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Henry Royce Institute

In research, Henry Royce Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,598 of 12,888 worldwide), Materials Science (#582 of 2,468 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,669 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry and Materials Science — Materials Chemistry is 10.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,522
of 28,054 · #4,151 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#101
of 1,094
Research works
683
▲ 327% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
42.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Henry Royce Institute 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 #1,598 of 12,888 26.2%282 #2682
Materials ScienceField #582 of 2,468 25.2%107 #1219
EngineeringField #1,669 of 6,636 29.3%129 #2938
Materials ChemistrySubfield #780 of 1,556 25.6%66 #1167

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Henry Royce Institute 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#2,682 #1,598
  2. Materials Science#1,219 #582
  3. Engineering#2,938 #1,669
  4. Materials Chemistry#1,167 #780
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Henry Royce Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 65.7 works10×
  2. Materials ScienceField · 107.0 works9.5×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.46× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.73× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.04× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.65× its world share, 129 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 9.46× its world share, 107 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.68× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Henry Royce Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, E. Cecil Curwen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Henry Royce Institute.

  1. 1 E. Cecil Curwen · #1,099,716 worldwide 10 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Henry Royce Institute

Which keywords describe research at Henry Royce Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Graphene, Nanocomposites, Mechanical Properties, Two-Dimensional Materials, Carbon Nanotubes, Biomedical Applications, Energy Storage and Microstructure.

▲ 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. Graphene32▲ 14×11 topics
  2. Nanocomposites32▲ 12×16 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties29▲ 9.3×28 topics
  4. Two-Dimensional Materials29▲ 39×4 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications23▲ 5.9×24 topics
  6. Carbon Nanotubes22▲ 20×7 topics
  7. Energy Storage20▲ 9.4×8 topics
  8. Microstructure19▲ 12×12 topics
  9. Nanomaterials18▲ 5.1×15 topics
  10. Tissue Engineering17▲ 8.6×10 topics
  11. Raman Spectroscopy17▲ 27×5 topics
  12. Graphene Oxide17▲ 54×2 topics
  13. Transparent Conductors16▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Electronic Properties15▲ 52×2 topics
  15. Chemical Vapor Deposition14▲ 61×1 topic
  16. Nanoribbons14▲ 61×1 topic
  17. Nanoparticles14▲ 3.5×27 topics
  18. Nanocrystals14▲ 16×5 topics
  19. Sintering12▲ 27×4 topics
  20. Cathode Materials11▲ 8.9×3 topics
  21. Drug Delivery11▲ 6.2×11 topics
  22. Spark Plasma Sintering11▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Electronic Structure11▲ 18×7 topics
  24. Nanostructures11▲ 8.2×14 topics
  25. Efficiency10▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Polymer Composites10▲ 12×7 topics
  27. Composite Materials10▲ 15×6 topics
  28. Oxidation Resistance10▲ 28×3 topics
  29. Microstructural Evolution9▲ 19×4 topics
  30. Optoelectronic Devices9▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Electrocatalysis8▲ 9.3×4 topics
  32. Semiconductors8▲ 8.5×4 topics
  33. Additive Manufacturing8▲ 8.1×5 topics
  34. Rechargeable Batteries8▲ 9.4×2 topics
  35. Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenides8▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Van der Waals Heterostructures8▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Self-Assembly7▲ 6.9×8 topics
  38. Thermal Conductivity7▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Ceramic Materials7▲ 23×3 topics
  40. Nanofibers7▲ 9.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Henry Royce Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Graphene research and applications, 2D Materials and Applications, MXene and MAX Phase Materials and Advanced ceramic materials synthesis.

Graphene research and ap…14Graphene research and applications: 14 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 8 fractional worksMXene and MAX Phase Materials: 6 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materials synthesis: 6 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 6 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 6 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating…5High-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 5 fractional worksAdvanced materials and c…5Advanced materials and composites: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…4Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 4 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…4Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 4 fractional works
Materials ChemistryCeramics and CompositesElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Graphene research and applicationsMaterials Chemistry 14 works
  2. 2 2D Materials and ApplicationsMaterials Chemistry 8 works
  3. 3 MXene and MAX Phase MaterialsMaterials Chemistry 6 works
  4. 4 Advanced ceramic materials synthesisCeramics and Composites 6 works
  5. 5 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 High-Temperature Coating BehaviorsAerospace Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Advanced materials and compositesMechanical Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Supercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 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 available79.9%not open20.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.2%domestic only50.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Henry Royce Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 327% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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