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Alcoa (United Kingdom)

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Research works
21
fractional, all time
Citations
99
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
77%
world 18%
Alcoa (United Kingdom)

Not ranked overall: Alcoa (United Kingdom) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Alcoa (United Kingdom) work in?

In all years, 77% of research at Alcoa (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (55%), Medicine (10%), Materials Science (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 77.2% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 54.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 12.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 6.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 14.4% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 10.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKAlcoa (UnitedKingdom)21fractional works, all years
Physical Sciences77%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences8%

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 3 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1254.5%
    2. Materials Science29.2%
    3. Environmental Science27.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy01.3%
    6. Energy01.0%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.8%
    8. Computer Science00.8%
    9. Chemistry00.5%
    1. Medicine210.0%
    2. Health Professions14.4%
    1. Decision Sciences02.3%
    2. Social Sciences02.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities01.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.0%
    5. Psychology00.8%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
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.

Computer Science: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 6.32× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 2.73× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions6.32×0 works
  2. Environmental Science3.08×0 works
  3. Psychology2.73×0 works
  4. Medicine1.95×1 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.77×0 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.29×0 works
  7. Computer Science1.07×0 works
  8. Engineering0.46×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Alcoa (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Alcoa (United Kingdom) is "The solubility of hydrogen in solid binary aluminum-lithium alloys" (Prince N. Anyalebechi, David E.J. Talbot, Douglas A. Granger, 1989), with 25 citations. Next come "Effect of Stress Ratio and Overload Ratio on Fatigue Crack Delay and Arrest Behavior Due to Single Peak Overloads" (21) and "Design, implementation and testing of an intelligent knowledge-based system for the supervisory control of a hot rolling mill" (20).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The solubility of hydrogen in solid binary aluminum-lithium alloys Prince N. Anyalebechi, David E.J. Talbot, Douglas A. Granger · Metallurgical Transactions B Aug 1989 25
2 Effect of Stress Ratio and Overload Ratio on Fatigue Crack Delay and Arrest Behavior Due to Single Peak Overloads M. K. Himmelein, BM Hillberry Book chapter 1976 21
3 Design, implementation and testing of an intelligent knowledge-based system for the supervisory control of a hot rolling mill L. Yao, Ian Postlethwaite, Will Neil Browne et al. · Journal of Process Control Open access 22 Apr 2005 20
4 Governing shared groundwater: the controversy over private regulation1 Elena López‐Gunn · Geographical Journal 11 Dec 2008 14
5 Regulatory Barriers to Pollution Prevention: A Position Paper of the Implementation Council of the American Institute for Pollution Prevention R. Lee Byers · Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association Open access Apr 1991 14
All 43 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Alcoa (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Microstructural Evolution, Mechanical Properties, Aerospace Applications, Corrosion Behavior, Aluminium Alloys, Automotive Industry, Nanoparticles and Climate Change.

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

All 8 words, with their numbers
  1. Microstructural Evolution3▲ 76×2 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties3▲ 13×4 topics
  3. Aerospace Applications2▲ 82×2 topics
  4. Corrosion Behavior2▲ 110×2 topics
  5. Aluminium Alloys2▲ 196×1 topic
  6. Automotive Industry2▲ 196×1 topic
  7. Nanoparticles1▲ 4.2×5 topics
  8. Climate Change1▲ 2.0×5 topics

Which research topics does Alcoa (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, AI in Service Interactions and Air Quality and Health Impacts.

Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions0AI in Service Interactions: 0 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…0Air Quality and Health Impacts: 0 fractional worksDigital Mental Health In…0Digital Mental Health Interventions: 0 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …0Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 0 fractional worksDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases: 0 fractional worksLymphatic System and Diseases: 0 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 0 fractional worksSustainable Building Design and Assessment: 0 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineHealth Information ManagementArtificial IntelligenceHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis6 others

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

  1. 1 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  2. 2 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 0 works
  3. 3 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  4. 4 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  5. 5 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 0 works
  7. 7 Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Lymphatic System and Diseases Oncology 0 works
  9. 9 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 0 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 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 available19.5%not open80.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors77.4%domestic only22.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Alcoa (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

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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 Alcoa (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000012% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Alcoa (United Kingdom)0.000016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Alcoa (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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