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HR Wallingford

In research, HR Wallingford stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,359 of 21,541 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,867 of 6,208 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,935 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,867
of 28,054 · #13,566 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#807
of 1,094
Research works
1.1k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
31.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

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 #8,359 of 21,541 16.7%881
Environmental ScienceField #2,867 of 6,208 18.7%308
EngineeringField #7,935 of 11,412 14.3%267
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,884 of 2,661 17.4%254
Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield #169 of 236 17.8%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 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: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12.46× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.32× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.15× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at HR Wallingford?

Ranked on the composite score, W. R. White, Arthur J. Todd and R.L. Soulsby lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HR Wallingford.

  1. 1 W. R. White United Kingdom · #231,866 worldwide 237 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Arthur J. Todd United Kingdom · #238,920 worldwide 43 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 R.L. Soulsby United Kingdom · #259,048 worldwide 217 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Paul Sayers United Kingdom · #260,712 worldwide 169 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Leo Uzych United Kingdom · #323,221 worldwide 17 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Leopoldo Franco United Kingdom · #392,466 worldwide 53 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 James Sutherland United Kingdom · #421,404 worldwide 91 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Ben Gouldby United Kingdom · #486,246 worldwide 142 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Peter Hawkes United Kingdom · #557,432 worldwide 114 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Darren Lumbroso United Kingdom · #626,426 worldwide 69 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at HR Wallingford

Which keywords describe research at HR Wallingford?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Sediment Transport, Sea-Level Rise, Wave Modeling, Hydrological Modeling, Climate Change Impacts and Coastal Dynamics.

▲ 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. Climate Change17▲ 9.6×28 topics
  2. Remote Sensing12▲ 15×10 topics
  3. Sediment Transport11▲ 100×4 topics
  4. Sea-Level Rise8▲ 107×2 topics
  5. Wave Modeling7▲ 199×2 topics
  6. Hydrological Modeling6▲ 41×4 topics
  7. Climate Change Impacts6▲ 75×2 topics
  8. Coastal Dynamics6▲ 296×1 topic
  9. Shoreline Change6▲ 296×1 topic
  10. Flood Risk4▲ 81×2 topics
  11. Flood Inundation Modeling4▲ 82×1 topic
  12. Risk Perception4▲ 23×2 topics
  13. Surface Water Mapping4▲ 82×1 topic
  14. Global Warming4▲ 15×7 topics
  15. Global Carbon Budget4▲ 81×2 topics
  16. Land Use Change4▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Tropical Cyclones3▲ 90×2 topics
  18. Water Resources3▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Coastal Protection3▲ 65×2 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services3▲ 9.8×2 topics
  21. River Restoration3▲ 93×2 topics
  22. Carbon Sequestration2▲ 53×1 topic
  23. Mangrove Forests2▲ 109×1 topic
  24. Fluvial Processes2▲ 123×1 topic
  25. Riparian Vegetation2▲ 123×1 topic
  26. Sea Level Rise2▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Free-Surface Flows2▲ 76×2 topics
  28. Hurricanes2▲ 101×1 topic
  29. Model Evaluation2▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Storm Surge2▲ 101×1 topic
  31. Global Hydrology2▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Uncertainty Assessment2▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Climate Change Adaptation2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Embankment Dams2▲ 130×1 topic
  35. Internal Erosion2▲ 130×1 topic
  36. Turbulence2▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Two-Phase Flow2▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Vulnerability2▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Agricultural Sustainability1▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Soil Erosion1▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does HR Wallingford publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes.

Coastal and Marine Dynam…6Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 6 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 4 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 2 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …2Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional worksDam Engineering and Safety: 2 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 1 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksHydraulic flow and structures: 1 fractional works
Earth-Surface ProcessesGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcologyAtmospheric Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 6 works
  2. 2 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  3. 3 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 2 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 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 1 works
  9. 9 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Hydraulic flow and structures 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has HR Wallingford's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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