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Nordion (Canada)

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World rank, all time
#34,481
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#744
of 896
Research works
159
▼ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

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: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.69× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.13× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.50× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.39× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.37× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Nordion (Canada)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Food Safety, Antioxidant Activity, Quality Characteristics, Food Irradiation, Irradiation Effects, Dosimetry, Finite Element Analysis and Nuclear Fuel.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Food Safety33▲ 76×5 topics
  2. Antioxidant Activity30▲ 34×4 topics
  3. Quality Characteristics29▲ 399×2 topics
  4. Food Irradiation28▲ 1367×1 topic
  5. Irradiation Effects28▲ 1367×1 topic
  6. Dosimetry8▲ 52×2 topics
  7. Finite Element Analysis7▲ 19×2 topics
  8. Nuclear Fuel6▲ 141×1 topic
  9. Radiation Protection6▲ 141×1 topic
  10. Raman Spectroscopy5▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Cancer5▲ 2.4×10 topics
  12. Nuclear Graphite5▲ 110×1 topic
  13. Oxidation Behavior5▲ 54×1 topic
  14. PET Imaging5▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Targeted Therapy5▲ 15×2 topics
  16. Radioimmunotherapy5▲ 77×1 topic
  17. Radiopharmaceuticals5▲ 77×1 topic
  18. Imaging4▲ 6.8×2 topics
  19. Quantitative4▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Monte Carlo Simulation4▲ 7.6×2 topics
  21. PET/CT4▲ 31×1 topic
  22. tumor4▲ 31×1 topic
  23. Crystal Growth3▲ 6.4×3 topics
  24. Frequency Conversion3▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Risk Perception3▲ 9.9×3 topics
  26. Microbial Inactivation3▲ 45×2 topics
  27. Pathogenicity3▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Foodborne Illness3▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Image-Guided Radiotherapy3▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Listeria monocytogenes3▲ 91×1 topic
  31. Radiotherapy Physics3▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Regional Disparities3▲ 38×2 topics
  33. Electric Discharge2▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Laser Oscillation2▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Radiation Exposure2▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Spectroscopic Databases2▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers2▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Inorganic Scintillators2▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Scintillation Detectors2▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Disinfection2▲ 103×1 topic

Which research topics does Nordion (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Occupational Health and Safety Research, State Capitalism and Financial Governance, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring and Advanced optical system design.

Occupational Health and …1Occupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional worksState Capitalism and Fin…1State Capitalism and Financial Governance: 1 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 0 fractional worksAdvanced optical system design: 0 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 0 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems and Control: 0 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 0 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 0 fractional worksBauxite Residue and Utilization: 0 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 0 fractional works
Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyStrategy and ManagementCivil and Structural EngineeringBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  2. 2 State Capitalism and Financial Governance Strategy and Management 1 works
  3. 3 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Advanced optical system design Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 0 works
  9. 9 Bauxite Residue and Utilization Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 0 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 available14.3%not open85.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nordion (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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