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Alpha Technologies (Canada)

In research, Alpha Technologies (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,024 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,755
of 22,385 · #20,996 all time
Rank in Canada
#244
of 305
Research works
234
▲ 156% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.5k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
39%
world 18%
Alpha Technologies (Canada)

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 #15,024 of 17,446 5.8%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Alpha Technologies (Canada) work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Alpha Technologies (Canada) is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (17%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 36 fractional works · 41.0% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 19.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 22 fractional works · 25.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 16.6% of its workInsect Science: 8 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 21.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 12.1% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 10.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAlphaTechnologies…88fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences22%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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. Engineering1719.0%
    2. Computer Science56.0%
    3. Environmental Science55.4%
    4. Materials Science44.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy33.1%
    6. Chemistry22.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1516.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology44.6%
    3. Neuroscience22.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences77.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting55.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance33.1%
    4. Decision Sciences21.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities21.9%
    6. Psychology11.6%
    1. Medicine910.0%
    2. Veterinary11.0%
    3. Health Professions10.7%
    4. Nursing00.4%
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: 3.50× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.26× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.38× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.20× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.78× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary7.20×1 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.50×15 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.99×2 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.78×5 works
  5. Neuroscience1.64×2 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.46×3 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.38×3 works
  8. Chemistry1.32×2 works
  9. Engineering1.26×17 works
  10. Materials Science1.18×4 works
  11. Environmental Science1.09×5 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.93×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.87×4 works
  14. Nursing0.81×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.77×5 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.73×1 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.69×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.66×2 works
  19. Social Sciences0.60×7 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.54×0 works
  21. Medicine0.52×9 works
  22. Psychology0.51×1 works
  23. Health Professions0.28×1 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, J. R. Dick lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alpha Technologies (Canada).

  1. 1 J. R. Dick Canada · #4,199,121 worldwide 58 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Alpha Technologies (Canada)

What are the most cited papers from Alpha Technologies (Canada)?

The most cited paper from Alpha Technologies (Canada) is "Rollout Algorithms for Stochastic Scheduling Problems" (Dimitri P. Bertsekas, David A. Castañón, 1999), with 277 citations. Next come "Ultraviolet filters" (266) and "Discrete-time markovian-jump linear quadratic optimal control" (246).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Rollout Algorithms for Stochastic Scheduling Problems Dimitri P. Bertsekas, David A. Castañón · Journal of Heuristics Apr 1999 277
2 Ultraviolet filters Nadim A. Shaath · Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 18 Feb 2010 266
3 Discrete-time markovian-jump linear quadratic optimal control H.J. Chizeck, Alan S. Willsky, David A. Castañón · International Journal of Control Open access 1986 246
4 Drivers of health workers’ migration, intention to migrate and non-migration from low/middle-income countries, 1970–2022: a systematic review Patience Toyin-Thomas, Paul Ikhurionan, Efe E. Omoyibo et al. · BMJ Global Health ReviewOpen access May 2023 157
5 Leader election algorithms for wireless ad hoc networks Subramanyan Vasudevan, Brian T. DeCleene, Neil Immerman et al. Conference paperOpen access Mar 2004 107
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Alpha Technologies (Canada)?

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

▲ 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-now 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▲ 69×7 topics
  2. Invasive Species6▲ 17×6 topics
  3. Phylogeny4▲ 30×4 topics
  4. Population Dynamics4▲ 18×4 topics
  5. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles4▲ 102×1 topic
  6. Jasmonate Signaling4▲ 102×1 topic
  7. Morphology4▲ 24×2 topics
  8. Epidemiology4◆ 1.04×29 topics
  9. Taxonomy3▲ 27×2 topics
  10. Mealybug3▲ 732×1 topic
  11. Scale Insects3▲ 732×1 topic
  12. Mechanical Properties3▲ 3.0×9 topics
  13. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.0×6 topics
  14. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  15. Handoff Decision Algorithms2▲ 362×1 topic
  16. Mobility Support2▲ 362×1 topic
  17. DNA Barcoding2▲ 12×5 topics
  18. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  19. Environmental Management2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  20. Reconstruction2▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Anticancer1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  22. Brain-Computer Interfaces1▲ 15×1 topic
  23. EEG Analysis1▲ 15×1 topic
  24. Pest Management1▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Pharmacology1▲ 6.1×5 topics
  26. Wearable Sensors1▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Alkaloids1▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Archaeological Artifacts1▲ 50×1 topic
  29. Cognitive Function1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  30. Drug Development1▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Fragmented Objects1▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Heart Rate Variability1▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Toxicology1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  34. Acetylcholinesterase1▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Amaryllidaceae1▲ 84×1 topic
  36. Asset Pricing1▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Cholinesterase Inhibitors1▲ 60×1 topic
  38. Galanthamine1▲ 84×1 topic
  39. Neurodegenerative Diseases1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  40. Stock Returns1▲ 30×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: 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 worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 1 fractional worksImage Processing and 3D Reconstruction: 1 fractional worksCholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases: 1 fractional worksChemical synthesis and alkaloids: 1 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 1 fractional worksNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study: 1 fractional works
Insect ScienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCognitive NeuroscienceFinance5 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 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 1 works
  6. 6 Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  7. 7 Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases Pharmacology 1 works
  8. 8 Chemical synthesis and alkaloids Organic Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study Molecular Biology 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 156% 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 Alpha Technologies (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00034% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Alpha Technologies (Canada)0.00047% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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