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Rio Tinto (Canada)

In research, Rio Tinto (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,573 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Engineering is 17.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,914
of 22,385 · #27,176 all time
Rank in Canada
#287
of 305
Research works
243
▲ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.7k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Rio Tinto (Canada)

What is Rio Tinto (Canada) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,573 of 10,670 12.6%71 #8384

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rio Tinto (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Rio Tinto (Canada) work in?

In 2022-now, 94% of research at Rio Tinto (Canada) is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (64%), Materials Science (14%), Environmental Science (5%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 79 fractional works · 94.0% of its workEngineering: 54 fractional works · 64.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 32.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 13 fractional works · 15.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 14.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 11.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFuel Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRio Tinto(Canada)84fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences94%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences3%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5464.3%
    2. Materials Science1214.3%
    3. Environmental Science45.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy33.5%
    5. Chemical Engineering22.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.5%
    7. Chemistry10.8%
    8. Computer Science00.6%
    9. Mathematics00.6%
    10. Energy00.4%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting21.8%
    2. Decision Sciences10.7%
    3. Social Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine11.2%
    2. Health Professions10.7%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Rio Tinto (Canada) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 17.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 27.8 works18×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 8.20× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.29× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.09× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.58× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering8.20×2 works
  2. Engineering4.29×54 works
  3. Materials Science4.09×12 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.58×3 works
  5. Environmental Science1.05×4 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.93×1 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.72×1 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.55×2 works
  9. Mathematics0.50×0 works
  10. Chemistry0.49×1 works
  11. Energy0.43×0 works
  12. Nursing0.40×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.26×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.11×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.08×0 works
  17. Medicine0.06×1 works
  18. Social Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Rio Tinto (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, Nick C. Parson, Lei Ray Pan and Chantal Labrecque lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rio Tinto (Canada).

  1. 1 Nick C. Parson Canada · #1,327,030 worldwide 1.7k citations · 101 works
  2. 2 Lei Ray Pan Canada · #1,355,442 worldwide 389 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Chantal Labrecque Canada · #2,958,154 worldwide 420 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Kenjy Demeester Canada · #2,990,092 worldwide 165 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Pascal Côté Canada · #3,336,759 worldwide 241 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Pascal Côté Canada · #3,484,045 worldwide 938 citations · 74 works
  7. 7 Francis Breton Canada · #4,102,081 worldwide 357 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Jonathan Bernier Canada · #4,159,131 worldwide 79 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Vincent Paris Canada · #4,716,556 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Marco Latraverse Canada · #4,785,352 worldwide 131 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Rio Tinto (Canada)

What are the most cited papers from Rio Tinto (Canada)?

The most cited paper from Rio Tinto (Canada) is "A critical review of powder-based additive manufacturing of ferrous alloys: Process parameters, microstructure and mechanical properties" (Haniyeh Ramona Fayazfar, Mehrnaz Salarian, Allan D. Rogalsky et al., 2018), with 667 citations. Next come "Selective laser melting of a high strength Al Mn Sc alloy: Alloy design and strengthening mechanisms" (488) and "Review of high-strength aluminium alloys for additive manufacturing by laser powder bed fusion" (328).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A critical review of powder-based additive manufacturing of ferrous alloys: Process parameters, microstructure and mechanical properties Haniyeh Ramona Fayazfar, Mehrnaz Salarian, Allan D. Rogalsky et al. · Materials & Design 7 Feb 2018 667
2 Selective laser melting of a high strength Al Mn Sc alloy: Alloy design and strengthening mechanisms Qingbo Jia, Paul A. Rometsch, Philipp Kürnsteiner et al. · Acta Materialia 14 Apr 2019 488
3 Review of high-strength aluminium alloys for additive manufacturing by laser powder bed fusion Paul A. Rometsch, Yuman Zhu, Xinhua Wu et al. · Materials & Design Open access 25 May 2022 328
4 Precipitation kinetics, microstructure evolution and mechanical behavior of a developed Al–Mn–Sc alloy fabricated by selective laser melting Qingbo Jia, Fan Zhang, Paul A. Rometsch et al. · Acta Materialia Open access 6 May 2020 210
5 Distinct element method simulation of an analogue for a highly interlocked, non-persistently jointed rockmass Navid Bahrani, Peter K. Kaiser, Benoît Valley · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 6 Aug 2014 181
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rio Tinto (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Grain Refinement, Microstructural Evolution, Microstructure, Aerospace Applications, Corrosion Behavior, Aluminium Alloys and Automotive Industry.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties28▲ 34×13 topics
  2. Grain Refinement19▲ 200×3 topics
  3. Microstructural Evolution16▲ 130×2 topics
  4. Microstructure15▲ 34×10 topics
  5. Aerospace Applications13▲ 157×2 topics
  6. Corrosion Behavior13▲ 186×2 topics
  7. Aluminium Alloys13▲ 373×1 topic
  8. Automotive Industry13▲ 373×1 topic
  9. Nanoparticles10▲ 9.5×7 topics
  10. Processing Techniques9▲ 126×2 topics
  11. Graphene9▲ 16×2 topics
  12. Metal Matrix Composites9▲ 145×1 topic
  13. Reinforcement9▲ 155×1 topic
  14. Grain Boundary Engineering7▲ 123×2 topics
  15. Nanocrystalline Materials7▲ 250×1 topic
  16. Severe Plastic Deformation7▲ 250×1 topic
  17. Recycling4▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Artificial Neural Networks4▲ 9.0×2 topics
  19. High Temperature4▲ 61×2 topics
  20. Utilization4▲ 94×2 topics
  21. Dynamic Recrystallization3▲ 104×1 topic
  22. Environmental3▲ 79×2 topics
  23. Hot Deformation3▲ 104×1 topic
  24. Management3▲ 5.0×2 topics
  25. Bauxite Residue3▲ 321×1 topic
  26. Recovery3▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Red Mud3▲ 321×1 topic
  28. Metallurgy3▲ 60×2 topics
  29. Sintering3▲ 26×3 topics
  30. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 9.9×3 topics
  31. Energy Storage3▲ 4.8×2 topics
  32. Materials3▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Process Parameters2▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Electrochemical Reduction2▲ 298×1 topic
  35. Molten Salt Electrolysis2▲ 298×1 topic
  36. Optimization2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  37. Databases2▲ 90×1 topic
  38. Metal Recovery2▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Spark Plasma Sintering2▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Thermochemical2▲ 90×1 topic

Which research topics does Rio Tinto (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, Microstructure and mechanical properties and Metallurgy and Material Forming.

Aluminum Alloy Microstru…13Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 13 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composit…9Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 9 fractional worksMicrostructure and mechanical properties: 7 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material …3Metallurgy and Material Forming: 3 fractional worksBauxite Residue and Util…3Bauxite Residue and Utilization: 3 fractional worksMolten salt chemistry an…2Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes: 2 fractional worksMetallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Welding Techniques Analysis: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 1 fractional worksAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryMechanics of Materials1 others

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

  1. 1 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 13 works
  2. 2 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Microstructure and mechanical properties Materials Chemistry 7 works
  4. 4 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  5. 5 Bauxite Residue and Utilization Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2 works
  7. 7 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Materials Chemistry 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 available26.6%not open73.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.4%domestic only76.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rio Tinto (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Rio Tinto (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00036% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Rio Tinto (Canada)0.00021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Rio Tinto (Canada) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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