Question 1

What is Rio Tinto (Canada) known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Rio Tinto (Canada) rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Rio Tinto (Canada) ranks #20,914 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#27,176 all time), and #287 of 305 in Canada.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Rio Tinto (Canada)?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Rio Tinto (Canada)'s research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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