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Alberta Innovates

In research, Alberta Innovates stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,365 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,227
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#412
of 896
Research works
291
▼ 86% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
38.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Alberta Innovates 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 #12,365 of 21,541 25.2%207

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alberta Innovates 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: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.15× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.68× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Alberta Innovates?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Surfactants, Porous Media, Nanofluids, Pore-scale Modeling, X-ray Computed Tomography, Hydraulic Fracturing, CO2 Sequestration and Fracture Propagation.

▲ 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. Surfactants19▲ 55×4 topics
  2. Porous Media19▲ 41×3 topics
  3. Climate Change18▲ 2.4×38 topics
  4. Nanofluids18▲ 95×2 topics
  5. Pore-scale Modeling18▲ 189×1 topic
  6. X-ray Computed Tomography18▲ 189×1 topic
  7. Hydraulic Fracturing16▲ 48×2 topics
  8. CO2 Sequestration15▲ 37×4 topics
  9. Fracture Propagation15▲ 83×1 topic
  10. Shale Gas Reservoirs15▲ 83×1 topic
  11. Mechanical Properties13▲ 4.9×15 topics
  12. Reactive Transport13▲ 78×2 topics
  13. Optimization12▲ 7.7×6 topics
  14. Nanoparticles12▲ 3.1×14 topics
  15. Data Assimilation11▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Ensemble Kalman Filter11▲ 32×1 topic
  17. Well Placement11▲ 69×1 topic
  18. Mass Spectrometry11▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Biodegradation10▲ 32×4 topics
  20. Petroleum10▲ 65×2 topics
  21. Shale Gas10▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Asphaltenes10▲ 131×1 topic
  23. Naphthenic Acids10▲ 131×1 topic
  24. Environmental Impact9▲ 2.4×23 topics
  25. Pore Structure9▲ 29×3 topics
  26. Gas Permeability9▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Nanopores8▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Carbon Capture8▲ 71×1 topic
  29. Geological Storage8▲ 143×1 topic
  30. Mudstones8▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Thermal Maturity8▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Microstructure7▲ 4.6×7 topics
  33. Rheological Properties6▲ 13×5 topics
  34. Drilling Fluids6▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Water Quality6▲ 4.6×7 topics
  36. Well Integrity6▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Materials5▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Solid Oxide Fuel Cells5▲ 55×2 topics
  39. Cathodes5▲ 61×1 topic
  40. Electrolytes5▲ 61×1 topic

Which research topics does Alberta Innovates publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Bone Tissue Engineering Materials and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

Electrospun Nanofibers i…0Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 0 fractional worksNanoparticles: synthesis…0Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications: 0 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 0 fractional worksTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: 0 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 0 fractional worksRough Sets and Fuzzy Logic: 0 fractional worksSemantic Web and Ontologies: 0 fractional worksData Mining Algorithms a…0Data Mining Algorithms and Applications: 0 fractional worksTextile materials and evaluations: 0 fractional worksDyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers: 0 fractional works
BiomaterialsMaterials ChemistryBiomedical EngineeringSurgery6 others

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

  1. 1 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 0 works
  2. 2 Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications Materials Chemistry 0 works
  3. 3 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Surgery 0 works
  5. 5 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Rough Sets and Fuzzy Logic Computational Theory and Mathematics 0 works
  7. 7 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  8. 8 Data Mining Algorithms and Applications Information Systems 0 works
  9. 9 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 0 works
  10. 10 Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers Building and Construction 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 available25.0%not open75.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.3%domestic only77.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alberta Innovates's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 86% lower 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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