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International Union of Crystallography

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World rank, all time
#41,117
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#2,188
of 2,253
Research works
127
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
490
3.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

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: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.60× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.06× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 6.14× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 5.77× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at International Union of Crystallography?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Repositories, Data Sharing, Scientific Data Management, Crystal Growth, Crystal Engineering, Lanthanides, Crystallization and Nucleation.

▲ 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. Digital Repositories29▲ 898×2 topics
  2. Data Sharing28▲ 1095×1 topic
  3. Scientific Data Management28▲ 1410×1 topic
  4. Crystal Growth10▲ 23×4 topics
  5. Crystal Engineering9▲ 58×3 topics
  6. Lanthanides7▲ 68×2 topics
  7. Crystallization7▲ 88×1 topic
  8. Nucleation7▲ 192×1 topic
  9. Nanoparticles7▲ 4.0×4 topics
  10. Partially Ordered Sets7▲ 215×1 topic
  11. Periodic Table7▲ 141×1 topic
  12. Crystal Structure6▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Structure Determination6▲ 100×2 topics
  14. Crystallography6▲ 164×1 topic
  15. Powder Diffraction6▲ 164×1 topic
  16. Machine Learning5▲ 1.84×7 topics
  17. Bioinformatics4▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Workflow Management4▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Reproducibility4▲ 95×1 topic
  20. Scientific Workflows4▲ 95×1 topic
  21. Green Chemistry4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  22. International Relations3▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Chemistry Education3▲ 90×1 topic
  24. Laboratory Techniques3▲ 90×1 topic
  25. Molecular Dynamics3▲ 8.4×4 topics
  26. Macromolecular Crystallography3▲ 42×1 topic
  27. Structure Solution3▲ 42×1 topic
  28. Computational Chemistry2▲ 25×3 topics
  29. Nucleic Acids2▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Quantum Mechanics2▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Thermodynamics2▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Crystal Structures2▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Genomic Stability2▲ 18×2 topics
  34. DNA Structure2▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Drug Design2▲ 13×2 topics
  36. G-Quadruplexes2▲ 25×1 topic
  37. S&T Policies2▲ 207×1 topic
  38. Science Diplomacy2▲ 207×1 topic
  39. Supramolecular Chemistry2▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Molecular Crystals2▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does International Union of Crystallography publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Science and Diplomacy, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Research Data Management Practices and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques.

International Science an…2International Science and Diplomacy: 2 fractional worksX-ray Diffraction in Cry…2X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography: 2 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 2 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 0 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 0 fractional worksBreast Lesions and Carcinomas: 0 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Systems: 0 fractional worksScience, Research, and Medicine: 0 fractional worksEarthquake and Disaster Impact Studies: 0 fractional worksDental Education, Practice, Research: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsMaterials ChemistryInformation SystemsGeophysics5 others

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

  1. 1 International Science and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography Materials Chemistry 2 works
  3. 3 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 0 works
  5. 5 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 0 works
  6. 6 Breast Lesions and Carcinomas Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Library Science and Information Systems Information Systems 0 works
  8. 8 Science, Research, and Medicine Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies Transportation 0 works
  10. 10 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 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 available78.3%not open21.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Union of Crystallography's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher 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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