes2▲ 91×1 topic
  37. Insulin Production2▲ 91×1 topic
  38. Ketogenic Diet2▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Low-Carbohydrate Diet2▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Mental Health Services2▲ 69×2 topics

Which research topics does Diabetes Canada publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Diabetes Management and Research, Diabetes Treatment and Management, Diabetes Management and Education and Diet and metabolism studies.

Diabetes Management and Research: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …2Diabetes Management and Education: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism stud…2Diet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 2 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Patien…1Mental Health and Patient Involvement: 1 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 1 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 1 fractional worksRegulation of Appetite and Obesity: 1 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPhysiologyGeneticsPsychiatry and Mental health3 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  3. 3 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  4. 4 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 2 works
  5. 5 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 2 works
  6. 6 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  7. 7 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Regulation of Appetite and Obesity Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 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 available45.6%not open54.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.3%domestic only78.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Diabetes Canada's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% 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 Diabetes Canada as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Diabetes Canada0.00024% in 202519801990200020102020

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