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Balfour Beatty (United Kingdom)

In research, Balfour Beatty (United Kingdom) stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,557 of 14,347 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,058 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#5,690
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#357
of 2,253
Research works
463
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
33.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Balfour Beatty (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
Life SciencesDomain #2,557 of 14,347 38.7%173
Physical SciencesDomain #12,058 of 21,541 17.5%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Balfour Beatty (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).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.90× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.88× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.15× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.24× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Balfour Beatty (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, G. M. Timmis and G Kendrey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Balfour Beatty (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 G. M. Timmis United Kingdom · #765,127 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 G Kendrey United Kingdom · #796,346 worldwide 8 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Balfour Beatty (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Balfour Beatty (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Gene Therapy, Innate Immunity, Immunity, Glycosylation, Cancer Therapy, Inflammation and Cancer Immunotherapy.

▲ 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. Cancer25▲ 3.9×29 topics
  2. Inflammation23▲ 2.1×36 topics
  3. Gene Therapy16▲ 13×4 topics
  4. Cancer Therapy15▲ 5.0×13 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress15▲ 1.73×27 topics
  6. Innate Immunity14▲ 8.6×5 topics
  7. Immunity13▲ 8.6×5 topics
  8. Glycosylation13▲ 13×3 topics
  9. Immunotherapy12▲ 4.0×14 topics
  10. Cancer Immunotherapy12▲ 18×3 topics
  11. Radiotherapy11▲ 6.2×5 topics
  12. Monoclonal Antibodies10▲ 15×3 topics
  13. Antigen Presentation10▲ 20×1 topic
  14. Dendritic Cells10▲ 18×1 topic
  15. Therapeutic Antibodies10▲ 16×2 topics
  16. Apoptosis9▲ 5.1×9 topics
  17. Antibody Engineering9▲ 19×1 topic
  18. Fc Receptors9▲ 19×1 topic
  19. Drug Discovery8▲ 4.6×7 topics
  20. Genomic Instability8▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Tumor Microenvironment8▲ 5.2×6 topics
  22. DNA Damage8▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Therapeutic Targets8▲ 7.5×7 topics
  24. Genomic Integration8▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Medicinal Chemistry8▲ 4.6×10 topics
  26. Soil Properties8▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Drug Design7▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Targeted Therapy7▲ 6.6×5 topics
  29. NK Cell Recognition6▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Natural Killer Cells6▲ 14×1 topic
  31. RNA Interference6▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Gene Silencing6▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Railway Timetabling6▲ 106×1 topic
  34. Train Scheduling6▲ 106×1 topic
  35. Non-viral Vectors6▲ 17×1 topic
  36. siRNA Delivery6▲ 17×1 topic
  37. High-Speed Trains6▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Genomic Stability6▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Slope Stability Analysis6▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Tumor Regression6▲ 15×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics, Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis, Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization and Renewable Energy and Sustainability.

Historical Geopolitical …1Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…1Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…0Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 0 fractional worksRenewable Energy and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 0 fractional worksUsability and User Interface Design: 0 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 0 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 0 fractional worksMarine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 0 fractional worksGaze Tracking and Assistive Technology: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityCivil and Structural EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment4 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  2. 2 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  3. 3 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Renewable Energy and Sustainability Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Usability and User Interface Design Human-Computer Interaction 0 works
  7. 7 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  8. 8 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  9. 9 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology Human-Computer Interaction 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 available26.8%not open73.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% lower 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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