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Nickel Institute

In research, Nickel Institute stands highest in Materials Science (#1,572 of 3,771 worldwide), Mechanical Engineering (#1,225 of 2,525 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,630 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,477
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#353
of 718
Research works
791
▲ 78% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.72×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
15%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Nickel Institute

What is Nickel Institute 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
Materials ScienceField #1,572 of 3,771 8.2%199
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,225 of 2,525 9.1%163
EngineeringField #4,630 of 9,532 7.6%354
Physical SciencesDomain #10,081 of 17,446 7.5%651
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,763 of 2,613 8.3%127

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nickel Institute 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 Nickel Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Nickel Institute is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (35%), Social Sciences (9%), Materials Science (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 32 fractional works · 63.1% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 35.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 13.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 20.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 9.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 11.0% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNickel Institute50fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences63%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences20%

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. Engineering1835.4%
    2. Materials Science49.0%
    3. Environmental Science36.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences24.2%
    5. Computer Science23.3%
    6. Energy11.9%
    7. Chemistry11.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.9%
    9. Mathematics00.4%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    1. Social Sciences59.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities47.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting11.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.6%
    5. Psychology00.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Health Professions35.8%
    2. Medicine35.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.7%
    2. Neuroscience00.9%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.54× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.05× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.36× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.56× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.20× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.42× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.66×2 works
  2. Materials Science2.56×4 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.54×0 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.42×4 works
  5. Engineering2.36×18 works
  6. Health Professions2.20×3 works
  7. Energy2.05×1 works
  8. Environmental Science1.33×3 works
  9. Chemistry0.78×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.77×2 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.74×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.72×5 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.58×1 works
  14. Neuroscience0.55×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.42×2 works
  16. Mathematics0.38×0 works
  17. Medicine0.27×3 works
  18. Psychology0.22×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.16×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.15×0 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.15×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nickel Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, John S. Benjamin, S. Floreen and A. J. Sedriks lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nickel Institute.

  1. 1 John S. Benjamin Canada · #703,769 worldwide 3.5k citations · 22 works
  2. 2 S. Floreen Canada · #852,659 worldwide 1.8k citations · 59 works
  3. 3 A. J. Sedriks Canada · #1,257,528 worldwide 1.1k citations · 37 works
  4. 4 John W. Oldfield Canada · #1,732,692 worldwide 1.9k citations · 62 works
  5. 5 H. W. Hayden Canada · #1,820,721 worldwide 1.6k citations · 43 works
  6. 6 E.L. Huston Canada · #2,283,672 worldwide 640 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 H. R. Copson Canada · #2,385,285 worldwide 569 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 K. Daniel Efird Canada · #2,440,361 worldwide 934 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 E. Glen Richards Canada · #2,581,687 worldwide 142 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 W. Betteridge Canada · #2,688,786 worldwide 711 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Nickel Institute

What are the most cited papers from Nickel Institute?

The most cited paper from Nickel Institute is "Dispersion strengthened superalloys by mechanical alloying" (John S. Benjamin, 1970), with 1,464 citations. Next come "The mechanism of mechanical alloying" (681) and "Associations among Wine Grape Microbiome, Metabolome, and Fermentation Behavior Suggest Microbial Contribution to Regional Wine Characteristics" (484).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Dispersion strengthened superalloys by mechanical alloying John S. Benjamin · Metallurgical Transactions Oct 1970 1,464
2 The mechanism of mechanical alloying John S. Benjamin, T. E. Volin · Metallurgical Transactions Aug 1974 681
3 Associations among Wine Grape Microbiome, Metabolome, and Fermentation Behavior Suggest Microbial Contribution to Regional Wine Characteristics Nicholas A. Bokulich, Thomas S. Collins, Chad F. Masarweh et al. · mBio Open access 15 Jun 2016 484
4 Measuring safety climate on offshore installations Kathryn J. Mearns, Rhona H. Flin, Rachale Gordon et al. · Work & Stress Jul 1998 298
5 Single-Dose Tafenoquine to Prevent Relapse of Plasmodium vivax Malaria Marcus Lacerda et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 16 Jan 2019 294
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nickel Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metal Recovery, Metallurgy, Circular Economy, Lithium-ion Batteries, Microbial Communities, Bioleaching, Sulfide Minerals and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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. Metal Recovery6▲ 58×3 topics
  2. Environmental Impact3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  3. Metallurgy3▲ 113×2 topics
  4. Circular Economy3▲ 23×4 topics
  5. Lithium-ion Batteries3▲ 13×3 topics
  6. Microbial Communities3▲ 12×2 topics
  7. Bioleaching3▲ 162×1 topic
  8. Sulfide Minerals3▲ 162×1 topic
  9. Microstructure2▲ 9.0×9 topics
  10. Sustainability2▲ 1.79×8 topics
  11. Battery Recycling2▲ 52×1 topic
  12. Rare Earth Elements2▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Sustainable Technology2▲ 37×1 topic
  14. Mechanical Properties2▲ 3.9×11 topics
  15. Nanomaterials2▲ 3.5×8 topics
  16. Recycling2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  17. Healthcare2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  18. Social Support2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  19. Energy Efficiency2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  20. Aging2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  21. Plate Tectonics2▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Continental Margin1▲ 47×2 topics
  23. Crustal Structure1▲ 47×2 topics
  24. Waste Management1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  25. Cultural Studies1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  26. Elderly1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  27. Electrocatalysis1▲ 8.2×5 topics
  28. Environmental Impacts1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  29. Cementitious Materials1▲ 23×1 topic
  30. Cenozoic Evolution1▲ 65×1 topic
  31. Electrical Properties1▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Geopolymer1▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Health Consequences1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  34. Rifting1▲ 65×1 topic
  35. Caregiving1▲ 29×1 topic
  36. E-Waste1▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Hadith1▲ 146×1 topic
  38. Hazardous Substances1▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Healthcare Legislation1▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Hermeneutics1▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Nickel Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Metal Extraction and Bioleaching, Extraction and Separation Processes, Geological and Geophysical Studies and Concrete and Cement Materials Research.

Metal Extraction and Bioleaching: 3 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 1 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 1 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…1Health, Medicine and Society: 1 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksUrbanization and City Planning: 1 fractional worksMedical Research and Isl…1Medical Research and Islamic Perspectives: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringGeologyCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 1 works
  4. 4 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 1 works
  6. 6 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Medical Research and Islamic Perspectives Religious studies 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 available15.3%not open84.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nickel Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 78% 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 Nickel Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Nickel Institute0.00035% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nickel Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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