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McGill Genome Centre

In research, McGill Genome Centre stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,285 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#9,302 of 17,978 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#4,446 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,005
of 28,054 · #12,370 all time
Rank in Canada
#139
of 403
Research works
337
▲ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
37.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is McGill Genome Centre 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,285 of 14,347 29.2%163
MedicineField #9,302 of 17,978 24.9%132
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,446 of 7,814 31.1%121
Health SciencesDomain #11,886 of 20,462 25.7%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where McGill Genome Centre 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 McGill Genome Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 22.1 works8.0×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 35.5 works7.2×
← 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: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.24× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.44× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.46× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.76× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at McGill Genome Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Cancer, Neurodegeneration, Biomarkers, Immunity, Brain Development, Inflammation 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. Cancer6▲ 5.3×28 topics
  2. Epidemiology6▲ 1.67×41 topics
  3. Gene Expression6▲ 10.0×14 topics
  4. Inflammation5▲ 2.5×35 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.7×20 topics
  6. Biomarkers4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  7. Neurodegeneration3▲ 12×8 topics
  8. Immunity3▲ 7.8×6 topics
  9. Brain Development3▲ 18×5 topics
  10. Clinical Trials3▲ 4.6×10 topics
  11. Metabolism3▲ 5.8×13 topics
  12. Transcriptional Regulation3▲ 18×7 topics
  13. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 13×6 topics
  14. Innate Immunity2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  15. RNA-Seq2▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Genetic Variation2▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Neuroinflammation2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders2▲ 4.6×11 topics
  19. Precision Medicine2▲ 5.6×7 topics
  20. Data Integration2▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Ethical Issues2▲ 22×4 topics
  22. Microbial Communities2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  23. Cancer Progression2▲ 12×6 topics
  24. Neuroimaging2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  25. Population Genetics2▲ 17×5 topics
  26. Cell-Free DNA2▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Gut Microbiota2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  28. Metabolic Health2▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Gene Expression Regulation2▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Inflammatory Diseases2▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Metagenomic Analysis2▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Short-Chain Fatty Acids2▲ 18×1 topic
  33. DNA Methylation2▲ 18×3 topics
  34. RNA methylation2▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Targeted Therapy2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  36. m6A-seq2▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Epigenetic Reprogramming2▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Genomic Instability2▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Single-Cell2▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Transcriptomics2▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does McGill Genome Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gut microbiota and health, RNA modifications and cancer, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics.

Gut microbiota and health2Gut microbiota and health: 2 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…2RNA modifications and cancer: 2 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 2 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…2Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…2Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 2 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 1 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 1 fractional worksGenetic Associations and…1Genetic Associations and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors: 1 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyCancer ResearchPhysiologyCognitive Neuroscience2 others

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

  1. 1 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  2. 2 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 2 works
  5. 5 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 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 available61.3%not open38.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.1%domestic only58.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has McGill Genome Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% higher 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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