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Imperial Oil (Canada)

In research, Imperial Oil (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,865 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#8,308 of 11,412 worldwide) and Ocean Engineering (#774 of 839 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,524
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#355
of 896
Research works
722
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Imperial Oil (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 #9,865 of 21,541 12.2%647
EngineeringField #8,308 of 11,412 11.4%352
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #774 of 839 8.9%139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Imperial Oil (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: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.79× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.25× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.84× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.62× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Imperial Oil (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Optimization, Process Monitoring, Data Assimilation, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Artificial Lift Systems, Data-Driven Techniques and Fault Detection.

▲ 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. Machine Learning6▲ 5.0×9 topics
  2. Optimization4▲ 23×4 topics
  3. Process Monitoring2▲ 49×2 topics
  4. Artificial Lift Systems2▲ 151×1 topic
  5. Data Assimilation2▲ 29×1 topic
  6. Data-Driven Techniques2▲ 50×1 topic
  7. Ensemble Kalman Filter2▲ 45×1 topic
  8. Fault Detection2▲ 31×1 topic
  9. Fault Diagnosis2▲ 31×1 topic
  10. Inverse Problems2▲ 42×2 topics
  11. Hydraulic Fracturing2▲ 39×2 topics
  12. Porous Media2▲ 33×2 topics
  13. Shale Gas2▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Geophysical Imaging2▲ 74×2 topics
  15. Nonlinear Systems2▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Pore-scale Modeling2▲ 108×1 topic
  17. X-ray Computed Tomography2▲ 108×1 topic
  18. Biodegradation1▲ 39×2 topics
  19. Energy Efficiency1▲ 3.9×4 topics
  20. Fracture Propagation1▲ 55×1 topic
  21. Full-Waveform Tomography1▲ 85×1 topic
  22. Mudstones1▲ 44×1 topic
  23. Pore Structure1▲ 27×1 topic
  24. Seismic Waveform Inversion1▲ 85×1 topic
  25. Shale Gas Reservoirs1▲ 55×1 topic
  26. Petroleum1▲ 64×2 topics
  27. Genetic Algorithms1▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Mass Spectrometry1▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Microbial Communities1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  30. BIM-GIS Integration1▲ 200×1 topic
  31. CityGML1▲ 200×1 topic
  32. Defect Detection1▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Earthquake Detection1▲ 132×1 topic
  34. Leak Detection1▲ 101×1 topic
  35. Model Predictive Control1▲ 10×1 topic
  36. Robust Control1▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Seismic Noise1▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Seismic Signals1▲ 132×1 topic
  39. Tomography1▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Water Distribution Networks1▲ 101×1 topic

Which research topics does Imperial Oil (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Oil and Gas Production Techniques, Fault Detection and Control Systems, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques.

Oil and Gas Production T…2Oil and Gas Production Techniques: 2 fractional worksFault Detection and Cont…2Fault Detection and Control Systems: 2 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 2 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Te…2Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 2 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …1Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 1 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 1 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 1 fractional works3D Modeling in Geospatia…13D Modeling in Geospatial Applications: 1 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 1 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimization: 1 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsMechanical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Oil and Gas Production TechniquesOcean Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Fault Detection and Control SystemsControl and Systems Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsOcean Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesOcean Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisMechanics of Materials 1 works
  6. 6 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisMechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Seismic Imaging and Inversion TechniquesGeophysics 1 works
  8. 8 3D Modeling in Geospatial ApplicationsBuilding and Construction 1 works
  9. 9 Seismic Waves and AnalysisGeophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Water Systems and OptimizationCivil and Structural Engineering 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 available13.9%not open86.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Imperial Oil (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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