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Henry Royce Institute

In research, Henry Royce Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,102 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#841 of 5,901 worldwide) and Materials Science (#341 of 2,276 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry and Materials Science (Materials Chemistry is 10.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#3,245
of 22,385 · #1,579 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#163
of 862
Research works
683
▲ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
29k
42.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.12×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
80%
world 40%
International
49%
world 18%
Henry Royce Institute

What is Henry Royce Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,102 of 10,670 17.9%282 #723
EngineeringField #841 of 5,901 18.4%129 #678
Materials ScienceField #341 of 2,276 17.3%107 #281
Materials ChemistrySubfield #315 of 1,473 18.2%66 #259

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Physical Sciences#723 #1,102
  2. Engineering#678 #841
  3. Materials Science#281 #341
  4. Materials Chemistry#259 #315
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Henry Royce Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 87% of research at Henry Royce Institute is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (39%), Materials Science (33%), Medicine (5%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 317 fractional works · 87.0% of its workEngineering: 144 fractional works · 39.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 42 fractional works · 11.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 36 fractional works · 9.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 31 fractional works · 8.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 120 fractional works · 32.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 73 fractional works · 20.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomaterials: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMetals and Alloys: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStructural Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHenry RoyceInstitute364fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences87%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences1%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering14439.4%
    2. Materials Science12032.8%
    3. Chemistry164.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy133.7%
    5. Environmental Science112.9%
    6. Energy71.9%
    7. Chemical Engineering30.9%
    8. Computer Science20.6%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine205.4%
    2. Dentistry10.4%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology154.1%
    2. Neuroscience30.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
    1. Social Sciences20.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    3. Psychology10.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Henry Royce Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 72.9 works10×
  2. Materials ScienceField · 119.5 works9.4×
← 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, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.66× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.79× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.06× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.63× its world share, 144 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 9.39× its world share, 120 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.65× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× 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, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science9.39×120 works
  2. Chemistry2.79×16 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.66×3 works
  4. Engineering2.63×144 works
  5. Energy2.06×7 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.65×13 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.86×1 works
  8. Dentistry0.78×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×15 works
  10. Environmental Science0.59×11 works
  11. Neuroscience0.51×3 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.31×1 works
  13. Medicine0.28×20 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×1 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.10×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.08×2 works
  17. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  18. Psychology0.08×1 works
  19. Nursing0.07×0 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.07×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×1 works
  22. Social Sciences0.05×2 works
  23. Health Professions0.02×0 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Henry Royce Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, John Birkbeck, Jingwen Chu and V. V. Enaldiev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Henry Royce Institute.

  1. 1 John Birkbeck United Kingdom · #319,602 worldwide 1.4k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Jingwen Chu United Kingdom · #830,565 worldwide 794 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 V. V. Enaldiev United Kingdom · #839,692 worldwide 1.1k citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Mark Taylor United Kingdom · #1,350,115 worldwide 565 citations · 100 works
  5. 5 Ozan Can Zehni United Kingdom · #2,117,253 worldwide 58 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Henry Royce Institute

What are the most cited papers from Henry Royce Institute?

The most cited paper from Henry Royce Institute is "2D materials and van der Waals heterostructures" (Kostya S. Novoselov, Artem Mishchenko, Alexandra Carvalho et al., 2016), with 7,437 citations. Next come "Mechanical properties of graphene and graphene-based nanocomposites" (2,608) and "Tunable sieving of ions using graphene oxide membranes" (1,888).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 2D materials and van der Waals heterostructures Kostya S. Novoselov, Artem Mishchenko, Alexandra Carvalho et al. · Science Open access 28 Jul 2016 7,437
2 Mechanical properties of graphene and graphene-based nanocomposites Dimitrios G. Papageorgiou, Ian A. Kinloch, Robert J. Young · Progress in Materials Science Open access 21 Jul 2017 2,608
3 Tunable sieving of ions using graphene oxide membranes Jijo Abraham, Kalangi S. Vasu, Christopher D. Williams et al. · Nature Nanotechnology Open access 3 Apr 2017 1,888
4 Magnetic 2D materials and heterostructures M. Gibertini, M. Koperski, A. F. Morpurgo et al. · Nature Nanotechnology Open access May 2019 1,791
5 Electroceramics for High-Energy Density Capacitors: Current Status and Future Perspectives Ge Wang, Zhilun Lu, Yong Li et al. · Chemical Reviews ReviewOpen access 28 Apr 2021 1,383
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Henry Royce Institute?

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

▲ 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. Graphene35▲ 14×11 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties34▲ 9.6×29 topics
  3. Nanocomposites34▲ 12×16 topics
  4. Two-Dimensional Materials31▲ 37×4 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications24▲ 5.7×25 topics
  6. Carbon Nanotubes24▲ 19×8 topics
  7. Microstructure22▲ 11×12 topics
  8. Energy Storage21▲ 8.9×8 topics
  9. Nanomaterials19▲ 5.0×15 topics
  10. Graphene Oxide19▲ 53×2 topics
  11. Tissue Engineering19▲ 8.4×10 topics
  12. Raman Spectroscopy18▲ 26×5 topics
  13. Transparent Conductors17▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Electronic Properties16▲ 51×2 topics
  15. Nanoparticles16▲ 3.4×28 topics
  16. Chemical Vapor Deposition16▲ 60×1 topic
  17. Nanoribbons16▲ 60×1 topic
  18. Nanocrystals14▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Cathode Materials12▲ 8.6×3 topics
  20. Drug Delivery12▲ 6.0×11 topics
  21. Nanostructures12▲ 8.1×15 topics
  22. Sintering12▲ 25×4 topics
  23. Polymer Composites12▲ 12×7 topics
  24. Electronic Structure11▲ 17×7 topics
  25. Spark Plasma Sintering11▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Oxidation Resistance11▲ 28×3 topics
  27. Composite Materials11▲ 14×6 topics
  28. Efficiency10▲ 9.7×4 topics
  29. Optoelectronic Devices10▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Microstructural Evolution10▲ 19×4 topics
  31. Additive Manufacturing10▲ 8.4×5 topics
  32. Recycling10▲ 6.8×8 topics
  33. Electrocatalysis9▲ 8.7×4 topics
  34. Rechargeable Batteries9▲ 8.9×2 topics
  35. Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenides9▲ 34×1 topic
  36. Semiconductors9▲ 8.1×4 topics
  37. Van der Waals Heterostructures9▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Hydrogen Embrittlement8▲ 27×3 topics
  39. Thermal Conductivity8▲ 13×5 topics
  40. Regenerative Medicine8▲ 8.2×6 topics

Which research topics does Henry Royce Institute publish most on?

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

Graphene research and ap…16Graphene research and applications: 16 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 9 fractional worksMXene and MAX Phase Materials: 6 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materials synthesis: 6 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 6 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 6 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating…5High-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…5Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 5 fractional worksAdvanced materials and c…5Advanced materials and composites: 5 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 applications Materials Chemistry 16 works
  2. 2 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 9 works
  3. 3 MXene and MAX Phase Materials Materials Chemistry 6 works
  4. 4 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 6 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  7. 7 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Henry Royce Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Henry Royce Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0016% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Henry Royce Institute0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Henry Royce Institute 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.

still counting20%40%Henry Royce Institute19.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 32.2% in 2017.

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