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Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre

In research, Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,318 of 21,541 worldwide), Materials Science (#797 of 4,504 worldwide) and Chemistry (#742 of 3,369 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#1,945
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#134
of 2,253
Research works
648
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
91k
140.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre 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 #1,318 of 21,541 36.6%561
Materials ScienceField #797 of 4,504 36.8%168
ChemistryField #742 of 3,369 33.3%205
Materials ChemistrySubfield #713 of 3,068 37.9%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre 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: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.93× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 18.60× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.39× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 4.53× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 18.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, W. G. Cochran, Jason C. Cole and Robin Taylor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre.

  1. 1 W. G. Cochran United Kingdom · #9,750 worldwide 1.2k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Jason C. Cole United Kingdom · #38,337 worldwide 667 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Robin Taylor United Kingdom · #83,654 worldwide 1.9k citations · 23 works
  4. 4 W. A. Wooster United Kingdom · #85,328 worldwide 146 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Elna Pidcock United Kingdom · #86,294 worldwide 1.1k citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Frank H. Allen United Kingdom · #169,638 worldwide 308 citations · 84 works
  7. 7 I. Fankuchen United Kingdom · #188,346 worldwide 126 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 W.D.S. Motherwell United Kingdom · #243,186 worldwide 100 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 A. F. Wells United Kingdom · #382,590 worldwide 104 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 P.A. Wood United Kingdom · #1,225,641 worldwide 54 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre

Which keywords describe research at Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Crystal Engineering, Machine Learning, Crystal Structure, Nanoparticles, Crystallography, Powder Diffraction, Hydrogen Bonding and Molecular Crystals.

▲ 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. Crystal Engineering7▲ 144×3 topics
  2. Machine Learning6▲ 4.5×4 topics
  3. Crystal Structure5▲ 79×3 topics
  4. Nanoparticles4▲ 8.4×2 topics
  5. Crystallography4▲ 773×1 topic
  6. Powder Diffraction4▲ 773×1 topic
  7. Hydrogen Bonding4▲ 114×2 topics
  8. Molecular Crystals4▲ 476×1 topic
  9. Noncovalent Interactions4▲ 476×1 topic
  10. Medicinal Chemistry4▲ 31×3 topics
  11. Crystal Growth3▲ 28×3 topics
  12. Molecular Docking3▲ 58×2 topics
  13. Crystal Structures3▲ 92×3 topics
  14. Molecular Dynamics3▲ 43×2 topics
  15. Drug Target Identification3▲ 71×1 topic
  16. Virtual Screening3▲ 71×1 topic
  17. Crystallization3▲ 122×1 topic
  18. Nucleation3▲ 385×1 topic
  19. Computational Chemistry2▲ 81×2 topics
  20. Data Mining2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  21. High-Throughput2▲ 108×1 topic
  22. Lanthanides2▲ 129×2 topics
  23. Materials Informatics2▲ 108×1 topic
  24. Partially Ordered Sets2▲ 565×1 topic
  25. Periodic Table2▲ 396×1 topic
  26. 3D Printing2▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Chemistry Education2▲ 406×1 topic
  28. Laboratory Techniques2▲ 406×1 topic
  29. Hyperspectral Imaging1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  30. Macromolecular Crystallography1▲ 135×1 topic
  31. Structure Solution1▲ 135×1 topic
  32. Design Thinking1▲ 89×1 topic
  33. Engineering Design1▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Mineral Prospectivity1▲ 35×1 topic
  35. PET Imaging1▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Remote Sensing1▲ 1.93×1 topic

Which research topics does Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Crystallography and molecular interactions, Computational Drug Discovery Methods and Crystallization and Solubility Studies.

X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography: 4 fractional worksCrystallography and molecular interactions: 4 fractional worksComputational Drug Disco…3Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 3 fractional worksCrystallization and Solu…3Crystallization and Solubility Studies: 3 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksHistory and advancements in chemistry: 2 fractional worksVarious Chemistry Resear…2Various Chemistry Research Topics: 2 fractional worksEnzyme Structure and Function: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksDesign Education and Practice: 1 fractional works
Materials ChemistryPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryComputational Theory and MathematicsArtificial Intelligence1 others

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

  1. 1 X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography Materials Chemistry 4 works
  2. 2 Crystallography and molecular interactions Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 4 works
  3. 3 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 3 works
  4. 4 Crystallization and Solubility Studies Materials Chemistry 3 works
  5. 5 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 History and advancements in chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Various Chemistry Research Topics Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Enzyme Structure and Function Materials Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 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 available37.5%not open62.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.5%domestic only76.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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