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Nexen (Canada)

In research, Nexen (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,499 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,889 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,124
of 28,054 · #18,194 all time
Rank in Canada
#225
of 403
Research works
773
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Nexen (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 #9,499 of 12,888 8.2%121 #14790
EngineeringField #5,889 of 6,636 8.3%65 #7043

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nexen (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: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.02× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.24× its world share, 64 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nexen (Canada)?

Ranked on the composite score, Greg Tananbaum and Adam Baig lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nexen (Canada).

  1. 1 Greg Tananbaum · #782,774 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Adam Baig · #1,528,832 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Nexen (Canada)

Which keywords describe research at Nexen (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Electromigration, High-Temperature Electronics, Rare Earth Elements, Wireless Communications and Thermal Behavior.

▲ 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. Deep Learning14▲ 2.1×38 topics
  2. Machine Learning11▲ 1.71×37 topics
  3. Convolutional Neural Networks5▲ 3.7×11 topics
  4. Neural Networks5▲ 1.66×17 topics
  5. Nanoparticles5▲ 2.0×13 topics
  6. Sustainability5◆ 1.01×17 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency4▲ 2.3×13 topics
  8. Renewable Energy4▲ 1.47×14 topics
  9. Electromigration3▲ 57×2 topics
  10. Thermal Management3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  11. Wireless Sensor Networks3▲ 3.3×8 topics
  12. High-Temperature Electronics3▲ 24×2 topics
  13. Rare Earth Elements3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  14. Image Processing3▲ 3.1×10 topics
  15. Wireless Communications3▲ 7.6×5 topics
  16. Artificial Neural Networks2▲ 2.6×5 topics
  17. Thermal Behavior2▲ 31×2 topics
  18. Interfacial Reactions2▲ 65×1 topic
  19. Lead-free Solders2▲ 65×1 topic
  20. Signal Processing2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  21. Privacy2▲ 3.8×4 topics
  22. Solar Energy2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  23. Robotics2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  24. Bilingualism2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  25. High-Performance Computing2▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Neural Machine Translation2▲ 8.6×1 topic
  27. Parallel Computing2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  28. Path Planning2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  29. Performance Optimization2▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Statistical Machine Translation2▲ 8.6×1 topic
  31. Acoustic Communications1▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Acoustic Techniques1▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Antenna1▲ 8.7×1 topic
  34. Cell Culture1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  35. GPU Computing1▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Microstrip1▲ 8.7×1 topic
  37. Multicore Architectures1▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Seafloor Mapping1▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks1▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Surface Chemistry1▲ 17×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies, Natural Language Processing Techniques, Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems and Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques.

Electronic Packaging and…2Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 2 fractional worksNatural Language Process…2Natural Language Processing Techniques: 2 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 1 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 1 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…1Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdvanced SAR Imaging Techniques: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceOcean EngineeringHardware and Architecture5 others

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

  1. 1 Electronic Packaging and Soldering TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Natural Language Processing TechniquesArtificial Intelligence 2 works
  3. 3 Underwater Vehicles and Communication SystemsOcean Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Parallel Computing and Optimization TechniquesHardware and Architecture 1 works
  5. 5 Underwater Acoustics ResearchOceanography 1 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and AnalysisAerospace Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and SecurityInformation Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationBuilding and Construction 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Image and Video Retrieval TechniquesComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced SAR Imaging TechniquesAerospace 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 available42.9%not open57.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.6%domestic only55.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% lower 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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