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Granta Design (United Kingdom)

In research, Granta Design (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,251 of 21,541 worldwide), Life Sciences (#6,661 of 14,347 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,325 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,032
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#515
of 2,253
Research works
591
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
34.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

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 #7,251 of 21,541 23.0%380
Life SciencesDomain #6,661 of 14,347 32.9%129
EngineeringField #6,325 of 11,412 21.5%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 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: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.70× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.88× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.37× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.38× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksMedicineVeterinary: 5.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× 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: 0.09× 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, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, James B. Murray and Paul Hilton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Granta Design (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 James B. Murray United Kingdom · #403,906 worldwide 112 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Paul Hilton United Kingdom · #735,039 worldwide 70 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Granta Design (United Kingdom)

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Material Characterization, Drug Discovery, Additive Manufacturing, Corrosion and Pitting Corrosion.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties8▲ 15×18 topics
  2. Microstructure4▲ 13×9 topics
  3. Hydrogen Embrittlement3▲ 57×3 topics
  4. Material Characterization3▲ 38×2 topics
  5. Drug Discovery3▲ 20×5 topics
  6. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 11×2 topics
  7. Cancer2▲ 2.7×15 topics
  8. Corrosion2▲ 28×4 topics
  9. Pitting Corrosion2▲ 68×2 topics
  10. Heat Transfer2▲ 6.4×2 topics
  11. Corrosion Behavior2▲ 37×2 topics
  12. Welding2▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Cancer Therapy2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  14. Grain Boundary Engineering2▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Process Parameters2▲ 27×3 topics
  16. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Metal Powders2▲ 36×2 topics
  18. Numerical Simulation2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  19. Fracture Mechanics2▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Passive Films2▲ 79×1 topic
  21. Stainless Steels2▲ 79×1 topic
  22. Defect Detection1▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Fatigue Crack Closure1▲ 81×1 topic
  24. Fracture Toughness Testing1▲ 81×1 topic
  25. Laser Welding1▲ 51×1 topic
  26. Medicinal Chemistry1▲ 8.4×4 topics
  27. Metallic Components1▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Residual Stress1▲ 44×1 topic
  29. Selective Laser Melting1▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Transcriptional Regulation1▲ 14×5 topics
  31. Adhesive Joints1▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Cell Signaling1▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Polymer Composites1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  34. Aerospace Applications1▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Corrosion Inhibitors1▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Eddy Current Testing1▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Metal Corrosion1▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Microstructural Evolution1▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Non-Destructive Evaluation1▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Steel1▲ 43×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals, Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses, Fatigue and fracture mechanics and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes.

Hydrogen embrittlement a…2Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 2 fractional worksWelding Techniques and R…1Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 1 fractional worksFatigue and fracture mechanics: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…1Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 1 fractional worksNon-Destructive Testing …1Non-Destructive Testing Techniques: 1 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 1 fractional worksChemical Synthesis and Analysis: 1 fractional worksMaterial Properties and …1Material Properties and Failure Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 1 fractional worksReceptor Mechanisms and Signaling: 1 fractional works
Metals and AlloysMechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsMaterials 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 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Chemical Synthesis and Analysis Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Material Properties and Failure Mechanisms Materials Chemistry 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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