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Geotechnical Consulting Group (United Kingdom)

In research, Geotechnical Consulting Group (United Kingdom) stands highest in Engineering (#8,296 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,607 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 40.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#31,542
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,701
of 2,253
Research works
236
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Geotechnical Consulting Group (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 #8,296 of 11,412 16.6%171
Physical SciencesDomain #17,607 of 21,541 16.8%212

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geotechnical Consulting Group (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 Geotechnical Consulting Group (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 40.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 24.5 works40×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.63× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.53× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.87× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geotechnical Consulting Group (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, D. W. Hight lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geotechnical Consulting Group (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 D. W. Hight United Kingdom · #566,208 worldwide 88 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Geotechnical Consulting Group (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Geotechnical Consulting Group (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Liquefaction, Tunnel, Analysis, Seismic, Geosynthetics, Soil Reinforcement, Liquefaction Resistance and Particle Shape Effects.

▲ 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. Liquefaction7▲ 155×2 topics
  2. Tunnel7▲ 155×2 topics
  3. Analysis6▲ 118×1 topic
  4. Seismic6▲ 186×1 topic
  5. Geosynthetics5▲ 186×1 topic
  6. Soil Reinforcement5▲ 144×1 topic
  7. Liquefaction Resistance5▲ 344×1 topic
  8. Particle Shape Effects5▲ 344×1 topic
  9. Soil Properties4▲ 48×2 topics
  10. Finite Element Analysis3▲ 27×2 topics
  11. Spatial Variability3▲ 98×2 topics
  12. Probabilistic Methods3▲ 147×1 topic
  13. Slope Stability Analysis3▲ 147×1 topic
  14. Geotechnical Engineering2▲ 64×4 topics
  15. Risk Assessment2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  16. GIS-based Modeling2▲ 44×2 topics
  17. Hydraulic Conductivity2▲ 71×2 topics
  18. Rock Mechanics2▲ 31×3 topics
  19. Numerical Simulation2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  20. CO2 Sequestration1▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Cementitious1▲ 91×1 topic
  22. Grouting1▲ 91×1 topic
  23. Lateritic Soils1▲ 57×1 topic
  24. Road Construction1▲ 57×1 topic
  25. Risk Management1▲ 5.3×2 topics
  26. Acoustic Emission1▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Fracture1▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Geological Mapping1▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Soil Hydraulic Properties1▲ 69×1 topic
  30. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics1▲ 69×1 topic
  31. Dynamic Behavior1▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Hazard1▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Landslide1▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Performance Prediction1▲ 32×1 topic
  35. TBM1▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Brittle Failure1▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Cancer Stem Cells1▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Construction Projects1▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Numerical Modelling1▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Project Success1▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Geotechnical Consulting Group (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization, Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis.

Geotechnical Engineering…6Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 6 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 5 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 5 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…3Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 3 fractional worksGrouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical and construction materials studies: 1 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 1 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 1 fractional worksTunneling and Rock Mechanics: 1 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawMechanics of Materials

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

  1. 1 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 works
  5. 5 Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Geotechnical and construction materials studies Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  9. 9 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 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 available21.5%not open78.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.6%domestic only65.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Geotechnical Consulting Group (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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