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Occupational Cancer Research Centre

In research, Occupational Cancer Research Centre stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,708 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,618 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,274
of 22,385 · #3,518 all time
Rank in Canada
#167
of 305
Research works
1.2k
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
45k
38.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Occupational Cancer Research Centre

What is Occupational Cancer Research Centre known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #3,708 of 9,902 14.7%92 #2007
MedicineField #3,618 of 8,541 14.4%84 #2016

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Occupational Cancer Research 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Occupational Cancer Research Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Occupational Cancer Research Centre is in Health Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (52%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%), Neuroscience (8%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 109 fractional works · 57.3% of its workMedicine: 100 fractional works · 52.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 8.5% of its workOncology: 14 fractional works · 7.1% of its workNeurology: 13 fractional works · 7.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 50 fractional works · 26.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 15.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 9.0% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 16 fractional works · 8.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOccupationalCancer Research…191fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences57%Social Sciences7%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10052.3%
    2. Health Professions84.2%
    3. Veterinary10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3015.7%
    2. Neuroscience168.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Environmental Science84.1%
    2. Engineering42.3%
    3. Computer Science21.2%
    4. Materials Science10.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    6. Chemistry10.4%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    10. Energy00.0%
    1. Psychology84.0%
    2. Social Sciences42.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.95× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.47× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.15× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.61× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.72× its world share, 100 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.57× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience5.15×16 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.95×30 works
  3. Medicine2.72×100 works
  4. Veterinary2.57×1 works
  5. Health Professions1.61×8 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.47×3 works
  7. Psychology1.31×8 works
  8. Environmental Science0.83×8 works
  9. Dentistry0.41×0 works
  10. Nursing0.41×0 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×0 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.34×1 works
  13. Chemistry0.25×1 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.22×1 works
  15. Materials Science0.19×1 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.17×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.17×4 works
  18. Computer Science0.15×2 works
  19. Engineering0.15×4 works
  20. Mathematics0.12×0 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×1 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works
  25. Energy0.02×0 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Occupational Cancer Research Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Ralph E. Durand, Paul A. Demers and R E Durand lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Occupational Cancer Research Centre.

  1. 1 Ralph E. Durand Canada · #754,360 worldwide 6.9k citations · 101 works
  2. 2 Paul A. Demers Canada · #779,108 worldwide 12k citations · 470 works
  3. 3 R E Durand Canada · #1,281,369 worldwide 794 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Tanya Navaneelan Canada · #1,668,495 worldwide 2.3k citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Nathan L DeBono Canada · #1,869,277 worldwide 819 citations · 51 works
  6. 6 L. D. Skarsgard Canada · #1,989,204 worldwide 2.2k citations · 89 works
  7. 7 Minh Do Canada · #2,278,118 worldwide 241 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Joanne Kim Canada · #2,376,587 worldwide 2.6k citations · 90 works
  9. 9 Brenda C. Minatel Canada · #2,984,402 worldwide 718 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Jill S. MacLeod Canada · #3,102,861 worldwide 533 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Occupational Cancer Research Centre

What are the most cited papers from Occupational Cancer Research Centre?

The most cited paper from Occupational Cancer Research Centre is "Identification of human brain tumour initiating cells" (Sheila Kumari Singh, Cynthia E Hawkins, Ian D. Clarke et al., 2004), with 7,487 citations. Next come "Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease" (4,711) and "Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing" (3,277).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Identification of human brain tumour initiating cells Sheila Kumari Singh, Cynthia E Hawkins, Ian D. Clarke et al. · Nature Nov 2004 7,487
2 Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease European Alzheimer's Disease Initiative (EADI) et al. · Nature Genetics ReviewOpen access184 authors 27 Oct 2013 4,711
3 Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing Brian W. Kunkle et al. · Nature Genetics ReviewOpen access469 authors 28 Feb 2019 3,277
4 New insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias Céline Bellenguez et al. · Nature Genetics Open access1,266 authors Apr 2022 2,608
5 Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain Verneri Anttila et al. · Science Open access577 authors 21 Jun 2018 2,056
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Occupational Cancer Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodegeneration, Oxidative Stress, Immunotherapy, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Radiation Therapy, Parkinson's Disease, Neuroinflammation and Neurological Disorders.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress18▲ 5.6×26 topics
  2. Neurodegeneration17▲ 30×9 topics
  3. Immunotherapy12▲ 8.8×15 topics
  4. Epidemiology11▲ 1.39×55 topics
  5. Mitochondrial Dysfunction9▲ 17×8 topics
  6. Cancer9▲ 3.6×33 topics
  7. Radiation Therapy9▲ 35×3 topics
  8. Parkinson's Disease8▲ 18×8 topics
  9. Neuroinflammation8▲ 15×6 topics
  10. Neurological Disorders8▲ 7.1×16 topics
  11. Chemotherapy7▲ 5.4×19 topics
  12. Health Effects7▲ 5.8×13 topics
  13. Neuroimaging7▲ 13×11 topics
  14. Biomarkers6▲ 4.9×13 topics
  15. Radiotherapy6▲ 8.1×11 topics
  16. BAP1 mutations6▲ 181×1 topic
  17. Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma6▲ 181×1 topic
  18. Diagnostic Criteria5▲ 12×6 topics
  19. Dopaminergic Neurons5▲ 43×2 topics
  20. Aging5▲ 4.9×13 topics
  21. Therapeutic Strategies5▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Amyloid Hypothesis5▲ 43×1 topic
  23. Genetics5▲ 3.7×12 topics
  24. Tau Pathology5▲ 43×1 topic
  25. Genetic Risk Factors5▲ 50×1 topic
  26. a-Synuclein5▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Protein Aggregation5▲ 46×2 topics
  28. Neurodegenerative Diseases4▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Prognostic Factors4▲ 5.0×11 topics
  30. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  31. Prostate Cancer4▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Screening4▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 7.8×5 topics
  34. Cognitive Decline4▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Dementia4▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Cognitive Training3▲ 19×2 topics
  37. FUS/TLS3▲ 74×1 topic
  38. Genetic Variants3▲ 9.9×5 topics
  39. TDP-433▲ 74×1 topic
  40. Targeted Therapy3▲ 8.0×5 topics

Which research topics does Occupational Cancer Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Occupational and environmental lung diseases, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research.

Occupational and environmental lung diseases: 6 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 5 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…5Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 5 fractional worksAmyotrophic Lateral Scle…3Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research: 3 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 3 fractional worksPrion Diseases and Protein Misfolding: 3 fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosi…3Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 3 fractional worksNeurological disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePhysiologyNeurologyPsychiatry and Mental health3 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational and environmental lung diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 5 works
  3. 3 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 5 works
  4. 4 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Neurology 3 works
  5. 5 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  6. 6 Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  9. 9 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 2 works
  10. 10 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 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 available38.9%not open61.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.2%domestic only70.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Occupational Cancer Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher 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 Occupational Cancer Research Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00066% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Occupational Cancer Research Centre0.00099% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Occupational Cancer Research Centre over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Occupational Cancer Research Centre10.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.0% in 1991.

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