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Jacobs (United Kingdom)

In research, Jacobs (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,856 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,273
of 28,054 · #30,777 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#780
of 1,094
Research works
306
▲ 130% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Jacobs (United Kingdom) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #10,856 of 12,888 10.5%64 #18009

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Jacobs (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: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.44× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.21× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.06× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.50× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Jacobs (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Hydrological Modeling, Finite Element Analysis, Fatigue Crack Closure, Fracture Toughness Testing, Risk Perception and Flood Risk.

▲ 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. Climate Change8▲ 3.8×17 topics
  2. Remote Sensing6▲ 5.9×5 topics
  3. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 23×3 topics
  4. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 23×4 topics
  5. Fatigue Crack Closure4▲ 160×1 topic
  6. Fracture Toughness Testing4▲ 160×1 topic
  7. Risk Perception4▲ 17×2 topics
  8. Flood Risk4▲ 56×1 topic
  9. Surface Water Mapping4▲ 58×1 topic
  10. Sustainability3▲ 1.59×11 topics
  11. Embankment Dams3▲ 188×1 topic
  12. Internal Erosion3▲ 188×1 topic
  13. Risk Assessment3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties2▲ 2.9×10 topics
  15. Sediment Transport2▲ 17×4 topics
  16. GIS-based Modeling2▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Reliability Analysis2▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Soil Properties2▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Numerical Simulation2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  20. Risk Management2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  21. Construction2▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Slope Stability Analysis2▲ 54×1 topic
  23. Spatial Variability2▲ 34×1 topic
  24. Dynamic Interaction2▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Corrosion1▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Material Characterization1▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Reinforced Concrete1▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Hydrogen Embrittlement1▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Infrastructure1▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Sustainability Assessment1▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Wave Modeling1▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Eddy Current Testing1▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Non-Destructive Evaluation1▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Nuclear Fuel1▲ 88×1 topic
  35. Performance Prediction1▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Radiation Protection1▲ 88×1 topic
  37. TBM1▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Thermal Properties1▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Turbulence1▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Two-Phase Flow1▲ 21×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Fatigue and fracture mechanics, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Dam Engineering and Safety and Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis.

Fatigue and fracture mechanics: 4 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 4 fractional worksDam Engineering and Safety: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 2 fractional worksTunneling and Rock Mechanics: 1 fractional worksNon-Destructive Testing Techniques: 1 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 1 fractional worksUnderground infrastructure and sustainability: 1 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivity studies: 1 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 1 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsGlobal and Planetary ChangeCivil and Structural EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality2 others

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

  1. 1 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  2. 2 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  3. 3 Dam Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  5. 5 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Underground infrastructure and sustainability Building and Construction 1 works
  9. 9 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  10. 10 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available27.9%not open72.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.7%domestic only69.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 130% 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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