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ARC Resources (Canada)

In research, ARC Resources (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,568 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,291 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,916
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#376
of 718
Research works
266
▼ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
6k
22.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
ARC Resources (Canada)

What is ARC Resources (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 #5,568 of 17,446 7.2%242
EngineeringField #7,291 of 9,532 7.1%124

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where ARC Resources (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 ARC Resources (Canada) work in?

In all years, 91% of research at ARC Resources (Canada) is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (47%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (18%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 242 fractional works · 91.0% of its workEngineering: 124 fractional works · 46.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 56 fractional works · 21.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 10.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 18 fractional works · 6.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 49 fractional works · 18.2% of its workGeophysics: 20 fractional works · 7.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeology: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 31 fractional works · 11.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKARC Resources(Canada)266fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences91%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences5%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering12446.6%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences4918.2%
    3. Environmental Science3111.7%
    4. Computer Science124.6%
    5. Chemistry93.2%
    6. Materials Science72.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy52.0%
    8. Energy31.2%
    9. Mathematics10.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    1. Social Sciences41.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting20.9%
    3. Psychology20.8%
    4. Decision Sciences20.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    1. Medicine41.7%
    2. Health Professions10.3%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.82× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.81× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.53× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.23× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 5.98× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary5.98×0 works
  2. Environmental Science5.23×4 works
  3. Chemistry3.82×1 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.81×1 works
  5. Engineering2.53×6 works
  6. Psychology1.16×1 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.88×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.84×1 works
  9. Neuroscience0.70×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.68×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.48×0 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.46×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.28×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.28×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.17×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.11×0 works
  17. Medicine0.10×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×0 works

What are the most cited papers from ARC Resources (Canada)?

The most cited paper from ARC Resources (Canada) is "The mechanics of three-dimensional cellular materials" (Lachlan J. Gibson, Michael Farries Ashby, 1982), with 1,877 citations. Next come "Estuarine facies models; conceptual basis and stratigraphic implications" (1,760) and "The mechanics of two-dimensional cellular materials" (1,251).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The mechanics of three-dimensional cellular materials Lachlan J. Gibson, Michael Farries Ashby · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences 8 Jul 1982 1,877
2 Estuarine facies models; conceptual basis and stratigraphic implications Robert W. Dalrymple, Brian A. Zaitlin, Ron Boyd · Journal of Sedimentary Research Nov 1992 1,760
3 The mechanics of two-dimensional cellular materials L.J. Gibson, Michael Farries Ashby, Gary S. Schajer et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences 8 Jul 1982 1,251
4 Rhizoliths in terrestrial carbonates: classification, recognition, genesis and significance Colin F. Klappa · Sedimentology Dec 1980 687
5 Seismic attributes — A historical perspective Satinder Chopra, Kurt J. Marfurt · Geophysics 2005 600
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at ARC Resources (Canada)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracture Propagation, Shale Gas Reservoirs, Optimization, Data Assimilation, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Well Placement and CO2 Sequestration.

▲ 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. Hydraulic Fracturing22▲ 69×2 topics
  2. Fracture Propagation21▲ 128×1 topic
  3. Shale Gas Reservoirs21▲ 128×1 topic
  4. Optimization20▲ 14×4 topics
  5. Data Assimilation18▲ 37×2 topics
  6. Ensemble Kalman Filter18▲ 59×1 topic
  7. Well Placement18▲ 124×1 topic
  8. Machine Learning17▲ 3.0×21 topics
  9. Nanoparticles17▲ 4.8×5 topics
  10. CO2 Sequestration17▲ 45×4 topics
  11. Climate Change16▲ 2.3×31 topics
  12. Pore Structure15▲ 51×2 topics
  13. Shale Gas15▲ 41×2 topics
  14. Vibration Analysis15▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Rheological Properties14▲ 34×2 topics
  16. Drilling Fluids14▲ 103×1 topic
  17. Well Integrity14▲ 103×1 topic
  18. Gas Permeability14▲ 53×1 topic
  19. Mudstones14▲ 68×1 topic
  20. Tectonics13▲ 29×3 topics
  21. Geophysical Imaging12▲ 60×2 topics
  22. Porous Media11▲ 27×3 topics
  23. Surfactants10▲ 32×3 topics
  24. Full-Waveform Tomography10▲ 79×1 topic
  25. Petroleum10▲ 71×2 topics
  26. Seismic Waveform Inversion10▲ 79×1 topic
  27. Pore-scale Modeling10▲ 108×1 topic
  28. X-ray Computed Tomography10▲ 108×1 topic
  29. Renewable Energy9▲ 3.4×8 topics
  30. Arctic9▲ 31×4 topics
  31. Geological Mapping8▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Biodegradation6▲ 22×4 topics
  33. Fault Diagnosis6▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Environmental Exposure6▲ 22×3 topics
  35. Plate Tectonics6▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Mass Spectrometry6▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Artificial Lift Systems6▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Bioaccumulation6▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Continental Margin6▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Electric Submersible Pumps6▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does ARC Resources (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact.

Reservoir Engineering an…1Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 1 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …1Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 1 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…1Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 1 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants…1Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 1 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 1 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 1 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…0Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 0 fractional worksMineral Processing and Grinding: 0 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 0 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis2 others

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

  1. 1 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  5. 5 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  6. 6 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Mineral Processing and Grinding Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 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 available15.8%not open84.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.0%domestic only72.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has ARC Resources (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 ARC Resources (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%ARC Resources (Canada)0.000027% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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