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American Water (Canada)

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World rank, all time
#31,777
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#654
of 718
Research works
124
▲ 250% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
American Water (Canada)

Which fields of science does American Water (Canada) work in?

In all years, 76% of research at American Water (Canada) is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (29%), Environmental Science (20%), Materials Science (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 94 fractional works · 76.0% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 28.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 12 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 20.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 10.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 6.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 10.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 7.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 5.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAmerican Water(Canada)124fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences76%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences10%

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. Engineering3528.7%
    2. Environmental Science2520.1%
    3. Materials Science1310.2%
    4. Chemistry76.0%
    5. Energy54.1%
    6. Computer Science32.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences32.6%
    8. Physics and Astronomy11.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.8%
    1. Social Sciences75.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting32.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities21.3%
    4. Decision Sciences10.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    6. Psychology00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Medicine75.3%
    2. Health Professions11.0%
    3. Nursing00.1%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.67× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.98× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.37× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.37×1 works
  2. Environmental Science2.98×2 works
  3. Engineering2.67×6 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.51×0 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.32×0 works
  6. Chemistry1.55×0 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.39×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.38×1 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.80×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.70×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.68×0 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.55×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.50×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.42×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.40×1 works
  16. Health Professions0.31×0 works
  17. Psychology0.27×0 works
  18. Medicine0.17×0 works

What are the most cited papers from American Water (Canada)?

The most cited paper from American Water (Canada) is "Full-scale studies of factors related to coliform regrowth in drinking water" (Mark W. LeChevallier, N J Welch, Darrell B. Smith, 1996), with 491 citations. Next come "Drinking water microbiome assembly induced by water stagnation" (236) and "Occurrence of Viruses in US Groundwaters" (178).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Full-scale studies of factors related to coliform regrowth in drinking water Mark W. LeChevallier, N J Welch, Darrell B. Smith · Applied and Environmental Microbiology Open access Jul 1996 491
2 Drinking water microbiome assembly induced by water stagnation Fangqiong Ling, Rachel J. Whitaker, Mark W. LeChevallier et al. · The ISME Journal Open access 27 Mar 2018 236
3 Occurrence of Viruses in US Groundwaters Morteza A. Abbaszadegan, Mark W. LeChevallier, Charles P. Gerba · American Water Works Association Sep 2003 178
4 Potential for pathogen intrusion during pressure transients Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Morteza A. Abbaszadegan, Mark W. LeChevallier · American Water Works Association May 2003 161
5 Detection of Infectious Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts in Surface and Filter Backwash Water Samples by Immunomagnetic Separation and Integrated Cell Culture-PCR George D. Di Giovanni, Farah Hashemi, Nancy J. Shaw et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology Open access Aug 1999 142
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Which keywords describe research at American Water (Canada)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Health Effects, Water Quality, Water Treatment, Renewable Energy, Microbial Ecology and Disinfection By-Products.

▲ 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. Climate Change12▲ 3.7×13 topics
  2. Sustainability11▲ 5.1×14 topics
  3. Health Effects8▲ 10×4 topics
  4. Water Quality7▲ 14×10 topics
  5. Renewable Energy7▲ 5.8×10 topics
  6. Environmental Impact7▲ 4.0×10 topics
  7. Water Treatment6▲ 42×4 topics
  8. Microbial Ecology6▲ 29×2 topics
  9. Disinfection By-Products6▲ 217×1 topic
  10. Drinking Water6▲ 129×1 topic
  11. Optimization5▲ 6.9×3 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties4▲ 3.7×11 topics
  13. Microstructure4▲ 6.6×9 topics
  14. Water Resources4▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Leak Detection4▲ 112×1 topic
  16. Water Distribution Networks4▲ 112×1 topic
  17. Catalysis4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  18. Liquefaction3▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Tunnel3▲ 36×2 topics
  20. EROI3▲ 85×1 topic
  21. Fossil Fuels3▲ 68×1 topic
  22. Pipeline3▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Reservoir Operation3▲ 70×1 topic
  24. Water Demand3▲ 70×1 topic
  25. Analysis3▲ 21×1 topic
  26. Seismic3▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Groundwater3▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Corrosion2▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Friction Stir Processing2▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Groundwater Flow2▲ 50×1 topic
  31. Surface Modification2▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Transport Modeling2▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Monitoring2▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Wear Behavior2▲ 46×2 topics
  35. Complementary Medicine2▲ 59×1 topic
  36. Herbal Medicine2▲ 7.0×1 topic
  37. Aerospace Applications2▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Cavitation Erosion2▲ 159×1 topic
  39. Heterogeneous Catalysts2▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Nickel-Aluminium Bronze2▲ 159×1 topic

Which research topics does American Water (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, Water Systems and Optimization, American Literature and Humor Studies and Tunneling and Rock Mechanics.

Geotechnical Engineering…2Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 2 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimization: 1 fractional worksAmerican Literature and Humor Studies: 0 fractional worksTunneling and Rock Mechanics: 0 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 0 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 0 fractional worksRadioactive element chemistry and processing: 0 fractional worksStock Market Forecasting Methods: 0 fractional worksMachine Learning and Algorithms: 0 fractional worksRhetoric and Communication Studies: 0 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringLiterature and Literary TheoryMechanics of MaterialsMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 American Literature and Humor Studies Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  4. 4 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  6. 6 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 0 works
  7. 7 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Stock Market Forecasting Methods Management Science and Operations Research 0 works
  9. 9 Machine Learning and Algorithms Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  10. 10 Rhetoric and Communication Studies Philosophy 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 available13.5%not open86.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.4%domestic only65.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has American Water (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 250% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 American Water (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000068% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%American Water (Canada)0.000080% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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