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Continental (United Kingdom)

In research, Continental (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,056 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 30.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,820
of 28,054 · #21,398 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#464
of 1,094
Research works
362
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Continental (United Kingdom) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,056 of 12,888 23.0%78 #11801

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

What does Continental (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 30.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 42.5 works30×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 30.21× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.27× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.83× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 30.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Continental (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Geochronology, Zircon, Shale Gas, Pore Structure, Gas Permeability and Mudstones.

▲ 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 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. Plate Tectonics19▲ 140×3 topics
  2. Tectonics14▲ 134×3 topics
  3. Geochronology11▲ 181×1 topic
  4. Zircon11▲ 181×1 topic
  5. Machine Learning7▲ 2.4×8 topics
  6. Pore Structure7▲ 62×2 topics
  7. Shale Gas7▲ 61×2 topics
  8. Remote Sensing7▲ 6.1×5 topics
  9. Gas Permeability6▲ 71×1 topic
  10. Mudstones6▲ 94×1 topic
  11. Continental Margin6▲ 106×2 topics
  12. Crustal Structure6▲ 106×2 topics
  13. Climate Change6▲ 2.4×15 topics
  14. Geological Mapping5▲ 66×2 topics
  15. Compositional Data Analysis5▲ 78×1 topic
  16. Mineral Prospectivity5▲ 78×1 topic
  17. Paleoproductivity5▲ 181×1 topic
  18. Paleoredox5▲ 181×1 topic
  19. Tomography4▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Cenozoic Evolution4▲ 119×1 topic
  21. Rifting4▲ 119×1 topic
  22. Crystal Structure Prediction4▲ 94×1 topic
  23. Mantle Dynamics4▲ 94×1 topic
  24. Subduction4▲ 59×3 topics
  25. Geochemistry4▲ 67×4 topics
  26. Geodetic Measurements4▲ 37×2 topics
  27. Earthquakes4▲ 68×1 topic
  28. Plate Boundaries4▲ 68×1 topic
  29. Rare Earth Elements3▲ 26×3 topics
  30. Environmental Impacts3▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Holocene3▲ 30×3 topics
  32. Manganese Oxides3▲ 114×1 topic
  33. Sedimentary Rocks3▲ 114×1 topic
  34. Glacial Cycles3▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Paleoclimatology3▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Sea Level3▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Arctic2▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Hydraulic Fracturing2▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Biogeography2▲ 8.6×6 topics
  40. geology2▲ 86×1 topic

Which research topics does Continental (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping and Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils.

Geological and Geochemic…11Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 11 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 6 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 5 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 5 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 4 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 4 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …4earthquake and tectonic studies: 4 fractional worksGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis: 3 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 3 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 2 fractional works
GeophysicsMechanics of MaterialsArtificial IntelligencePaleontology3 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 11 works
  2. 2 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 6 works
  3. 3 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  4. 4 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 5 works
  5. 5 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 4 works
  6. 6 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 4 works
  7. 7 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 4 works
  8. 8 Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 3 works
  9. 9 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  10. 10 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 2 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 available33.0%not open67.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.4%domestic only41.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Continental (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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