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Canadian Light Source (Canada)

In research, Canadian Light Source (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,528 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,540 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,464
of 28,054 · #3,698 all time
Rank in Canada
#49
of 403
Research works
915
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
38.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Canadian Light Source (Canada) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,528 of 12,888 29.6%205 #2397
EngineeringField #1,540 of 6,636 41.2%69 #2569

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Canadian Light Source (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: 0.89× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 9.62× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.06× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 7.73× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.94× its world share, 69 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.45× its world share, 45 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.47× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 3.08× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Canadian Light Source (Canada)?

Ranked on the composite score, Jigang Zhou, Yongfeng Hu and Feizhou He lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Canadian Light Source (Canada).

  1. 1 Jigang Zhou Canada · #86,281 worldwide 459 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Yongfeng Hu Canada · #134,445 worldwide 1.2k citations · 144 works
  3. 3 Feizhou He Canada · #176,931 worldwide 242 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Paweł Grochulski Canada · #297,981 worldwide 176 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Ronny Sutarto Canada · #298,345 worldwide 270 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Ning Chen Canada · #495,557 worldwide 699 citations · 136 works
  7. 7 Jian Wang Canada · #611,393 worldwide 636 citations · 176 works
  8. 8 Lucia Zuin Canada · #739,660 worldwide 132 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 R. I. R. Blyth Canada · #750,430 worldwide 101 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Renfei Feng Canada · #762,150 worldwide 193 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Canadian Light Source (Canada)

Which keywords describe research at Canadian Light Source (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cathode Materials, Energy Storage, Nanomaterials, Catalysis, Rechargeable Batteries, Lithium-ion Batteries, Electrocatalysis and Metal-Organic Frameworks.

▲ 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. Cathode Materials28▲ 30×3 topics
  2. Energy Storage23▲ 15×7 topics
  3. Nanomaterials20▲ 7.8×15 topics
  4. Catalysis19▲ 12×18 topics
  5. Rechargeable Batteries18▲ 28×2 topics
  6. Lithium-ion Batteries16▲ 15×3 topics
  7. Electrocatalysis13▲ 19×4 topics
  8. Metal-Organic Frameworks13▲ 13×5 topics
  9. Water Splitting13▲ 15×4 topics
  10. Catalysts12▲ 26×3 topics
  11. Nanoparticles11▲ 3.7×16 topics
  12. Ionic Conductivity11▲ 33×2 topics
  13. Battery Materials10▲ 26×1 topic
  14. Nanostructured Anodes10▲ 26×1 topic
  15. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries10▲ 30×1 topic
  16. Solid-State Electrolytes10▲ 35×1 topic
  17. Fuel Cells8▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Biomedical Applications8▲ 2.8×20 topics
  19. Graphene8▲ 4.9×6 topics
  20. Superconductivity8▲ 19×8 topics
  21. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries8▲ 32×1 topic
  22. Energy Conversion8▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Zinc Anode8▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Hydrogen Evolution8▲ 25×1 topic
  25. Oxygen Reduction8▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Nanocomposites7▲ 3.7×12 topics
  27. CO2 Reduction7▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Carbon Dioxide6▲ 17×4 topics
  29. Adsorption6▲ 12×6 topics
  30. Nanoscale Imaging6▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Electronic Structure6▲ 14×5 topics
  32. Tomography6▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Selective Oxidation5▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Ceria5▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Oxidation5▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Renewable Fuels5▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Hydrogenation5▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Heterogeneous Catalysis5▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Ionic Liquids5▲ 7.0×7 topics
  40. Rare Earth Elements4▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Canadian Light Source (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Advanced battery technologies research and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion.

Advancements in Battery Materials: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 10 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…8Advanced battery technologies research: 8 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…8Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 8 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…5Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 5 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray Imaging T…4Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques: 4 fractional worksCO2 Reduction Techniques…4CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 3 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 3 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryRadiation2 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  4. 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 8 works
  5. 5 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques Radiation 4 works
  7. 7 CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  10. 10 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 3 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 available40.6%not open59.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.4%domestic only47.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Canadian Light Source (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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