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Arup Group (United Kingdom)

In research, Arup Group (United Kingdom) stands highest in Engineering (#4,710 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,882 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 23.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,886
of 28,054 · #18,938 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#756
of 1,094
Research works
935
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Arup Group (United Kingdom) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #4,710 of 6,636 12.1%108 #3325
Physical SciencesDomain #10,882 of 12,888 12.8%142 #11335

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Arup Group (United Kingdom) 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Arup Group (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 23.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 50.4 works23×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.92× its world share, 108 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.88× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.75× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Arup Group (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, Damian Grant, Panagiotis Kotsovinos and Brian Simpson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arup Group (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Damian Grant United Kingdom · #992,316 worldwide 73 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Panagiotis Kotsovinos United Kingdom · #1,165,014 worldwide 62 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Brian Simpson United Kingdom · #1,562,894 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Arup Group (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Arup Group (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Dynamic Interaction, Soil Properties, Finite Element Analysis, Pipeline, Reliability Analysis, Liquefaction and Tunnel.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Sustainability14▲ 3.1×23 topics
  2. Environmental Impact10▲ 3.3×18 topics
  3. Dynamic Interaction9▲ 73×2 topics
  4. Soil Properties9▲ 27×3 topics
  5. Finite Element Analysis8▲ 19×5 topics
  6. Sustainable Development8▲ 2.6×9 topics
  7. Public Health8▲ 2.8×5 topics
  8. Remote Sensing7▲ 3.2×12 topics
  9. Pipeline7▲ 35×2 topics
  10. Reliability Analysis7▲ 37×3 topics
  11. Liquefaction7▲ 41×2 topics
  12. Tunnel7▲ 41×2 topics
  13. Analysis7▲ 39×3 topics
  14. Fiber Reinforcement7▲ 59×2 topics
  15. Earthquake7▲ 59×1 topic
  16. Seismic7▲ 59×1 topic
  17. Health Effects6▲ 5.9×5 topics
  18. Footbridges6▲ 90×1 topic
  19. Mechanical Properties6▲ 3.6×11 topics
  20. Vibration Serviceability6▲ 90×1 topic
  21. Slope Stability Analysis6▲ 87×1 topic
  22. Spatial Variability6▲ 55×1 topic
  23. Risk Management6▲ 7.0×5 topics
  24. Environmental Noise6▲ 72×1 topic
  25. Noise Pollution6▲ 72×1 topic
  26. Soil Reinforcement6▲ 47×2 topics
  27. Construction6▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Geosynthetics6▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Stone Columns6▲ 69×1 topic
  30. Facilities Management5▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Geopolymer5▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Vibration Control5▲ 41×3 topics
  33. Defect Detection4▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Sustainability Assessment4▲ 17×3 topics
  35. BIM4▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Prefabrication4▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Wave Propagation4▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Digital Fabrication4▲ 29×2 topics
  39. CO2 Sequestration4▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Infrastructure4▲ 16×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis, Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis and Noise Effects and Management.

Geotechnical Engineering…7Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 7 fractional worksStructural Engineering a…6Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 6 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…6Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 6 fractional worksNoise Effects and Manage…6Noise Effects and Management: 6 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 6 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 4 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenan…4Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 4 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 3 fractional worksUnderground infrastructure and sustainability: 3 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 3 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySpeech and HearingBuilding and Construction1 others

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

  1. 1 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 6 works
  4. 4 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 6 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 4 works
  7. 7 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Underground infrastructure and sustainability Building and Construction 3 works
  10. 10 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 3 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 available23.8%not open76.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.9%domestic only77.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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