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Human Reliability (United Kingdom)

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Research works
71
▲ 65% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
27.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
7%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Human Reliability (United Kingdom)

Not ranked overall: Human Reliability (United Kingdom) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Human Reliability (United Kingdom) work in?

In all years, 48% of research at Human Reliability (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Decision Sciences (19%), Health Professions (15%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 48.2% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 27.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 7 fractional works · 9.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSoftware: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 31.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 14 fractional works · 19.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 13 fractional works · 18.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 19.9% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 14.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 8 fractional works · 11.1% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHuman Reliability(United Kingdom)71fractional works, all years
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences32%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1927.2%
    2. Computer Science710.1%
    3. Materials Science34.2%
    4. Environmental Science22.4%
    5. Chemical Engineering11.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy11.4%
    8. Energy00.1%
    1. Decision Sciences1419.5%
    2. Psychology46.2%
    3. Social Sciences33.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting12.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    1. Health Professions1014.7%
    2. Medicine45.1%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
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.

Computer Science: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.78× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.73× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 10.99× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 3.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 4.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.79× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 11.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions10.99×1 works
  2. Decision Sciences4.24×0 works
  3. Nursing3.35×0 works
  4. Engineering2.73×2 works
  5. Psychology1.79×0 works
  6. Energy1.78×0 works
  7. Materials Science0.94×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.65×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.53×0 works
  10. Medicine0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Human Reliability (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, D.E. Embrey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Human Reliability (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 D.E. Embrey United Kingdom · #2,087,440 worldwide 678 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Human Reliability (United Kingdom)

What are the most cited papers from Human Reliability (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Human Reliability (United Kingdom) is "A critique of software defect prediction models" (Norman Fenton, Martin Neil, 1999), with 1,041 citations. Next come "SHERPA: A systematic human error reduction and prediction approach" (179) and "Incorporating management and organisational factors into probabilistic safety assessment" (141).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A critique of software defect prediction models Norman Fenton, Martin Neil · IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 1999 1,041
2 SHERPA: A systematic human error reduction and prediction approach D.E. Embrey 1986 179
3 Incorporating management and organisational factors into probabilistic safety assessment D.E. Embrey · Reliability Engineering & System Safety 1992 141
4 Human factors challenges for the safe use of artificial intelligence in patient care Mark Alexander Sujan, Dominic J. Furniss, Kath Grundy et al. · BMJ Health & Care Informatics Open access Nov 2019 139
5 Safer Surgery: Analysing Behaviour in the Operating Theatre Denham L. Phipps · Ergonomics 25 Oct 2011 111
All 94 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Human Reliability (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Bayesian Networks, Fault Tree Analysis, Accident Prevention, Safety Culture, Risk Perception, Safety Climate, Occupational Safety and Workplace Safety.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Bayesian Networks11▲ 185×1 topic
  2. Fault Tree Analysis11▲ 339×1 topic
  3. Accident Prevention9▲ 206×2 topics
  4. Safety Culture9▲ 206×2 topics
  5. Risk Perception9▲ 63×3 topics
  6. Safety Climate8▲ 152×2 topics
  7. Occupational Safety8▲ 153×1 topic
  8. Workplace Safety8▲ 123×1 topic
  9. Sensitivity Analysis3▲ 40×2 topics
  10. Machine Learning3▲ 2.1×6 topics
  11. Risk Assessment3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  12. Automation3▲ 77×2 topics
  13. Maintenance Optimization3▲ 208×1 topic
  14. Reliability Engineering3▲ 208×1 topic
  15. Autonomous Vehicles3▲ 30×2 topics
  16. Trust3▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Mental Workload3▲ 79×2 topics
  18. Human Factors3▲ 73×2 topics
  19. Driver Distraction3▲ 137×1 topic
  20. Situation Awareness3▲ 137×1 topic
  21. Healthcare2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  22. Maintenance2▲ 39×1 topic
  23. Medical Equipment2▲ 104×1 topic
  24. Polynomial Chaos2▲ 58×1 topic
  25. Uncertainty Quantification2▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Architecture-Based Approach2▲ 77×1 topic
  27. Software Reliability Modeling2▲ 77×1 topic
  28. Healthcare Technology2▲ 90×2 topics
  29. Nuclear Graphite2▲ 70×1 topic
  30. Oxidation Behavior2▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Finite Element Analysis1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  32. Molten Salt1▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Nuclear Reactor1▲ 41×1 topic
  34. Two-Phase Flow1▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Assurance Cases1▲ 233×1 topic
  36. Reliability Evaluation1▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Safety Assurance1▲ 233×1 topic
  38. Alarm Fatigue1▲ 117×1 topic
  39. Chemical Management1▲ 157×1 topic
  40. Clinical Alarms1▲ 117×1 topic

Which research topics does Human Reliability (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Occupational Health and Safety Research, Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis, 3D IC and TSV technologies and Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies.

Occupational Health and …1Occupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Welding Techniques Analysis: 0 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 0 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 0 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 0 fractional worksReliability and Maintenance Optimization: 0 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 0 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 0 fractional worksMachine Fault Diagnosis Techniques: 0 fractional worksSoftware Reliability and Analysis Research: 0 fractional works
Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  2. 2 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Reliability and Maintenance Optimization Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
  7. 7 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 0 works
  9. 9 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Software Reliability and Analysis Research Software 0 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 available7.1%not open92.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Human Reliability (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 65% higher 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 Human Reliability (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000031% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Human Reliability (United Kingdom)0.000020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Human Reliability (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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