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IFC Research (United Kingdom)

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World rank, all time
#30,853
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,656
of 1,844
Research works
121
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
509
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
86%
world 40%
International
66%
world 18%
IFC Research (United Kingdom)

Which fields of science does IFC Research (United Kingdom) work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at IFC Research (United Kingdom) is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Arts and Humanities (15%), Medicine (15%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 16 fractional works · 45.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 24.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 15.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 20.6% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFuel Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 17.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 16.4% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 15.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKIFC Research(United Kingdom)35fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences45%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences924.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities515.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.5%
    5. Psychology11.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.5%
    1. Engineering25.9%
    2. Environmental Science25.4%
    3. Computer Science13.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.6%
    5. Chemistry01.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy01.3%
    7. Energy00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences514.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.5%
    1. Medicine515.4%
    2. Health Professions01.0%
    3. Nursing00.1%
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: 3.04× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.35× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.35×6 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.04×5 works
  3. Social Sciences1.96×9 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.65×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.12×0 works
  6. Environmental Science1.08×2 works
  7. Chemistry0.90×0 works
  8. Medicine0.80×5 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.72×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.60×0 works
  11. Energy0.51×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.49×0 works
  13. Psychology0.49×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.46×1 works
  16. Engineering0.39×2 works
  17. Health Professions0.37×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×1 works
  19. Neuroscience0.28×0 works
  20. Nursing0.17×0 works

Who are the top researchers at IFC Research (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, Emilia Sokolova lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IFC Research (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Emilia Sokolova United Kingdom · #4,368,617 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at IFC Research (United Kingdom)

What are the most cited papers from IFC Research (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from IFC Research (United Kingdom) is "Science on the Rise in Developing Countries" (Milena Holmgren, Stefan A. Schnitzer, 2004), with 190 citations. Next come "The Importance of Complex Gaseous Molecules in High Temperature Systems" (100) and "Pediatric Pneumococcal Serotypes in 4 European Countries" (91).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Science on the Rise in Developing Countries Milena Holmgren, Stefan A. Schnitzer · PLoS Biology Open access 19 Jan 2004 190
2 The Importance of Complex Gaseous Molecules in High Temperature Systems Leo Brewer, James Stewart. Kane · The Journal of Physical Chemistry Open access Feb 1955 100
3 Pediatric Pneumococcal Serotypes in 4 European Countries Germaine Hanquet, Esther Kissling, Asunción Fenoll et al. · Emerging infectious diseases Open access 23 Aug 2010 91
4 α-Methylprednisolone conjugated cyclodextrin polymer-based nanoparticles for rheumatoid arthritis therapy Thomas Schluep, Jungyeon Hwang, Rodgers et al. · International Journal of Nanomedicine Open access Oct 2008 71
5 The Role of Deconditioning in the End-Stage Renal Disease Myopathy: Physical Exercise Improves Altered Resting Muscle Oxygen Consumption Fabio Manfredini, Nicola Lamberti, Anna Maria Malagoni et al. · American Journal of Nephrology Open access 2015 53
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Which keywords describe research at IFC Research (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Linguistics, Legal Regulation, Food Security, Etymology, Historical Phonology, Language and Sustainable Agriculture.

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change5▲ 5.5×11 topics
  2. Linguistics3▲ 52×4 topics
  3. Legal Regulation2▲ 26×4 topics
  4. Food Security2▲ 9.6×7 topics
  5. Etymology2▲ 102×2 topics
  6. Historical Phonology2▲ 102×2 topics
  7. Epidemiology2◆ 1.11×16 topics
  8. Human Rights2▲ 4.4×3 topics
  9. Language2▲ 18×3 topics
  10. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Agricultural Development1▲ 25×3 topics
  12. Drought Tolerance1▲ 26×2 topics
  13. Nutrition1▲ 8.1×4 topics
  14. Soil Fertility1▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.4×3 topics
  16. Crop Adaptation1▲ 237×1 topic
  17. Digital Economy1▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Forage Production1▲ 135×1 topic
  19. Language Contact1▲ 35×2 topics
  20. Migration1▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Education1▲ 1.80×4 topics
  22. Ethnicity1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  23. Morphology1▲ 17×1 topic
  24. Religion1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  25. Social Media1▲ 2.1×2 topics
  26. Turkic1▲ 116×1 topic
  27. Environmental Information1▲ 188×1 topic
  28. Forest Biodiversity1▲ 159×1 topic
  29. Global Society1▲ 188×1 topic
  30. Pandemic1▲ 2.9×4 topics
  31. Sustainability1▲ 1.20×4 topics
  32. Tourism Industry1▲ 159×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement, Linguistics and Cultural Studies, Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine and Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies.

Agricultural Productivit…1Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement: 1 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural…1Linguistics and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Research in Ukraine: 1 fractional worksUkrainian Legal and Fore…1Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies: 1 fractional worksFood Industry and Aquati…1Food Industry and Aquatic Biology: 1 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 1 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 1 fractional worksCultural, Linguistic, Ec…1Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies: 1 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 1 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 1 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop ScienceLanguage and LinguisticsGlobal and Planetary ChangePolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  2. 2 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 1 works
  3. 3 Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Food Industry and Aquatic Biology Food Science 1 works
  6. 6 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 1 works
  7. 7 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies General Social Sciences 1 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 1 works
  10. 10 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available85.7%not open14.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors66.1%domestic only33.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% 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 IFC Research (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%IFC Research (United Kingdom)0.000041% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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