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WSP (Canada)

In research, WSP (Canada) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,327 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering (Civil and Structural Engineering is 12.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,974
of 22,385 · #15,109 all time
Rank in Canada
#201
of 305
Research works
288
▲ 116% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.6k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
39%
world 18%
WSP (Canada)

What is WSP (Canada) known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,327 of 10,670 2.4%66 #13648

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

In 2022-now, 61% of research at WSP (Canada) is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (34%), Environmental Science (15%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 81 fractional works · 61.4% of its workEngineering: 46 fractional works · 34.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 20 fractional works · 15.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 15.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 5.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 20.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 14.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 10.9% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWSP (Canada)133fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences61%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences21%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4634.5%
    2. Environmental Science2015.5%
    3. Computer Science75.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences54.1%
    5. Materials Science10.7%
    6. Chemistry10.6%
    7. Mathematics10.6%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1814.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities32.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting21.8%
    4. Psychology11.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    6. Decision Sciences10.8%
    1. Medicine85.9%
    2. Health Professions43.2%
    3. Dentistry21.3%
    4. Nursing10.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences43.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43.3%
    3. Neuroscience10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does WSP (Canada) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 12.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 20.2 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: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.30× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.11× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.70× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science3.11×20 works
  2. Dentistry2.70×2 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.64×6 works
  4. Engineering2.30×46 works
  5. Health Professions1.21×4 works
  6. Social Sciences1.10×18 works
  7. Nursing0.87×1 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.80×1 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.72×3 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.71×4 works
  11. Computer Science0.66×7 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×4 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.56×2 works
  14. Mathematics0.48×1 works
  15. Chemistry0.40×1 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.38×1 works
  17. Psychology0.37×2 works
  18. Medicine0.31×8 works
  19. Neuroscience0.24×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.20×1 works
  21. Energy0.18×0 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.14×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.08×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at WSP (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, Arash Aziminejad and Aylin Woodward lead among researchers whose main affiliation is WSP (Canada).

  1. 1 Arash Aziminejad Canada · #5,249,476 worldwide 37 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Aylin Woodward Canada · #5,347,370 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at WSP (Canada)

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

The most cited paper from WSP (Canada) is "SUDS, LID, BMPs, WSUD and more – The evolution and application of terminology surrounding urban drainage" (Tim D. Fletcher, William D. Shuster, William F. Hunt et al., 2014), with 1,918 citations. Next come "New evidence on walking distances to transit stops: identifying redundancies and gaps using variable service areas" (388) and "Common variants at 12q14 and 12q24 are associated with hippocampal volume" (244).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 SUDS, LID, BMPs, WSUD and more – The evolution and application of terminology surrounding urban drainage Tim D. Fletcher, William D. Shuster, William F. Hunt et al. · Urban Water Journal Open access 23 Jul 2014 1,918
2 New evidence on walking distances to transit stops: identifying redundancies and gaps using variable service areas Ahmed El-Geneidy, Michael Grimsrud, Rania Wasfi et al. · Transportation 19 Nov 2013 388
3 Common variants at 12q14 and 12q24 are associated with hippocampal volume Joshua C Bis et al. · Nature Genetics Open access 15 Apr 2012 244
4 Microstructural evolution of cemented paste backfill: Mercury intrusion porosimetry test results Serge Ouellet, Bruno Bussière, Michel Aubertin et al. · Cement and Concrete Research 21 Sep 2007 200
5 Long-term exposure to road traffic noise, ambient air pollution, and cardiovascular risk factors in the HUNT and lifelines cohorts Yutong Samuel Cai, Anna Hansell, Marta Blangiardo et al. · European Heart Journal Open access 28 Apr 2017 162
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at WSP (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Finite Element Analysis, Climate Change, Risk Assessment, Environmental Impact, Liquefaction, Tunnel, Liquefaction Resistance and Particle Shape Effects.

▲ 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-now 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. Climate Change8▲ 2.1×34 topics
  2. Sustainability6▲ 1.98×27 topics
  3. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.7×16 topics
  4. Globalization5▲ 2.1×23 topics
  5. Remote Sensing5▲ 3.0×11 topics
  6. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.3×11 topics
  7. Risk Assessment4▲ 5.1×6 topics
  8. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 13×5 topics
  9. Economic Growth4▲ 3.5×6 topics
  10. Liquefaction3▲ 30×2 topics
  11. Tunnel3▲ 30×2 topics
  12. Liquefaction Resistance3▲ 82×1 topic
  13. Particle Shape Effects3▲ 82×1 topic
  14. Social Inequality3▲ 9.0×10 topics
  15. Hydraulic Conductivity3▲ 50×2 topics
  16. Soil Properties3▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Spatial Variability3▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Probabilistic Methods3▲ 54×1 topic
  19. Rock Mechanics3▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Slope Stability Analysis3▲ 54×1 topic
  21. Soil Reinforcement3▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Fiber Reinforcement3▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Geosynthetics3▲ 40×1 topic
  24. Dynamic Behavior2▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Fracture2▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Pipeline2▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Satellite Imagery2▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Acoustic Emission2▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Analysis2▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Light Pollution2▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Nighttime Light Data2▲ 56×1 topic
  32. Numerical Modelling2▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Seismic2▲ 30×1 topic
  34. CO2 Sequestration2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  35. GIS-based Modeling2▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Geosynthetic Clay Liners2▲ 93×1 topic
  37. Landfill Gas2▲ 93×1 topic
  38. COVID-19 Impact2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  39. Global Development2▲ 69×2 topics
  40. Dynamic Interaction2▲ 18×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis, Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization and Impact of Light on Environment and Health.

Geotechnical Engineering…3Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…3Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…3Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 3 fractional worksImpact of Light on Envir…2Impact of Light on Environment and Health: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 2 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 2 fractional worksLandfill Environmental I…2Landfill Environmental Impact Studies: 2 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 2 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 1 fractional worksGrouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityGlobal and Planetary ChangeMechanics of Materials2 others

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

  1. 1 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 works
  3. 3 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Impact of Light on Environment and Health Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  7. 7 Landfill Environmental Impact Studies Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  9. 9 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available50.2%not open49.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.9%domestic only61.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 116% higher 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 WSP (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00044% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%WSP (Canada)0.00065% in 202519801990200020102020

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