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Nanoco Technologies (United Kingdom)

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Research works
23
▼ 59% vs 2018-21
Citations
487
21.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Nanoco Technologies (United Kingdom)

Not ranked overall: Nanoco Technologies (United Kingdom) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Nanoco Technologies (United Kingdom) work in?

In all years, 86% of research at Nanoco Technologies (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (40%), Engineering (28%), Chemistry (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 86.5% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 40.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 33.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 28.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 20.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 8.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNanocoTechnologies…23fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences86%Health Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 3 domains and 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science940.2%
    2. Engineering628.1%
    3. Chemistry28.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy14.8%
    5. Chemical Engineering02.2%
    6. Computer Science01.4%
    7. Energy01.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.0%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
    5. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Medicine15.0%
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.

What are the most cited papers from Nanoco Technologies (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Nanoco Technologies (United Kingdom) is "Formation and enhanced biocidal activity of water-dispersable organic nanoparticles" (Haifei Zhang, Dong Wang, Rachel Butler et al., 2008), with 158 citations. Next come "Efficient carrier multiplication in InP nanoparticles" (109) and "Dielectric relaxation of high-k oxides" (100).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Formation and enhanced biocidal activity of water-dispersable organic nanoparticles Haifei Zhang, Dong Wang, Rachel Butler et al. · Nature Nanotechnology 6 Jul 2008 158
2 Efficient carrier multiplication in InP nanoparticles Stuart K. Stubbs, Samantha J. O. Hardman, Darren M. Graham et al. · Physical Review B Open access 16 Feb 2010 109
3 Dielectric relaxation of high-k oxides Chun Zhi Zhao, Ce Zhao, Ce Zhou Zhao et al. · Nanoscale Research Letters Open access Nov 2013 100
4 Progress in Non-Cd Quantum Dot Development for Lighting Applications Maria J. Anc, Nigel L. Pickett, Nathalie C. Gresty et al. · ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology 28 Nov 2012 98
5 Antiretroviral Solid Drug Nanoparticles with Enhanced Oral Bioavailability: Production, Characterization, and In Vitro–In Vivo Correlation Tom O. McDonald, Marco Giardiello, Philip Martin et al. · Advanced Healthcare Materials Sep 2013 89
All 45 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nanoco Technologies (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocrystals, Photovoltaics, Solar Cells, Bioimaging, Fluorescence Imaging, Quantum Dots, Colloidal Nanocrystals and Semiconductor Nanocrystals.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 28 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanocrystals6▲ 114×3 topics
  2. Photovoltaics6▲ 99×3 topics
  3. Solar Cells4▲ 53×3 topics
  4. Bioimaging4▲ 69×3 topics
  5. Fluorescence Imaging4▲ 134×2 topics
  6. Quantum Dots4▲ 96×2 topics
  7. Colloidal Nanocrystals3▲ 217×1 topic
  8. Semiconductor Nanocrystals3▲ 133×1 topic
  9. Nanostructures3▲ 26×4 topics
  10. Semiconductor3▲ 35×4 topics
  11. Efficiency2▲ 37×2 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications2▲ 8.6×8 topics
  13. CZTS2▲ 155×1 topic
  14. Nanoparticles2▲ 7.0×12 topics
  15. Thin-Film Solar Cells2▲ 155×1 topic
  16. Semiconductors2▲ 32×3 topics
  17. Catalysis2▲ 9.5×4 topics
  18. Nanomaterials2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  19. Room Temperature1▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Chemical Sensors1▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Gas Sensors1▲ 65×1 topic
  22. Medicinal Chemistry1▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Metal Oxide1▲ 65×1 topic
  24. Crystal Structure1▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Stability1▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Synthesis1▲ 8.3×4 topics
  27. Colloidal Crystals1▲ 55×2 topics
  28. Photonic Crystals1▲ 28×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications, Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties.

Gas Sensing Nanomaterial…1Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 1 fractional worksNanocluster Synthesis and Applications: 0 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis A…0Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 0 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstru…0Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 0 fractional worksBauxite Residue and Utilization: 0 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryAerospace EngineeringMechanical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications Materials Chemistry 0 works
  3. 3 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties Materials Chemistry 0 works
  4. 4 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Bauxite Residue and Utilization Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 0 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 available32.8%not open67.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.8%domestic only72.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 59% 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 Nanoco Technologies (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000032% in 2020.

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

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