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Johnson Matthey (United Kingdom)

In research, Johnson Matthey (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,069 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry — Materials Chemistry is 9.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,827
of 28,054 · #4,609 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#331
of 1,094
Research works
807
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
40.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Johnson Matthey (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 #5,069 of 12,888 10.6%101 #2878

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Johnson Matthey (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).

What does Johnson Matthey (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 20.0 works9.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 28.44× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.06× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.51× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.21× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.72× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.67× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 28.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Johnson Matthey (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, M. V. Twigg, David Thompsett and E. Hugh Stitt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Johnson Matthey (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 M. V. Twigg United Kingdom · #431,712 worldwide 330 citations · 68 works
  2. 2 David Thompsett United Kingdom · #634,911 worldwide 135 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 E. Hugh Stitt United Kingdom · #765,958 worldwide 135 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Robert J. Potter United Kingdom · #783,720 worldwide 95 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Stan Golunski United Kingdom · #821,207 worldwide 143 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Raj R. Rajaram United Kingdom · #904,298 worldwide 95 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Antonio Zanotti‐Gerosa United Kingdom · #1,188,431 worldwide 85 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Michael J. Watson United Kingdom · #1,370,819 worldwide 54 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Johnson Matthey (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Johnson Matthey (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Oxidation, Selective Oxidation, Ceria, Gold, Dehydrogenation and Heterogeneous Catalysis.

▲ 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. Catalysis23▲ 30×17 topics
  2. Nanoparticles12▲ 8.7×8 topics
  3. Oxidation10▲ 56×2 topics
  4. Selective Oxidation10▲ 66×2 topics
  5. Ceria10▲ 74×1 topic
  6. Gold10▲ 74×1 topic
  7. Dehydrogenation7▲ 88×2 topics
  8. Nanomaterials7▲ 5.6×12 topics
  9. Heterogeneous Catalysis6▲ 31×4 topics
  10. Catalytic6▲ 45×6 topics
  11. Hydrogenation6▲ 30×5 topics
  12. Metal Oxides6▲ 40×2 topics
  13. Vanadium Oxide6▲ 66×2 topics
  14. Catalysts6▲ 24×3 topics
  15. Electrocatalysis6▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Ethane5▲ 116×1 topic
  17. Oxidative5▲ 116×1 topic
  18. Metal-Organic Frameworks5▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Ionic Liquids5▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Renewable Fuels5▲ 35×3 topics
  21. Carbon Dioxide4▲ 26×3 topics
  22. Water Splitting4▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Sustainable Energy4▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Energy Conversion4▲ 16×1 topic
  25. Fuel Cells4▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Oxygen Reduction4▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Heterogeneous Catalysts3▲ 32×3 topics
  28. Molecular Dynamics3▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Fischer-Tropsch Catalysts3▲ 71×1 topic
  30. Mesoporous Materials3▲ 63×2 topics
  31. Methanol Synthesis3▲ 71×1 topic
  32. Desulfurization3▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Hydrodeoxygenation3▲ 59×1 topic
  34. Porous Media2▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Gas-Solid Flow2▲ 60×2 topics
  36. High-Throughput2▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Materials Informatics2▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Membrane Technology2▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Quantum Mechanics2▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Polymer Electrolyte Membranes2▲ 25×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Catalysts for Methane Reforming.

Catalytic Processes in M…10Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 10 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation …5Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 5 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…4Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 4 fractional worksCatalysts for Methane Reforming: 3 fractional worksCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies: 3 fractional worksMachine Learning in Mate…2Machine Learning in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 2 fractional worksZeolite Catalysis and Synthesis: 2 fractional worksGranular flow and fluidized beds: 2 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 2 fractional works
Materials ChemistryCatalysisRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 10 works
  2. 2 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 5 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  4. 4 Catalysts for Methane Reforming Catalysis 3 works
  5. 5 Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis Inorganic Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Granular flow and fluidized beds Computational Mechanics 2 works
  10. 10 Vehicle emissions and performance Automotive Engineering 2 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 available38.4%not open61.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.9%domestic only68.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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