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Defence Equipment and Support

In research, Defence Equipment and Support stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,504 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,948
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,772
of 2,253
Research works
245
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Defence Equipment and Support 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 #18,504 of 21,541 12.7%152

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Defence Equipment and Support 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: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.45× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.59× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.01× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 4.79× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Defence Equipment and Support?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Emergency Responders, Firefighters, Thermal Decomposition, Medical Education, Security, Risk Assessment, Analysis and Intelligence.

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

All 10 words, with their numbers
  1. Emergency Responders2▲ 449×1 topic
  2. Firefighters2▲ 449×1 topic
  3. Epidemiology1▲ 1.46×8 topics
  4. Thermal Decomposition1▲ 120×2 topics
  5. Climate Change1▲ 1.80×4 topics
  6. Medical Education1▲ 19×3 topics
  7. Risk Assessment1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  8. Security1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  9. Analysis1▲ 42×1 topic
  10. Intelligence1▲ 103×1 topic

Which research topics does Defence Equipment and Support publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Occupational Health and Performance, Intelligence, Security, War Strategy, Energetic Materials and Combustion and Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy.

Occupational Health and …2Occupational Health and Performance: 2 fractional worksIntelligence, Security, …1Intelligence, Security, War Strategy: 1 fractional worksEnergetic Materials and …1Energetic Materials and Combustion: 1 fractional worksSafety Systems Engineering in Autonomy: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 0 fractional worksSensor Technology and Measurement Systems: 0 fractional worksHistory of Medical Practice: 0 fractional worksHigh-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior: 0 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Education: 0 fractional worksSystems Engineering Methodologies and Applications: 0 fractional works
Occupational TherapyPolitical Science and International RelationsMechanics of MaterialsSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality6 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 2 works
  2. 2 Intelligence, Security, War Strategy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  4. 4 Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  5. 5 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  6. 6 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  7. 7 History of Medical Practice Neurology 0 works
  8. 8 High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior Materials Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  10. 10 Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications Control and Systems Engineering 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 available18.5%not open81.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Defence Equipment and Support's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher 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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