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Bluecoat

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Research works
37
▼ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
174
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Bluecoat

Not ranked overall: Bluecoat is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Bluecoat work in?

In all years, 59% of research at Bluecoat is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (30%), Computer Science (17%), Medicine (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 59.1% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 30.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 11.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 16.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 25.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.9% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKBluecoat37fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences59%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences26%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1130.4%
    2. Computer Science616.7%
    3. Materials Science37.1%
    4. Chemistry12.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.4%
    6. Environmental Science01.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Social Sciences38.1%
    2. Psychology25.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting24.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities13.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.9%
    6. Decision Sciences00.5%
    1. Medicine38.4%
    2. Health Professions13.1%
    3. Veterinary00.9%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
    3. Neuroscience00.5%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 3.44× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.84× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.26× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.84×1 works
  2. Computer Science3.44×2 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.26×0 works
  4. Psychology2.10×0 works
  5. Engineering1.63×2 works
  6. Materials Science1.33×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.55×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.54×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.35×0 works
  10. Medicine0.27×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bluecoat?

Ranked on the quality score, Hugh Harting lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bluecoat.

  1. 1 Hugh Harting United Kingdom · #2,790,882 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Bluecoat

What are the most cited papers from Bluecoat?

The most cited paper from Bluecoat is "Low temperature and large area deposition of nanocrystalline diamond films with distributed antenna array microwave-plasma reactor" (Hasan-Al Mehedi, Jocelyn Achard, D. Rats et al., 2014), with 62 citations. Next come "Automated techniques for blood vessels segmentation through fundus retinal images: A review" (59) and "Functionalization of bone implants with nanodiamond particles and angiopoietin-1 to improve vascularization and bone regeneration" (44).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Low temperature and large area deposition of nanocrystalline diamond films with distributed antenna array microwave-plasma reactor Hasan-Al Mehedi, Jocelyn Achard, D. Rats et al. · Diamond and Related Materials 25 May 2014 62
2 Automated techniques for blood vessels segmentation through fundus retinal images: A review Shahzad Akbar, Muhammad Imran Sharif, Muhammad Usman Akram et al. · Microscopy Research and Technique Open access 5 Jan 2019 59
3 Functionalization of bone implants with nanodiamond particles and angiopoietin-1 to improve vascularization and bone regeneration Xujun Wu, Michela Bruschi, Thilo Waag et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2017 44
4 Thermal and water vapor transmission through porous warp knitted 3D spacer fabrics for car upholstery applications Veerakumar Arumugam, Rajesh Mishra, Jiřı́ Militký et al. · Journal of the Textile Institute 29 Jun 2017 38
5 Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation and cognitive function: are smaller dosages more beneficial? Ebrahim Naderali, Mohammad-Mahdi Naderali, Abdul‐Razak Abubakari · International Journal of General Medicine Open access Sep 2014 26
All 47 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bluecoat?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Handoff Decision Algorithms, Mobility Support, Technology Integration, Machine Learning, Global, Society, Religion and Neuroscience.

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

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Handoff Decision Algorithms3▲ 444×1 topic
  2. Mobility Support3▲ 444×1 topic
  3. Machine Learning3▲ 3.2×12 topics
  4. Technology Integration2▲ 29×3 topics
  5. Deep Learning1▲ 1.65×8 topics
  6. Global1▲ 113×2 topics
  7. Religion1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  8. Society1▲ 16×3 topics
  9. Neuroscience1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  10. Psychology1▲ 23×2 topics
  11. Reflective Practice1▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Social Media1▲ 4.0×2 topics
  13. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.3×4 topics
  14. Security1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  15. Academic Libraries1▲ 58×1 topic
  16. Digital Storytelling1▲ 175×1 topic
  17. Education1▲ 2.1×1 topic
  18. HR1▲ 139×1 topic
  19. Nanocomposites1▲ 3.5×5 topics
  20. Near-Death Experiences1▲ 306×1 topic
  21. Paranormal Beliefs1▲ 306×1 topic
  22. Talent Management1▲ 105×1 topic
  23. Web 2.01▲ 144×1 topic

Which research topics does Bluecoat publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Medieval Literature and History, Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture and Quantum Information and Cryptography.

Medieval Literature and …0Medieval Literature and History: 0 fractional worksLibraries, Manuscripts, …0Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books: 0 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algori…0Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 0 fractional worksQuantum Information and …0Quantum Information and Cryptography: 0 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 0 fractional worksUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies: 0 fractional worksNeural Networks and Rese…0Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing: 0 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 0 fractional worksTopology Optimization in Engineering: 0 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena …0Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 0 fractional works
ClassicsHistoryArtificial IntelligenceAutomotive Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Medieval Literature and History Classics 0 works
  2. 2 Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books History 0 works
  3. 3 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  4. 4 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  5. 5 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  8. 8 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Topology Optimization in Engineering Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.1%domestic only61.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bluecoat's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Bluecoat as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000024% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Bluecoat over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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