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Stantec (Canada)

In research, Stantec (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,007 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,235 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 12.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,420
of 28,054 · #23,667 all time
Rank in Canada
#317
of 403
Research works
807
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Stantec (Canada) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #11,007 of 12,888 4.9%180 #15607
EngineeringField #6,235 of 6,636 3.7%93 #9521

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Stantec (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).

What does Stantec (Canada) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 12.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 34.1 works13×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.88× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.02× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.72× its world share, 93 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.76× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Stantec (Canada)?

Ranked on the composite score, Michel Noël lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Stantec (Canada).

  1. 1 Michel Noël · #1,229,187 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Stantec (Canada)

Which keywords describe research at Stantec (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Pipeline, Liquefaction, Tunnel, Neural Networks, Climate Change, Analysis and Machine Learning.

▲ 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 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. Deep Learning22▲ 2.8×39 topics
  2. Machine Learning16▲ 2.1×33 topics
  3. Climate Change15▲ 2.5×37 topics
  4. Neural Networks12▲ 3.6×18 topics
  5. Pipeline12▲ 47×3 topics
  6. Remote Sensing10▲ 3.7×15 topics
  7. Liquefaction10▲ 47×2 topics
  8. Tunnel10▲ 47×2 topics
  9. Analysis8▲ 39×2 topics
  10. Earthquake8▲ 60×1 topic
  11. Seismic8▲ 60×1 topic
  12. Corrosion7▲ 23×4 topics
  13. Optimization7▲ 6.4×9 topics
  14. Finite Element Analysis6▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Sustainable Development6▲ 1.74×7 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks6▲ 3.5×10 topics
  17. Water Quality5▲ 5.3×8 topics
  18. Risk Assessment5▲ 3.0×9 topics
  19. Anomaly Detection4▲ 6.8×3 topics
  20. Defect Detection4▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Pitting Corrosion4▲ 38×2 topics
  22. Soil Properties4▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Sustainability Assessment4▲ 13×5 topics
  24. Image Processing4▲ 4.0×5 topics
  25. GIS-based Modeling4▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Genetic Algorithms4▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  28. Leak Detection4▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Risk Analysis4▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Urban Underground Space4▲ 130×1 topic
  31. Utility Tunnels4▲ 130×1 topic
  32. Water Distribution Networks4▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Hazard3▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Landslide3▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Natural Gas3▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Reinforced Concrete3▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Reliability Assessment3▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Steel Structures3▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Satellite Imagery3▲ 9.7×3 topics
  40. Intrusion Detection3▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Stantec (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, Water Systems and Optimization, Underground infrastructure and sustainability and Landslides and related hazards.

Geotechnical Engineering…8Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 8 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimization: 4 fractional worksUnderground infrastructu…4Underground infrastructure and sustainability: 4 fractional worksLandslides and related h…3Landslides and related hazards: 3 fractional worksStructural Integrity and Reliability Analysis: 3 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 2 fractional worksStructural Engineering a…2Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 2 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…2Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…2Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…2Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 2 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawMechanical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresCivil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Water Systems and OptimizationCivil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Underground infrastructure and sustainabilityBuilding and Construction 4 works
  4. 4 Landslides and related hazardsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  5. 5 Structural Integrity and Reliability AnalysisMechanical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Concrete Corrosion and DurabilityCivil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Structural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisCivil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Networks and Communications 2 works
  9. 9 Geotechnical Engineering and AnalysisSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  10. 10 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil MechanicsCivil and Structural Engineering 2 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 available35.0%not open65.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.2%domestic only59.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Stantec (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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