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London Centre for Nanotechnology

In research, London Centre for Nanotechnology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,233 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 14.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#2,429
of 22,385 · #850 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#133
of 862
Research works
1.4k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
65k
46.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.16×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
48%
world 18%
London Centre for Nanotechnology

What is London Centre for Nanotechnology known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,233 of 10,670 17.4%179 #520

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where London Centre for Nanotechnology 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does London Centre for Nanotechnology work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at London Centre for Nanotechnology is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Materials Science (16%), Physics and Astronomy (14%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 203 fractional works · 69.6% of its workEngineering: 59 fractional works · 20.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 25 fractional works · 8.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 23 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 46 fractional works · 15.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 26 fractional works · 8.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 11 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 41 fractional works · 14.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 29 fractional works · 10.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 24 fractional works · 8.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 12 fractional works · 4.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 35 fractional works · 11.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiophysics: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStructural Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 27 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 7.7% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLondon Centre forNanotechnology292fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5920.0%
    2. Materials Science4615.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy4114.0%
    4. Computer Science248.1%
    5. Energy124.1%
    6. Chemistry82.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences62.0%
    8. Environmental Science41.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering30.9%
    10. Mathematics20.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology227.6%
    2. Neuroscience93.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Psychology124.0%
    2. Social Sciences93.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities20.8%
    4. Decision Sciences20.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting20.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
    1. Medicine227.7%
    2. Health Professions31.0%
    3. Dentistry10.4%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does London Centre for Nanotechnology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 14.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 29.4 works14×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.96× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.70× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.80× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.46× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.33× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.48× its world share, 46 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.29× its world share, 41 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy6.29×41 works
  2. Materials Science4.48×46 works
  3. Energy4.46×12 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.70×3 works
  5. Neuroscience1.96×9 works
  6. Chemistry1.80×8 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.43×22 works
  8. Engineering1.33×58 works
  9. Psychology1.30×12 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.29×6 works
  11. Computer Science1.04×24 works
  12. Dentistry0.79×1 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.79×2 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.64×2 works
  15. Mathematics0.45×2 works
  16. Medicine0.40×22 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.37×0 works
  18. Health Professions0.37×3 works
  19. Environmental Science0.29×4 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.28×2 works
  21. Nursing0.23×0 works
  22. Social Sciences0.23×9 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.17×1 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.16×2 works
  25. Veterinary0.12×0 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×1 works

Who are the top researchers at London Centre for Nanotechnology?

Ranked on the quality score, H. Kurebayashi, Gang Xiong and Andrew G. Green lead among researchers whose main affiliation is London Centre for Nanotechnology.

  1. 1 H. Kurebayashi United Kingdom · #169,088 worldwide 4.3k citations · 157 works
  2. 2 Gang Xiong United Kingdom · #668,207 worldwide 4.6k citations · 110 works
  3. 3 Andrew G. Green United Kingdom · #984,153 worldwide 2.7k citations · 117 works
  4. 4 Chi Lun Pang United Kingdom · #1,099,138 worldwide 4.5k citations · 93 works
  5. 5 Vid Stojevic United Kingdom · #1,389,011 worldwide 368 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Ana Lisica United Kingdom · #1,744,625 worldwide 713 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Mohammed Yusuf United Kingdom · #1,931,394 worldwide 1.1k citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Kyriakos Dalamagkas United Kingdom · #1,932,839 worldwide 515 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Laura Bovo United Kingdom · #2,440,957 worldwide 798 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Chi Ming Yim United Kingdom · #2,712,734 worldwide 1.1k citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at London Centre for Nanotechnology

What are the most cited papers from London Centre for Nanotechnology?

The most cited paper from London Centre for Nanotechnology is "Applications of magnetic nanoparticles in biomedicine" (Quentin A. Pankhurst, Joan Connolly, Stephen K Jones et al., 2003), with 5,871 citations. Next come "Van der Waals density functionals applied to solids" (4,655) and "Chemical accuracy for the van der Waals density functional" (3,648).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Applications of magnetic nanoparticles in biomedicine Quentin A. Pankhurst, Joan Connolly, Stephen K Jones et al. · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics 19 Jun 2003 5,871
2 Van der Waals density functionals applied to solids Jiří Klimeš, David R. Bowler, Angelos Michaelides · Physical Review B Open access 25 May 2011 4,655
3 Chemical accuracy for the van der Waals density functional Jiří Klimeš, David R. Bowler, Angelos Michaelides · Journal of Physics Condensed Matter Open access 10 Dec 2009 3,648
4 Constructing Induction Rules for Deductive Synthesis Proofs Alan Bundy, Lucas Dixon, Jeremy Gow et al. · Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science Open access Mar 2006 2,818
5 Inorganic caesium lead iodide perovskite solar cells Giles E. Eperon, Giuseppe Maria Paternò, Rebecca J. Sutton et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry A Open access 2015 1,849
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at London Centre for Nanotechnology?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Graphene, Nanophotonics, Metamaterials, Nanostructures, Nanomaterials, Water Splitting and Entanglement.

▲ 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-now 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. Biosensors16▲ 11×12 topics
  2. Graphene14▲ 7.2×10 topics
  3. Nanomaterials13▲ 4.2×11 topics
  4. Nanophotonics12▲ 41×3 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications12▲ 3.3×24 topics
  6. Nanoparticles11▲ 3.0×29 topics
  7. Metamaterials11▲ 26×4 topics
  8. Nanostructures10▲ 8.7×15 topics
  9. Water Splitting9▲ 8.4×4 topics
  10. Entanglement9▲ 19×4 topics
  11. Optical Modulators9▲ 21×3 topics
  12. Catalysis8▲ 4.2×20 topics
  13. Superconductivity8▲ 15×9 topics
  14. Plasmonics7▲ 43×2 topics
  15. Semiconductor7▲ 7.0×6 topics
  16. Terahertz7▲ 51×2 topics
  17. Nanoantennas7▲ 64×1 topic
  18. Nanocomposites7▲ 2.9×15 topics
  19. Surface Plasmons7▲ 64×1 topic
  20. Tissue Engineering6▲ 3.7×10 topics
  21. Electronic Structure6▲ 12×8 topics
  22. Quantum Computing6▲ 22×3 topics
  23. Photonic Crystals6▲ 17×5 topics
  24. Spintronics6▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Visible Light6▲ 8.3×2 topics
  26. Topological Order6▲ 40×2 topics
  27. Solar Cells5▲ 9.0×7 topics
  28. Crystal Growth5▲ 5.8×10 topics
  29. Solar Energy5▲ 5.1×4 topics
  30. Molecular Dynamics4▲ 8.6×7 topics
  31. Nanocrystals4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  32. User Experience4▲ 18×3 topics
  33. CO2 Reduction4▲ 6.7×2 topics
  34. Raman Spectroscopy4▲ 7.3×5 topics
  35. Room Temperature4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  36. Perovskite Oxides4▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Electron Spin4▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Health Behavior Change4▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Participatory Design4▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Quantum Information4▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does London Centre for Nanotechnology publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Quantum and electron transport phenomena and Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics.

Plasmonic and Surface Pl…7Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …4Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 4 fractional worksQuantum and electron transport phenomena: 4 fractional worksOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics: 4 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 4 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technology Interaction: 4 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems: 3 fractional worksQuantum Information and …3Quantum Information and Cryptography: 3 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 3 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 3 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials3 others

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

  1. 1 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  3. 3 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  4. 4 Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  5. 5 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 works
  6. 6 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 4 works
  7. 7 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  8. 8 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  9. 9 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 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 available62.2%not open37.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.3%domestic only51.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has London Centre for Nanotechnology's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is London Centre for Nanotechnology as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%London Centre for Nanotechnology0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of London Centre for Nanotechnology over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%London Centre for Nanotechnology16.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.8% in 2012.

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