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Aberdeenshire Council

In research, Aberdeenshire Council stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,356 of 5,407 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,428 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,674
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#681
of 1,844
Research works
469
▼ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
36.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Aberdeenshire Council

What is Aberdeenshire Council 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
Environmental ScienceField #2,356 of 5,407 12.9%135
Physical SciencesDomain #10,428 of 17,446 12.6%234

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Aberdeenshire Council 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 Aberdeenshire Council work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Aberdeenshire Council is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (36%), Environmental Science (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 62.2% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 36.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 5 fractional works · 12.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 11.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 15.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 13.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.8% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 11.9% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAberdeenshireCouncil41fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences62%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences13%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1536.3%
    2. Environmental Science615.4%
    3. Materials Science12.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy12.0%
    6. Chemistry01.2%
    7. Energy00.8%
    8. Computer Science00.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences37.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.5%
    3. Neuroscience00.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Psychology36.6%
    2. Social Sciences24.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Medicine37.4%
    2. Health Professions13.5%
    3. Veterinary00.5%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    5. Dentistry00.2%
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: 1.66× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.42× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.09× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.71× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 2.15× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.71×0 works
  2. Environmental Science3.09×6 works
  3. Engineering2.42×15 works
  4. Psychology2.15×3 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.70×1 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.66×3 works
  7. Health Professions1.31×1 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.94×0 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.92×1 works
  10. Energy0.89×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.84×2 works
  12. Materials Science0.82×1 works
  13. Chemistry0.74×0 works
  14. Nursing0.66×0 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.64×1 works
  16. Neuroscience0.50×0 works
  17. Dentistry0.42×0 works
  18. Medicine0.38×3 works
  19. Social Sciences0.33×2 works
  20. Mathematics0.17×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.05×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×0 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Aberdeenshire Council?

Ranked on the quality score, H. Milne, G. A. Levvy and Kenneth W. Bentley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aberdeenshire Council.

  1. 1 H. Milne United Kingdom · #694,893 worldwide 1.6k citations · 35 works
  2. 2 G. A. Levvy United Kingdom · #1,220,334 worldwide 1.4k citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Kenneth W. Bentley United Kingdom · #1,720,616 worldwide 1.7k citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Jeffrey R. Bacon United Kingdom · #2,237,126 worldwide 5.4k citations · 134 works
  5. 5 Thomas F. Jamieson United Kingdom · #2,994,055 worldwide 406 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 C. Michie Smith United Kingdom · #3,067,127 worldwide 19 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Dee Lawlor United Kingdom · #3,308,690 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Christopher J. Feare United Kingdom · #3,454,277 worldwide 946 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 A. G. Lyon United Kingdom · #4,516,297 worldwide 373 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Giorgio Pigozzi United Kingdom · #4,584,047 worldwide 303 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Aberdeenshire Council

What are the most cited papers from Aberdeenshire Council?

The most cited paper from Aberdeenshire Council is "A protocol for data exploration to avoid common statistical problems" (Alain F. Zuur, Elena N. Ieno, Chris S. Elphick, 2009), with 8,308 citations. Next come "Microbial degradation of complex carbohydrates in the gut" (2,368) and "The role of ecological theory in microbial ecology" (1,101).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A protocol for data exploration to avoid common statistical problems Alain F. Zuur, Elena N. Ieno, Chris S. Elphick · Methods in Ecology and Evolution Open access 13 Nov 2009 8,308
2 Microbial degradation of complex carbohydrates in the gut Harry James Flint, Karen P. Scott, Sylvia H. Duncan et al. · Gut Microbes Open access 10 May 2012 2,368
3 The role of ecological theory in microbial ecology James I. Prosser, Brendan J. M. Bohannan, Tom P. Curtis et al. · Nature Reviews Microbiology Review 16 Apr 2007 1,101
4 Plastic contamination in the decapod crustacean Nephrops norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758) Fiona Murray, Phillip R. Cowie · Marine Pollution Bulletin 19 Apr 2011 940
5 Protein and energy supplementation in elderly people at risk from malnutrition Anne C Milne, Jan Potter, Angela Vivanti et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Open access 15 Apr 2009 845
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Aberdeenshire Council?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, CO2 Sequestration, Finite Element Analysis, Natural Gas, Pipeline and Corrosion.

▲ 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 31 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change4▲ 3.6×17 topics
  2. Mindfulness2▲ 157×1 topic
  3. Self-Compassion2▲ 157×1 topic
  4. CO2 Sequestration2▲ 28×2 topics
  5. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 23×3 topics
  6. Natural Gas2▲ 57×2 topics
  7. Pipeline2▲ 49×2 topics
  8. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.2×7 topics
  9. Corrosion2▲ 37×2 topics
  10. Hydraulic Fracturing2▲ 42×2 topics
  11. Pitting Corrosion2▲ 87×2 topics
  12. Reliability Assessment2▲ 103×1 topic
  13. Risk Analysis2▲ 43×1 topic
  14. Nanoparticles2▲ 3.4×4 topics
  15. Biodiversity2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  16. Vibration Analysis2▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Drilling Fluids2▲ 68×1 topic
  18. Fracture Propagation2▲ 61×1 topic
  19. Shale Gas Reservoirs2▲ 61×1 topic
  20. Well Integrity2▲ 68×1 topic
  21. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.97×8 topics
  22. Sustainability1▲ 1.46×8 topics
  23. Technology1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  24. Dog Domestication1▲ 121×1 topic
  25. Ensemble Kalman Filter1▲ 29×1 topic
  26. Genomic Analysis1▲ 11×1 topic
  27. Optimization1▲ 6.5×1 topic
  28. Oil and Gas1▲ 77×1 topic
  29. Subsea1▲ 289×1 topic
  30. Habitat Selection1▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Invasive Species1▲ 6.1×6 topics

Which research topics does Aberdeenshire Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions, Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis, Drilling and Well Engineering and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis.

Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 2 fractional worksStructural Integrity and Reliability Analysis: 2 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…2Drilling and Well Engineering: 2 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…2Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 2 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 1 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 1 fractional worksOffshore Engineering and…1Offshore Engineering and Technologies: 1 fractional worksStructural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyMechanical EngineeringOcean EngineeringGenetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  10. 10 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental 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 available24.5%not open75.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Aberdeenshire Council's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Aberdeenshire Council as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Aberdeenshire Council0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Aberdeenshire Council over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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