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Natural Environment Research Council

In research, Natural Environment Research Council stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,078 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 17.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,047
of 28,054 · #2,163 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#277
of 1,094
Research works
2.6k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
143k
55.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Natural Environment Research Council 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 #4,078 of 12,888 29.2%65 #1642

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Natural Environment Research Council 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 Natural Environment Research Council specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 17.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 23.5 works17×
← 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: 2.10× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.07× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.61× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.56× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 17.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Natural Environment Research Council?

Ranked on the composite score, John Sheail, Sheila Anderson and A.W. Morris lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Natural Environment Research Council.

  1. 1 John Sheail United Kingdom · #19,108 worldwide 357 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Sheila Anderson United Kingdom · #297,196 worldwide 63 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 A.W. Morris United Kingdom · #389,719 worldwide 150 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Margaret Anderson United Kingdom · #674,654 worldwide 32 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Albert P. Blair United Kingdom · #997,870 worldwide 46 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 William Allen White United Kingdom · #1,145,778 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Natural Environment Research Council

Which keywords describe research at Natural Environment Research Council?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Remote Sensing, Biogeography, Invasive Species, Hydrology, Arctic and DNA Barcoding.

▲ 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. Climate Change32▲ 13×40 topics
  2. Biodiversity12▲ 18×10 topics
  3. Remote Sensing10▲ 9.1×13 topics
  4. Biogeography7▲ 29×10 topics
  5. Invasive Species6▲ 17×11 topics
  6. Hydrology6▲ 51×3 topics
  7. Arctic5▲ 49×4 topics
  8. DNA Barcoding5▲ 33×7 topics
  9. Global Change5▲ 20×5 topics
  10. Permafrost5▲ 125×2 topics
  11. Sea Level Rise5▲ 42×2 topics
  12. Phylogeny5▲ 35×8 topics
  13. Glacier4▲ 119×1 topic
  14. Water Availability4▲ 119×1 topic
  15. Conservation4▲ 11×10 topics
  16. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.0×11 topics
  17. Ocean Circulation4▲ 38×3 topics
  18. Population Dynamics4▲ 19×7 topics
  19. Ecosystem Services4▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Ecology4▲ 29×3 topics
  21. Marine Environment4▲ 30×3 topics
  22. Antarctic4▲ 467×1 topic
  23. Microorganisms4▲ 346×1 topic
  24. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 19×4 topics
  25. Ocean Acidification4▲ 56×3 topics
  26. Taxonomy4▲ 32×5 topics
  27. Benthic Communities4▲ 68×2 topics
  28. Evolution4▲ 16×7 topics
  29. Marine Biodiversity4▲ 68×2 topics
  30. Decline3▲ 140×1 topic
  31. Sea Ice3▲ 140×1 topic
  32. Paleoclimatology3▲ 43×2 topics
  33. Recycling3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  34. Waste Management3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  35. Glacial Cycles3▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Holocene3▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Lepidoptera3▲ 180×1 topic
  38. Molecular Phylogenetics3▲ 180×1 topic
  39. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 17×6 topics
  40. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Natural Environment Research Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cryospheric studies and observations, Polar Research and Ecology, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics and Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy.

Cryospheric studies and …4Cryospheric studies and observations: 4 fractional worksPolar Research and Ecology4Polar Research and Ecology: 4 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice…3Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 3 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and…3Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 3 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 3 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…2Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 2 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecol…2Isotope Analysis in Ecology: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceEcologyGeneticsOceanography2 others

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

  1. 1 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 4 works
  2. 2 Polar Research and Ecology Ecology 4 works
  3. 3 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 3 works
  4. 4 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 3 works
  5. 5 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  6. 6 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 2 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  9. 9 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 2 works
  10. 10 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.6%domestic only72.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Natural Environment Research Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% lower 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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