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St. Laurent Institute

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Research works
41
▲ 73% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
53.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
St. Laurent Institute

Not ranked overall: St. Laurent Institute is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does St. Laurent Institute work in?

In all years, 39% of research at St. Laurent Institute is in Life Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (32%), Medicine (25%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 16 fractional works · 39.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 31.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 21.6% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 29.8% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 25.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 21.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 13.7% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSt. LaurentInstitute41fractional works, all years
Life Sciences39%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences22%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1331.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.1%
    4. Neuroscience11.9%
    1. Medicine1025.2%
    2. Health Professions13.4%
    3. Veterinary01.2%
    1. Social Sciences613.7%
    2. Psychology23.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities13.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.0%
    1. Physics and Astronomy12.8%
    2. Computer Science12.0%
    3. Mathematics11.4%
    4. Materials Science11.3%
    5. Environmental Science00.8%
    6. Engineering00.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
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: 4.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Health Professions: 3.24× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.85× its world share, 2 worksMedicinePsychology: 1.87× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.20×0 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.19×1 works
  3. Health Professions3.24×0 works
  4. Psychology1.87×0 works
  5. Medicine1.85×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.42×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.94×1 works
  8. Computer Science0.73×0 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.60×0 works

Who are the top researchers at St. Laurent Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Georges St. Laurent, Michael Tackett and Dmitry N. Shtokalo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Laurent Institute.

  1. 1 Georges St. Laurent United States · #421,766 worldwide 5.5k citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Michael Tackett United States · #1,075,441 worldwide 1.6k citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Dmitry N. Shtokalo United States · #2,935,859 worldwide 824 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Maxim Ri United States · #4,587,742 worldwide 188 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at St. Laurent Institute

What are the most cited papers from St. Laurent Institute?

The most cited paper from St. Laurent Institute is "Landscape of transcription in human cells" (Sarah Djebali et al., 2012), with 5,447 citations. Next come "The Landscape of long noncoding RNA classification" (1,230) and "Frequency of provoked coronary arterial spasm in 1089 consecutive patients undergoing coronary arteriography." (504).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Landscape of transcription in human cells Sarah Djebali et al. · Nature Open access Sep 2012 5,447
2 The Landscape of long noncoding RNA classification Georges St. Laurent, Claes Wahlestedt, Philipp Kapranov · Trends in Genetics ReviewOpen access 11 Apr 2015 1,230
3 Frequency of provoked coronary arterial spasm in 1089 consecutive patients undergoing coronary arteriography. M Bertrand, J. M. Lablanche, Pierre Y. Tilmant et al. · Circulation Open access Jun 1982 504
4 The Teacher's “Practical Knowledge”: Report of a Case Study Freema Elbaz · Curriculum Inquiry Mar 1981 456
5 Regulation of chromatin structure by long noncoding RNAs: focus on natural antisense transcripts Marco Magistri, Mohammad Ali Faghihi, Georges St. Laurent et al. · Trends in Genetics ReviewOpen access 25 Apr 2012 302
All 81 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at St. Laurent Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Epigenetic Regulation, Long Noncoding RNAs, RNA Regulation, Ethical Considerations, Gene Expression, m6A-seq and RNA methylation.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Cancer4▲ 6.6×12 topics
  2. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 22×2 topics
  3. Inflammation2▲ 2.0×11 topics
  4. Ethical Considerations2▲ 14×3 topics
  5. Long Noncoding RNAs2▲ 75×1 topic
  6. RNA Regulation2▲ 42×1 topic
  7. Gene Expression2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  8. Diabetes1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  9. Citizen Participation1▲ 25×2 topics
  10. Public Health1▲ 2.2×8 topics
  11. RNA methylation1▲ 37×1 topic
  12. m6A-seq1▲ 37×1 topic
  13. Meta-Analysis1▲ 4.7×2 topics
  14. Astrobiology1▲ 70×1 topic
  15. Biomarkers1▲ 3.9×4 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.2×7 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 4.4×2 topics
  18. Data Analysis1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  19. Extraterrestrial Life1▲ 110×1 topic
  20. Forensic Toxicology1▲ 79×1 topic
  21. Glycemic Control1▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Identity1▲ 3.2×7 topics
  23. Insulin Therapy1▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Medical Chemistry1▲ 228×1 topic
  25. Normalization1▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Psychotherapy Outcome1▲ 58×1 topic
  27. Public Policy1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  28. Therapeutic Alliance1▲ 58×1 topic

Which research topics does St. Laurent Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Diabetes Management and Research, Medication Adherence and Compliance, Diabetes Treatment and Management and Child and Adolescent Health.

Diabetes Management and …0Diabetes Management and Research: 0 fractional worksMedication Adherence and…0Medication Adherence and Compliance: 0 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and M…0Diabetes Treatment and Management: 0 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Hea…0Child and Adolescent Health: 0 fractional worksReading and Literacy Development: 0 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational Practices: 0 fractional worksAgriculture and Agroindu…0Agriculture and Agroindustry Studies: 0 fractional worksFood and Agricultural Sciences: 0 fractional worksAgricultural and Environmental Management: 0 fractional worksEducational Methods and …0Educational Methods and Media Use: 0 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismFamily PracticeGeneral Health ProfessionsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  2. 2 Medication Adherence and Compliance Family Practice 0 works
  3. 3 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  4. 4 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Reading and Literacy Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 0 works
  7. 7 Agriculture and Agroindustry Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
  8. 8 Food and Agricultural Sciences Food Science 0 works
  9. 9 Agricultural and Environmental Management Demography 0 works
  10. 10 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 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 available58.4%not open41.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.1%domestic only57.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has St. Laurent Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 73% 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 St. Laurent Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000049% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%St. Laurent Institute0.000036% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of St. Laurent Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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