Question 1

What is National Physical Laboratory known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, National Physical Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,485 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#1,107 of 5,901 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#711 of 2,176 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Radiation, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (Radiation is 25.5× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does National Physical Laboratory rank in research?

Accepted Answer

National Physical Laboratory ranks #3,010 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,614 all time), and #155 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at National Physical Laboratory?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Steven J. Spencer, Josephine Bunch and Gareth Hinds lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Physical Laboratory.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from National Physical Laboratory?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from National Physical Laboratory is "Quantitative electron spectroscopy of surfaces: A standard data base for electron inelastic mean free paths in solids" (Martin P. Seah, W. A. Dench, 1979), with 5,335 citations. Next come "SGTE data for pure elements" (5,020) and "The elasticity and strength of paper and other fibrous materials" (3,588).

Question 5

Which research topics does National Physical Laboratory publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation, Calibration and Measurement Techniques, Advanced Frequency and Time Standards and Advanced Battery Technologies Research.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at National Physical Laboratory?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality Assurance, Measurement Uncertainty, Redefinition of SI Units, Imaging, Machine Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Spectroscopy and Biosensing.

Question 7

Which fields of science does National Physical Laboratory work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 82% of research at National Physical Laboratory is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (37%), Physics and Astronomy (13%), Computer Science (7%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is National Physical Laboratory's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.