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Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer

In research, Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,445 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 12.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,472
of 28,054 · #7,078 all time
Rank in Canada
#177
of 403
Research works
631
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
51.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer 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
Life SciencesDomain #4,445 of 7,800 20.4%63 #2910

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer 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 Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 12.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 37.1 works12×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 52.1 works9.7×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9.66× its world share, 52 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.01× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.50× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer?

Ranked on the composite score, Philippe P. Roux and Éric Bonneil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer.

  1. 1 Philippe P. Roux Canada · #248,305 worldwide 153 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Éric Bonneil Canada · #1,213,205 worldwide 68 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Cancer Therapy, Transcriptional Regulation, Cancer Progression, Prognostic Factors, Inflammation, Stem Cells and Hematopoietic Stem Cells.

▲ 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. Cancer12▲ 8.7×31 topics
  2. Cancer Therapy11▲ 19×12 topics
  3. Inflammation7▲ 3.1×31 topics
  4. Transcriptional Regulation6▲ 39×9 topics
  5. Cancer Progression5▲ 26×5 topics
  6. Prognostic Factors5▲ 11×5 topics
  7. Stem Cells4▲ 15×6 topics
  8. Hematopoietic Stem Cells4▲ 44×2 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.3×13 topics
  10. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 8.4×7 topics
  11. Cell Proliferation4▲ 41×3 topics
  12. Signal Transduction4▲ 24×3 topics
  13. Immunotherapy4▲ 4.8×11 topics
  14. Cancer Immunotherapy3▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Cell Migration3▲ 67×3 topics
  16. Gene Expression Regulation3▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Immunity3▲ 7.6×6 topics
  18. Metabolism3▲ 6.0×7 topics
  19. Regulation3▲ 5.7×9 topics
  20. Cell Signaling3▲ 19×6 topics
  21. Drug Discovery3▲ 13×5 topics
  22. Gene Expression3▲ 4.9×12 topics
  23. Mechanotransduction3▲ 45×3 topics
  24. AML3▲ 59×1 topic
  25. Acute Myeloid Leukemia3▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Innate Immunity3▲ 8.9×8 topics
  27. Oncogenic Mutations3▲ 114×2 topics
  28. RNA methylation3▲ 32×1 topic
  29. m6A-seq3▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Alternative Splicing3▲ 53×1 topic
  31. RNA-Binding Proteins3▲ 53×1 topic
  32. Angiogenesis3▲ 8.0×9 topics
  33. Antigen Presentation2▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Apoptosis2▲ 7.4×9 topics
  35. BET Bromodomains2▲ 78×1 topic
  36. Cell Death2▲ 9.6×6 topics
  37. Cell Division2▲ 109×1 topic
  38. Microtubules2▲ 109×1 topic
  39. PROTACs2▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Crystal Structure2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: RNA modifications and cancer, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research, RNA Research and Splicing and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics.

RNA modifications and ca…3RNA modifications and cancer: 3 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia R…3Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 3 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 3 fractional worksMicrotubule and mitosis …2Microtubule and mitosis dynamics: 2 fractional worksProtein Degradation and …2Protein Degradation and Inhibitors: 2 fractional worksReceptor Mechanisms and Signaling: 2 fractional worksUbiquitin and proteasome pathways: 2 fractional worksProtein Kinase Regulatio…2Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling: 2 fractional worksHippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ: 2 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyHematologyCell BiologyImmunology

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

  1. 1 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 3 works
  2. 2 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 3 works
  3. 3 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Protein Degradation and Inhibitors Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ Cell Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 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 available58.0%not open42.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.9%domestic only67.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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