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Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin (Canada)

In research, Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#19,951 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#39,155
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#847
of 896
Research works
190
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin (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 #19,951 of 21,541 8.4%165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin (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: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.21× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.38× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.16× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.88× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.13× 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, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin (Canada)?

Ranked on the composite score, Guy L. Larose and John C. Swallow lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin (Canada).

  1. 1 Guy L. Larose Canada · #398,330 worldwide 86 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 John C. Swallow Canada · #1,498,729 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin (Canada)

Which keywords describe research at Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Turbulent Flow, Boundary Layer, Large-Eddy Simulation, CFD Simulation, Air Quality, Urban Microclimate, Climate Change and Global Warming.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Turbulent Flow8▲ 226×2 topics
  2. Boundary Layer8▲ 198×2 topics
  3. Large-Eddy Simulation6▲ 111×2 topics
  4. CFD Simulation6▲ 181×2 topics
  5. Air Quality6▲ 108×1 topic
  6. Urban Microclimate6▲ 415×1 topic
  7. Climate Change5▲ 6.2×9 topics
  8. Global Warming3▲ 27×4 topics
  9. Aerodynamics3▲ 126×2 topics
  10. Footbridges3▲ 219×1 topic
  11. Heat Transfer3▲ 17×2 topics
  12. Vehicle Dynamics3▲ 147×2 topics
  13. Vibration Serviceability3▲ 219×1 topic
  14. Numerical Simulation2▲ 27×2 topics
  15. Crosswind2▲ 253×1 topic
  16. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 28×2 topics
  17. High-Speed Trains2▲ 114×1 topic
  18. Ocean Circulation2▲ 59×2 topics
  19. Flow Control2▲ 130×1 topic
  20. Vortex-Induced Vibrations2▲ 207×1 topic
  21. Climate Modeling2▲ 92×1 topic
  22. Extreme Events2▲ 75×1 topic
  23. Data Assimilation1▲ 30×1 topic
  24. Ensemble Kalman Filter1▲ 46×1 topic
  25. Sea Level Rise1▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Model Predictive Control1▲ 14×4 topics
  27. FTIR Analysis1▲ 199×1 topic
  28. Wood Chemistry1▲ 199×1 topic

Which research topics does Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wind and Air Flow Studies, Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis, Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis.

Wind and Air Flow Studies6Wind and Air Flow Studies: 6 fractional worksStructural Engineering a…3Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 3 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid D…2Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 2 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis: 2 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 2 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…1Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 1 fractional worksWood Treatment and Properties: 1 fractional worksProbabilistic and Robust Engineering Design: 1 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 1 fractional worksAeolian processes and effects: 0 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringAerospace EngineeringComputational Mechanics5 others

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

  1. 1 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis Computational Mechanics 2 works
  5. 5 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 1 works
  7. 7 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 1 works
  8. 8 Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  9. 9 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  10. 10 Aeolian processes and effects Earth-Surface Processes 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 available21.4%not open78.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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