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Muscular Dystrophy Canada

In research, Muscular Dystrophy Canada stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,586 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,946
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#285
of 718
Research works
295
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
35.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.23×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Muscular Dystrophy Canada

What is Muscular Dystrophy 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 #6,586 of 16,688 11.6%121

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

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Muscular Dystrophy Canada is in Health Sciences, 30% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (55%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (25%), Health Professions (4%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 34 fractional works · 58.6% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 54.5% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 29.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 25.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 22.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMuscularDystrophy Canada57fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences30%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences59%Social Sciences5%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3154.5%
    2. Health Professions23.7%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1525.4%
    2. Neuroscience12.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering23.2%
    2. Environmental Science11.5%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.5%
    4. Materials Science00.6%
    5. Computer Science00.3%
    6. Energy00.1%
    1. Psychology11.8%
    2. Social Sciences11.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
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: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.76× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.84× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× 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, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.76×14 works
  2. Medicine2.84×31 works
  3. Health Professions1.40×2 works
  4. Neuroscience1.26×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.19×1 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.93×1 works
  7. Psychology0.59×1 works
  8. Dentistry0.51×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.31×1 works
  10. Nursing0.30×0 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.24×0 works
  12. Engineering0.22×2 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.20×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.17×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.17×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.14×1 works
  18. Energy0.13×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.04×0 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.03×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Muscular Dystrophy Canada?

Ranked on the quality score, Homira Osman and H. Osman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Muscular Dystrophy Canada.

  1. 1 Homira Osman Canada · #3,063,854 worldwide 173 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 H. Osman Canada · #5,006,157 worldwide 121 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Muscular Dystrophy Canada

What are the most cited papers from Muscular Dystrophy Canada?

The most cited paper from Muscular Dystrophy Canada is "Systematic identification of protein complexes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by mass spectrometry" (Yuen Ho et al., 2002), with 3,631 citations. Next come "Brain Aluminum Distribution in Alzheimer's Disease and Experimental Neurofibrillary Degeneration" (846) and "Lab-on-a-Chip: A Revolution in Biological and Medical Sciences." (566).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Systematic identification of protein complexes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by mass spectrometry Yuen Ho et al. · Nature 2002 3,631
2 Brain Aluminum Distribution in Alzheimer's Disease and Experimental Neurofibrillary Degeneration Donald R. Crapper, S. Krishnan, Arthur J. Dalton · Science 4 May 1973 846
3 Lab-on-a-Chip: A Revolution in Biological and Medical Sciences. Daniel Figeys, Devanand M. Pinto · Analytical Chemistry Open access May 2000 566
4 Global well-posedness and scattering for the energy-critical Schrödinger equation in ℝ3 J. Colliander, M. Keel, Gigliola Staffilani et al. · Annals of Mathematics Open access May 2008 508
5 Eteplirsen in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy Kenji Rowel Q. Lim, Rika Maruyama, Toshifumi Yokota · Drug Design Development and Therapy Open access Feb 2017 503
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Muscular Dystrophy Canada?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Stem Cells, Muscle Regeneration, Skeletal Muscle Atrophy, Epidemiology, Intraocular Pressure, Antisense Oligonucleotides, Clinical Management and Genome Engineering.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.7×38 topics
  2. Stem Cells5▲ 31×4 topics
  3. Muscle Regeneration4▲ 287×1 topic
  4. Skeletal Muscle Atrophy4▲ 287×1 topic
  5. Intraocular Pressure3▲ 66×2 topics
  6. Antisense Oligonucleotides3▲ 126×2 topics
  7. Clinical Management3▲ 30×3 topics
  8. Genome Engineering3▲ 80×1 topic
  9. Neuromuscular Junction3▲ 118×2 topics
  10. RNA-Guided3▲ 80×1 topic
  11. SMN13▲ 216×1 topic
  12. Spinal Muscular Atrophy3▲ 216×1 topic
  13. Neurodegeneration2▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Corneal Biomechanics2▲ 94×1 topic
  15. Glaucoma2▲ 24×3 topics
  16. Inflammation2▲ 1.66×16 topics
  17. Keratoconus2▲ 94×1 topic
  18. Myopia2▲ 52×2 topics
  19. Gene Therapy2▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Risk Factors2▲ 3.1×7 topics
  21. Global Prevalence2▲ 31×2 topics
  22. Visual Impairment2▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Childhood Myopia2▲ 67×1 topic
  24. Refractive Error2▲ 67×1 topic
  25. Biosensors1▲ 4.8×2 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations1▲ 5.5×6 topics
  27. Management1▲ 3.1×10 topics
  28. Nanoparticles1▲ 1.97×3 topics
  29. Retinal Ganglion Cells1▲ 22×2 topics
  30. DNA nanotechnology1▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Neuroprotection1▲ 6.2×5 topics
  32. Ocular Hypertension1▲ 45×1 topic
  33. Optic Nerve1▲ 24×1 topic
  34. RNA Interference1▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Self-Assembly1▲ 7.2×1 topic
  36. siRNA Delivery1▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Autoantibodies1▲ 8.2×5 topics
  38. Treatment1▲ 1.58×9 topics
  39. Regenerative Medicine1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  40. Stem Cell Therapy1▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Muscular Dystrophy Canada publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Muscle Physiology and Disorders, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research and Corneal surgery and disorders.

Muscle Physiology and Di…4Muscle Physiology and Disorders: 4 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 3 fractional worksNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research: 3 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…1Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 1 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 1 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksCardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyGeneticsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 4 works
  2. 2 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 3 works
  3. 3 Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Genetics 3 works
  4. 4 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  5. 5 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available32.9%not open67.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.3%domestic only75.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Muscular Dystrophy Canada's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Muscular Dystrophy Canada as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Muscular Dystrophy Canada0.00030% in 202519801990200020102020

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