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IBM (United Kingdom)

In research, IBM (United Kingdom) stands highest in Computer Science (#1,483 of 7,020 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,793 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#15,208
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#825
of 2,253
Research works
611
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is IBM (United Kingdom) 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
Computer ScienceField #1,483 of 7,020 18.5%284
Physical SciencesDomain #8,793 of 21,541 15.4%456

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where IBM (United Kingdom) 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: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.29× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.75× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.14× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.86× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.64× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at IBM (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter J. Elliott, C. J. Date and A. R. Gourlay lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IBM (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Peter J. Elliott United Kingdom · #69,025 worldwide 348 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 C. J. Date United Kingdom · #287,948 worldwide 73 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 A. R. Gourlay United Kingdom · #443,381 worldwide 137 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Stephen Todd United Kingdom · #1,095,942 worldwide 43 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Norman D. Thomson United Kingdom · #1,354,966 worldwide 12 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Hugh Darwen United Kingdom · #1,392,876 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 H. Aspden United Kingdom · #1,434,844 worldwide 15 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at IBM (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at IBM (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Distributed Systems, High-Performance Computing, Machine Learning, Big Data, Workflow Management, Resource Management, Deep Learning and Fault Tolerance.

▲ 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. Distributed Systems39▲ 26×6 topics
  2. Machine Learning38▲ 2.9×51 topics
  3. Deep Learning33▲ 2.6×41 topics
  4. High-Performance Computing24▲ 26×2 topics
  5. Big Data23▲ 7.0×15 topics
  6. Workflow Management20▲ 34×2 topics
  7. Resource Management20▲ 18×2 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management19▲ 5.9×10 topics
  9. Fault Tolerance18▲ 15×6 topics
  10. Semantic Web Services16▲ 29×2 topics
  11. Grid Computing16▲ 41×1 topic
  12. Task Scheduling16▲ 41×1 topic
  13. Neural Networks16▲ 2.4×20 topics
  14. Parallel Computing14▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency13▲ 2.8×13 topics
  16. Security13▲ 5.1×10 topics
  17. Continuous Queries13▲ 53×1 topic
  18. Data Stream Management13▲ 53×1 topic
  19. Semantic Web13▲ 15×4 topics
  20. Data Integration13▲ 8.7×4 topics
  21. QoS-Aware Middleware13▲ 35×1 topic
  22. Service-Oriented Computing13▲ 35×1 topic
  23. Simulation13▲ 6.3×5 topics
  24. Data Mining12▲ 4.5×11 topics
  25. Knowledge Representation11▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Ontology11▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Requirements Engineering10▲ 25×3 topics
  28. Description Logics10▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Embedded Systems10▲ 17×4 topics
  30. Modeling9▲ 5.7×6 topics
  31. Knowledge Sharing9▲ 8.8×6 topics
  32. Model Checking9▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Linked Data9▲ 19×1 topic
  34. RDF9▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Entropy8▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Complex Systems8▲ 9.1×3 topics
  37. Internet Applications8▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Texture Analysis8▲ 8.8×3 topics
  39. User Interaction8▲ 26×2 topics
  40. FPGA8▲ 15×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Big Data and Business Intelligence, Software Testing and Debugging Techniques, Software System Performance and Reliability and Software Engineering Research.

  1. 1 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  2. 2 Software Testing and Debugging Techniques Software 0 works
  3. 3 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  4. 4 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 0 works
  5. 5 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 0 works
  6. 6 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 0 works
  7. 7 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 0 works
  8. 8 Phonetics and Phonology Research Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Stock Market Forecasting Methods Management Science and Operations Research 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 available13.3%not open86.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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