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Biocompatibles (United Kingdom)

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World rank, all time
#26,967
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,442
of 1,844
Research works
172
▼ 47% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.3k
48.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.18×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Biocompatibles (United Kingdom)

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

In all years, 41% of research at Biocompatibles (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Materials Science (18%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 71 fractional works · 41.4% of its workMaterials Science: 31 fractional works · 18.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 14 fractional works · 8.1% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 8.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 5.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 8.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 61 fractional works · 35.7% of its workMedicine: 57 fractional works · 33.2% of its workSurgery: 13 fractional works · 7.3% of its workHepatology: 9 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 34 fractional works · 19.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 12.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBiocompatibles(United Kingdom)172fractional works, all years
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences3%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science3118.3%
    2. Engineering158.9%
    3. Chemistry148.0%
    4. Environmental Science31.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy31.5%
    6. Computer Science21.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering20.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    9. Energy10.3%
    10. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Medicine5733.2%
    2. Veterinary21.1%
    3. Health Professions20.9%
    4. Dentistry10.4%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2212.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology52.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.2%
    5. Neuroscience10.5%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting20.9%
    2. Social Sciences10.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
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: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 10.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 7.64× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 2.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.28× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering10.60×0 works
  2. Dentistry7.64×0 works
  3. Arts and Humanities4.28×1 works
  4. Nursing2.52×0 works
  5. Engineering1.56×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.28×1 works
  7. Medicine1.16×2 works
  8. Materials Science1.15×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.98×1 works
  10. Neuroscience0.86×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.78×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.77×0 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.61×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.24×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Biocompatibles (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, Andrew L. Lewis, Yiqing Tang and Brenda C. Hall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Biocompatibles (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Andrew L. Lewis United Kingdom · #239,261 worldwide 16k citations · 353 works
  2. 2 Yiqing Tang United Kingdom · #530,810 worldwide 4.4k citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Brenda C. Hall United Kingdom · #531,162 worldwide 2k citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Sean L. Willis United Kingdom · #570,000 worldwide 1.8k citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Peter W. Stratford United Kingdom · #646,326 worldwide 2.4k citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Rachel R. Taylor United Kingdom · #1,274,126 worldwide 1.3k citations · 20 works
  7. 7 John G. Thompson United Kingdom · #2,391,757 worldwide 264 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Zainab A. Bascal United Kingdom · #2,511,181 worldwide 964 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Yinghua Ma United Kingdom · #3,417,015 worldwide 575 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 S. Willis United Kingdom · #4,205,414 worldwide 390 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Biocompatibles (United Kingdom)

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

The most cited paper from Biocompatibles (United Kingdom) is "pH-Sensitive Vesicles Based on a Biocompatible Zwitterionic Diblock Copolymer" (Jianzhong Du, Yiqing Tang, Andrew L. Lewis et al., 2005), with 605 citations. Next come "Phosphorylcholine-based polymers and their use in the prevention of biofouling" (496) and "Biomimetic pH Sensitive Polymersomes for Efficient DNA Encapsulation and Delivery" (453).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 pH-Sensitive Vesicles Based on a Biocompatible Zwitterionic Diblock Copolymer Jianzhong Du, Yiqing Tang, Andrew L. Lewis et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society Dec 2005 605
2 Phosphorylcholine-based polymers and their use in the prevention of biofouling Andrew L. Lewis · Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces Oct 2000 496
3 Biomimetic pH Sensitive Polymersomes for Efficient DNA Encapsulation and Delivery Hannah Lomas, Irene Cantón, Sheila MacNeil et al. · Advanced Materials 12 Nov 2007 453
4 DC Bead: In Vitro Characterization of a Drug-delivery Device for Transarterial Chemoembolization Andrew L. Lewis, M. Victoria Gonzalez, Andrew W. Lloyd et al. · Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Feb 2006 430
5 Aqueous Dispersion Polymerization: A New Paradigm for in Situ Block Copolymer Self-Assembly in Concentrated Solution Shinji Sugihara, Adam Blanazs, Steven Peter Armes et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society 19 Aug 2011 427
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Biocompatibles (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Self-Assembled Monolayers, Antifouling Coatings, Mussel-Inspired, Surface Chemistry, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Diagnosis and Drug Delivery.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications28▲ 15×12 topics
  2. Antifouling Coatings14▲ 176×2 topics
  3. Self-Assembled Monolayers14▲ 93×2 topics
  4. Mussel-Inspired14▲ 280×1 topic
  5. Surface Chemistry14▲ 157×1 topic
  6. Diagnosis12▲ 6.9×12 topics
  7. Treatment12▲ 5.2×10 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines12▲ 12×4 topics
  9. Drug Delivery11▲ 14×6 topics
  10. Self-Assembly11▲ 16×6 topics
  11. Nanoparticles11▲ 4.8×16 topics
  12. Management10▲ 7.3×7 topics
  13. Epidemiology10▲ 1.37×29 topics
  14. Hepatocellular Carcinoma9▲ 24×3 topics
  15. Tissue Engineering9▲ 9.5×7 topics
  16. Liver Cancer9▲ 99×1 topic
  17. Radiofrequency Ablation9▲ 46×1 topic
  18. Regenerative Medicine8▲ 22×4 topics
  19. Micelles7▲ 52×2 topics
  20. Click Chemistry7▲ 52×2 topics
  21. Block Copolymers7▲ 78×2 topics
  22. Vesicles6▲ 74×2 topics
  23. Living Radical Polymerization6▲ 91×1 topic
  24. Nanocomposites6▲ 4.7×9 topics
  25. Thiol-Ene Chemistry6▲ 91×1 topic
  26. Tumor Targeting6▲ 25×3 topics
  27. Hydrogels6▲ 25×4 topics
  28. Cancer Therapy6▲ 5.2×5 topics
  29. Atherosclerosis5▲ 8.4×4 topics
  30. Immunotherapy5▲ 4.6×10 topics
  31. Nanofibers5▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Nanocarriers5▲ 62×1 topic
  33. Surface Engineering5▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Biomaterials4▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Cell Culture4▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention4▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Coronary Stents4▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Gene Therapy4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  39. Myocardial Revascularization4▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 5.9×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Military, Security, and Education Studies, Historical Art and Culture Studies, Spanish Literature and Culture Studies and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials.

Military, Security, and …1Military, Security, and Education Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Art and Cultu…0Historical Art and Culture Studies: 0 fractional worksSpanish Literature and C…0Spanish Literature and Culture Studies: 0 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 0 fractional worksCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies: 0 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 0 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 0 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 0 fractional worksBlood properties and coagulation: 0 fractional worksInternet of Things and Social Network Interactions: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceMuseologyLiterature and Literary TheoryBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Military, Security, and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Historical Art and Culture Studies Museology 0 works
  3. 3 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  4. 4 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 0 works
  9. 9 Blood properties and coagulation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Internet of Things and Social Network Interactions Computer Networks and Communications 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 available29.7%not open70.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.5%domestic only65.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 47% 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 Biocompatibles (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000011% in 2023.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Biocompatibles (United Kingdom)0.000083% in 20251990200020102020

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