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Geomechanica (Canada)

In research, Geomechanica (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,639 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering (Civil and Structural Engineering is 12.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,553
of 22,385 · #15,473 all time
Rank in Canada
#212
of 305
Research works
389
▲ 92% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.6k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
60%
world 40%
International
50%
world 18%
Geomechanica (Canada)

What is Geomechanica (Canada) known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,639 of 10,670 6.2%96 #7203

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

In 2022-now, 85% of research at Geomechanica (Canada) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (49%), Computer Science (12%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 120 fractional works · 85.4% of its workEngineering: 69 fractional works · 49.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 21 fractional works · 15.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 12 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 8.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 12.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 11.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStructural Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGeomechanica(Canada)140fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences85%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences7%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6949.5%
    2. Computer Science1712.0%
    3. Environmental Science1611.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences74.7%
    5. Mathematics32.3%
    6. Materials Science32.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy21.8%
    8. Energy10.9%
    9. Chemistry10.6%
    1. Social Sciences42.9%
    2. Psychology21.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.2%
    4. Decision Sciences21.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.4%
    1. Medicine53.4%
    2. Health Professions10.7%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
    3. Neuroscience10.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Geomechanica (Canada) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 12.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 21.4 works13×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.55× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.99× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.30× its world share, 69 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.30× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.96× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.30×69 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.99×7 works
  3. Environmental Science2.30×16 works
  4. Mathematics1.96×3 works
  5. Computer Science1.55×17 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.11×2 works
  7. Energy1.01×1 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.80×2 works
  9. Materials Science0.63×3 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.55×2 works
  11. Neuroscience0.45×1 works
  12. Psychology0.40×2 works
  13. Chemistry0.38×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.27×2 works
  15. Health Professions0.27×1 works
  16. Social Sciences0.23×4 works
  17. Medicine0.18×5 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×1 works
  19. Dentistry0.16×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.16×1 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.14×1 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Geomechanica (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, Omid K. Mahabadi and Andrea Lisjak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geomechanica (Canada).

  1. 1 Omid K. Mahabadi Canada · #356,071 worldwide 2.3k citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Andrea Lisjak Canada · #373,481 worldwide 3k citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Geomechanica (Canada)

What are the most cited papers from Geomechanica (Canada)?

The most cited paper from Geomechanica (Canada) is "Electrochemical tuning of vertically aligned MoS 2 nanofilms and its application in improving hydrogen evolution reaction" (Haotian Wang, Zhiyi Lu, Shicheng Xu et al., 2013), with 996 citations. Next come "Effective Stress in Unsaturated Soils: Review with New Evidence" (480) and "Compact solar autoclave based on steam generation using broadband light-harvesting nanoparticles" (471).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Electrochemical tuning of vertically aligned MoS 2 nanofilms and its application in improving hydrogen evolution reaction Haotian Wang, Zhiyi Lu, Shicheng Xu et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 18 Nov 2013 996
2 Effective Stress in Unsaturated Soils: Review with New Evidence Nasser Khalili, Françoise Geiser, Geoffrey E. Blight · International Journal of Geomechanics 17 May 2004 480
3 Compact solar autoclave based on steam generation using broadband light-harvesting nanoparticles Oara Neumann, Curtis Feronti, Albert D. Neumann et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 8 Jul 2013 471
4 Y-Geo: New Combined Finite-Discrete Element Numerical Code for Geomechanical Applications Omid K. Mahabadi, Andrea Lisjak, A. Munjiza et al. · International Journal of Geomechanics 12 Mar 2012 408
5 Characterizing deformability and surface friction of cancer cells Sangwon Byun, Sungmin Son, Dario Amodei et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 22 Apr 2013 372
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Which keywords describe research at Geomechanica (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Rheological Properties, Rock Mechanics, Sustainable Development, Environmental Impacts, Waste Management, Cemented Paste Backfill, Tailings Dams 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 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. Rheological Properties10▲ 38×3 topics
  2. Sustainable Development10▲ 4.4×9 topics
  3. Rock Mechanics8▲ 60×3 topics
  4. Deep Learning8▲ 1.55×23 topics
  5. Environmental Impacts7▲ 19×2 topics
  6. Cemented Paste Backfill7▲ 411×1 topic
  7. Tailings Dams7▲ 411×1 topic
  8. Waste Management7▲ 12×2 topics
  9. Machine Learning6▲ 1.35×11 topics
  10. Risk Assessment6▲ 6.7×4 topics
  11. CO2 Sequestration6▲ 22×4 topics
  12. Dynamic Behavior5▲ 33×2 topics
  13. Fracture5▲ 39×2 topics
  14. Acoustic Emission5▲ 58×1 topic
  15. Numerical Modelling5▲ 62×1 topic
  16. Optimization4▲ 7.2×7 topics
  17. Liquefaction4▲ 37×2 topics
  18. Tunnel4▲ 37×2 topics
  19. Hydraulic Fracturing4▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Fracture Propagation4▲ 50×1 topic
  21. Shale Gas Reservoirs4▲ 50×1 topic
  22. GIS-based Modeling4▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 11×8 topics
  24. Reactive Transport3▲ 44×2 topics
  25. Reliability Analysis3▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Soil Properties3▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Vibration Analysis3▲ 8.3×2 topics
  28. Nonlinear Dynamics3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  29. Spatial Variability3▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Probabilistic Methods3▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Slope Stability Analysis3▲ 54×1 topic
  32. Drilling Fluids3▲ 38×1 topic
  33. Numerical Simulation3▲ 7.0×6 topics
  34. Wave Propagation3▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Well Integrity3▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Analysis3▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Geomechanical Processes3▲ 74×1 topic
  38. Seismicity3▲ 57×1 topic
  39. Hazard3▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Landslide3▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Geomechanica (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Tailings Management and Properties, Rock Mechanics and Modeling, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis.

Tailings Management and Properties: 7 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 5 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…4Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 4 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…3Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 3 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 3 fractional worksLandslides and related h…3Landslides and related hazards: 3 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 2 fractional worksGrouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics: 2 fractional worksTunneling and Rock Mechanics: 2 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality3 others

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

  1. 1 Tailings Management and Properties Civil and Structural Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 5 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 works
  5. 5 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  7. 7 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  8. 8 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 2 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 available59.8%not open40.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.8%domestic only50.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Geomechanica (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 92% 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 Geomechanica (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00034% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Geomechanica (Canada)0.00073% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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