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Design Science (United Kingdom)

In research, Design Science (United Kingdom) stands highest in Engineering (#9,184 of 11,412 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#17,649 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#14,566 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,417
of 28,054 · #28,589 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#783
of 1,094
Research works
494
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Design Science (United Kingdom) 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
EngineeringField #9,184 of 11,412 11.9%155
Physical SciencesDomain #17,649 of 21,541 11.5%266
Social SciencesDomain #14,566 of 16,945 11.9%163

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

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: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.62× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.65× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.48× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.46× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.63× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Design Science (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, Lars Pilegaard Hansen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Design Science (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Lars Pilegaard Hansen United Kingdom · #1,370,516 worldwide 2 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Design Science (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Design Science (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Consumer Behavior, Environmental Management, Well-being, Cultural Heritage, Feminism, Consumer Perception and Fashion.

▲ 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. Sustainability12▲ 4.2×19 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 3.0×9 topics
  3. Consumer Behavior5▲ 6.5×8 topics
  4. Environmental Management4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  5. Cultural Heritage4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  6. Social Media4▲ 2.3×8 topics
  7. Well-being4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  8. Consumer Perception4▲ 13×7 topics
  9. Feminism4▲ 10×2 topics
  10. Customer Experience3▲ 19×4 topics
  11. Fashion3▲ 70×3 topics
  12. Innovation3▲ 2.7×6 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency3▲ 2.9×7 topics
  14. Craftivism3▲ 220×1 topic
  15. Embodiment3▲ 14×2 topics
  16. Handicraft3▲ 220×1 topic
  17. Heat Transfer3▲ 5.3×6 topics
  18. Virtual Reality3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  19. Creativity3▲ 40×2 topics
  20. Engineering Design3▲ 36×2 topics
  21. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  22. Circular Economy3▲ 8.4×4 topics
  23. Product Design3▲ 16×3 topics
  24. 3D Printing3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  25. Applications2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  26. Ethical Consumption2▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Biomimetics2▲ 74×1 topic
  28. Design Thinking2▲ 74×1 topic
  29. Human-Robot Interaction2▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Clothing2▲ 89×1 topic
  31. Green Practices2▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Material Culture2▲ 42×1 topic
  33. Service Robots2▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Sustainable Supply Chain Management2▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Technology Adoption2▲ 10×2 topics
  36. User-Generated Content2▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Chatbots2▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Consumer Engagement2▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Electronic Word-of-Mouth2▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Thermal Comfort2▲ 13×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Crafts, Textile, and Design, Design Education and Practice, Fashion and Cultural Textiles and Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

Crafts, Textile, and Des…3Crafts, Textile, and Design: 3 fractional worksDesign Education and Pra…2Design Education and Practice: 2 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 2 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 2 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 2 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…2Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksSustainable Building Design and Assessment: 2 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 2 fractional works
MuseologyMechanical EngineeringStrategy and ManagementSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Crafts, Textile, and Design Museology 3 works
  2. 2 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 2 works
  4. 4 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  5. 5 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 2 works
  8. 8 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 2 works
  10. 10 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 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 available48.0%not open52.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.2%domestic only41.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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