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British Airways (United Kingdom)

In research, British Airways (United Kingdom) stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,754 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#18,893 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#10,500 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,957
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,662
of 2,253
Research works
438
▼ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is British Airways (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
Social SciencesDomain #14,754 of 16,945 15.1%148
Physical SciencesDomain #18,893 of 21,541 13.7%185
EngineeringField #10,500 of 11,412 14.4%132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where British Airways (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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.12× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 4.49× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.52× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at British Airways (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, Alasdair Gilchrist and Horace Andrews lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British Airways (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Alasdair Gilchrist United Kingdom · #584,655 worldwide 47 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Horace Andrews United Kingdom · #1,507,096 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at British Airways (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at British Airways (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Assessment, Collision Avoidance, Air Traffic Management, Conflict Resolution, COVID-19 Impact, Economic Development, Transport Infrastructure and Airport Competition.

▲ 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. Risk Assessment49▲ 19×12 topics
  2. Collision Avoidance44▲ 84×4 topics
  3. Air Traffic Management42▲ 576×1 topic
  4. Conflict Resolution42▲ 321×1 topic
  5. COVID-19 Impact35▲ 62×2 topics
  6. Economic Development35▲ 12×3 topics
  7. Transport Infrastructure34▲ 97×2 topics
  8. Airport Competition34▲ 591×1 topic
  9. High-speed Rail34▲ 591×1 topic
  10. Aviation27▲ 248×2 topics
  11. Human Rights22▲ 5.8×10 topics
  12. International Law22▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Sovereignty20▲ 41×3 topics
  14. Diplomacy20▲ 47×1 topic
  15. Refugees20▲ 46×2 topics
  16. Treaties20▲ 346×1 topic
  17. Flight Control12▲ 89×2 topics
  18. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles12▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Occupational Safety11▲ 35×2 topics
  20. Dynamic Soaring11▲ 152×1 topic
  21. Wind Estimation11▲ 152×1 topic
  22. Organizational Culture10▲ 8.5×5 topics
  23. Risk Perception9▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Air Quality9▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Emissions9▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Safety Climate9▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Accident Prevention9▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Infectious Diseases9▲ 8.3×6 topics
  29. Safety Culture9▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Workplace Safety8▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Alternative Fuels8▲ 76×2 topics
  32. Employee Behavior8▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Knowledge Sharing8▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Autonomous Vehicles8▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Construction Safety8▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Safety Management8▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Driver Behavior8▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Respiratory Infections8▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Competition8▲ 20×3 topics
  40. Mass Gatherings8▲ 147×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Airway Management and Intubation Techniques, Air Traffic Management and Optimization, Noise Effects and Management and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research.

Airway Management and In…1Airway Management and Intubation Techniques: 1 fractional worksAir Traffic Management a…1Air Traffic Management and Optimization: 1 fractional worksNoise Effects and Manage…1Noise Effects and Management: 1 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea …0Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 0 fractional worksPediatric health and respiratory diseases: 0 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 0 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…0Tracheal and airway disorders: 0 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 0 fractional worksComplementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 0 fractional worksNosocomial Infections in ICU: 0 fractional works
Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineAerospace EngineeringSpeech and HearingPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Airway Management and Intubation Techniques Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Air Traffic Management and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 1 works
  4. 4 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 0 works
  5. 5 Pediatric health and respiratory diseases Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  6. 6 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Nosocomial Infections in ICU Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 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 available13.7%not open86.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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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