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Institute of Physics

In research, Institute of Physics stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,892 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,835 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,541
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,054
of 2,253
Research works
652
▼ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Institute of Physics 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,892 of 16,945 21.9%146
Physical SciencesDomain #16,835 of 21,541 3.0%304

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Physics 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.49× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 4.86× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.35× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.99× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Physics?

Ranked on the composite score, Maurice Ebison, James Tyrrell and Frank Vega lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Physics.

  1. 1 Maurice Ebison United Kingdom · #252,384 worldwide 108 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 James Tyrrell United Kingdom · #737,060 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Frank Vega United Kingdom · #1,358,764 worldwide 4 citations · 101 works
  4. 4 Huang Xue United Kingdom · #1,558,972 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Physics

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Physics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Higher Education, Digital Transformation, Algorithmic Applications, Approximation Algorithms, Ethical Climate, Healthcare Improvement, Moral Distress and Statistical Process Control.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 10 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 10 words, with their numbers
  1. Higher Education2▲ 13×6 topics
  2. Digital Transformation1▲ 7.3×2 topics
  3. Algorithmic Applications1▲ 99×2 topics
  4. Approximation Algorithms1▲ 50×2 topics
  5. Economic Development1▲ 4.3×1 topic
  6. Ethical Climate1▲ 117×1 topic
  7. Healthcare Improvement1▲ 87×1 topic
  8. Moral Distress1▲ 117×1 topic
  9. Statistical Process Control1▲ 264×1 topic
  10. University Impact1▲ 579×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Physics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Human Resources and Workforce, Ethics in medical practice, Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring and Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques.

Human Resources and Work…1Human Resources and Workforce: 1 fractional worksEthics in medical practice1Ethics in medical practice: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Statistical Pro…1Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Numerical Analy…1Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques: 1 fractional worksPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 1 fractional works3D Shape Modeling and Analysis: 1 fractional worksTopology Optimization in…1Topology Optimization in Engineering: 1 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 1 fractional worksAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research: 0 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Pr…0Teaching and Learning Programming: 0 fractional works
Safety ResearchGeneral Health ProfessionsStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyComputational Mechanics5 others

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

  1. 1 Human Resources and Workforce Safety Research 1 works
  2. 2 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques Computational Mechanics 1 works
  5. 5 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 1 works
  6. 6 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis Computational Mechanics 1 works
  7. 7 Topology Optimization in Engineering Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 1 works
  9. 9 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  10. 10 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 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 available19.1%not open80.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Physics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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