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Nova Chemicals (Canada)

In research, Nova Chemicals (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,510 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,752 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,485
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#329
of 896
Research works
386
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is Nova Chemicals (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 #8,510 of 21,541 10.0%352
EngineeringField #8,752 of 11,412 8.5%219

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nova Chemicals (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: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.36× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.33× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.30× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinary1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nova Chemicals (Canada)?

Ranked on the composite score, K. K. Botros and Thomas Van Hardeveld lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nova Chemicals (Canada).

  1. 1 K. K. Botros Canada · #1,009,763 worldwide 46 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Thomas Van Hardeveld Canada · #1,344,232 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Nova Chemicals (Canada)

Which keywords describe research at Nova Chemicals (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Predictive Maintenance, Corrosion, Artificial Lift Systems, Fault Diagnosis, Environmental Impact, Pipeline and Heat Transfer.

▲ 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 17 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Mechanical Properties2▲ 9.6×5 topics
  2. Machine Learning2▲ 2.7×5 topics
  3. Predictive Maintenance2▲ 112×2 topics
  4. Environmental Impact2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  5. Corrosion2▲ 59×4 topics
  6. Artificial Lift Systems2▲ 237×1 topic
  7. Fault Diagnosis2▲ 48×1 topic
  8. Heat Transfer1▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Numerical Simulation1▲ 21×3 topics
  10. Pipeline1▲ 57×3 topics
  11. Renewable Energy1▲ 4.0×2 topics
  12. Steel1▲ 117×2 topics
  13. Technology1▲ 11×2 topics
  14. Welding1▲ 81×2 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency1▲ 5.3×2 topics
  16. Failure Analysis1▲ 51×3 topics
  17. Hydrogen Embrittlement1▲ 56×2 topics

Which research topics does Nova Chemicals (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Oil and Gas Production Techniques, Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition, Offshore Engineering and Technologies and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses.

Oil and Gas Production Techniques: 2 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 1 fractional worksOffshore Engineering and…1Offshore Engineering and Technologies: 1 fractional worksWelding Techniques and R…1Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 1 fractional worksHydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 1 fractional worksRefrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies: 1 fractional worksEngineering Diagnostics …1Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability: 1 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 0 fractional worksCyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics: 0 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Failure Mechanisms: 0 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMaterials ChemistryMechanical EngineeringMechanics of Materials2 others

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

  1. 1 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 1 works
  3. 3 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  8. 8 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 0 works
  9. 9 Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics Computational Mechanics 0 works
  10. 10 Material Properties and Failure Mechanisms Materials Chemistry 0 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 available9.7%not open90.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nova Chemicals (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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