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Terry Fox Research Institute

In research, Terry Fox Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,328 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#8,574 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,376 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,634
of 28,054 · #9,803 all time
Rank in Canada
#205
of 403
Research works
460
▲ 86% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
48.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Terry Fox Research Institute 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
Life SciencesDomain #4,328 of 14,347 30.0%220
MedicineField #8,574 of 17,978 26.8%189
Health SciencesDomain #11,376 of 20,462 26.4%195
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,292 of 7,814 33.5%129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Terry Fox Research Institute 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).

What does Terry Fox Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 22.6 works5.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.42× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.76× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.04× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× 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, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Terry Fox Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Prognostic Factors, Cancer Therapy, PET Imaging, Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Gene Expression, Lymphoma and Angiogenesis.

▲ 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. Cancer6▲ 5.7×18 topics
  2. Prognostic Factors4▲ 12×7 topics
  3. Cancer Therapy4▲ 8.6×10 topics
  4. PET Imaging4▲ 26×4 topics
  5. Inflammation3▲ 2.0×19 topics
  6. Hematopoietic Stem Cells3▲ 46×2 topics
  7. Gene Expression3▲ 6.4×9 topics
  8. Immunotherapy3▲ 5.2×10 topics
  9. Clinical Trials3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  10. Lymphoma3▲ 21×3 topics
  11. Angiogenesis3▲ 10×6 topics
  12. Biomarkers2▲ 4.3×8 topics
  13. Mutation2▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Stromal Cells2▲ 38×2 topics
  15. BCR-ABL2▲ 105×1 topic
  16. Imatinib2▲ 105×1 topic
  17. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  18. AML2▲ 53×1 topic
  19. Acute Myeloid Leukemia2▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Leukemia2▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 16×3 topics
  22. NK Cell Recognition2▲ 39×1 topic
  23. Natural Killer Cells2▲ 39×1 topic
  24. Cancer Progression2▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 11×6 topics
  26. CAR T Cells2▲ 29×1 topic
  27. Chimeric Antigen Receptor2▲ 29×1 topic
  28. Chromatin2▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Informed Consent2▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Mesenchymal Stem Cells2▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Research Participation2▲ 83×1 topic
  32. Targeted Therapy2▲ 10.0×4 topics
  33. Tumor Regression2▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Fibroblast Activation Protein2▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Immunosuppression2▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Genomic Instability1▲ 16×2 topics
  38. RNA-Seq1▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Gene Therapy1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  40. Rituximab1▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Terry Fox Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research, Immune Cell Function and Interaction and Ethics in Clinical Research.

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia…2Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments: 2 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia R…2Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 2 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…2Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 2 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Resea…2Ethics in Clinical Research: 2 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 2 fractional worksPeptidase Inhibition and Analysis: 2 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial …1Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 1 fractional worksIL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways: 1 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 1 fractional worksRadiopharmaceutical Chem…1Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications: 1 fractional works
HematologyImmunologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOncology2 others

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

  1. 1 Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments Hematology 2 works
  2. 2 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 2 works
  3. 3 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 2 works
  4. 4 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways Immunology 1 works
  9. 9 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 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 available50.3%not open49.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.9%domestic only70.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Terry Fox Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 86% 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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