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Suncor Energy (Canada)

In research, Suncor Energy (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,697 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#9,135 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,652
of 28,054 · #27,894 all time
Rank in Canada
#386
of 403
Research works
326
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Suncor Energy (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 #15,697 of 21,541 14.6%281
EngineeringField #9,135 of 11,412 14.4%182

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Suncor Energy (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: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.60× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.15× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.64× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Suncor Energy (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Optimization, Corrosion, Microstructure, Failure Analysis, Surfactants, Fault Diagnosis 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. Mechanical Properties6▲ 9.6×10 topics
  2. Machine Learning5▲ 2.2×8 topics
  3. Corrosion4▲ 41×5 topics
  4. Microstructure4▲ 9.9×6 topics
  5. Optimization4▲ 11×3 topics
  6. Failure Analysis3▲ 44×2 topics
  7. Surfactants3▲ 44×3 topics
  8. Fault Diagnosis3▲ 28×2 topics
  9. Hydraulic Fracturing3▲ 34×2 topics
  10. Nanoparticles3▲ 3.0×5 topics
  11. Predictive Maintenance2▲ 47×2 topics
  12. Artificial Lift Systems2▲ 123×1 topic
  13. Electric Submersible Pumps2▲ 123×1 topic
  14. Data Assimilation2▲ 22×2 topics
  15. Hydrogen Embrittlement2▲ 41×2 topics
  16. Pitting Corrosion2▲ 67×2 topics
  17. Ensemble Kalman Filter2▲ 32×1 topic
  18. Fatigue Fracture2▲ 278×1 topic
  19. Fracture Mechanisms2▲ 278×1 topic
  20. Fracture Propagation2▲ 52×1 topic
  21. Numerical Simulation2▲ 11×6 topics
  22. Shale Gas Reservoirs2▲ 52×1 topic
  23. Well Placement2▲ 69×1 topic
  24. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Wear Resistance2▲ 78×2 topics
  26. Shale Gas2▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Passive Films2▲ 82×1 topic
  28. Pipeline2▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Stainless Steels2▲ 82×1 topic
  30. Gas Permeability2▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Pore-scale Modeling2▲ 68×1 topic
  32. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  33. Steel2▲ 55×2 topics
  34. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria2▲ 39×2 topics
  35. X-ray Computed Tomography2▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Cryogenic Treatment2▲ 78×1 topic
  37. Mudstones2▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Pore Structure2▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Rheological Properties2▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Tool Steels2▲ 78×1 topic

Which research topics does Suncor Energy (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Oil and Gas Production Techniques, Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis.

Oil and Gas Production T…2Oil and Gas Production Techniques: 2 fractional worksMechanical Failure Analy…2Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation: 2 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 2 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…2Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 2 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement a…2Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 2 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 2 fractional worksMetal Alloys Wear and Properties: 2 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …2Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 2 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 1 fractional worksPhotodynamic Therapy Research Studies: 1 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMetals and AlloysMaterials Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 2 works
  6. 6 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties Materials Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available16.7%not open83.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.4%domestic only77.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Suncor Energy (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower 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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