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Willow Biosciences (Canada)

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World rank, all time
#31,827
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#656
of 718
Research works
127
▲ 84% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Willow Biosciences (Canada)

Which fields of science does Willow Biosciences (Canada) work in?

In all years, 38% of research at Willow Biosciences (Canada) is in Health Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 48 fractional works · 37.8% of its workMedicine: 37 fractional works · 29.4% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 32 fractional works · 25.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 14.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 7.7% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 6.1% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workVirology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 30 fractional works · 23.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 9.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 8.0% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 12.7% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWillowBiosciences…127fractional works, all years
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences38%Social Sciences24%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3729.4%
    2. Health Professions86.5%
    3. Veterinary11.0%
    4. Nursing10.7%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1814.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology86.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences54.1%
    4. Neuroscience10.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    1. Social Sciences129.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities108.0%
    3. Psychology43.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting32.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
    1. Engineering64.3%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences43.1%
    3. Environmental Science32.4%
    4. Chemistry21.2%
    5. Computer Science10.8%
    6. Mathematics10.4%
    7. Energy00.3%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
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: 3.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.88× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.49× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.07× its world share, 3 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences7.49×1 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.88×2 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.05×1 works
  4. Medicine2.07×3 works
  5. Mathematics2.02×0 works
  6. Environmental Science1.50×1 works
  7. Health Professions0.53×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.11×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Willow Biosciences (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, K. A. JOHNSON and D Ogram lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Willow Biosciences (Canada).

  1. 1 K. A. JOHNSON Canada · #2,290,755 worldwide 607 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 D Ogram Canada · #4,557,672 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Willow Biosciences (Canada)

What are the most cited papers from Willow Biosciences (Canada)?

The most cited paper from Willow Biosciences (Canada) is "A Standardized Breath Holding Technique for the Clinical Measurement of the Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide 1" (Colin M. Ogilvie, Robert E Forster, William S. Blakemore et al., 1957), with 1,217 citations. Next come "Mineral discrimination and removal of inductive coupling with multifrequency IP" (942) and "Does a home-based strength and balance programme in people aged ≥80 years provide the best value for money to prevent falls? A systematic review of economic evaluations of falls prevention interventions" (195).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Standardized Breath Holding Technique for the Clinical Measurement of the Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide 1 Colin M. Ogilvie, Robert E Forster, William S. Blakemore et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 1957 1,217
2 Mineral discrimination and removal of inductive coupling with multifrequency IP W. H. Pelton, Stanley H. Ward, Philip G. Hallof et al. · Geophysics Apr 1978 942
3 Does a home-based strength and balance programme in people aged ≥80 years provide the best value for money to prevent falls? A systematic review of economic evaluations of falls prevention interventions Jennifer C. Davis, M Clare Robertson, Maureen C. Ashe et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine Review Feb 2010 195
4 Primary orbital schwannomas. Jack Rootman, Cynthia Muller Goldberg, W D Robertson · British Journal of Ophthalmology Open access Mar 1982 146
5 Inversion of two-dimensional resistivity and induced-polarization data W. H. Pelton, Luis Rijo, Charles M. Swift · Geophysics Jun 1978 141
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Which keywords describe research at Willow Biosciences (Canada)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Glycosylation, Online Gaming, Video Games, Monoclonal Antibodies and Therapeutic Antibodies.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 2.4×33 topics
  2. Pathogenesis5▲ 7.5×10 topics
  3. Vaccine5▲ 10×7 topics
  4. Machine Learning5▲ 1.76×6 topics
  5. Glycosylation5▲ 17×3 topics
  6. Online Gaming4▲ 109×1 topic
  7. Video Games4▲ 68×1 topic
  8. Monoclonal Antibodies4▲ 24×2 topics
  9. Therapeutic Antibodies4▲ 26×2 topics
  10. Healthcare4▲ 4.7×3 topics
  11. Education4▲ 2.5×12 topics
  12. Management4▲ 4.0×4 topics
  13. Diagnosis4▲ 2.8×9 topics
  14. Primary Care3▲ 6.3×9 topics
  15. Antibody Engineering3▲ 25×1 topic
  16. Fc Receptors3▲ 25×1 topic
  17. Immune Response3▲ 4.2×5 topics
  18. Maintenance3▲ 37×1 topic
  19. Medical Equipment3▲ 98×1 topic
  20. Meta-Analysis3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  21. African Christianity2▲ 69×2 topics
  22. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  23. Virus2▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Communication2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  25. Immunity2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  26. Ribosome2▲ 17×1 topic
  27. Translation2▲ 8.1×1 topic
  28. Zoonotic Transmission2▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Global Christianity2▲ 92×1 topic
  30. Short-Term Missions2▲ 92×1 topic
  31. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  32. Vaccination2▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Viral Pathogenesis2▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Nipah Virus2▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Paramyxovirus2▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Social Network Analysis2▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Brain Imaging2▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Bacterial Meningitis2▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Integration2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Neisseria meningitidis2▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Willow Biosciences (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy and Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy.

Spider Taxonomy and Beha…1Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies: 1 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 0 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and…0Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 0 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversit…0Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 0 fractional worksEntomological Studies an…0Entomological Studies and Ecology: 0 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…0Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 0 fractional worksCorneal surgery and diso…0Corneal surgery and disorders: 0 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 0 fractional worksSoft tissue tumor case studies: 0 fractional worksCollembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies: 0 fractional works
GeneticsPharmacologyPaleontologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies Genetics 1 works
  2. 2 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 0 works
  3. 3 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 0 works
  4. 4 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 0 works
  5. 5 Entomological Studies and Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  6. 6 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 0 works
  7. 7 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  8. 8 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Soft tissue tumor case studies Rheumatology 0 works
  10. 10 Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available27.8%not open72.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Willow Biosciences (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 84% higher 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 Willow Biosciences (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000019% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Willow Biosciences (Canada)0.000029% in 202519801990200020102020

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