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IS Instruments (United Kingdom)

In research, IS Instruments (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,322 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,664 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,253
of 28,054 · #14,931 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#643
of 1,094
Research works
509
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is IS Instruments (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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,322 of 21,541 11.0%374
EngineeringField #8,664 of 11,412 9.3%199

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where IS Instruments (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: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 5.34× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.74× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.16× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.04× its world share, 5 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.94× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Which keywords describe research at IS Instruments (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Integrated Circuits, IoT, Failure Analysis, Photon Emission Microscopy, Imaging, Environmental Monitoring, Image Processing and Biosensors.

▲ 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 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. Deep Learning3▲ 1.39×11 topics
  2. Integrated Circuits3▲ 28×2 topics
  3. IoT3▲ 11×5 topics
  4. Failure Analysis3▲ 42×1 topic
  5. Machine Learning3▲ 1.28×15 topics
  6. Photon Emission Microscopy3▲ 139×1 topic
  7. Imaging3▲ 15×7 topics
  8. Internet of Things3▲ 4.4×6 topics
  9. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  10. Image Processing2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  11. Biosensors2▲ 6.5×8 topics
  12. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  13. Machine Vision2▲ 13×5 topics
  14. Materials Science2▲ 72×2 topics
  15. Fiber Optic Sensors2▲ 48×1 topic
  16. High-Speed Imaging2▲ 35×3 topics
  17. Optical Fiber2▲ 24×1 topic
  18. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy2▲ 32×2 topics
  19. Sensors2▲ 19×4 topics
  20. Biological Applications1▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Cathode Materials1▲ 5.1×3 topics
  22. Cryo-Electron Microscopy1▲ 127×1 topic
  23. Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths1▲ 100×1 topic
  24. Lab-on-a-Chip1▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Scanning Electron Microscopy1▲ 84×1 topic
  26. Single-Particle Analysis1▲ 127×1 topic
  27. Biomedical Imaging1▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Telemedicine1▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Gas Sensing1▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Health Monitoring1▲ 8.5×2 topics
  31. Solar Cells1▲ 8.3×5 topics
  32. Atom Probe Tomography1▲ 156×1 topic
  33. Engineering1▲ 33×2 topics
  34. Engineering Education1▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Interdisciplinary1▲ 96×2 topics
  36. Nanotechnology1▲ 8.5×2 topics
  37. Photon Counting1▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Remote Laboratories1▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Three-Dimensional Analysis1▲ 156×1 topic
  40. Thermal Behavior1▲ 35×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis, Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors, Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques and Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications.

Integrated Circuits and …3Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 2 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Materials Characterization Techniques: 1 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 1 fractional worksForce Microscopy Techniq…1Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 1 fractional worksNanotechnology research and applications: 1 fractional worksContext-Aware Activity R…1Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsStructural BiologyBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 1 works
  7. 7 Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  8. 8 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Nanotechnology research and applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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 available29.8%not open70.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.7%domestic only60.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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