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British American Tobacco (United Kingdom)

In research, British American Tobacco (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,616 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,700
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,583
of 2,253
Research works
403
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
29.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is British American Tobacco (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 #18,616 of 21,541 22.9%150

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where British American Tobacco (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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.17× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.28× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.10× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.94× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Clive Meredith and John McAughey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British American Tobacco (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Clive Meredith United Kingdom · #1,325,008 worldwide 36 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 John McAughey United Kingdom · #1,568,588 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at British American Tobacco (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at British American Tobacco (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer Risk, Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Use, Health Effects, Schizophrenia, Crystal Structure, Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Oxidative Stress.

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

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Cancer Risk8▲ 104×2 topics
  2. Smoking Cessation8▲ 741×1 topic
  3. Tobacco Use8▲ 741×1 topic
  4. Health Effects5▲ 23×5 topics
  5. Schizophrenia4▲ 93×2 topics
  6. Crystal Structure4▲ 71×1 topic
  7. Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors4▲ 742×1 topic
  8. Oxidative Stress3▲ 5.3×8 topics
  9. DNA Damage2▲ 89×2 topics
  10. Public Health2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  12. Comet Assay2▲ 379×1 topic
  13. Genotoxicity Testing2▲ 379×1 topic
  14. Inflammation2▲ 2.5×6 topics
  15. Metabolic Disorders2▲ 44×2 topics
  16. Environmental Exposure2▲ 46×2 topics
  17. Volatile Organic Compounds2▲ 42×2 topics
  18. Epidemiology2◆ 1.07×5 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  20. Bisphenol A1▲ 108×1 topic
  21. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals1▲ 108×1 topic
  22. Obesity1▲ 5.3×4 topics
  23. Chronic Diseases1▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Genetic Variation1▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Lean Manufacturing1▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Supply Chain Management1▲ 4.0×1 topic
  27. Airborne Microorganisms1▲ 203×1 topic
  28. Global Burden of Disease1▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Indoor Air Quality1▲ 94×1 topic
  30. Air Pollution1▲ 24×1 topic
  31. Cancer Prevention1▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Metabolism1▲ 5.9×5 topics
  33. Particulate Matter1▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Environmental Management1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  35. Nutrigenomics1▲ 92×1 topic
  36. Personalized Nutrition1▲ 92×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study, Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals.

Smoking Behavior and Ces…8Smoking Behavior and Cessation: 8 fractional worksNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study: 4 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 2 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 1 fractional worksIndoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure: 1 fractional worksQuality and Supply Management: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksNutrition, Genetics, and Disease: 1 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 1 fractional worksRespiratory and Cough-Related Research: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyMolecular BiologyCancer ResearchHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis4 others

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

  1. 1 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 8 works
  2. 2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 2 works
  4. 4 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  5. 5 Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  6. 6 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  8. 8 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 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 available56.1%not open43.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.0%domestic only77.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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