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Ontario Tobacco Research Unit

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World rank, all time
#22,574
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#479
of 896
Research works
184
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.8k
37.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
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: 2.91× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.85× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.67× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.06× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.98× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.47× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ontario Tobacco Research Unit?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Psychiatric Disorders, Cancer Risk, Health Consequences, Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Use, Public Health, Global Burden of Disease and Health Inequities.

▲ 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. Psychiatric Disorders29▲ 105×3 topics
  2. Cancer Risk25▲ 52×3 topics
  3. Health Consequences24▲ 71×4 topics
  4. Smoking Cessation23▲ 376×1 topic
  5. Tobacco Use23▲ 376×1 topic
  6. Public Health13▲ 5.3×17 topics
  7. Epidemiology10▲ 1.39×40 topics
  8. Global Burden of Disease8▲ 22×3 topics
  9. Health Inequities8▲ 95×2 topics
  10. Corporate Political Activity8▲ 140×1 topic
  11. Non-Communicable Diseases8▲ 28×1 topic
  12. Health Effects7▲ 6.4×9 topics
  13. Substance Use Disorders6▲ 49×2 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress6▲ 1.78×14 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.9×13 topics
  16. Mental Health6▲ 2.9×18 topics
  17. Impulsivity6▲ 54×2 topics
  18. Alcohol Dependence6▲ 69×1 topic
  19. Behavioral Interventions6▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Motivational Interviewing6▲ 69×1 topic
  21. Obesity6▲ 4.1×9 topics
  22. Health Equity6▲ 16×5 topics
  23. Adolescents4▲ 6.8×6 topics
  24. Mortality Risk4▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Health Disparities4▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Social Support4▲ 4.7×4 topics
  27. Prevalence4▲ 5.2×7 topics
  28. Health Promotion4▲ 6.8×5 topics
  29. Physical Activity3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  30. Population Health3▲ 56×2 topics
  31. Moisture Management3▲ 39×1 topic
  32. Optical Properties3▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Thermal Properties3▲ 10×1 topic
  34. Genetic Mapping3▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Health Education3▲ 6.8×2 topics
  36. Self-Regulation3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  37. Behavior Change Techniques3▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Community Health3▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Host-Pathogen Interaction3▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Particulate Matter3▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Ontario Tobacco Research Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics, Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes and Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.

Plant Disease Resistance…2Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics: 2 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 1 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid…1Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 1 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Resi…1Plant Pathogens and Resistance: 1 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cog…0Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 0 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 0 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 0 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 0 fractional worksBioinformatics and Genomic Networks: 0 fractional works
Plant SciencePhysiologyEpidemiologyPharmacology3 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics Plant Science 2 works
  2. 2 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 1 works
  3. 3 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 1 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Resistance Plant Science 1 works
  6. 6 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 0 works
  8. 8 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks Molecular Biology 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 available44.4%not open55.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.0%domestic only75.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ontario Tobacco Research Unit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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