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Granta Design (United Kingdom)

In research, Granta Design (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,618 of 17,446 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,815 of 11,023 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,622 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#6,390
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#343
of 1,844
Research works
591
▼ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
34.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.38×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Granta Design (United Kingdom)

What is Granta Design (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 #3,618 of 17,446 13.2%380
Life SciencesDomain #2,815 of 11,023 16.1%129
EngineeringField #3,622 of 9,532 13.0%230

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Granta Design (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 Granta Design (United Kingdom) work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Granta Design (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (34%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (20%), Materials Science (15%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 38 fractional works · 57.8% of its workEngineering: 22 fractional works · 33.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 16.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 14.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 26.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 20.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 17.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 13.2% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 12.5% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGranta Design(United Kingdom)65fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences27%Physical Sciences58%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences2%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2233.7%
    2. Materials Science1014.6%
    3. Chemistry12.3%
    4. Environmental Science12.0%
    5. Computer Science11.8%
    6. Energy11.1%
    7. Mathematics11.0%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1320.2%
    2. Neuroscience23.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.2%
    1. Medicine812.5%
    2. Veterinary00.7%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Arts and Humanities11.1%
    2. Social Sciences11.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    5. Psychology00.0%
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: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.78× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.43× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.25× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.18× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.84×0 works
  2. Materials Science4.18×10 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.78×13 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.43×1 works
  5. Neuroscience2.33×2 works
  6. Engineering2.25×22 works
  7. Chemistry1.45×2 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.44×1 works
  9. Energy1.25×1 works
  10. Mathematics0.87×1 works
  11. Medicine0.65×8 works
  12. Environmental Science0.40×1 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.39×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.24×1 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.08×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.08×1 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works
  21. Health Professions0.04×0 works
  22. Psychology0.01×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Natalia Matassova, Rob Howes and William R. Pitt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Granta Design (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Natalia Matassova United Kingdom · #665,687 worldwide 3.2k citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Rob Howes United Kingdom · #717,670 worldwide 1.9k citations · 43 works
  3. 3 William R. Pitt United Kingdom · #793,458 worldwide 3.4k citations · 63 works
  4. 4 A.J. Sturgeon United Kingdom · #1,678,276 worldwide 599 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Christine M. Richardson United Kingdom · #1,689,740 worldwide 1.5k citations · 28 works
  6. 6 H.L. de Villiers Lovelock United Kingdom · #2,452,826 worldwide 552 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Alan R. Taylor United Kingdom · #2,455,585 worldwide 950 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Trevor Morgan United Kingdom · #2,623,646 worldwide 630 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Hazel J. Dyke United Kingdom · #3,295,232 worldwide 1.3k citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Will Marsden United Kingdom · #3,458,301 worldwide 140 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Granta Design (United Kingdom)

What are the most cited papers from Granta Design (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Granta Design (United Kingdom) is "The Medicinal Chemist’s Toolbox: An Analysis of Reactions Used in the Pursuit of Drug Candidates" (Stephen D. Roughley, Allan Michael Jordan, 2011), with 2,771 citations. Next come "Acquired Resistance to Fractionated Radiotherapy Can Be Overcome by Concurrent PD-L1 Blockade" (1,338) and "Twenty years on: the impact of fragments on drug discovery" (1,016).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Medicinal Chemist’s Toolbox: An Analysis of Reactions Used in the Pursuit of Drug Candidates Stephen D. Roughley, Allan Michael Jordan · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 19 Apr 2011 2,771
2 Acquired Resistance to Fractionated Radiotherapy Can Be Overcome by Concurrent PD-L1 Blockade Simon J. Dovedi, Amy L. Adlard, Grazyna Lipowska‐Bhalla et al. · Cancer Research Open access 30 Sep 2014 1,338
3 Twenty years on: the impact of fragments on drug discovery Daniel A. Erlanson, Stephen W. Fesik, Roderick E. Hubbard et al. · Nature Reviews Drug Discovery Review 15 Jul 2016 1,016
4 The CCP 4 suite: integrative software for macromolecular crystallography Jon Agirre et al. · Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology Open access 4 May 2023 945
5 Progress in additive manufacturing on new materials: A review Neng Li, Shuai Huang, Guodong Zhang et al. · Journal of Material Science and Technology 13 Sep 2018 787
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Drug Discovery, Material Characterization, Corrosion, Pitting Corrosion and Additive Manufacturing.

▲ 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 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. Mechanical Properties9▲ 14×18 topics
  2. Microstructure4▲ 13×9 topics
  3. Cancer3▲ 3.5×19 topics
  4. Hydrogen Embrittlement3▲ 56×3 topics
  5. Drug Discovery3▲ 19×5 topics
  6. Material Characterization3▲ 36×2 topics
  7. Corrosion2▲ 32×5 topics
  8. Pitting Corrosion2▲ 71×2 topics
  9. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 11×2 topics
  10. Cancer Therapy2▲ 5.1×8 topics
  11. Corrosion Behavior2▲ 36×2 topics
  12. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Heat Transfer2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  14. Cell Signaling2▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Grain Boundary Engineering2▲ 42×2 topics
  16. Welding2▲ 43×2 topics
  17. Process Parameters2▲ 25×3 topics
  18. Fracture Mechanics2▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Metal Powders2▲ 33×2 topics
  20. Numerical Simulation2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  21. Passive Films2▲ 74×1 topic
  22. Stainless Steels2▲ 74×1 topic
  23. Fatigue Crack Closure2▲ 82×1 topic
  24. Fracture Toughness Testing2▲ 82×1 topic
  25. Metallic Components2▲ 34×1 topic
  26. Selective Laser Melting2▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 14×5 topics
  28. Defect Detection1▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Laser Welding1▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Medicinal Chemistry1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  31. Microstructural Evolution1▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Residual Stress1▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Adhesive Joints1▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Apoptosis1▲ 6.6×8 topics
  35. Corrosion Inhibitors1▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Metal Corrosion1▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Steel1▲ 46×2 topics
  38. Aerospace Applications1▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Eddy Current Testing1▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Non-Destructive Evaluation1▲ 47×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals, Fatigue and fracture mechanics, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses.

Hydrogen embrittlement a…2Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 2 fractional worksFatigue and fracture mec…2Fatigue and fracture mechanics: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 2 fractional worksWelding Techniques and R…1Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 1 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and I…1Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 1 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Failure Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksNon-Destructive Testing Techniques: 1 fractional worksChemical Synthesis and A…1Chemical Synthesis and Analysis: 1 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 1 fractional worksReceptor Mechanisms and Signaling: 1 fractional works
Metals and AlloysMechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringMaterials Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 2 works
  2. 2 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Material Properties and Failure Mechanisms Materials Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Chemical Synthesis and Analysis Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  10. 10 Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Molecular Biology 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 available39.3%not open60.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.6%domestic only81.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Granta Design (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00022% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Granta Design (United Kingdom)0.00025% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2021Granta Design (United Kingdom)4.5% in 202120102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.3% in 2014.

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