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Cavendish Hospital

In research, Cavendish Hospital stands highest in Physical Sciences (#338 of 21,541 worldwide), Materials Science (#197 of 4,504 worldwide) and Engineering (#598 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy — Physics and Astronomy is 18.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#496
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#40
of 2,253
Research works
3.9k
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
239k
61.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Cavendish Hospital 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 #338 of 21,541 33.9%3,569
Materials ScienceField #197 of 4,504 36.2%698
EngineeringField #598 of 11,412 39.4%922
Physics and AstronomyField #261 of 3,663 30.2%1,435
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #334 of 4,248 40.1%411
Materials ChemistrySubfield #269 of 3,068 37.6%358
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #260 of 1,908 26.4%654
Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield #193 of 653 29.7%182
ChemistryField #1,194 of 3,369 26.8%163
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #427 of 1,146 34.2%242

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cavendish Hospital 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).

What does Cavendish Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 18.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 21.5 works19×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.09× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.33× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.08× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 18.60× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.94× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Cavendish Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, N. F. Mott, J.A. Ratcliffe and W. L. Bragg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cavendish Hospital.

  1. 1 N. F. Mott United Kingdom · #1,498 worldwide 3.4k citations · 88 works
  2. 2 J.A. Ratcliffe United Kingdom · #34,425 worldwide 251 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 W. L. Bragg United Kingdom · #59,471 worldwide 320 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 M. Ryle United Kingdom · #65,537 worldwide 185 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 M J Kelly United Kingdom · #94,843 worldwide 245 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 R. C. Ball United Kingdom · #100,347 worldwide 408 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 A. J. C. Wilson United Kingdom · #118,830 worldwide 319 citations · 83 works
  8. 8 Brian D. Josephson United Kingdom · #168,727 worldwide 181 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 F. W. Aston United Kingdom · #201,196 worldwide 106 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 H. D. Megaw United Kingdom · #232,566 worldwide 277 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Cavendish Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Cavendish Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Entanglement, Quantum Information, Molecular Dynamics, Superfluidity, Quantum Simulation, Optical Lattices, Quantum Gravity and Two-Dimensional Materials.

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

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Entanglement3▲ 33×4 topics
  2. Quantum Information2▲ 34×3 topics
  3. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 21×4 topics
  4. Machine Learning2◆ 1.01×6 topics
  5. Superfluidity2▲ 74×2 topics
  6. Quantum Simulation2▲ 39×2 topics
  7. Graphene2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  8. Optical Lattices2▲ 46×3 topics
  9. Quantum Gravity2▲ 36×3 topics
  10. Carbon Nanotubes1▲ 7.7×4 topics
  11. Nanocomposites1▲ 3.4×4 topics
  12. Two-Dimensional Materials1▲ 12×4 topics
  13. General Relativity1▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Topological Insulators1▲ 54×2 topics
  15. Bose-Einstein Condensation1▲ 68×2 topics
  16. Electronic Structure Calculations1▲ 35×2 topics
  17. Quantum Spin Hall Effect1▲ 71×1 topic
  18. Superconductors1▲ 71×1 topic
  19. Supernovae1▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Biomedical Applications1▲ 1.86×8 topics
  21. Crystal Growth1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  22. Electronic Structure1▲ 12×6 topics
  23. Fermi Gases1▲ 78×1 topic
  24. Semiconductors1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  25. Terahertz1▲ 50×2 topics
  26. Ultracold Gases1▲ 78×1 topic
  27. Cosmological Parameters1▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Dark Energy1▲ 31×1 topic
  29. Efficiency1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  30. Nanomaterials1▲ 1.90×7 topics
  31. Photosynthesis1▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Quantum Coherence1▲ 64×1 topic
  33. Topological Order1▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does Cavendish Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Topological Materials and Phenomena, Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies and Perovskite Materials and Applications.

Topological Materials an…1Topological Materials and Phenomena: 1 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bo…1Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 1 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…1Perovskite Materials and Applications: 1 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…1Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 1 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 1 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 1 fractional worksSuperconducting and THz …1Superconducting and THz Device Technology: 1 fractional worksNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 1 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems: 1 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsArtificial Intelligence1 others

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

  1. 1 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  2. 2 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  3. 3 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  4. 4 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Superconducting and THz Device Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  10. 10 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available18.9%not open81.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.8%domestic only82.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cavendish Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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