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.
- 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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 42.5 works30×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 30.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 30.2×
- Environmental Science 1.8×
- Engineering 1.3×
- Nursing 1.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.0×
- Arts and Humanities 0.9×
- Chemistry 0.8×
- Computer Science 0.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.4×
- Veterinary 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.2×
- Social Sciences 0.2×
- Psychology 0.1×
- Neuroscience 0.1×
- Mathematics 0.1×
- Health Professions 0.1×
- Energy 0.1×
- Medicine 0.0×
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.
- geology
- Hydraulic Fracturing
- Sea Level
- Glacial Cycles
- Manganese Oxides
- Environmental Impacts
- Plate Boundaries
- Geodetic Measurements
- Subduction
- Crystal Structure Prediction
- Cenozoic Evolution
- Paleoredox
- Mineral Prospectivity
- Geological Mapping
- Crustal Structure
- Mudstones
- Remote Sensing
- Pore Structure
- Zircon
- Tectonics
- Plate Tectonics
- Geochronology
- Machine Learning
- Shale Gas
- Gas Permeability
- Continental Margin
- Climate Change
- Compositional Data Analysis
- Paleoproductivity
- Tomography
- Rifting
- Mantle Dynamics
- Geochemistry
- Earthquakes
- Rare Earth Elements
- Holocene
- Sedimentary Rocks
- Paleoclimatology
- Arctic
- Biogeography
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
- Plate Tectonics19▲ 140×3 topics
- Tectonics14▲ 134×3 topics
- Geochronology11▲ 181×1 topic
- Zircon11▲ 181×1 topic
- Machine Learning7▲ 2.4×8 topics
- Pore Structure7▲ 62×2 topics
- Shale Gas7▲ 61×2 topics
- Remote Sensing7▲ 6.1×5 topics
- Gas Permeability6▲ 71×1 topic
- Mudstones6▲ 94×1 topic
- Continental Margin6▲ 106×2 topics
- Crustal Structure6▲ 106×2 topics
- Climate Change6▲ 2.4×15 topics
- Geological Mapping5▲ 66×2 topics
- Compositional Data Analysis5▲ 78×1 topic
- Mineral Prospectivity5▲ 78×1 topic
- Paleoproductivity5▲ 181×1 topic
- Paleoredox5▲ 181×1 topic
- Tomography4▲ 27×2 topics
- Cenozoic Evolution4▲ 119×1 topic
- Rifting4▲ 119×1 topic
- Crystal Structure Prediction4▲ 94×1 topic
- Mantle Dynamics4▲ 94×1 topic
- Subduction4▲ 59×3 topics
- Geochemistry4▲ 67×4 topics
- Geodetic Measurements4▲ 37×2 topics
- Earthquakes4▲ 68×1 topic
- Plate Boundaries4▲ 68×1 topic
- Rare Earth Elements3▲ 26×3 topics
- Environmental Impacts3▲ 13×2 topics
- Holocene3▲ 30×3 topics
- Manganese Oxides3▲ 114×1 topic
- Sedimentary Rocks3▲ 114×1 topic
- Glacial Cycles3▲ 49×1 topic
- Paleoclimatology3▲ 40×1 topic
- Sea Level3▲ 35×2 topics
- Arctic2▲ 25×2 topics
- Hydraulic Fracturing2▲ 24×2 topics
- Biogeography2▲ 8.6×6 topics
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 11 works
- 2 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 6 works
- 3 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 5 works
- 4 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 5 works
- 5 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 4 works
- 6 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 4 works
- 7 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 4 works
- 8 Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 3 works
- 9 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
- 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
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.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in London
- University College London
- Imperial College London
- King's College London
- Queen Mary University of London
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- University of London
- Brunel University of London
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.