Question 1

What is British Antarctic Survey known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, British Antarctic Survey stands highest in Earth and Planetary Sciences (#87 of 1,088 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#948 of 10,670 worldwide) and Atmospheric Science (#27 of 294 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Earth and Planetary Sciences (Atmospheric Science is 65.4× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does British Antarctic Survey rank in research?

Accepted Answer

British Antarctic Survey ranks #2,127 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,347 all time), and #124 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at British Antarctic Survey?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Adrian Jenkins, Pierre Dutrieux and David G. Vaughan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British Antarctic Survey.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from British Antarctic Survey?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from British Antarctic Survey is "Ecological responses to recent climate change" (Gian-Reto Walther, Eric Post, Peter Convey et al., 2002), with 10,060 citations. Next come "Accumulation and fragmentation of plastic debris in global environments" (6,184) and "The Twentieth Century Reanalysis Project" (3,728).

Question 5

Which research topics does British Antarctic Survey publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at British Antarctic Survey?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does British Antarctic Survey work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 88% of research at British Antarctic Survey is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (45%), Environmental Science (30%), Physics and Astronomy (7%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is British Antarctic Survey's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% lower than in 2018-2021.