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HR Wallingford

In research, HR Wallingford stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,648 of 17,446 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,379 of 5,407 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,239 of 2,224 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,854
of 22,385 · #8,433 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#780
of 862
Research works
1.1k
▼ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
35k
31.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
HR Wallingford

What is HR Wallingford 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 #5,648 of 17,446 8.8%881
Environmental ScienceField #2,379 of 5,407 8.3%308
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,239 of 2,224 8.7%254
EngineeringField #5,873 of 9,532 9.7%267
Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield #176 of 246 8.8%157

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where HR Wallingford 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 HR Wallingford work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at HR Wallingford is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (31%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (21%), Engineering (20%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 59 fractional works · 74.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 24 fractional works · 30.5% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 9.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 7 fractional works · 8.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16 fractional works · 20.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 9 fractional works · 11.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 20.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 10.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 12.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHR Wallingford80fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences74%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences12%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science2430.5%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1620.6%
    3. Engineering1620.1%
    4. Energy10.9%
    5. Materials Science10.7%
    6. Computer Science00.5%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    10. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences56.2%
    2. Psychology22.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.6%
    5. Decision Sciences00.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences44.5%
    2. Neuroscience11.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine45.6%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
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: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.11× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.34× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.15× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 13.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.11×16 works
  2. Environmental Science6.15×24 works
  3. Engineering1.34×16 works
  4. Neuroscience1.05×1 works
  5. Energy0.96×1 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.94×4 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.78×1 works
  8. Psychology0.70×2 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.60×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.49×5 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.48×1 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.48×0 works
  13. Medicine0.29×4 works
  14. Nursing0.28×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.25×1 works
  16. Materials Science0.21×1 works
  17. Mathematics0.19×0 works
  18. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.14×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.07×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.06×0 works
  23. Health Professions0.06×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at HR Wallingford?

Ranked on the quality score, Andrew James Manning, Darren M. Lumbroso and Richard L. Soulsby lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HR Wallingford.

  1. 1 Andrew James Manning United Kingdom · #455,100 worldwide 4.4k citations · 185 works
  2. 2 Darren M. Lumbroso United Kingdom · #615,406 worldwide 2k citations · 144 works
  3. 3 Richard L. Soulsby United Kingdom · #763,536 worldwide 5.1k citations · 93 works
  4. 4 Gina Tsarouchi United Kingdom · #1,463,052 worldwide 340 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Eleanor Ainscoe United Kingdom · #1,559,236 worldwide 321 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Paul B. Sayers United Kingdom · #1,580,620 worldwide 3.2k citations · 165 works
  7. 7 Quillon Harpham United Kingdom · #1,598,942 worldwide 839 citations · 54 works
  8. 8 William Rodney White United Kingdom · #1,659,714 worldwide 2.4k citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Howard N. Southgate United Kingdom · #1,683,679 worldwide 1.4k citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Steven D. Wade United Kingdom · #1,949,348 worldwide 1k citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at HR Wallingford

What are the most cited papers from HR Wallingford?

The most cited paper from HR Wallingford is "River flow forecasting through conceptual models part I — A discussion of principles" (J.E. Nash, John V. Sutcliffe, 1970), with 24,392 citations. Next come "Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective" (1,148) and "Review: Ecological networks – beyond food webs" (956).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 River flow forecasting through conceptual models part I — A discussion of principles J.E. Nash, John V. Sutcliffe · Journal of Hydrology Apr 1970 24,392
2 Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective Günter Blöschl et al. · Hydrological Sciences Journal Open access205 authors 10 Jun 2019 1,148
3 Review: Ecological networks – beyond food webs Thomas C. Ings, José M. Montoya, Jordi Bascompte et al. · Journal of Animal Ecology Open access 9 Oct 2008 956
4 Sediment Transport: New Approach and Analysis Peter Ackers, William Rodney White · Journal of the Hydraulics Division Nov 1973 941
5 Identification of 100 fundamental ecological questions William J. Sutherland et al. · Journal of Ecology Open access 21 Dec 2012 870
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at HR Wallingford?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Sediment Transport, Sea-Level Rise, Wave Modeling, Climate Change Impacts, Coastal Dynamics and Shoreline Change.

▲ 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. Climate Change20▲ 9.3×31 topics
  2. Remote Sensing14▲ 14×10 topics
  3. Sediment Transport13▲ 104×4 topics
  4. Sea-Level Rise11▲ 114×3 topics
  5. Wave Modeling8▲ 202×2 topics
  6. Climate Change Impacts8▲ 77×2 topics
  7. Coastal Dynamics7▲ 310×1 topic
  8. Shoreline Change7▲ 310×1 topic
  9. Hydrological Modeling7▲ 36×4 topics
  10. Global Carbon Budget5▲ 83×2 topics
  11. Global Warming5▲ 14×7 topics
  12. Flood Risk4▲ 68×2 topics
  13. Risk Perception4▲ 21×2 topics
  14. Flood Inundation Modeling4▲ 71×1 topic
  15. Surface Water Mapping4▲ 71×1 topic
  16. Coastal Protection4▲ 72×2 topics
  17. Tropical Cyclones4▲ 86×2 topics
  18. Land Use Change4▲ 15×3 topics
  19. River Restoration4▲ 104×2 topics
  20. Water Resources4▲ 18×5 topics
  21. Carbon Sequestration4▲ 60×1 topic
  22. Ecosystem Services4▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Mangrove Forests4▲ 117×1 topic
  24. Fluvial Processes3▲ 149×1 topic
  25. Riparian Vegetation3▲ 149×1 topic
  26. Sea Level Rise3▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Hurricanes3▲ 97×1 topic
  28. Storm Surge3▲ 97×1 topic
  29. Free-Surface Flows3▲ 75×2 topics
  30. Model Evaluation3▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Resilience2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  32. Climate Change Adaptation2▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Global Hydrology2▲ 41×1 topic
  34. Uncertainty Assessment2▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Vulnerability2▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Embankment Dams2▲ 129×1 topic
  37. Internal Erosion2▲ 129×1 topic
  38. Turbulence2▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Two-Phase Flow2▲ 34×2 topics
  40. Community2▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does HR Wallingford publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes.

Coastal and Marine Dynam…7Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 7 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 4 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosyste…4Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 4 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment T…3Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 3 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 3 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional worksDam Engineering and Safety2Dam Engineering and Safety: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksHydraulic flow and structures: 2 fractional worksInfrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis: 1 fractional works
Earth-Surface ProcessesGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcologyAtmospheric Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 7 works
  2. 2 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  3. 3 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 3 works
  5. 5 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  6. 6 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  7. 7 Dam Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Hydraulic flow and structures Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available26.7%not open73.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.8%domestic only79.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has HR Wallingford's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% 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 HR Wallingford as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%HR Wallingford0.00026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of HR Wallingford 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%all institutions10.0% in 2024HR Wallingford9.5% in 2024200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.0% in 2011.

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