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Alberta Energy

In research, Alberta Energy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,309 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,426 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,927
of 28,054 · #7,832 all time
Rank in Canada
#222
of 403
Research works
925
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
26.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Alberta Energy 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,309 of 12,888 7.1%123 #4672
EngineeringField #6,426 of 6,636 4.0%72 #4284

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alberta Energy 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.04× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.07× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.69× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.29× its world share, 72 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.79× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.92× its world share, 10 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.38× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alberta Energy?

Ranked on the composite score, Stefan Bachu and Mladen M. Kekez lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alberta Energy.

  1. 1 Stefan Bachu Canada · #22,073 worldwide 674 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Mladen M. Kekez Canada · #1,001,052 worldwide 24 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Alberta Energy

Which keywords describe research at Alberta Energy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CO2 Sequestration, Corrosion, Machine Learning, Vibration Analysis, Hydraulic Fracturing, Natural Gas, Pipeline and Rheological Properties.

▲ 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. Machine Learning13▲ 2.7×22 topics
  2. CO2 Sequestration9▲ 33×4 topics
  3. Corrosion8▲ 45×4 topics
  4. Nanoparticles8▲ 4.3×4 topics
  5. Vibration Analysis8▲ 19×3 topics
  6. Hydraulic Fracturing7▲ 45×2 topics
  7. Natural Gas7▲ 53×3 topics
  8. Pipeline7▲ 45×3 topics
  9. Rheological Properties7▲ 28×2 topics
  10. Pitting Corrosion7▲ 97×2 topics
  11. Drilling Fluids7▲ 88×1 topic
  12. Well Integrity7▲ 88×1 topic
  13. Climate Change6▲ 1.61×27 topics
  14. Renewable Energy6▲ 2.9×16 topics
  15. Material Characterization6▲ 34×3 topics
  16. Defect Detection6▲ 30×2 topics
  17. Shale Gas6▲ 31×2 topics
  18. Eddy Current Testing5▲ 85×1 topic
  19. Non-Destructive Evaluation5▲ 85×1 topic
  20. Fracture Propagation5▲ 59×1 topic
  21. Shale Gas Reservoirs5▲ 59×1 topic
  22. Reliability Assessment5▲ 80×1 topic
  23. Risk Analysis5▲ 34×1 topic
  24. Optimization5▲ 7.0×5 topics
  25. Mechanical Properties4▲ 3.2×5 topics
  26. Hydrogen Embrittlement4▲ 32×3 topics
  27. Pore Structure4▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Gas Permeability4▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Mudstones4▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Geophysical Imaging3▲ 42×2 topics
  31. Data Assimilation3▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Cathode Materials3▲ 5.3×3 topics
  33. Ensemble Kalman Filter3▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Well Placement3▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Full-Waveform Tomography3▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Seismic Waveform Inversion3▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Petroleum3▲ 39×2 topics
  38. Tectonics3▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Reactive Transport2▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Carbon Dioxide2▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Alberta Energy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Drilling and Well Engineering, Non-Destructive Testing Techniques, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis and Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis.

Drilling and Well Engineering: 7 fractional worksNon-Destructive Testing Techniques: 5 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…5Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 5 fractional worksStructural Integrity and…5Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis: 5 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 4 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 3 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inve…3Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 3 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 2 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 2 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsGeophysics3 others

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

  1. 1 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  6. 6 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 3 works
  8. 8 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 2 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 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 available16.8%not open83.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alberta Energy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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