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Smiths Detection (Canada)

In research, Smiths Detection (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,773 of 17,446 worldwide), Life Sciences (#4,978 of 11,023 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,381 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,034
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#164
of 718
Research works
853
▼ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
21.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Smiths Detection (Canada)

What is Smiths Detection (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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,773 of 17,446 7.8%251
Life SciencesDomain #4,978 of 11,023 7.2%194
MedicineField #10,381 of 14,558 8.9%194
Health SciencesDomain #12,049 of 16,688 8.9%235
Social SciencesDomain #11,992 of 14,833 10.2%174

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Smiths Detection (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 Smiths Detection (Canada) work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Smiths Detection (Canada) is in Health Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (45%), Social Sciences (11%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 25 fractional works · 51.9% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 45.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 23.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 8.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 8.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 19.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 10.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSmiths Detection(Canada)49fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences52%Social Sciences20%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2245.0%
    2. Health Professions24.3%
    3. Nursing11.5%
    4. Dentistry01.0%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Environmental Science48.4%
    2. Engineering48.4%
    3. Computer Science24.0%
    4. Materials Science00.7%
    5. Chemistry00.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences510.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities23.4%
    3. Psychology11.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.4%
    6. Decision Sciences11.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.0%
    4. Neuroscience00.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.70× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.34× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 3.04× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.04×1 works
  2. Medicine2.34×22 works
  3. Dentistry2.04×0 works
  4. Environmental Science1.70×4 works
  5. Health Professions1.64×2 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.27×1 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.18×2 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.02×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.83×5 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.72×1 works
  11. Veterinary0.63×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.56×0 works
  13. Engineering0.56×4 works
  14. Psychology0.55×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.51×2 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.44×1 works
  17. Chemistry0.42×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.35×1 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×1 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.22×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.20×0 works
  23. Mathematics0.15×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Smiths Detection (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, H. L. House, D. T. Walz and Barbara H. Scott Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Smiths Detection (Canada).

  1. 1 H. L. House Canada · #1,904,904 worldwide 1.6k citations · 61 works
  2. 2 D. T. Walz Canada · #2,927,779 worldwide 1.6k citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Barbara H. Scott Smith Canada · #3,372,209 worldwide 677 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Irving B. Eisdorfer Canada · #4,143,024 worldwide 220 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 ML DeLattre Canada · #4,451,429 worldwide 163 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Robert W. Erickson Canada · #4,643,459 worldwide 371 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Jerry A. Weisbach Canada · #5,100,901 worldwide 1.6k citations · 89 works
  8. 8 Spencer M. Free Canada · #5,293,161 worldwide 1.2k citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Joseph R. Guarini Canada · #5,329,721 worldwide 314 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Brent M. Rogers Canada · #5,496,350 worldwide 39 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Smiths Detection (Canada)

What are the most cited papers from Smiths Detection (Canada)?

The most cited paper from Smiths Detection (Canada) is "Strategies for Real-Time System Specification" (Derek J. Hatley, Imtiaz A. Pirbhai, 1988), with 833 citations. Next come "User-Centered Design and Interactive Health Technologies for Patients" (585) and "Sympathetic nervous system regulation of the tumour microenvironment" (573).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Strategies for Real-Time System Specification Derek J. Hatley, Imtiaz A. Pirbhai · CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) 1988 833
2 User-Centered Design and Interactive Health Technologies for Patients Annette De Vito Dabbs, Brad A. Myers, KENNETH R. MC CURRY et al. · CIN Computers Informatics Nursing Open access May 2009 585
3 Sympathetic nervous system regulation of the tumour microenvironment Steve W. Cole, Archana Sidalaghatta Nagaraja, Susan K. Lutgendorf et al. · Nature reviews. Cancer ReviewOpen access 24 Aug 2015 573
4 Occupancy Urbanism: Radicalizing Politics and Economy beyond Policy and Programs Solomon Benjamin · International Journal of Urban and Regional Research Sep 2008 514
5 Personality and environmental concern Jacob B. Hirsh · Journal of Environmental Psychology 26 Jan 2010 466
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Smiths Detection (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Feminism, Qualitative Research, Cold War, Public Health, Social Movements, Black Studies and Civil Rights Movement.

▲ 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 2.4×30 topics
  2. Public Health2▲ 3.1×7 topics
  3. Qualitative Research2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  4. Quality of Life2▲ 2.7×11 topics
  5. Feminism2▲ 12×3 topics
  6. Environmental Impact2▲ 1.87×8 topics
  7. Inflammation2▲ 1.49×11 topics
  8. Management2▲ 4.0×13 topics
  9. Cold War2▲ 51×2 topics
  10. Climate Change1◆ 1.08×11 topics
  11. Social Movements1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  12. Black Studies1▲ 129×1 topic
  13. Civil Rights Movement1▲ 129×1 topic
  14. Machine Learning1▼ 0.82×9 topics
  15. Analysis1▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Maternal Mortality1▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Treatment1▲ 2.1×13 topics
  18. Health Care1▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Neuroprotection1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  20. Nursing1▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Identity1▲ 2.9×4 topics
  22. Mass Gatherings1▲ 190×1 topic
  23. Research Trends1▲ 163×1 topic
  24. Social Network Analysis1▲ 17×1 topic
  25. Sustainability1▼ 0.86×6 topics
  26. Travelers' Diarrhea1▲ 190×1 topic

Which research topics does Smiths Detection (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Race, History, and American Society, Travel-related health issues, Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies.

Race, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksTravel-related health issues: 1 fractional worksDiverse Approaches in He…1Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies: 1 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclamps…1Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 1 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 1 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 0 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Tec…0Software Engineering Techniques and Practices: 0 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 0 fractional worksLegal Cases and Commentary: 0 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders t…0Pelvic floor disorders treatments: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthObstetrics and GynecologyPharmacology5 others

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

  1. 1 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Travel-related health issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  5. 5 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 1 works
  6. 6 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 0 works
  7. 7 Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Information Systems 0 works
  8. 8 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Legal Cases and Commentary Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 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 available21.1%not open78.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Smiths Detection (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Smiths Detection (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Smiths Detection (Canada)0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Smiths Detection (Canada) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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