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Nova Scotia Department of Energy

In research, Nova Scotia Department of Energy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,895 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,490
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#503
of 896
Research works
140
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
24.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Nova Scotia Department of Energy 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 #12,895 of 21,541 13.7%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nova Scotia Department of Energy 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: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 5.93× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 32.36× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.78× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsVeterinary: 15.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 32.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nova Scotia Department of Energy?

Ranked on the composite score, John H. Calder and R. R. Stea lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nova Scotia Department of Energy.

  1. 1 John H. Calder Canada · #1,027,175 worldwide 64 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 R. R. Stea Canada · #1,568,197 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Nova Scotia Department of Energy

Which keywords describe research at Nova Scotia Department of Energy?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tectonics, Plate Tectonics, Climate Change, Thermodynamic Modeling, Geochronology, Zircon, Geological Mapping and Remote Sensing.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Tectonics26▲ 109×3 topics
  2. Climate Change19▲ 5.1×25 topics
  3. Plate Tectonics17▲ 56×3 topics
  4. Thermodynamic Modeling15▲ 63×2 topics
  5. Geochronology15▲ 109×1 topic
  6. Zircon15▲ 109×1 topic
  7. Geological Mapping12▲ 86×2 topics
  8. Machine Learning11▲ 3.8×7 topics
  9. Remote Sensing10▲ 6.7×6 topics
  10. Glacial Cycles9▲ 61×1 topic
  11. Paleoclimatology9▲ 53×1 topic
  12. Compositional Data Analysis9▲ 92×1 topic
  13. Mineral Prospectivity9▲ 92×1 topic
  14. Subduction7▲ 48×3 topics
  15. Fluvial Systems6▲ 103×1 topic
  16. Sedimentation6▲ 59×1 topic
  17. Environmental Impact6▲ 3.0×13 topics
  18. Continental Margin5▲ 58×2 topics
  19. Crustal Structure5▲ 58×2 topics
  20. Marine Sediments5▲ 45×2 topics
  21. Water Quality5▲ 8.7×7 topics
  22. Microbial Communities5▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Arctic5▲ 33×2 topics
  24. Anaerobic5▲ 52×1 topic
  25. Methane Oxidation5▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Petroleum5▲ 63×1 topic
  27. geology5▲ 121×1 topic
  28. Earthquakes4▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Paleoproductivity4▲ 78×1 topic
  30. Paleoredox4▲ 78×1 topic
  31. Plate Boundaries4▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Shale Gas4▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Geochemistry4▲ 39×3 topics
  34. Pore Structure4▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Biogeography3▲ 7.2×7 topics
  36. Gas Permeability3▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Mudstones3▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Environmental Impacts3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  39. Remediation3▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Tectonic Evolution3▲ 64×3 topics

Which research topics does Nova Scotia Department of Energy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 0 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 0 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 0 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 0 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 0 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 0 fractional worksGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis: 0 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric SciencePaleontologyArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  3. 3 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 1 works
  4. 4 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 0 works
  5. 5 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  6. 6 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  8. 8 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 0 works
  9. 9 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 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 available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.5%domestic only74.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nova Scotia Department of Energy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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