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Infineum (United Kingdom)

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Research works
99
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Infineum (United Kingdom)

Not ranked overall: Infineum (United Kingdom) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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

In 2022-now, 98% of research at Infineum (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 1% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (49%), Materials Science (22%), Chemistry (18%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 98.5% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 48.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 18.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 22.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 12.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 18.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 11.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workALL ITS WORKInfineum (UnitedKingdom)22fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences98%Health Sciences1%

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 3 domains and 10 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1148.9%
    2. Materials Science522.4%
    3. Chemistry418.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy12.7%
    5. Chemical Engineering02.2%
    6. Computer Science01.6%
    7. Energy01.5%
    8. Environmental Science01.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.8%
    1. Medicine00.8%
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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemical Engineering: 6.36× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 11.61× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.26× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.40× its world share, 5 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry11.61×4 works
  2. Materials Science6.40×5 works
  3. Chemical Engineering6.36×0 works
  4. Engineering3.26×11 works
  5. Energy1.61×0 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.21×1 works
  7. Computer Science0.21×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.20×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×0 works
  10. Medicine0.04×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Emmanuel Lainé, Ken Lewtas and James Beament lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Infineum (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Emmanuel Lainé United Kingdom · #1,811,072 worldwide 569 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Ken Lewtas United Kingdom · #2,624,893 worldwide 551 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 James Beament United Kingdom · #3,371,554 worldwide 164 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 C. H. Bovington United Kingdom · #3,581,328 worldwide 760 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Rinaldo Caprotti United Kingdom · #3,773,748 worldwide 583 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Peter John Dowding United Kingdom · #3,793,423 worldwide 2k citations · 102 works
All ranked researchers at Infineum (United Kingdom)

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

The most cited paper from Infineum (United Kingdom) is "Effect of oil additives on the durability of hydrogenated DLC coating under boundary lubrication conditions" (Tabassamul Haque, Ardian Morina, Anne Neville et al., 2008), with 158 citations. Next come "Non-ferrous coating/lubricant interactions in tribological contacts: Assessment of tribofilms" (124) and "Mechanisms of oiliness additives" (116).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effect of oil additives on the durability of hydrogenated DLC coating under boundary lubrication conditions Tabassamul Haque, Ardian Morina, Anne Neville et al. · Wear 30 Jul 2008 158
2 Non-ferrous coating/lubricant interactions in tribological contacts: Assessment of tribofilms Tabassamul Haque, Ardian Morina, Anne Neville et al. · Tribology International 22 Mar 2007 124
3 Mechanisms of oiliness additives Monica Ratoi, Veronica Anghel, C. H. Bovington et al. · Tribology International Apr 2000 116
4 Action of hydrotropes and alkyl-hydrotropes Julian Eastoe, Marios Hopkins Hatzopoulos, Peter John Dowding · Soft Matter 2011 113
5 Are Hydrotropes Distinct from Surfactants? Marios Hopkins Hatzopoulos, Julian Eastoe, Peter John Dowding et al. · Langmuir 29 Aug 2011 107
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Infineum (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Self-Assembly, Nanoparticles, Ionic Liquids, Micelles, Block Copolymers, Biomedical Applications, Energy Efficiency and Nanocomposites.

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

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanoparticles3▲ 10×10 topics
  2. Self-Assembly3▲ 40×6 topics
  3. Ionic Liquids2▲ 38×4 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications2▲ 7.0×7 topics
  5. Micelles2▲ 229×2 topics
  6. Block Copolymers2▲ 287×2 topics
  7. Renewable Energy2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  9. Nanocomposites2▲ 9.4×6 topics
  10. Friction2▲ 126×2 topics
  11. Lubricants2▲ 316×1 topic
  12. Tribology2▲ 209×1 topic
  13. Click Chemistry1▲ 116×2 topics
  14. Emissions1▲ 30×2 topics
  15. Living Radical Polymerization1▲ 271×1 topic
  16. Thiol-Ene Chemistry1▲ 271×1 topic
  17. Catalysis1▲ 8.1×9 topics
  18. Coherent Detection1▲ 129×1 topic
  19. Optical Fiber1▲ 52×1 topic
  20. Biodiesel1▲ 54×1 topic
  21. Elastic Optical Networks1▲ 319×1 topic
  22. Microwave Photonics1▲ 60×2 topics
  23. Optical Networks1▲ 319×1 topic
  24. Surfactants1▲ 49×3 topics
  25. Transesterification1▲ 117×1 topic
  26. Optical Access Networks1▲ 142×1 topic
  27. Photonic Signal Processing1▲ 142×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Lubricants and Their Additives, Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization, Optical Network Technologies and Advanced Optical Network Technologies.

Lubricants and Their Add…2Lubricants and Their Additives: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Polymer Synthes…1Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 1 fractional worksOptical Network Technolo…1Optical Network Technologies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Network…1Advanced Optical Network Technologies: 1 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksPetroleum Processing and…1Petroleum Processing and Analysis: 1 fractional worksPolymer Surface Interaction Studies: 1 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 1 fractional worksSurfactants and Colloidal Systems: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringOrganic ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Lubricants and Their Additives Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 1 works
  3. 3 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Petroleum Processing and Analysis Analytical Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Polymer Surface Interaction Studies Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 works
  9. 9 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Surfactants and Colloidal Systems Organic Chemistry 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 available30.2%not open69.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.4%domestic only67.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% 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 Infineum (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000072% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Infineum (United Kingdom)0.000052% in 2025200020102020

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

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