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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

In research, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,496 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,807
of 28,054 · #3,977 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#269
of 1,094
Research works
1.5k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
24.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 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 #4,496 of 12,888 20.7%107 #2731

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council 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: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.47× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.85× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.43× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.03× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.40× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.09× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council?

Ranked on the composite score, Dario Cazzola, Victoria Scowcroft and Colin Cooper lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

  1. 1 Dario Cazzola United Kingdom · #1,403,545 worldwide 7 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Victoria Scowcroft United Kingdom · #1,528,260 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Colin Cooper United Kingdom · #1,553,059 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Which keywords describe research at Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Crystal Engineering, Crystal Growth, Crystallization, Tool Wear, Nucleation, Solubility, Nanowires and Molecular Dynamics Simulation.

▲ 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. Machine Learning6▲ 1.26×24 topics
  2. Crystal Engineering5▲ 28×3 topics
  3. Crystal Growth5▲ 11×6 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications5▲ 2.5×20 topics
  5. Crystallization4▲ 48×2 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties4▲ 2.6×15 topics
  7. Nanoparticles4▲ 1.94×21 topics
  8. Nucleation4▲ 145×1 topic
  9. Solubility4▲ 145×1 topic
  10. Tool Wear4▲ 18×3 topics
  11. Nanowires3▲ 14×2 topics
  12. Molecular Dynamics Simulation3▲ 18×3 topics
  13. Semiconductor3▲ 5.7×6 topics
  14. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 6.0×5 topics
  15. Image Processing3▲ 4.1×6 topics
  16. Machine Tools3▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Machine Vision3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  18. Photovoltaics3▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Biosensors3▲ 3.3×7 topics
  20. Quantum Dots3▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Dimensional Metrology3▲ 78×1 topic
  22. Error Compensation3▲ 78×1 topic
  23. Molecular Dynamics3▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Chemical Mechanical Planarization2▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Integrated Circuits2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  26. Material Removal Mechanism2▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Process Parameters2▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Excitons2▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Quantum Computing2▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Single-Photon Source2▲ 60×1 topic
  31. Optical Modulators2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  32. Structured Light2▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Hydrogen Bonding2▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Inverse Modeling2▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Microcavities2▲ 10×1 topic
  36. Silicon Photonics2▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Surface Roughness2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  38. Camera Calibration2▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Fringe Projection2▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Synthetic Biology2▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Crystallization and Solubility Studies, Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques, Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques and Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices.

Crystallization and Solubility Studies: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishi…2Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Quantum St…2Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices: 2 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksOptical measurement and interference techniques: 2 fractional worksPsychology and Mental He…2Psychology and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksSurface Roughness and Op…2Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…1Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced machining proce…1Advanced machining processes and optimization: 1 fractional works
Materials ChemistryMechanical EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics5 others

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

  1. 1 Crystallization and Solubility Studies Materials Chemistry 4 works
  2. 2 Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  5. 5 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Optical measurement and interference techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  7. 7 Psychology and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements Computational Mechanics 2 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 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 available49.4%not open50.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.5%domestic only58.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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