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Bristol Robotics Laboratory

In research, Bristol Robotics Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,227 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,807 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biomedical Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering — Biomedical Engineering is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,268
of 28,054 · #1,641 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#287
of 1,094
Research works
2.4k
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
100k
42.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Bristol Robotics Laboratory known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #4,227 of 12,888 21.3%231 #1150
EngineeringField #3,807 of 6,636 21.8%122 #2107

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bristol Robotics Laboratory 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).

What does Bristol Robotics Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biomedical Engineering takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biomedical EngineeringSubfield · 48.0 works7.8×
  2. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 21.3 works6.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 3.62× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.04× its world share, 47 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.76× its world share, 122 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.20× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.96× its world share, 39 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 16 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bristol Robotics Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Berry, Marsha Berry and Ailie Turton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bristol Robotics Laboratory.

  1. 1 Michael Berry United Kingdom · #2,317 worldwide 2.1k citations · 148 works
  2. 2 Marsha Berry United Kingdom · #54,601 worldwide 403 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Ailie Turton United Kingdom · #387,416 worldwide 102 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Zhenyu Lu United Kingdom · #415,562 worldwide 94 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Nathan F. Lepora United Kingdom · #420,830 worldwide 225 citations · 69 works
  6. 6 Ning Wang United Kingdom · #562,798 worldwide 97 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Martin J. Pearson United Kingdom · #566,607 worldwide 83 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Paul Bremner United Kingdom · #659,573 worldwide 86 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 M Batty United Kingdom · #760,455 worldwide 25 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Katie Winkle United Kingdom · #778,617 worldwide 76 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Bristol Robotics Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Bristol Robotics Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Robotic Manipulators, Biomedical Applications, Soft Robotics, Grasping, Robot Learning, Haptic Interfaces and Bioinspired Robotics.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Deep Learning31▲ 3.1×41 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications20▲ 5.6×14 topics
  3. Robotic Manipulators18▲ 64×3 topics
  4. Soft Robotics16▲ 73×2 topics
  5. Grasping14▲ 132×1 topic
  6. Robot Learning14▲ 132×1 topic
  7. Haptic Interfaces13▲ 78×2 topics
  8. Bioinspired Robotics12▲ 119×1 topic
  9. Continuum Robots12▲ 119×1 topic
  10. Health Monitoring12▲ 20×2 topics
  11. Flexible Electronics12▲ 24×2 topics
  12. Nanogenerators12▲ 30×1 topic
  13. Wearable12▲ 30×1 topic
  14. Neural Networks12▲ 2.6×23 topics
  15. Entanglement11▲ 26×4 topics
  16. Robotics10▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Actuators9▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Self-Assembly9▲ 9.2×8 topics
  19. Multi-Agent Systems8▲ 15×5 topics
  20. Cross-modal Plasticity8▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Tactile Perception8▲ 64×1 topic
  22. Biosensors8▲ 5.2×6 topics
  23. Distributed Control8▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Security7▲ 3.8×6 topics
  25. Modular Robots7▲ 60×1 topic
  26. Self-Reconfiguration7▲ 60×1 topic
  27. Autonomous Vehicles7▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Adaptive Control7▲ 17×4 topics
  29. Communication6▲ 7.0×2 topics
  30. Quantum6▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Biomechanics6▲ 7.0×5 topics
  32. Computation6▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Cryptography6▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Collective Behavior6▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Quantum Information6▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Virtual Environments6▲ 64×2 topics
  37. Gait Analysis6▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Electromyography5▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Muscle Fatigue5▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Teleoperation5▲ 117×1 topic

Which research topics does Bristol Robotics Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Robot Manipulation and Learning, Soft Robotics and Applications, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials and Tactile and Sensory Interactions.

Robot Manipulation and Learning: 14 fractional worksSoft Robotics and Applications: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…12Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 12 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Inte…8Tactile and Sensory Interactions: 8 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 7 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 6 fractional worksMuscle activation and el…5Muscle activation and electromyography studies: 5 fractional worksTeleoperation and Haptic Systems: 5 fractional worksProsthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics: 5 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringCognitive NeuroscienceMechanical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Soft Robotics and Applications Biomedical Engineering 12 works
  3. 3 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 12 works
  4. 4 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 8 works
  5. 5 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  7. 7 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Teleoperation and Haptic Systems Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 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 available32.7%not open67.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.6%domestic only77.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bristol Robotics Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% higher 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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