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ASL Environmental Sciences (Canada)

In research, ASL Environmental Sciences (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,884 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,801
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#716
of 718
Research works
178
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.7k
31.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
ASL Environmental Sciences (Canada)

What is ASL Environmental Sciences (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 #16,884 of 17,446 5.6%160

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

In all years, 90% of research at ASL Environmental Sciences (Canada) is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (41%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (39%), Engineering (7%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 160 fractional works · 89.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 74 fractional works · 41.4% of its workEcology: 25 fractional works · 14.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 13 fractional works · 7.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 11 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 69 fractional works · 38.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 38 fractional works · 21.2% of its workOceanography: 23 fractional works · 13.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 7.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKASL EnvironmentalSciences (Canada)178fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences90%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences3%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science7441.4%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences6938.9%
    3. Engineering137.3%
    4. Computer Science10.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    6. Energy10.4%
    7. Materials Science00.3%
    8. Mathematics00.3%
    9. Chemistry00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences63.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Social Sciences31.8%
    2. Decision Sciences10.6%
    3. Psychology10.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Medicine21.0%
    2. Health Professions10.8%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15.84× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.91× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.22× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 2.79× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 15.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences15.84×5 works
  2. Environmental Science10.22×9 works
  3. Energy3.91×1 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.79×0 works
  5. Psychology1.77×1 works
  6. Veterinary1.32×0 works
  7. Nursing1.05×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.80×1 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.36×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.34×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.26×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.20×0 works
  14. Chemistry0.16×0 works
  15. Medicine0.08×0 works
  16. Engineering0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at ASL Environmental Sciences (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, Donald D. MacDonald, David Robichaud and Jianhua Jiang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ASL Environmental Sciences (Canada).

  1. 1 Donald D. MacDonald Canada · #1,190,823 worldwide 13k citations · 69 works
  2. 2 David Robichaud Canada · #2,084,337 worldwide 1k citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Jianhua Jiang Canada · #2,376,159 worldwide 279 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Sergei B. Yazvenko Canada · #3,068,273 worldwide 460 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 William J. Gazey Canada · #3,177,305 worldwide 505 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 John R. Marko Canada · #3,543,389 worldwide 1.1k citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Virgil C. Hawkes Canada · #4,109,705 worldwide 204 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Kaan Ersahin Canada · #4,308,920 worldwide 275 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Leslie Brown Canada · #4,758,727 worldwide 887 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Yuehua Lin Canada · #4,960,479 worldwide 126 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at ASL Environmental Sciences (Canada)

What are the most cited papers from ASL Environmental Sciences (Canada)?

The most cited paper from ASL Environmental Sciences (Canada) is "Incidence of adverse biological effects within ranges of chemical concentrations in marine and estuarine sediments" (Edward R. Long, Donald D. MacDonald, Sherri L. Smith et al., 1995), with 4,328 citations. Next come "Development and Evaluation of Consensus-Based Sediment Quality Guidelines for Freshwater Ecosystems" (3,356) and "Development and evaluation of sediment quality guidelines for Florida coastal waters" (1,361).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Incidence of adverse biological effects within ranges of chemical concentrations in marine and estuarine sediments Edward R. Long, Donald D. MacDonald, Sherri L. Smith et al. · Environmental Management 1995 4,328
2 Development and Evaluation of Consensus-Based Sediment Quality Guidelines for Freshwater Ecosystems Donald D. MacDonald, Christopher G. Ingersoll, Tobias Berger · Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 30 Jun 2000 3,356
3 Development and evaluation of sediment quality guidelines for Florida coastal waters Donald D. MacDonald, R. Scott Carr, Fred D. Calder et al. · Ecotoxicology Aug 1996 1,361
4 PFAS Exposure Pathways for Humans and Wildlife: A Synthesis of Current Knowledge and Key Gaps in Understanding Amila O. De Silva, James M. Armitage, Thomas A. Bruton et al. · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Open access 17 Nov 2020 839
5 Effects of Suspended Sediments on Aquatic Ecosystems C. P. Newcombe, Donald D. MacDonald · North American Journal of Fisheries Management Feb 1991 629
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at ASL Environmental Sciences (Canada)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Arctic, Ocean Circulation, Decline, Sea Ice, Fisheries Sustainability and Invasive Species.

▲ 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 Change79▲ 17×38 topics
  2. Remote Sensing35▲ 18×12 topics
  3. Arctic30▲ 158×4 topics
  4. Ocean Circulation29▲ 116×3 topics
  5. Decline20▲ 411×1 topic
  6. Sea Ice20▲ 411×1 topic
  7. Fisheries Sustainability16▲ 70×2 topics
  8. Invasive Species15▲ 15×9 topics
  9. Hydrology15▲ 73×3 topics
  10. Conservation12▲ 14×8 topics
  11. Population Dynamics12▲ 22×6 topics
  12. Machine Learning11▲ 2.8×5 topics
  13. Habitat Fragmentation10▲ 20×5 topics
  14. Acoustic Techniques10▲ 144×1 topic
  15. Seafloor Mapping10▲ 144×1 topic
  16. Data Assimilation10▲ 30×3 topics
  17. Trophic Cascades10▲ 48×2 topics
  18. Sea Level Rise10▲ 43×2 topics
  19. Freshwater Biodiversity9▲ 59×2 topics
  20. Climate Change Impact8▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Conservation Challenges8▲ 69×1 topic
  22. Flow Regulation8▲ 69×1 topic
  23. Oceanic Modeling8▲ 105×1 topic
  24. Tidal Analysis8▲ 105×1 topic
  25. Glacier8▲ 102×1 topic
  26. Water Availability8▲ 102×1 topic
  27. Ecosystem Management8▲ 53×2 topics
  28. Acoustic Communication8▲ 71×2 topics
  29. Predator-Prey Interactions7▲ 45×2 topics
  30. Anthropogenic Noise7▲ 124×1 topic
  31. Biodiversity7▲ 5.4×10 topics
  32. Fish Population Dynamics7▲ 72×1 topic
  33. Marine Fisheries7▲ 72×1 topic
  34. Marine Mammals7▲ 124×1 topic
  35. Sediment Transport7▲ 23×5 topics
  36. Methane Emissions6▲ 70×2 topics
  37. Permafrost6▲ 81×2 topics
  38. Carbon Feedback6▲ 110×1 topic
  39. Sea-Level Rise6▲ 33×3 topics
  40. Thawing6▲ 110×1 topic

Which research topics does ASL Environmental Sciences (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Marine animal studies overview, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Turtle Biology and Conservation and Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies.

Marine animal studies ov…2Marine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 1 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conse…1Turtle Biology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksLeadership, Courage, and…1Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies: 1 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…1Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 0 fractional worksResearch, Science, and Academia: 0 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 0 fractional works
EcologyAtmospheric ScienceNature and Landscape ConservationSocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 1 works
  3. 3 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  4. 4 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 1 works
  6. 6 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  7. 7 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 1 works
  8. 8 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  9. 9 Research, Science, and Academia Information Systems and Management 0 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 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 available30.0%not open70.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has ASL Environmental Sciences (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% lower 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 ASL Environmental Sciences (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%ASL Environmental Sciences (Canada)0.000070% in 202519801990200020102020

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