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Element Six (United Kingdom)

In research, Element Six (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,193 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#6,268
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#338
of 1,844
Research works
278
▼ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
61.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.28×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Element Six (United Kingdom)

What is Element Six (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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,193 of 17,446 27.1%184

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Element Six (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Element Six (United Kingdom) work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Element Six (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Engineering (18%), Materials Science (18%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 56.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 18.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 17.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 15.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 6.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 26.8% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 26.4% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 13.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKElement Six(United Kingdom)34fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences56%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences12%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering618.3%
    2. Materials Science617.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy37.8%
    4. Computer Science25.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.6%
    6. Environmental Science11.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering01.3%
    8. Chemistry00.6%
    1. Medicine926.4%
    2. Health Professions00.4%
    1. Social Sciences37.9%
    2. Decision Sciences01.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities01.0%
    4. Psychology01.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.3%
    3. Neuroscience01.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.75× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.22× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.03× its world share, 6 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.50× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.37× its world share, 9 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science5.03×6 works
  2. Chemical Engineering3.75×0 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy3.50×3 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.31×1 works
  5. Medicine1.37×9 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.27×0 works
  7. Engineering1.22×6 works
  8. Computer Science0.69×2 works
  9. Neuroscience0.67×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.62×3 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.47×0 works
  12. Chemistry0.42×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×1 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.34×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.32×0 works
  16. Psychology0.32×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×0 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.27×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.24×0 works
  20. Health Professions0.15×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Element Six (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, Matthew Markham, Daniel J. Twitchen and Andrew M. Edmonds lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Element Six (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Matthew Markham United Kingdom · #35,991 worldwide 18k citations · 194 works
  2. 2 Daniel J. Twitchen United Kingdom · #63,752 worldwide 21k citations · 219 works
  3. 3 Andrew M. Edmonds United Kingdom · #270,595 worldwide 2.4k citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Philip Meadows Martineau United Kingdom · #726,988 worldwide 2k citations · 51 works
  5. 5 W. E. Hanby United Kingdom · #751,575 worldwide 1.8k citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Geoffrey A. Scarsbrook United Kingdom · #845,368 worldwide 2.9k citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Harpal S. Dhillon United Kingdom · #920,000 worldwide 871 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Steven E. Coe United Kingdom · #1,155,202 worldwide 2.2k citations · 17 works
  9. 9 W. G. Barb United Kingdom · #1,158,802 worldwide 1.5k citations · 22 works
  10. 10 D. J. Twitchen United Kingdom · #1,256,483 worldwide 902 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Element Six (United Kingdom)

What are the most cited papers from Element Six (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Element Six (United Kingdom) is "Loophole-free Bell inequality violation using electron spins separated by 1.3 kilometres" (Bas J. Hensen, Hannes Bernien, A. Dréau et al., 2015), with 2,882 citations. Next come "Detection of structural damage through changes in frequency: a review" (2,075) and "On the formulation of rheological equations of state" (2,043).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Loophole-free Bell inequality violation using electron spins separated by 1.3 kilometres Bas J. Hensen, Hannes Bernien, A. Dréau et al. · Nature Open access Oct 2015 2,882
2 Detection of structural damage through changes in frequency: a review O. S. Salawu · Engineering Structures Sep 1997 2,075
3 On the formulation of rheological equations of state J. G. Oldroyd · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences 22 Feb 1950 2,043
4 Ultralong spin coherence time in isotopically engineered diamond Gopalakrishnan Balasubramanian, Philipp Neumann, Daniel J. Twitchen et al. · Nature Materials 6 Apr 2009 1,975
5 Heralded entanglement between solid-state qubits separated by three metres Hannes Bernien, Bas J. Hensen, Wolfgang Pfaff et al. · Nature Open access 23 Apr 2013 1,219
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Which keywords describe research at Element Six (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Raman Spectroscopy, Quantum Computing, Nanodiamonds, Quantum Sensing, Gene Therapy, Factor VIII and Hemophilia.

▲ 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-now 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 23 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Biomedical Applications4▲ 10×4 topics
  2. Raman Spectroscopy4▲ 63×2 topics
  3. Quantum Computing4▲ 117×2 topics
  4. Nanodiamonds4▲ 341×1 topic
  5. Quantum Sensing4▲ 341×1 topic
  6. Gene Therapy3▲ 46×2 topics
  7. Factor VIII3▲ 578×1 topic
  8. Hemophilia3▲ 578×1 topic
  9. Mechanical Properties2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  10. Superconductivity2▲ 30×4 topics
  11. Nanocomposites2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  12. Thin Films2▲ 23×2 topics
  13. Coatings1▲ 72×1 topic
  14. Nanoindentation1▲ 76×1 topic
  15. Composite Materials1▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Thrombosis1▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Tool Wear1▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Crystal Structure Prediction1▲ 71×1 topic
  19. Inflammation1▲ 1.57×3 topics
  20. Mantle Dynamics1▲ 71×1 topic
  21. Sintering1▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Spark Plasma Sintering1▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Magnetic Resonance Imaging1▲ 12×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research, Hemophilia Treatment and Research, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics and High-pressure geophysics and materials.

Diamond and Carbon-based…4Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research: 4 fractional worksHemophilia Treatment and…3Hemophilia Treatment and Research: 3 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 1 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 1 fractional worksAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research: 1 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 1 fractional worksBiotechnology and Related Fields: 1 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 1 fractional worksPlatelet Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksChronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments: 1 fractional works
Materials ChemistryHematologyMechanics of MaterialsGeophysics4 others

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

  1. 1 Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research Materials Chemistry 4 works
  2. 2 Hemophilia Treatment and Research Hematology 3 works
  3. 3 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  4. 4 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 1 works
  5. 5 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Biotechnology and Related Fields Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 1 works
  10. 10 Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments Hematology 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 available34.7%not open65.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.5%domestic only62.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 38% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Element Six (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000082% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Element Six (United Kingdom)0.000098% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Element Six (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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