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C-Tech Innovation (United Kingdom)

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Research works
54
▲ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
39.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
C-Tech Innovation (United Kingdom)

Not ranked overall: C-Tech Innovation (United Kingdom) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does C-Tech Innovation (United Kingdom) work in?

In all years, 81% of research at C-Tech Innovation (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (47%), Chemistry (8%), Materials Science (7%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 44 fractional works · 80.7% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 46.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 14.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 11.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKC-Tech Innovation(United Kingdom)54fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences81%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2646.9%
    2. Chemistry48.0%
    3. Materials Science46.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy36.4%
    5. Environmental Science35.3%
    6. Computer Science23.1%
    7. Energy12.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering12.0%
    1. Medicine34.8%
    2. Dentistry11.8%
    3. Health Professions11.8%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.9%
    1. Arts and Humanities00.9%
    2. Decision Sciences00.9%
    3. Social Sciences00.7%
    4. Psychology00.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 11.78× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 2.52× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 10.67× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 7.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology11.78×0 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy10.67×1 works
  3. Veterinary7.27×0 works
  4. Chemistry2.52×0 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.39×0 works
  6. Medicine1.31×1 works
  7. Engineering1.10×1 works
  8. Environmental Science0.80×0 works
  9. Materials Science0.75×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.34×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.13×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at C-Tech Innovation (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, Ian M. Dalrymple lead among researchers whose main affiliation is C-Tech Innovation (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Ian M. Dalrymple United Kingdom · #2,204,701 worldwide 529 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at C-Tech Innovation (United Kingdom)

What are the most cited papers from C-Tech Innovation (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from C-Tech Innovation (United Kingdom) is "Heterogeneous Photocatalysis: Recent Advances and Applications" (Alex O. Ibhadon, Paul Fitzpatrick, 2013), with 1,405 citations. Next come "A review of the existing and alternative methods for greener nitrogen fixation" (538) and "New technology and possible advances in energy storage" (300).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Heterogeneous Photocatalysis: Recent Advances and Applications Alex O. Ibhadon, Paul Fitzpatrick · Catalysts Open access Mar 2013 1,405
2 A review of the existing and alternative methods for greener nitrogen fixation Nikolay Cherkasov, Alex O. Ibhadon, Patricia Fitzpatrick · Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification Open access 17 Feb 2015 538
3 New technology and possible advances in energy storage John Baker · Energy Policy 5 Nov 2008 300
4 Processing of Electric Arc Furnace Dust using Deep Eutectic Solvents Andrew P. Abbott, John Collins, Ian M. Dalrymple et al. · Australian Journal of Chemistry 24 Apr 2009 161
5 Palladium and gold removal and recovery from precious metal solutions and electronic scrap leachates by Desulfovibrio desulfuricans N.J. Creamer, Victoria S. Baxter‐Plant, J. F. Henderson et al. · Biotechnology Letters 14 Aug 2006 151
All 85 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at C-Tech Innovation (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Green Chemistry, Energy Storage, Mechanical Properties, Heat Transfer, Drug Discovery, Organic Synthesis and Thermal Management.

▲ 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. Energy Efficiency4▲ 8.9×6 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties3▲ 5.7×8 topics
  3. Green Chemistry3▲ 16×4 topics
  4. Energy Storage2▲ 12×4 topics
  5. Heat Transfer2▲ 9.0×7 topics
  6. Drug Discovery2▲ 10×2 topics
  7. Organic Synthesis2▲ 19×2 topics
  8. Heterogeneous Catalysis2▲ 21×3 topics
  9. Thermal Management2▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Graphene2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  11. Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 14×2 topics
  12. Microwave Chemistry2▲ 310×1 topic
  13. Nonthermal Effects2▲ 310×1 topic
  14. Cathode Materials2▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Nanocomposites2▲ 4.3×7 topics
  16. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.5×6 topics
  17. Optimization2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  18. Thermal Comfort2▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries2▲ 61×1 topic
  20. Nanomaterials2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  21. Numerical Simulation2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  22. Rechargeable Batteries2▲ 21×1 topic
  23. Artificial Neural Networks1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  24. Metal Recovery1▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Model Predictive Control1▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Battery Management Systems1▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Dielectric1▲ 59×2 topics
  28. Heat Exchangers1▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Microwave1▲ 44×2 topics
  30. Process Optimization1▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Thermal Runaway1▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Building Energy Consumption1▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Energy Simulation1▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Metal-Organic Frameworks1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  35. Oxidation Resistance1▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Sintering1▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Capacity Building1▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Data Assimilation1▲ 9.9×1 topic
  39. Polymer1▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Thermal Analysis1▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does C-Tech Innovation (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics, Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities, Nail Diseases and Treatments and Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications.

Quantum and Classical El…0Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics: 0 fractional worksAntimicrobial Peptides a…0Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities: 0 fractional worksNail Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Th…0Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications: 0 fractional worksAtomic and Molecular Phy…0Atomic and Molecular Physics: 0 fractional worksAntimicrobial agents and applications: 0 fractional worksBerry genetics and cultivation research: 0 fractional worksTurfgrass Adaptation and…0Turfgrass Adaptation and Management: 0 fractional worksPower Systems and Technologies: 0 fractional worksAntifungal resistance and susceptibility: 0 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMicrobiologyEpidemiologyStatistical and Nonlinear Physics5 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  2. 2 Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities Microbiology 0 works
  3. 3 Nail Diseases and Treatments Epidemiology 0 works
  4. 4 Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 0 works
  5. 5 Atomic and Molecular Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  6. 6 Antimicrobial agents and applications Organic Chemistry 0 works
  7. 7 Berry genetics and cultivation research Plant Science 0 works
  8. 8 Turfgrass Adaptation and Management Environmental Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Power Systems and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Infectious Diseases 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 available20.8%not open79.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has C-Tech Innovation (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is C-Tech Innovation (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000017% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%C-Tech Innovation (United Kingdom)0.000027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of C-Tech Innovation (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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