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Alpha Technologies (Canada)

In research, Alpha Technologies (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#17,942 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,767
of 28,054 · #18,900 all time
Rank in Canada
#391
of 403
Research works
234
▲ 98% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Alpha Technologies (Canada) 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 #17,942 of 21,541 12.8%120

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alpha Technologies (Canada) 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: 3.76× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.75× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.31× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.16× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.98× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alpha Technologies (Canada)?

Ranked on the composite score, Hirokazu Murao, Christer Sven Magnusson and Roel Potting lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alpha Technologies (Canada).

  1. 1 Hirokazu Murao Canada · #747,276 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Christer Sven Magnusson Canada · #936,971 worldwide 77 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Roel Potting Canada · #980,481 worldwide 81 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Stephen Parnell Canada · #1,061,404 worldwide 62 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Alan MacLeod Canada · #1,089,911 worldwide 56 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Jonathan Yuen Canada · #1,143,069 worldwide 40 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Paolo Gonthier Canada · #1,173,612 worldwide 40 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Philippe Lucien Reignault Canada · #1,178,018 worldwide 44 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Panagiotis Milonas Canada · #1,207,169 worldwide 41 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Francesco Di Serio Canada · #1,226,723 worldwide 28 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Alpha Technologies (Canada)

Which keywords describe research at Alpha Technologies (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biological Control, Invasive Species, Population Dynamics, Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles, Jasmonate Signaling, Phylogeny, Morphology and Mealybug.

▲ 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. Biological Control9▲ 76×7 topics
  2. Invasive Species6▲ 18×6 topics
  3. Population Dynamics4▲ 20×4 topics
  4. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles4▲ 118×1 topic
  5. Jasmonate Signaling4▲ 118×1 topic
  6. Phylogeny4▲ 32×3 topics
  7. Morphology3▲ 26×2 topics
  8. Epidemiology3◆ 1.06×24 topics
  9. Mealybug3▲ 937×1 topic
  10. Scale Insects3▲ 937×1 topic
  11. Climate Change3▲ 1.43×12 topics
  12. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  13. Handoff Decision Algorithms2▲ 416×1 topic
  14. Mobility Support2▲ 416×1 topic
  15. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  16. Environmental Management2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage2▲ 3.5×3 topics
  18. Global Warming1▲ 4.6×3 topics
  19. Anticancer1▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Brain-Computer Interfaces1▲ 17×1 topic
  21. EEG Analysis1▲ 17×1 topic
  22. Pharmacology1▲ 6.8×5 topics
  23. Wearable Sensors1▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Alkaloids1▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Archaeological Artifacts1▲ 52×1 topic
  26. Cognitive Function1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  27. DNA Barcoding1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  28. Fragmented Objects1▲ 52×1 topic
  29. Heart Rate Variability1▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Reconstruction1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  31. Toxicology1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  32. Acetylcholinesterase1▲ 65×1 topic
  33. Amaryllidaceae1▲ 91×1 topic
  34. Bark Beetles1▲ 70×1 topic
  35. Cholinesterase Inhibitors1▲ 65×1 topic
  36. Drug Development1▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Forest Pests1▲ 70×1 topic
  38. Galanthamine1▲ 91×1 topic
  39. Genetic Characterization1▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Lifelong Learning1▲ 6.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Alpha Technologies (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Research on scale insects, IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security and EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces.

Insect-Plant Interaction…4Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 4 fractional worksResearch on scale insects: 3 fractional worksIPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security: 2 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 1 fractional worksImage Processing and 3D Reconstruction: 1 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 1 fractional worksChemical synthesis and alkaloids: 1 fractional worksCholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases: 1 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 1 fractional worksGlobal Educational Policies and Reforms: 1 fractional works
Insect ScienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCognitive NeuroscienceComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition5 others

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

  1. 1 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 4 works
  2. 2 Research on scale insects Insect Science 3 works
  3. 3 IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  5. 5 Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  6. 6 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Chemical synthesis and alkaloids Organic Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases Pharmacology 1 works
  9. 9 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  10. 10 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 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 available43.0%not open57.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.8%domestic only61.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alpha Technologies (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 98% 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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