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Alchemy (Canada)

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Research works
44
▲ 397% vs 2018-21
Citations
556
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Alchemy (Canada)

Not ranked overall: Alchemy (Canada) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Alchemy (Canada) work in?

In all years, 39% of research at Alchemy (Canada) is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (17%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (12%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 39.1% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 17.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 8.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 30.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 11.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 22.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.0% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKAlchemy (Canada)44fractional works, all years
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences30%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering817.2%
    2. Chemistry25.5%
    3. Materials Science25.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences23.9%
    5. Computer Science13.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy12.9%
    7. Chemical Engineering01.1%
    8. Environmental Science00.3%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance511.6%
    2. Social Sciences35.9%
    3. Psychology25.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities25.3%
    5. Decision Sciences11.5%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences410.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology48.7%
    3. Neuroscience12.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    1. Medicine36.5%
    2. Dentistry11.5%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Health Professions00.0%
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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 9.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.28× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.33× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.00× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.86× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 2.49× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering9.21×0 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.28×1 works
  3. Materials Science4.00×2 works
  4. Psychology2.49×1 works
  5. Engineering2.33×5 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.86×1 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.52×0 works
  8. Neuroscience1.48×0 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.45×0 works
  10. Chemistry1.37×0 works
  11. Social Sciences1.12×2 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.61×0 works
  13. Medicine0.10×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.06×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Alchemy (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, J. H. Driberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alchemy (Canada).

  1. 1 J. H. Driberg Canada · #2,650,160 worldwide 37 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Alchemy (Canada)

What are the most cited papers from Alchemy (Canada)?

The most cited paper from Alchemy (Canada) is "Pathogenic microbes, the microbiome, and Alzheimer’s disease (AD)" (James Murray Hill, Christian Alexandro Clement, Aileen I. Pogue et al., 2014), with 172 citations. Next come "The Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiome and Potential Link to Alzheimer’s Disease" (99) and "Evaluation of a Paper Mulch Made from Recycled Materials as an Alternative to Plastic Film Mulch for Vegetables" (49).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Pathogenic microbes, the microbiome, and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) James Murray Hill, Christian Alexandro Clement, Aileen I. Pogue et al. · Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience Open access 2014 172
2 The Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiome and Potential Link to Alzheimer’s Disease James Murray Hill, Surjyadipta Bhattacharjee, Aileen I. Pogue et al. · Frontiers in Neurology Open access 4 Apr 2014 99
3 Evaluation of a Paper Mulch Made from Recycled Materials as an Alternative to Plastic Film Mulch for Vegetables David F. Anderson, Mary-Ann Garisto, Jean-Claude Bourrut et al. · Journal of Sustainable Agriculture May 1996 49
4 An integrated microfluidic device for the sorting of yeast cells using image processing Bo Yang Yu, Çağlar Elbüken, Chong Shen et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 19 Feb 2018 35
5 Assessment of compressive strength of eco-concrete reinforced using machine learning tools Houcine Bentegri, Mohamed Rabehi, Samir Kherfane et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 11 Feb 2025 33
All 35 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Alchemy (Canada)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monetary Policy, Molten Salt, Nuclear Reactor, Cancer, Fiscal Policy, Therapeutics, Economic Growth and Asset Pricing.

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

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Monetary Policy3▲ 24×3 topics
  2. Cancer2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  3. Climate Change2▲ 1.63×8 topics
  4. Molten Salt2▲ 90×1 topic
  5. Nuclear Reactor2▲ 90×1 topic
  6. Economic Growth2▲ 5.1×1 topic
  7. Fiscal Policy2▲ 17×1 topic
  8. Therapeutics2▲ 26×2 topics
  9. Accident Tolerant Fuels1▲ 59×1 topic
  10. Asset Pricing1▲ 23×1 topic
  11. Consumer Behavior1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  12. Culture1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  13. Fuel Cladding1▲ 59×1 topic
  14. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.60×5 topics
  15. Stock Returns1▲ 60×1 topic
  16. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.6×2 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage1▲ 6.2×5 topics
  18. Immune System1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  19. Glycosylation1▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Antioxidant1▲ 3.5×6 topics
  21. Economic Policy Uncertainty1▲ 51×1 topic
  22. Food Safety1▲ 8.4×1 topic
  23. Food Security1▲ 5.6×1 topic
  24. Functional Foods1▲ 36×1 topic
  25. Glycans1▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Hygiene Practices1▲ 114×1 topic
  27. Mucins1▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Nutrition1▲ 5.4×2 topics
  29. Oil Price Shocks1▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Risk Perception1▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Virtual Reality1▲ 6.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Alchemy (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Nuclear Materials and Properties, Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics and Families in Therapy and Culture.

Nuclear reactor physics …2Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 2 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 1 fractional worksNuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics: 1 fractional worksFamilies in Therapy and Culture: 1 fractional worksIslamic Thought and Society Studies: 1 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…1Islamic Studies and History: 1 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 0 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 0 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 0 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringMaterials ChemistrySocial PsychologyReligious studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 1 works
  3. 3 Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Families in Therapy and Culture Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Islamic Thought and Society Studies Religious studies 1 works
  6. 6 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 0 works
  9. 9 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.9%domestic only69.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Alchemy (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 397% 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 Alchemy (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000038% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Alchemy (Canada)0.000084% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Alchemy (Canada) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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