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British Antarctic Survey

In research, British Antarctic Survey stands highest in Earth and Planetary Sciences (#78 of 1,209 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#892 of 12,888 worldwide) and Atmospheric Science (#51 of 301 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Atmospheric Science is 59.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,568
of 28,054 · #1,191 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#63
of 1,094
Research works
4.4k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
196k
44.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is British Antarctic Survey 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
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #78 of 1,209 29.8%157 #89
Physical SciencesDomain #892 of 12,888 27.0%326 #817
Atmospheric ScienceSubfield #51 of 301 33.0%99 #65
Environmental ScienceField #1,368 of 3,551 27.0%121 #443

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where British Antarctic Survey 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences#89 #78
  2. Physical Sciences#817 #892
  3. Atmospheric Science#65 #51
  4. Environmental Science#443 #1,368
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does British Antarctic Survey specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 59.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 99.3 works60×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 37.2 works35×
  3. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 156.8 works27×
  4. EcologySubfield · 55.1 works19×
  5. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 25.0 works13×
  6. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 33.8 works12×
← 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: 0.72× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 26.51× its world share, 157 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.46× its world share, 121 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.23× its world share, 27 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 26.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at British Antarctic Survey?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Convey, John Turner and John P. Croxall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British Antarctic Survey.

  1. 1 Peter Convey United Kingdom · #5,802 worldwide 2k citations · 105 works
  2. 2 John Turner United Kingdom · #11,434 worldwide 1.1k citations · 109 works
  3. 3 John P. Croxall United Kingdom · #24,058 worldwide 766 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Andrew Clarke United Kingdom · #24,496 worldwide 848 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 David Walton United Kingdom · #96,946 worldwide 161 citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Angus Atkinson United Kingdom · #127,609 worldwide 361 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Gareth J. Marshall United Kingdom · #135,727 worldwide 302 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Dominic A. Hodgson United Kingdom · #149,125 worldwide 440 citations · 61 works
  9. 9 D. D. Wynn‐Williams United Kingdom · #152,331 worldwide 229 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Philip T. Leat United Kingdom · #159,685 worldwide 296 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at British Antarctic Survey

Which keywords describe research at British Antarctic Survey?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Ocean Circulation, Hydrology, Sea Level Rise, Arctic, Glacier and Water Availability.

▲ 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. Climate Change170▲ 17×56 topics
  2. Remote Sensing66▲ 14×14 topics
  3. Ocean Circulation42▲ 86×3 topics
  4. Hydrology40▲ 85×4 topics
  5. Sea Level Rise37▲ 77×3 topics
  6. Arctic33▲ 79×4 topics
  7. Glacier33▲ 203×1 topic
  8. Water Availability33▲ 203×1 topic
  9. Biogeography26▲ 27×11 topics
  10. Decline25▲ 249×1 topic
  11. Sea Ice25▲ 249×1 topic
  12. Holocene23▲ 54×3 topics
  13. Sea Level23▲ 64×2 topics
  14. Paleoclimatology23▲ 74×2 topics
  15. Glacial Cycles22▲ 89×1 topic
  16. Monsoon Dynamics22▲ 89×1 topic
  17. Global Warming21▲ 14×8 topics
  18. Permafrost21▲ 128×2 topics
  19. Solar Wind20▲ 57×2 topics
  20. Biodiversity19▲ 6.8×19 topics
  21. Ecology16▲ 28×7 topics
  22. Benthic Communities14▲ 66×2 topics
  23. Marine Biodiversity14▲ 66×2 topics
  24. Antarctic14▲ 413×1 topic
  25. Microorganisms14▲ 306×1 topic
  26. Ocean Acidification14▲ 50×3 topics
  27. Population Dynamics14▲ 14×8 topics
  28. Ionosphere12▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Magnetosphere12▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Hydrological Cycle12▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Extreme Events12▲ 36×2 topics
  32. Ecosystem Functioning12▲ 17×7 topics
  33. Greenhouse Gas Emissions12▲ 12×5 topics
  34. Fisheries Sustainability12▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Conservation12▲ 7.2×12 topics
  36. Climate Modeling11▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Precipitation Extremes11▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Marine Environment10▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Trophic Cascades10▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Predator-Prey Interactions10▲ 33×3 topics

Which research topics does British Antarctic Survey publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cryospheric studies and observations, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Polar Research and Ecology.

Cryospheric studies and …33Cryospheric studies and observations: 33 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 25 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 22 fractional worksPolar Research and Ecology: 14 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 12 fractional worksClimate variability and …11Climate variability and models: 11 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 9 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 9 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 9 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 7 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceEcologyAstronomy and AstrophysicsGlobal and Planetary Change1 others

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

  1. 1 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 33 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 25 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 22 works
  4. 4 Polar Research and Ecology Ecology 14 works
  5. 5 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  6. 6 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 11 works
  7. 7 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 9 works
  8. 8 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  9. 9 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 9 works
  10. 10 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 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 available47.9%not open52.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.4%domestic only63.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has British Antarctic Survey's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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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