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British Broadcasting Corporation (United Kingdom)

In research, British Broadcasting Corporation (United Kingdom) stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,799 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,720 of 10,206 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,994 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,224
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,036
of 2,253
Research works
1.1k
▼ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
6.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is British Broadcasting Corporation (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 #6,799 of 16,945 18.7%384
Social SciencesField #5,720 of 10,206 20.5%252
EngineeringField #6,994 of 11,412 12.0%301
Computer ScienceField #4,427 of 7,020 10.8%235
Physical SciencesDomain #13,816 of 21,541 10.7%627

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where British Broadcasting Corporation (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: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 3.77× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.82× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Marta Mrak, Matteo Naccari and Susan Quilliam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British Broadcasting Corporation (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Marta Mrak United Kingdom · #448,845 worldwide 168 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Matteo Naccari United Kingdom · #898,486 worldwide 82 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Susan Quilliam United Kingdom · #1,017,589 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Steve Ely United Kingdom · #1,321,599 worldwide 1 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at British Broadcasting Corporation (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at British Broadcasting Corporation (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Globalization, Social Interaction, Corpus Linguistics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Language Learning.

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

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning5▲ 3.9×19 topics
  2. Neural Networks4▲ 6.4×11 topics
  3. Globalization3▲ 4.4×8 topics
  4. Machine Learning3▲ 2.3×10 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 4.0×7 topics
  6. Social Interaction2▲ 14×3 topics
  7. Corpus Linguistics2▲ 20×3 topics
  8. Social Media2▲ 2.9×5 topics
  9. Language Learning2▲ 53×1 topic
  10. Subtitling2▲ 271×1 topic
  11. 5G1▲ 60×2 topics
  12. Big Data1▲ 3.7×5 topics
  13. Creative Economy1▲ 99×1 topic
  14. Sustainability1▲ 1.42×4 topics
  15. Urban Development1▲ 9.6×1 topic
  16. Interactive Television1▲ 303×1 topic
  17. Social TV1▲ 303×1 topic
  18. Academic Writing1▲ 74×1 topic
  19. BIM1▲ 42×1 topic
  20. Construction1▲ 19×1 topic
  21. Discourse Analysis1▲ 10×1 topic
  22. Massive MIMO1▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Performance Art1▲ 168×1 topic
  24. Theatre1▲ 89×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Subtitles and Audiovisual Media, Cultural Industries and Urban Development, Multimedia Communication and Technology and BIM and Construction Integration.

Subtitles and Audiovisua…2Subtitles and Audiovisual Media: 2 fractional worksCultural Industries and …1Cultural Industries and Urban Development: 1 fractional worksMultimedia Communication and Technology: 1 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 1 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis in Language Studies: 1 fractional worksTheatre and Performance Studies: 1 fractional worksTelecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies: 1 fractional worksScientific Measurement a…1Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Frequency and Time Standards: 1 fractional worksSensor Technology and Measurement Systems: 1 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsUrban StudiesSociology and Political ScienceBuilding and Construction6 others

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

  1. 1 Subtitles and Audiovisual Media Language and Linguistics 2 works
  2. 2 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 1 works
  3. 3 Multimedia Communication and Technology Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 1 works
  5. 5 Discourse Analysis in Language Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  6. 6 Theatre and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  7. 7 Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies Media Technology 1 works
  8. 8 Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Frequency and Time Standards Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  10. 10 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems Computer Networks and Communications 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 available11.5%not open88.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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