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Research in Arbroath

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Arbroath, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Halliburton (United Kingdom).

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7.2k
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
59k
8.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Arbroath?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Halliburton (United Kingdom)Company 7,133 #12,788
2HospitalfieldUniversity 18 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Arbroath work in?

In 2022-now, 93% of research in Arbroath is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (68%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (14%), Environmental Science (4%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 554 fractional works · 92.6% of its workEngineering: 408 fractional works · 68.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 263 fractional works · 44.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 79 fractional works · 13.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 29 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 16 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 82 fractional works · 13.7% of its workGeophysics: 48 fractional works · 7.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeology: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPaleontology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 22 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHistory: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKArbroath599fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences93%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences6%

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 city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering40868.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences8213.7%
    3. Environmental Science254.2%
    4. Computer Science223.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy61.0%
    6. Energy40.7%
    7. Materials Science30.6%
    8. Mathematics20.3%
    9. Chemistry10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Arts and Humanities122.1%
    2. Social Sciences81.3%
    3. Decision Sciences50.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting30.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.5%
    6. Psychology20.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.6%
    2. Neuroscience10.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.2%
    1. Medicine30.5%
    2. Health Professions20.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Arbroath strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Arbroath is most concentrated in Ocean Engineering, Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences (85.2× the world share in Ocean Engineering).

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 238.4 works85×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 42.2 works22×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 72.5 works8.6×
  4. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 71.7 works7.2×
  5. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 25.0 works6.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 25 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.59× its world share, 72 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.56× its world share, 368 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences8.59×72 works
  2. Engineering4.56×368 works
  3. Environmental Science0.90×24 works
  4. Decision Sciences0.84×4 works
  5. Arts and Humanities0.77×12 works
  6. Energy0.70×4 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.41×5 works
  8. Computer Science0.40×17 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.25×3 works
  10. Mathematics0.24×2 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.19×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.19×3 works
  13. Materials Science0.18×3 works
  14. Neuroscience0.16×1 works
  15. Health Professions0.15×2 works
  16. Chemistry0.12×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×3 works
  18. Psychology0.11×2 works
  19. Social Sciences0.11×7 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.04×1 works
  21. Medicine0.03×3 works

Which keywords describe research in Arbroath?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CO2 Sequestration, Nanoparticles, Vibration Analysis, Rheological Properties, Drilling Fluids, Well Integrity, Optimization and Uncertainty Quantification.

▲ 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 city'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. CO2 Sequestration103▲ 88×4 topics
  2. Nanoparticles94▲ 12×2 topics
  3. Vibration Analysis94▲ 58×2 topics
  4. Rheological Properties93▲ 87×2 topics
  5. Drilling Fluids93▲ 295×1 topic
  6. Well Integrity93▲ 295×1 topic
  7. Machine Learning89▲ 4.4×19 topics
  8. Optimization82▲ 30×8 topics
  9. Uncertainty Quantification80▲ 171×2 topics
  10. Data Assimilation80▲ 82×1 topic
  11. Ensemble Kalman Filter80▲ 131×1 topic
  12. Hydraulic Fracturing70▲ 110×2 topics
  13. Fracture Propagation66▲ 187×1 topic
  14. Shale Gas Reservoirs66▲ 187×1 topic
  15. Predictive Maintenance64▲ 144×3 topics
  16. Fault Diagnosis63▲ 74×2 topics
  17. Data Analytics63▲ 235×2 topics
  18. Artificial Lift Systems63▲ 381×1 topic
  19. Electric Submersible Pumps63▲ 381×1 topic
  20. Geophysical Imaging29▲ 90×2 topics
  21. Shale Gas28▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Pore Structure25▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Gas Permeability24▲ 42×1 topic
  24. Mudstones24▲ 56×1 topic
  25. Inverse Problems24▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Full-Waveform Tomography24▲ 96×1 topic
  27. Seismic Waveform Inversion24▲ 96×1 topic
  28. Porous Media15▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Electrical Resistivity Tomography15▲ 89×1 topic
  30. Magnetotelluric Imaging15▲ 89×1 topic
  31. Geological Mapping13▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Numerical Simulation11▲ 6.5×5 topics
  33. GIS-based Modeling11▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Geological Conditions11▲ 47×2 topics
  35. Stochastic Modeling11▲ 50×2 topics
  36. Data Integration11▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Oil and Gas11▲ 50×2 topics
  38. Geological Modeling10▲ 118×1 topic
  39. Performance Prediction10▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Uncertainty Analysis10▲ 118×1 topic

What research is done in Arbroath?

  1. 1 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 83 works
  2. 2 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 73 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 59 works
  4. 4 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 59 works
  5. 5 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 22 works
  6. 6 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 21 works
  7. 7 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 13 works
  8. 8 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 10 works
  9. 9 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 10 works
  10. 10 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 9 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Arbroath8.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 27.9% in 2008.

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