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TransCanada (Canada)

In research, TransCanada (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,215 of 17,446 worldwide), Engineering (#7,255 of 9,532 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#2,037 of 2,525 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,168
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#263
of 718
Research works
638
▼ 77% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
19.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
TransCanada (Canada)

What is TransCanada (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 #8,215 of 17,446 5.4%526
EngineeringField #7,255 of 9,532 4.0%353
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #2,037 of 2,525 3.6%125

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where TransCanada (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 TransCanada (Canada) work in?

In all years, 82% of research at TransCanada (Canada) is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (55%), Materials Science (9%), Environmental Science (5%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 526 fractional works · 82.5% of its workEngineering: 353 fractional works · 55.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 125 fractional works · 19.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 57 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 44 fractional works · 6.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 34 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 31 fractional works · 4.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 27 fractional works · 4.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 59 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 31 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMetals and Alloys: 25 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 33 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 24 fractional works · 3.8% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Energy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 39 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 38 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMedicine: 32 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 35 fractional works · 5.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTransCanada(Canada)638fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering35355.3%
    2. Materials Science599.2%
    3. Environmental Science335.2%
    4. Computer Science243.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences172.7%
    6. Chemistry162.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy81.3%
    8. Mathematics71.0%
    9. Energy61.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology274.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology30.5%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.5%
    5. Neuroscience20.3%
    1. Medicine325.1%
    2. Health Professions40.6%
    3. Dentistry10.1%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Decision Sciences162.4%
    2. Social Sciences91.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance50.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting30.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.1%
    6. Psychology10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.56× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.74× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences4.74×0 works
  2. Engineering2.56×4 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.19×0 works
  4. Health Professions1.74×0 works
  5. Chemistry1.14×0 works
  6. Environmental Science1.14×1 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.14×0 works
  8. Medicine0.95×2 works
  9. Energy0.83×0 works
  10. Psychology0.75×0 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.73×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.65×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.60×1 works
  14. Neuroscience0.47×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.43×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.39×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.29×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×0 works

Who are the top researchers at TransCanada (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, André Coutu, Joe X.H. Zhou and Bernd Nennemann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is TransCanada (Canada).

  1. 1 André Coutu Canada · #2,666,495 worldwide 743 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Joe X.H. Zhou Canada · #3,910,976 worldwide 2.7k citations · 131 works
  3. 3 Bernd Nennemann Canada · #4,001,413 worldwide 868 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 A. D. Batte Canada · #4,406,526 worldwide 202 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Burke S. Delanty Canada · #4,477,121 worldwide 483 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Mo Mohitpour Canada · #4,616,890 worldwide 357 citations · 95 works
  7. 7 D. J. B. Hawkins Canada · #4,859,903 worldwide 286 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Robert B. Lazor Canada · #4,895,261 worldwide 281 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Aleksandar Tomić Canada · #4,999,415 worldwide 41 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 J. F. Nixon Canada · #5,029,060 worldwide 621 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at TransCanada (Canada)

What are the most cited papers from TransCanada (Canada)?

The most cited paper from TransCanada (Canada) is "Fast, efficient generation of high‐quality atomic charges. AM1‐BCC model: II. Parameterization and validation" (Araz Jakalian, D. B. Jack, Christopher I. Bayly, 2002), with 3,577 citations. Next come "Smart Transmission Grid: Vision and Framework" (962) and "Evaluating Virtual Screening Methods: Good and Bad Metrics for the “Early Recognition” Problem" (895).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fast, efficient generation of high‐quality atomic charges. AM1‐BCC model: II. Parameterization and validation Araz Jakalian, D. B. Jack, Christopher I. Bayly · Journal of Computational Chemistry 18 Oct 2002 3,577
2 Smart Transmission Grid: Vision and Framework Fangxing Fran Li, Wei Qiao, Hongbin Sun et al. · IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 5 Aug 2010 962
3 Evaluating Virtual Screening Methods: Good and Bad Metrics for the “Early Recognition” Problem Jean‐François Truchon, Christopher I. Bayly · Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling 9 Feb 2007 895
4 Intraseasonal oscillations in 15 atmospheric general circulation models: results from an AMIP diagnostic subproject Julia Slingo et al. · Climate Dynamics Apr 1996 532
5 Discovery of a receptor related to the galanin receptors Dennis K Lee, Tuan Nguyen, Gary P. O’Neill et al. · FEBS Letters 5 Mar 1999 506
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Which keywords describe research at TransCanada (Canada)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pipeline, Pitting Corrosion, Corrosion, Natural Gas, Finite Element Analysis, Risk Analysis, Steel Structures and Offshore.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Pipeline80▲ 134×3 topics
  2. Pitting Corrosion78▲ 236×2 topics
  3. Corrosion75▲ 102×5 topics
  4. Natural Gas60▲ 102×3 topics
  5. Finite Element Analysis60▲ 40×6 topics
  6. Risk Analysis53▲ 142×2 topics
  7. Steel Structures53▲ 220×2 topics
  8. Offshore53▲ 517×1 topic
  9. Reliability Assessment53▲ 244×1 topic
  10. Machine Learning43▲ 3.1×26 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties38▲ 6.3×15 topics
  12. Hydrogen Embrittlement35▲ 53×3 topics
  13. Defect Detection34▲ 51×3 topics
  14. Feature Extraction31▲ 17×2 topics
  15. Eddy Current Testing31▲ 107×1 topic
  16. Non-Destructive Evaluation31▲ 107×1 topic
  17. Analysis25▲ 36×3 topics
  18. Corrosion Behavior25▲ 44×2 topics
  19. Passive Films25▲ 110×1 topic
  20. Renewable Energy25▲ 3.9×19 topics
  21. Stainless Steels25▲ 110×1 topic
  22. Liquefaction24▲ 50×2 topics
  23. Tunnel24▲ 50×2 topics
  24. Earthquake24▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Seismic24▲ 71×1 topic
  26. Fatigue Crack Closure22▲ 78×1 topic
  27. Fracture Toughness Testing22▲ 78×1 topic
  28. Optimization20▲ 5.8×10 topics
  29. Adsorption Properties18▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Corrosion Inhibitors18▲ 50×1 topic
  31. Metal Corrosion18▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Technology16▲ 5.9×3 topics
  33. Oil and Gas16▲ 77×2 topics
  34. Flow Assurance16▲ 188×1 topic
  35. Subsea16▲ 188×1 topic
  36. Numerical Simulation16▲ 7.4×8 topics
  37. Heat Transfer15▲ 4.8×10 topics
  38. Boundary Layer15▲ 17×4 topics
  39. Genetic Algorithms13▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Steel12▲ 45×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems, Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies and Risk and Safety Analysis.

Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps: 1 fractional worksHydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 1 fractional worksMarine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 0 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 0 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 0 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…0Digital Innovation in Industries: 0 fractional worksReligious and Theological Studies: 0 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 0 fractional worksVibration and Dynamic Analysis: 0 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 0 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringOcean EngineeringStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty5 others

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

  1. 1 Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 0 works
  5. 5 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 0 works
  6. 6 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  7. 7 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Vibration and Dynamic Analysis Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 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 available13.6%not open86.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 77% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is TransCanada (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000048% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%TransCanada (Canada)0.000026% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2018TransCanada (Canada)0.0% in 20182010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 2011.

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