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Research Institute for Aging

In research, Research Institute for Aging stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,321 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,803
of 28,054 · #27,949 all time
Rank in Canada
#306
of 403
Research works
262
▲ 91% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Research Institute for Aging known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #8,321 of 11,982 19.9%63 #11774

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Research Institute for Aging 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.12× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.52× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 2.69× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.69× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Research Institute for Aging?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aging, Inflammation, Long-Term Care, Prognosis, Muscle Mass, Nursing Home, Quality of Care and Body Composition.

▲ 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 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. Aging13▲ 26×6 topics
  2. Inflammation10▲ 5.1×14 topics
  3. Long-Term Care6▲ 83×2 topics
  4. Prognosis6▲ 19×3 topics
  5. Muscle Mass6▲ 53×2 topics
  6. Nursing Home5▲ 143×1 topic
  7. Quality of Care5▲ 66×1 topic
  8. Body Composition5▲ 54×2 topics
  9. Cancer Cachexia5▲ 61×1 topic
  10. Sarcopenia5▲ 61×1 topic
  11. Quality of Life5▲ 3.7×21 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 4.6×10 topics
  13. Caregiver Burden4▲ 43×3 topics
  14. Mortality Risk4▲ 20×4 topics
  15. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 16×3 topics
  16. Biomarkers4▲ 6.8×3 topics
  17. Neuroimaging4▲ 17×4 topics
  18. Public Health4▲ 3.1×12 topics
  19. Social Support4▲ 8.1×11 topics
  20. Dementia4▲ 47×1 topic
  21. Mild Cognitive Impairment4▲ 53×1 topic
  22. Elderly Patients4▲ 24×4 topics
  23. Physical Performance4▲ 43×2 topics
  24. Elderly3▲ 13×5 topics
  25. Frailty3▲ 62×1 topic
  26. Geriatric Assessment3▲ 43×1 topic
  27. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 15×5 topics
  28. Heart Rate Variability3▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Heart Failure3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  30. Patient Engagement3▲ 21×3 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  32. Hyperthermia2▲ 53×2 topics
  33. Social Relationships2▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Immune System2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  35. Autonomic Nervous System2▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Health Outcomes2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  37. High-Intensity Interval Training2▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Physiological Time Series2▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Blood-Brain Barrier2▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Vascular Function2▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Research Institute for Aging publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Nutrition and Health in Aging, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Frailty in Older Adults.

Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 5 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 5 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 4 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 3 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 2 fractional worksUltrasound Imaging and Elastography: 2 fractional worksUltrasound and Hyperthermia Applications: 2 fractional worksSpaceflight effects on biology: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPhysiologyPsychiatry and Mental healthGeriatrics and Gerontology4 others

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

  1. 1 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 5 works
  2. 2 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 5 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  4. 4 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  5. 5 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  7. 7 Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Spaceflight effects on biology Physiology 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 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 available59.6%not open40.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.6%domestic only74.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Research Institute for Aging's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 91% 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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