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Babcock Power (United Kingdom)

In research, Babcock Power (United Kingdom) stands highest in Engineering (#7,419 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,113 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

ROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#24,648
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,303
of 1,844
Research works
267
▼ 73% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
Babcock Power (United Kingdom)

What is Babcock Power (United Kingdom) 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
EngineeringField #7,419 of 9,532 7.4%130
Physical SciencesDomain #14,113 of 17,446 7.0%180

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Babcock Power (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

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

In all years, 67% of research at Babcock Power (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (49%), Social Sciences (7%), Materials Science (6%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 180 fractional works · 67.4% of its workEngineering: 130 fractional works · 48.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 43 fractional works · 16.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 16 fractional works · 6.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 12 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 11 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 14 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMetals and Alloys: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 4.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFuel Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 50 fractional works · 18.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 28 fractional works · 10.4% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBabcock Power(United Kingdom)267fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences67%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences19%

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 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering13048.6%
    2. Materials Science166.1%
    3. Environmental Science124.7%
    4. Computer Science62.4%
    5. Energy51.8%
    6. Chemical Engineering41.4%
    7. Chemistry20.8%
    8. Physics and Astronomy20.7%
    9. Mathematics20.6%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    1. Social Sciences197.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting93.3%
    3. Decision Sciences72.7%
    4. Psychology72.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities41.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.6%
    1. Health Professions145.2%
    2. Medicine134.9%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.3%
    2. Neuroscience10.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemical Engineering: 1.92× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.68× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.52× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.47× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.92× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.75× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences6.47×1 works
  2. Psychology2.75×1 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.52×1 works
  4. Mathematics2.28×0 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.92×0 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.92×0 works
  7. Health Professions1.81×1 works
  8. Engineering1.68×3 works
  9. Computer Science1.05×1 works
  10. Social Sciences1.01×2 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.97×0 works
  12. Medicine0.63×2 works
  13. Environmental Science0.59×0 works
  14. Energy0.49×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.09×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Babcock Power (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, Stan Wohadlo, Bruce Bryan and C R Bird lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Babcock Power (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Stan Wohadlo United Kingdom · #3,029,943 worldwide 38 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Bruce Bryan United Kingdom · #3,655,451 worldwide 94 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 C R Bird United Kingdom · #4,826,257 worldwide 176 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Babcock Power (United Kingdom)

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

The most cited paper from Babcock Power (United Kingdom) is "Prediction of pressure drop during forced circulation boiling of water" (J. R. S. Thom, 1964), with 590 citations. Next come "Lignin Monomers from beyond the Canonical Monolignol Biosynthetic Pathway: Another Brick in the Wall" (330) and "Emissions of Sulfur Trioxide from Coal-Fired Power Plants" (287).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prediction of pressure drop during forced circulation boiling of water J. R. S. Thom · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Jul 1964 590
2 Lignin Monomers from beyond the Canonical Monolignol Biosynthetic Pathway: Another Brick in the Wall José Carlos del Río, Jorge Rencoret, Ana Gutiérrez et al. · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Open access 13 Mar 2020 330
3 Emissions of Sulfur Trioxide from Coal-Fired Power Plants Ravi K. Srivastava, C. Andrew Miller, C. Erickson et al. · Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association Open access Jun 2004 287
4 Reactivity assessment of coals via a weighted mean activation energy John W. Cumming · Fuel Oct 1984 196
5 Elemental mercury removal by the modified bio-char from waste tea Boxiong Shen, Linghui Tian, Fukuan Li et al. · Fuel 24 Sep 2016 125
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Which keywords describe research at Babcock Power (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Microstructure, Heat Transfer, Mechanical Properties, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Finite Element Analysis, Numerical Simulation and Fatigue Crack Closure.

▲ 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 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. Mechanical Properties12▲ 4.5×16 topics
  2. Microstructure11▲ 8.2×10 topics
  3. Machine Learning11▲ 1.90×14 topics
  4. Heat Transfer11▲ 7.9×14 topics
  5. Renewable Energy10▲ 3.9×25 topics
  6. Sustainability10▲ 2.2×22 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency10▲ 4.9×16 topics
  8. Finite Element Analysis7▲ 11×6 topics
  9. Numerical Simulation7▲ 7.8×8 topics
  10. Fatigue Crack Closure6▲ 50×1 topic
  11. Fracture Toughness Testing6▲ 50×1 topic
  12. Optimization5▲ 3.7×9 topics
  13. Biomass5▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Material Characterization5▲ 23×3 topics
  15. Renewable Fuels5▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Defect Detection5▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Biochar5▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Eddy Current Testing5▲ 39×1 topic
  19. Non-Destructive Evaluation5▲ 39×1 topic
  20. Hydrogen Embrittlement5▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Lignocellulosic Biomass5▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Gasification4▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Bio-oil4▲ 46×1 topic
  24. High-Temperature Alloys4▲ 66×1 topic
  25. Pyrolysis4▲ 27×1 topic
  26. Superalloys4▲ 66×1 topic
  27. Construction Safety4▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Organizational Culture4▲ 5.9×2 topics
  29. Failure Analysis4▲ 12×6 topics
  30. Non-Destructive Testing4▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Welding4▲ 25×3 topics
  32. Occupational Safety4▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Thermal Properties4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  34. Laser Welding4▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Safety Management4▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Corrosion3▲ 11×6 topics
  37. Finite Element Method3▲ 9.8×6 topics
  38. Selective Oxidation3▲ 8.2×2 topics
  39. Thermal Analysis3▲ 8.6×4 topics
  40. Safety Climate3▲ 17×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Emotional Intelligence and Performance, Business Strategies and Management Research, Management and Performance Evaluation and Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies.

Emotional Intelligence a…1Emotional Intelligence and Performance: 1 fractional worksBusiness Strategies and …1Business Strategies and Management Research: 1 fractional worksManagement and Performan…1Management and Performance Evaluation: 1 fractional worksCarbon Dioxide Capture T…0Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Power Generation Technologies: 0 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 0 fractional worksModeling, Simulation, an…0Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization: 0 fractional worksOil and Gas Production Techniques: 0 fractional worksErosion and Abrasive Machining: 0 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 0 fractional works
Social PsychologyManagement Science and Operations ResearchOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 1 works
  2. 2 Business Strategies and Management Research Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  3. 3 Management and Performance Evaluation Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  4. 4 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Advanced Power Generation Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  7. 7 Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 0 works
  8. 8 Oil and Gas Production Techniques Ocean Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Erosion and Abrasive Machining Ecological Modeling 0 works
  10. 10 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 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 available47.0%not open53.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.0%domestic only60.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 73% 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 Babcock Power (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000019% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Babcock Power (United Kingdom)0.000060% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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