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Golder Associates (Canada)

In research, Golder Associates (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,276 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,029
of 22,385 · #13,861 all time
Rank in Canada
#183
of 305
Research works
1.2k
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
20.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Golder Associates (Canada)

What is Golder Associates (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 #9,276 of 10,670 4.1%67 #12450

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

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Golder Associates (Canada) is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (26%), Social Sciences (13%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 74 fractional works · 55.6% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 26.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 14 fractional works · 10.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 10.6% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 10.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFuel Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 28.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 12.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 8.3% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 11.3% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 7.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGolder Associates(Canada)132fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences56%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences28%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3526.5%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1410.6%
    3. Environmental Science1410.3%
    4. Computer Science32.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy32.3%
    6. Materials Science21.7%
    7. Mathematics10.9%
    8. Energy10.6%
    9. Chemistry00.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1712.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities118.3%
    3. Psychology53.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting32.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine97.1%
    2. Health Professions54.0%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.9%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
    4. 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: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.75× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.76× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.07× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.51× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.88× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.75×14 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.88×11 works
  3. Environmental Science2.07×14 works
  4. Engineering1.76×35 works
  5. Health Professions1.51×5 works
  6. Psychology1.29×5 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.02×3 works
  8. Social Sciences0.99×17 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.80×3 works
  10. Mathematics0.76×1 works
  11. Energy0.67×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.56×4 works
  13. Materials Science0.48×2 works
  14. Medicine0.37×10 works
  15. Veterinary0.37×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.36×3 works
  17. Computer Science0.32×3 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.30×1 works
  19. Nursing0.26×0 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.20×0 works
  21. Chemistry0.19×0 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.18×0 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.14×0 works
  24. Neuroscience0.11×0 works
  25. Dentistry0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Golder Associates (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, Ken Been, Michael G. Jefferies and Nural Kuyucak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Golder Associates (Canada).

  1. 1 Ken Been Canada · #1,476,496 worldwide 4.8k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Michael G. Jefferies Canada · #1,598,888 worldwide 5.6k citations · 112 works
  3. 3 Nural Kuyucak Canada · #2,004,812 worldwide 1.9k citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Peter M. Chapman Canada · #2,499,820 worldwide 12k citations · 312 works
  5. 5 J. H. A. Crooks Canada · #2,801,335 worldwide 932 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Duncan C. Wyllie Canada · #3,535,908 worldwide 730 citations · 87 works
  7. 7 Stephen F. Rogers Canada · #3,768,068 worldwide 695 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Rowland J. Atkins Canada · #3,881,228 worldwide 90 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Peter R. W. Popkin Canada · #3,952,138 worldwide 215 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Robert A. Neville Canada · #3,977,912 worldwide 322 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Golder Associates (Canada)

What are the most cited papers from Golder Associates (Canada)?

The most cited paper from Golder Associates (Canada) is "A state parameter for sands" (Ken Been, Michael G. Jefferies, 1985), with 1,974 citations. Next come "Empirical Strength Criterion for Rock Masses" (1,717) and "Recommendations for the quantitative analysis of landslide risk" (1,281).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A state parameter for sands Ken Been, Michael G. Jefferies · Géotechnique Jun 1985 1,974
2 Empirical Strength Criterion for Rock Masses Evert Hoek, Edwin T. Brown · Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division Sep 1980 1,717
3 Recommendations for the quantitative analysis of landslide risk Jordi Corominas, C. van Westen, Paolo Frattini et al. · Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment Open access 22 Nov 2013 1,281
4 Trends in relationships between measured in-situ stresses and depth Edwin T. Brown, Evert Hoek · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts Aug 1978 755
5 Strength of jointed rock masses Evert Hoek · Géotechnique Sep 1983 754
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Golder Associates (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Archaeology, Medieval, Cultural Exchange, Scandinavia, Viking Age, Climate Change and Groundwater Flow.

▲ 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. Climate Change7▲ 1.93×27 topics
  2. Religion6▲ 9.5×4 topics
  3. Archaeology6▲ 33×5 topics
  4. Medieval6▲ 117×2 topics
  5. Machine Learning5◆ 1.13×15 topics
  6. Cultural Exchange5▲ 29×2 topics
  7. Scandinavia4▲ 241×1 topic
  8. Viking Age4▲ 241×1 topic
  9. Remote Sensing4▲ 2.2×9 topics
  10. Groundwater Flow3▲ 90×1 topic
  11. Higher Education3▲ 4.2×3 topics
  12. Transport Modeling3▲ 90×1 topic
  13. Cultural Heritage3▲ 3.8×7 topics
  14. Liquefaction2▲ 22×2 topics
  15. Subduction2▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Tunnel2▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Environmental Impacts2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  18. International Relations2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  19. Job Satisfaction2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  20. Rare Earth Elements2▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Soil Properties2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  22. Geochemistry2▲ 24×4 topics
  23. Analysis2▲ 17×1 topic
  24. Circular Economy2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  25. Seismic2▲ 27×1 topic
  26. Geosynthetics2▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Rheological Properties2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  28. Rock Mechanics2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Holocene2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Metal Recovery2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  31. Battery Recycling2▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Fiber Reinforcement2▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Hydraulic Conductivity2▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Liquefaction Resistance2▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Mediterranean2▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Particle Shape Effects2▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Soil Reinforcement2▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Sustainable Technology2▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Earthquakes2▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Plate Boundaries2▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Golder Associates (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Historical and Archaeological Studies, Groundwater flow and contamination studies, Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures and Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization.

Historical and Archaeolo…4Historical and Archaeological Studies: 4 fractional worksGroundwater flow and contamination studies: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 2 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 2 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …2earthquake and tectonic studies: 2 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …2Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 2 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…1Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 1 fractional worksWater management and tec…1Water management and technologies: 1 fractional works
HistoryEnvironmental EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringMechanical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 4 works
  2. 2 Groundwater flow and contamination studies Environmental Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 2 works
  8. 8 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Water management and technologies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 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 available22.6%not open77.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.7%domestic only70.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Golder Associates (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower 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 Golder Associates (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00057% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Golder Associates (Canada)0.00051% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Golder Associates (Canada)8.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.6% in 2009.

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