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Luxfer Group (United Kingdom)

In research, Luxfer Group (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,587 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,218 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,854
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#947
of 1,844
Research works
449
▲ 147% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.7k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Luxfer Group (United Kingdom)

What is Luxfer Group (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 #8,587 of 17,446 5.6%381
EngineeringField #5,218 of 9,532 5.4%240

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

Which fields of science does Luxfer Group (United Kingdom) work in?

In 2022-now, 83% of research at Luxfer Group (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (55%), Materials Science (13%), Chemical Engineering (6%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 58 fractional works · 82.8% of its workEngineering: 39 fractional works · 55.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 23.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 13.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFuel Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKLuxfer Group(United Kingdom)70fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences83%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences8%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3955.4%
    2. Materials Science913.0%
    3. Chemical Engineering45.7%
    4. Environmental Science23.6%
    5. Computer Science22.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.9%
    7. Energy10.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences45.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    4. Decision Sciences00.4%
    5. Psychology00.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Health Professions22.9%
    2. Medicine22.6%
    3. Dentistry00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.5%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.8%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.37× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 16.20× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.69× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.72× its world share, 9 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 16.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering16.20×4 works
  2. Materials Science3.72×9 works
  3. Engineering3.69×39 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.37×1 works
  5. Health Professions1.12×2 works
  6. Dentistry0.98×0 works
  7. Energy0.96×1 works
  8. Environmental Science0.72×2 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.47×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.43×4 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.41×1 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.38×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.37×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.35×2 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×1 works
  17. Medicine0.14×2 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.09×0 works
  19. Chemistry0.06×0 works
  20. Psychology0.05×0 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Luxfer Group (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, Hugh P. Godard, Friedrich Ostermann and F. W. Salt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Luxfer Group (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Hugh P. Godard United Kingdom · #1,687,779 worldwide 816 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Friedrich Ostermann United Kingdom · #1,980,969 worldwide 559 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 F. W. Salt United Kingdom · #2,811,052 worldwide 267 citations · 14 works
  4. 4 Michel Reverdy United Kingdom · #2,963,004 worldwide 162 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 C. E. Ransley United Kingdom · #3,153,584 worldwide 311 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 K. A. Pyefinch United Kingdom · #3,248,113 worldwide 403 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 R. W. Thomas United Kingdom · #3,358,008 worldwide 263 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 R.G. KING United Kingdom · #3,468,937 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Dieter Gustav Altenpohl United Kingdom · #3,568,593 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Frederic L. Lawton United Kingdom · #3,624,682 worldwide 38 citations · 90 works
All ranked researchers at Luxfer Group (United Kingdom)

What are the most cited papers from Luxfer Group (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Luxfer Group (United Kingdom) is "Martensitic transformations in Ti-Mo alloys" (Richard A. Davis Jr., H. M. Flower, D. R. F. West, 1979), with 287 citations. Next come "The crystal structure of orthorhombic hexatriacontane, C36H74" (279) and "Biological half-time of cadmium in the blood of workers after cessation of exposure." (211).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Martensitic transformations in Ti-Mo alloys Richard A. Davis Jr., H. M. Flower, D. R. F. West · Journal of Materials Science Mar 1979 287
2 The crystal structure of orthorhombic hexatriacontane, C36H74 P W Teare · Acta Crystallographica Open access Apr 1959 279
3 Biological half-time of cadmium in the blood of workers after cessation of exposure. Lars Järup, Artur Rogenfelt, C G Elinder et al. · Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health Open access Aug 1983 211
4 Mental commit robot and its application to therapy of children Takanori Shibata, Teruaki MITSUI, K. Wada et al. Conference paper 13 Nov 2002 192
5 Interdiffusion in dilute aluminium-copper solid solutions J. B. Murphy · Acta Metallurgica Jun 1961 124
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Which keywords describe research at Luxfer Group (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Grain Refinement, Microstructural Evolution, Microstructure, Aerospace Applications, Corrosion Behavior, Aluminium Alloys and Automotive Industry.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties15▲ 21×23 topics
  2. Grain Refinement9▲ 111×4 topics
  3. Microstructural Evolution8▲ 84×4 topics
  4. Microstructure7▲ 19×11 topics
  5. Aerospace Applications6▲ 89×2 topics
  6. Corrosion Behavior6▲ 101×2 topics
  7. Aluminium Alloys6▲ 201×1 topic
  8. Automotive Industry6▲ 201×1 topic
  9. Recycling5▲ 18×5 topics
  10. Nanoparticles4▲ 5.1×6 topics
  11. Energy Storage4▲ 9.3×4 topics
  12. Management4▲ 7.1×2 topics
  13. Metal Matrix Composites4▲ 76×2 topics
  14. Processing Techniques4▲ 64×2 topics
  15. Recovery4▲ 51×2 topics
  16. Bauxite Residue4▲ 454×1 topic
  17. Carbon Capture4▲ 120×2 topics
  18. Carbon Nanotubes4▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Red Mud4▲ 454×1 topic
  20. Electrochemical Reduction4▲ 548×1 topic
  21. Graphene4▲ 7.8×2 topics
  22. Molten Salt Electrolysis4▲ 548×1 topic
  23. Friction Stir Processing4▲ 75×1 topic
  24. Reinforcement4▲ 73×1 topic
  25. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.6×12 topics
  26. Grain Boundary Engineering3▲ 62×2 topics
  27. Nanocrystalline Materials3▲ 123×1 topic
  28. Severe Plastic Deformation3▲ 123×1 topic
  29. Artificial Neural Networks3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  30. Constitutive Modeling3▲ 57×2 topics
  31. High Temperature2▲ 53×2 topics
  32. Dynamic Recrystallization2▲ 89×1 topic
  33. Hot Deformation2▲ 89×1 topic
  34. Metallurgy2▲ 54×2 topics
  35. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 10×6 topics
  36. Metal Recovery2▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Circular Economy2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  38. Databases2▲ 85×1 topic
  39. Thermochemical2▲ 85×1 topic
  40. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 10×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties, Bauxite Residue and Utilization, Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes and Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties.

Aluminum Alloy Microstru…6Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 6 fractional worksBauxite Residue and Utilization: 4 fractional worksMolten salt chemistry an…4Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes: 4 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composit…4Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 4 fractional worksMicrostructure and mechanical properties: 3 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material Forming: 2 fractional worksMetallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics: 2 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 1 fractional worksAnodic Oxide Films and Nanostructures: 1 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesMaterials Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Bauxite Residue and Utilization Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 4 works
  4. 4 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Microstructure and mechanical properties Materials Chemistry 3 works
  6. 6 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  7. 7 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Anodic Oxide Films and Nanostructures Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 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 available36.2%not open63.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.8%domestic only65.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 147% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Luxfer Group (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00022% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Luxfer Group (United Kingdom)0.00038% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Luxfer Group (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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