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BG Group (United Kingdom)

In research, BG Group (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,318 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,830 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,663
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,116
of 1,844
Research works
387
▲ 130% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.6k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
15%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
BG Group (United Kingdom)

What is BG Group (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
Physical SciencesDomain #13,318 of 17,446 8.8%275
EngineeringField #7,830 of 9,532 5.3%130

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

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

In 2022-now, 39% of research at BG Group (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (17%), Computer Science (15%), Engineering (15%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 38.5% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 15.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 14.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 35.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 11.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 10.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 20.7% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 16.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBG Group (UnitedKingdom)29fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences35%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science415.3%
    2. Engineering414.8%
    3. Environmental Science12.9%
    4. Chemical Engineering01.5%
    5. Chemistry01.5%
    6. Materials Science01.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    8. Energy00.6%
    1. Social Sciences311.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting310.4%
    3. Decision Sciences25.7%
    4. Psychology14.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    1. Medicine516.5%
    2. Veterinary12.4%
    3. Health Professions01.7%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology12.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.22× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.96× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 18.02× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.23× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.87× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 18.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary18.02×1 works
  2. Decision Sciences5.87×2 works
  3. Chemical Engineering4.17×0 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting3.23×3 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.22×1 works
  6. Computer Science1.96×4 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.63×1 works
  8. Psychology1.33×1 works
  9. Engineering0.99×4 works
  10. Chemistry0.93×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.88×3 works
  12. Medicine0.86×5 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.66×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.65×0 works
  15. Energy0.63×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.59×1 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.41×1 works
  18. Materials Science0.41×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.37×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.20×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, H. J. Goldschmidt, C. F. Randell and Andrew Racey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BG Group (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 H. J. Goldschmidt United Kingdom · #2,090,861 worldwide 1.1k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 C. F. Randell United Kingdom · #2,394,614 worldwide 635 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Andrew Racey United Kingdom · #2,468,468 worldwide 1.5k citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Paul Milroy United Kingdom · #3,084,070 worldwide 311 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Michael Oates United Kingdom · #3,242,248 worldwide 1.3k citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Frank L. Tye United Kingdom · #3,279,960 worldwide 1.7k citations · 90 works
  7. 7 Richard Steele United Kingdom · #3,327,618 worldwide 328 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 David Burwell United Kingdom · #3,663,179 worldwide 699 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Adam Moss United Kingdom · #3,996,263 worldwide 498 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Alex McKnight United Kingdom · #4,548,210 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at BG Group (United Kingdom)

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

The most cited paper from BG Group (United Kingdom) is "Are we now living in the Anthropocene" (Jan Zalasiewicz et al., 2008), with 767 citations. Next come "The Great Eight Competencies: A Criterion-Centric Approach to Validation." (672) and "Hybrid sediment gravity flow deposits – Classification, origin and significance" (553).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Are we now living in the Anthropocene Jan Zalasiewicz et al. · GSA Today Open access 2008 767
2 The Great Eight Competencies: A Criterion-Centric Approach to Validation. Dave Bartram · Journal of Applied Psychology 2005 672
3 Hybrid sediment gravity flow deposits – Classification, origin and significance Peter D. W. Haughton, Christopher V. Davis, William D. McCaffrey et al. · Marine and Petroleum Geology 2 Apr 2009 553
4 Non-type I cystinuria caused by mutations in SLC7A9, encoding a subunit (bo,+AT) of rBAT Lídia Feliubadaló et al. · Nature Genetics Sep 1999 338
5 The design and implementation of Grid database services in OGSA‐DAI Mario Antonioletti, Malcolm Atkinson, Rob Baxter et al. · Concurrency and Computation Practice and Experience Feb 2005 327
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Big Data, Supply Chain Management, Modeling, Precision Medicine, Analytics, Business Intelligence and Electronic Health Records.

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

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  2. Deep Learning2▲ 1.77×6 topics
  3. Big Data2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  4. Epidemiology2▲ 1.42×12 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  6. Machine Learning1▲ 1.39×7 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 2.9×4 topics
  8. Healthcare1▲ 3.8×3 topics
  9. Modeling1▲ 16×2 topics
  10. Precision Medicine1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  11. Analytics1▲ 40×1 topic
  12. Business Intelligence1▲ 40×1 topic
  13. Electronic Health Records1▲ 34×1 topic
  14. Predictive Modeling1▲ 13×1 topic
  15. Soft Systems Methodology1▲ 141×1 topic
  16. System Dynamics1▲ 61×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Machine Learning in Healthcare, Big Data and Business Intelligence, Complex Systems and Decision Making and Social Power and Status Dynamics.

Machine Learning in Heal…1Machine Learning in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…1Big Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksComplex Systems and Deci…1Complex Systems and Decision Making: 1 fractional worksSocial Power and Status …1Social Power and Status Dynamics: 1 fractional worksInnovative Education and Learning Practices: 1 fractional worksEgo Development and Educational Practices: 1 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience …0Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 0 fractional worksRisk Management in Financial Firms: 0 fractional worksEU Law and Policy Analysis: 0 fractional worksEconomic and Business Development Strategies: 0 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceManagement Information SystemsManagement Science and Operations ResearchSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Machine Learning in Healthcare Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  2. 2 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  3. 3 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  4. 4 Social Power and Status Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Innovative Education and Learning Practices Human Factors and Ergonomics 1 works
  6. 6 Ego Development and Educational Practices Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 0 works
  8. 8 Risk Management in Financial Firms Accounting 0 works
  9. 9 EU Law and Policy Analysis Law 0 works
  10. 10 Economic and Business Development Strategies Economics and Econometrics 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 available15.4%not open84.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.0%domestic only74.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 130% higher 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 BG Group (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%BG Group (United Kingdom)0.00016% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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