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Health Canada

In research, Health Canada stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,706 of 3,551 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,405 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,349 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis — Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis is 29.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,292
of 28,054 · #3,009 all time
Rank in Canada
#126
of 403
Research works
6.7k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
213k
31.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Health Canada 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
Environmental ScienceField #1,706 of 3,551 19.5%100 #633
Health SciencesDomain #6,405 of 11,982 21.2%148 #2331
Life SciencesDomain #4,349 of 7,800 19.6%109 #1822
MedicineField #5,849 of 10,443 21.4%105 #2579
Physical SciencesDomain #7,295 of 12,888 19.5%147 #3947
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,643 of 3,579 20.5%64 #1434
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield #206 of 273 18.1%69 #45

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Environmental Science#633 #1,706
  2. Health Sciences#2,331 #6,405
  3. Life Sciences#1,822 #4,349
  4. Medicine#2,579 #5,849
  5. Physical Sciences#3,947 #7,295
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,434 #2,643
  7. Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis#45 #206
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Health Canada specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis takes 29.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 68.6 works29×
← 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: 1.01× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.70× its world share, 64 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.12× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.55× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.14× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.56× its world share, 100 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.66× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.23× its world share, 105 worksMedicineNursing: 2.85× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.14× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Health Canada?

Ranked on the composite score, Scott Weichenthal, Richard T. Burnett and Jeffrey M. Farber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Health Canada.

  1. 1 Scott Weichenthal Canada · #8,459 worldwide 1.3k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Richard T. Burnett Canada · #12,744 worldwide 873 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Jeffrey M. Farber Canada · #37,592 worldwide 684 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Peter Scott Canada · #65,749 worldwide 265 citations · 72 works
  5. 5 Ewen C.D. Todd Canada · #96,777 worldwide 270 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Mieczysław Szyszkowicz Canada · #104,689 worldwide 302 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Hong Chen Canada · #145,382 worldwide 328 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 I.C. Munro Canada · #184,841 worldwide 129 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Éric Lavigne Canada · #218,269 worldwide 218 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Peter Scott Canada · #235,815 worldwide 149 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Health Canada

Which keywords describe research at Health Canada?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Public Health, Environmental Exposure, Mortality, Oxidative Stress, Toxicity, Cardiovascular Disease and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Health Effects63▲ 24×22 topics
  2. Epidemiology42▲ 2.4×70 topics
  3. Public Health36▲ 5.6×35 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress34▲ 4.7×39 topics
  5. Environmental Exposure29▲ 62×3 topics
  6. Mortality28▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease28▲ 5.7×18 topics
  8. Toxicity25▲ 13×14 topics
  9. Environmental Impact23▲ 3.1×23 topics
  10. Global Burden of Disease21▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Particulate Matter20▲ 30×2 topics
  12. Metabolic Disorders20▲ 37×4 topics
  13. Air Pollution18▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Epidemiological Studies18▲ 28×2 topics
  15. Exposure Assessment18▲ 42×1 topic
  16. Fine Particulate Air Pollution18▲ 42×1 topic
  17. Bisphenol A15▲ 98×1 topic
  18. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals15▲ 98×1 topic
  19. DNA Damage14▲ 42×4 topics
  20. Global Distribution14▲ 50×2 topics
  21. Risk Assessment14▲ 4.7×10 topics
  22. Human Health14▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Biomonitoring14▲ 41×4 topics
  24. Environmental Monitoring14▲ 8.0×5 topics
  25. Infectious Diseases13▲ 8.9×8 topics
  26. Bioaccumulation13▲ 32×3 topics
  27. Vulnerability11▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Pathogenesis11▲ 4.9×16 topics
  29. Food Safety11▲ 8.5×12 topics
  30. Global Warming11▲ 6.0×6 topics
  31. Cancer Risk11▲ 11×7 topics
  32. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons10▲ 45×2 topics
  33. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor10▲ 66×1 topic
  34. Brominated Flame Retardants10▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Comet Assay10▲ 144×1 topic
  36. Genotoxicity Testing10▲ 144×1 topic
  37. Heat Waves10▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Temperature10▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Ionizing Radiation10▲ 31×3 topics
  40. Infection9▲ 8.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Health Canada publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Air Quality and Health Impacts, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact and Climate Change and Health Impacts.

Air Quality and Health Impacts: 18 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 15 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 10 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 10 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 10 fractional worksNoise Effects and Manage…5Noise Effects and Management: 5 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 5 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging: 5 fractional worksSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology: 4 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 4 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisCancer ResearchSpeech and HearingRadiological and Ultrasound Technology3 others

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

  1. 1 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 18 works
  2. 2 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 15 works
  3. 3 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 10 works
  4. 4 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 10 works
  5. 5 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 10 works
  6. 6 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 5 works
  7. 7 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 5 works
  8. 8 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  9. 9 Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Food Science 4 works
  10. 10 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 4 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 available30.3%not open69.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Health Canada's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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