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Merck Canada Inc. (Canada)

In research, Merck Canada Inc. (Canada) stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,919 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,390 of 7,814 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,676 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#4,216
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#111
of 896
Research works
1.3k
▼ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
63k
48.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Merck Canada Inc. (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
Life SciencesDomain #1,919 of 14,347 30.8%407
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,390 of 7,814 31.8%262
MedicineField #3,676 of 17,978 27.1%360
Health SciencesDomain #4,399 of 20,462 27.6%393
Physical SciencesDomain #6,982 of 21,541 16.7%386
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,982 of 4,961 29.0%171
Organic ChemistrySubfield #987 of 2,025 16.9%240
ChemistryField #1,797 of 3,369 16.5%291
Social SciencesDomain #16,210 of 16,945 9.9%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Merck Canada Inc. (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).

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: 2.13× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.39× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.38× its world share, 20 worksMedicineVeterinary: 5.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.26× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Merck Canada Inc. (Canada)?

Ranked on the composite score, Douglas G. Smith, Donald W. Nicholson and Mark Abramovitz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Merck Canada Inc. (Canada).

  1. 1 Douglas G. Smith Canada · #42,207 worldwide 179 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Donald W. Nicholson Canada · #160,555 worldwide 343 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Mark Abramovitz Canada · #218,147 worldwide 157 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Robert Zamboni Canada · #266,821 worldwide 150 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 A. W. Ford‐Hutchinson Canada · #340,686 worldwide 137 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Robert N. Young Canada · #369,201 worldwide 157 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Denis Riendeau Canada · #408,579 worldwide 135 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Marc Ouellet Canada · #424,979 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Kathleen M. Metters Canada · #468,976 worldwide 106 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 James A. Yergey Canada · #478,966 worldwide 108 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Merck Canada Inc. (Canada)

Which keywords describe research at Merck Canada Inc. (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Metallurgy, Tumor Microenvironment, Metal Recovery, Databases, Thermochemical, Ecosystem Functioning and Vaccine Development.

▲ 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 2.7×24 topics
  2. Metallurgy2▲ 87×2 topics
  3. Climate Change2▲ 1.61×11 topics
  4. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  5. Chemotherapy1▲ 4.4×8 topics
  6. Databases1▲ 112×1 topic
  7. Inflammation1▲ 1.56×10 topics
  8. Machine Learning1◆ 0.99×9 topics
  9. Metal Recovery1▲ 16×2 topics
  10. Thermochemical1▲ 112×1 topic
  11. Ecosystem Functioning1▲ 16×3 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.76×7 topics
  13. Vaccine Development1▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Cancer Incidence1▲ 20×4 topics
  15. Conservation1▲ 6.1×2 topics
  16. Immune Checkpoint Blockade1▲ 24×1 topic
  17. PD-1 and PD-L11▲ 24×1 topic
  18. Pathogenesis1▲ 5.4×5 topics
  19. Vaccine1▲ 6.8×5 topics
  20. Biodiversity1▲ 3.4×3 topics
  21. Chronic Cough1▲ 104×1 topic
  22. Cost of Care1▲ 86×1 topic
  23. Cough Reflex Sensitivity1▲ 104×1 topic
  24. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.51×5 topics
  25. Financial Toxicity1▲ 86×1 topic
  26. Population-Based Study1▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Quality of Life1▲ 1.66×6 topics
  28. Risk Factors1▲ 2.3×5 topics
  29. Sustainability1◆ 0.98×2 topics
  30. Antioxidant Activity1▲ 3.6×2 topics
  31. Biomonitoring1▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Deep Learning1▼ 0.69×7 topics
  33. Energy Efficiency1▲ 2.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Merck Canada Inc. (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research.

Metallurgical Processes …1Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…1Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Financial I…1Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 1 fractional worksRespiratory and Cough-Re…1Respiratory and Cough-Related Research: 1 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bioleaching: 1 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology…1Botany and Plant Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksLichen and fungal ecology: 1 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Pl…1Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringOncologyEconomics and EconometricsPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Lichen and fungal ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  10. 10 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 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 available25.9%not open74.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Merck Canada Inc. (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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