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HSE Science and Research Centre

In research, HSE Science and Research Centre stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,892 of 16,688 worldwide), Engineering (#5,291 of 9,532 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,678 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,638
of 22,385 · #12,890 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#713
of 862
Research works
1.1k
▲ 57% vs 2018-21
Citations
24k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
HSE Science and Research Centre

What is HSE Science and Research Centre 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,892 of 16,688 8.0%299
EngineeringField #5,291 of 9,532 9.3%314
MedicineField #10,678 of 14,558 7.5%210
Physical SciencesDomain #13,120 of 17,446 8.4%620
Environmental ScienceField #4,957 of 5,407 5.6%167

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where HSE Science and Research Centre 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 HSE Science and Research Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at HSE Science and Research Centre is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Engineering (24%), Environmental Science (18%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 56 fractional works · 50.6% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 24.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 17.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 13 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 41 fractional works · 37.7% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 28.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKHSE Science andResearch Centre110fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences38%Social Sciences6%

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. Engineering2624.1%
    2. Environmental Science2017.8%
    3. Chemical Engineering33.1%
    4. Chemistry32.3%
    5. Materials Science10.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    7. Mathematics10.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    9. Computer Science10.5%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine3128.6%
    2. Health Professions98.2%
    3. Dentistry10.5%
    4. Veterinary00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Decision Sciences32.6%
    2. Psychology21.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    4. Social Sciences10.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
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: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 8.82× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.61× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.59× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.11× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.49× its world share, 31 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering8.82×3 works
  2. Environmental Science3.59×20 works
  3. Health Professions3.11×9 works
  4. Veterinary2.66×0 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.64×3 works
  6. Engineering1.61×26 works
  7. Chemistry1.49×3 works
  8. Medicine1.49×31 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.23×1 works
  10. Dentistry1.07×1 works
  11. Mathematics0.55×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.53×3 works
  13. Psychology0.47×2 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×1 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×2 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.30×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.27×1 works
  19. Materials Science0.21×1 works
  20. Neuroscience0.19×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works
  22. Energy0.08×0 works
  23. Computer Science0.06×0 works
  24. Social Sciences0.06×1 works

Who are the top researchers at HSE Science and Research Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, D. Willoughby, Christopher Michael Barber and Catherine Booth lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HSE Science and Research Centre.

  1. 1 D. Willoughby United Kingdom · #1,130,970 worldwide 887 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Christopher Michael Barber United Kingdom · #1,154,575 worldwide 861 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Catherine Booth United Kingdom · #1,528,994 worldwide 1.6k citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Kate Jones United Kingdom · #1,818,378 worldwide 4.9k citations · 231 works
  5. 5 Jonathan Ε. H. Buston United Kingdom · #1,906,147 worldwide 1.1k citations · 51 works
  6. 6 Imanuel Bergman United Kingdom · #2,077,881 worldwide 2.2k citations · 16 works
  7. 7 James J. Cartwright United Kingdom · #2,216,554 worldwide 1.3k citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Charlotte Young United Kingdom · #2,332,082 worldwide 907 citations · 60 works
  9. 9 Gemma E. Howard United Kingdom · #2,487,740 worldwide 161 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 M. Royle United Kingdom · #2,605,804 worldwide 743 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at HSE Science and Research Centre

What are the most cited papers from HSE Science and Research Centre?

The most cited paper from HSE Science and Research Centre is "The role of inflammation in CNS injury and disease" (Sian‐Marie Lucas, Nancy Jane Rothwell, Rosemary M. Gibson, 2006), with 1,276 citations. Next come "Reporting guideline for the early-stage clinical evaluation of decision support systems driven by artificial intelligence: DECIDE-AI" (837) and "A review of hazards associated with primary lithium and lithium-ion batteries" (704).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The role of inflammation in CNS injury and disease Sian‐Marie Lucas, Nancy Jane Rothwell, Rosemary M. Gibson · British Journal of Pharmacology Open access 2006 1,276
2 Reporting guideline for the early-stage clinical evaluation of decision support systems driven by artificial intelligence: DECIDE-AI Baptiste Vasey et al. · Nature Medicine Open access156 authors May 2022 837
3 A review of hazards associated with primary lithium and lithium-ion batteries Diego Fernández Lisbona, Timothy J Snee · Process Safety and Environmental Protection 16 Jul 2011 704
4 Lung Cancer Risk after Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: A Review and Meta-Analysis Ben Armstrong, Emma Hutchinson, John Unwin et al. · Environmental Health Perspectives Open access 7 Apr 2004 653
5 Uptake of Veterinary Medicines from Soils into Plants Alistair B. A. Boxall, Paul D. Johnson, Edward J. Smith et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 25 Feb 2006 632
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at HSE Science and Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Particulate Matter, Health Impact, Lithium-ion Batteries, COVID-19, Environmental Risk Assessment, BAP1 mutations and Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.

▲ 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. Health Effects16▲ 24×9 topics
  2. Particulate Matter9▲ 54×2 topics
  3. COVID-198▲ 5.5×10 topics
  4. Health Impact7▲ 109×2 topics
  5. Lithium-ion Batteries7▲ 15×2 topics
  6. BAP1 mutations7▲ 358×1 topic
  7. Environmental Risk Assessment7▲ 72×2 topics
  8. Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma7▲ 358×1 topic
  9. Occupational Asthma7▲ 630×1 topic
  10. Work-Related Exposure7▲ 630×1 topic
  11. Volatile Organic Compounds6▲ 56×3 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress6▲ 3.3×2 topics
  13. Risk Assessment6▲ 8.1×7 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 4.6×4 topics
  15. Environmental Monitoring6▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Cathode Materials6▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Bone Density6▲ 212×1 topic
  18. Mortality6▲ 8.8×3 topics
  19. Muscle Strength6▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Postural Control6▲ 616×1 topic
  21. Air Pollution5▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Fine Particulate Air Pollution5▲ 54×1 topic
  23. Global Burden of Disease5▲ 20×1 topic
  24. SARS-CoV-25▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Accident Prevention5▲ 66×2 topics
  26. Safety Culture5▲ 66×2 topics
  27. Airborne Transmission4▲ 129×1 topic
  28. Respiratory Viruses4▲ 129×1 topic
  29. Electric Vehicles4▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Airborne Microorganisms4▲ 172×1 topic
  31. Battery Management Systems4▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Indoor Air Quality4▲ 88×1 topic
  33. Thermal Runaway4▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Environmental Noise4▲ 77×1 topic
  35. Noise Pollution4▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Occupational Safety3▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Air Quality Monitoring3▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Construction Safety3▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Low-Cost Sensors3▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Workplace Safety3▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does HSE Science and Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Occupational and environmental lung diseases, Occupational exposure and asthma, Effects of Vibration on Health and Air Quality and Health Impacts.

Occupational and environ…7Occupational and environmental lung diseases: 7 fractional worksOccupational exposure an…7Occupational exposure and asthma: 7 fractional worksEffects of Vibration on …6Effects of Vibration on Health: 6 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…5Air Quality and Health Impacts: 5 fractional worksInfection Control and Ventilation: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 4 fractional worksIndoor Air Quality and M…4Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure: 4 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 4 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 3 fractional worksOccupational Health and …3Occupational Health and Safety Research: 3 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOrthopedics and Sports MedicineHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis4 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational and environmental lung diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  2. 2 Occupational exposure and asthma Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  3. 3 Effects of Vibration on Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  4. 4 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  5. 5 Infection Control and Ventilation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  8. 8 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 4 works
  9. 9 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 3 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has HSE Science and Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 57% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is HSE Science and Research Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00052% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%HSE Science and Research Centre0.00023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of HSE Science and Research Centre 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 2024HSE Science and Research Centre2.4% in 2024200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.3% in 2013.

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