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Ordnance Survey

In research, Ordnance Survey stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,606 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,987 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,477
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#575
of 2,253
Research works
723
▼ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.9k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Ordnance Survey 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 #6,606 of 21,541 19.1%593
EngineeringField #4,987 of 11,412 17.3%311

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ordnance Survey 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).

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: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.74× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.57× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.89× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.76× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× 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, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ordnance Survey?

Ranked on the composite score, R. C. LeCraw, E. G. Spencer and David A. Holland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ordnance Survey.

  1. 1 R. C. LeCraw United Kingdom · #117,159 worldwide 232 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 E. G. Spencer United Kingdom · #205,774 worldwide 235 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 David A. Holland United Kingdom · #255,994 worldwide 148 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Waldon Fawcett United Kingdom · #749,098 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 R. S. Burington United Kingdom · #838,137 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 N. Karayianis United Kingdom · #1,426,614 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Ordnance Survey

Which keywords describe research at Ordnance Survey?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Semantic Web, Citizen Science, Terrestrial Laser Scanning, Geospatial Crowdsourcing, Volunteered Geographic Information, Neural Network and Internet of Things.

▲ 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 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. Remote Sensing71▲ 9.0×26 topics
  2. Semantic Web37▲ 36×3 topics
  3. Machine Learning37▲ 2.3×26 topics
  4. Citizen Science32▲ 45×2 topics
  5. Terrestrial Laser Scanning31▲ 53×2 topics
  6. Geospatial Crowdsourcing30▲ 153×1 topic
  7. Volunteered Geographic Information30▲ 153×1 topic
  8. Internet of Things26▲ 6.6×11 topics
  9. Neural Network24▲ 12×6 topics
  10. Cultural Heritage23▲ 7.4×9 topics
  11. Fuzzy Control22▲ 20×3 topics
  12. Data Integration21▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Satellite Imagery18▲ 27×4 topics
  14. Fault Diagnosis18▲ 11×6 topics
  15. Image Processing18▲ 7.7×7 topics
  16. Biomass Estimation18▲ 22×3 topics
  17. 3D Reconstruction17▲ 37×2 topics
  18. Point Clouds17▲ 37×2 topics
  19. Artificial Intelligence16▲ 2.8×12 topics
  20. Detection16▲ 7.9×3 topics
  21. Photogrammetry16▲ 56×1 topic
  22. UAV16▲ 56×1 topic
  23. Geometric Processing15▲ 248×1 topic
  24. High-Resolution Sensors15▲ 248×1 topic
  25. High-Speed Imaging15▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Measurement15▲ 21×1 topic
  27. Optoelectronic15▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Aboveground Biomass14▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Control System14▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Forest Carbon Stocks14▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Lidar Remote Sensing14▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Real-Time Monitoring14▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Monitoring System13▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Support Vector Machines13▲ 6.3×4 topics
  35. Ontology13▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Virtual Prototyping13▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Temperature12▲ 13×2 topics
  38. PID Controller12▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Wireless Sensor Network12▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Geological Mapping11▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Ordnance Survey publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban Transport and Accessibility, 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications and Geographic Information Systems Studies.

Urban Transport and Acce…1Urban Transport and Accessibility: 1 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultura…13D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 1 fractional worksGeographic Information Systems Studies: 0 fractional worksFood Supply Chain Traceability: 0 fractional worksRobotics and Automated Systems: 0 fractional worksIdentification and Quantification in Food: 0 fractional worksTransportation Planning …0Transportation Planning and Optimization: 0 fractional worksHuman Mobility and Location-Based Analysis: 0 fractional worksEconomic and Technological Systems Analysis: 0 fractional works
TransportationGeologyEnvironmental EngineeringGeography, Planning and Development4 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 1 works
  2. 2 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 1 works
  3. 3 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Geographic Information Systems Studies Geography, Planning and Development 0 works
  5. 5 Food Supply Chain Traceability Food Science 0 works
  6. 6 Robotics and Automated Systems Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 0 works
  9. 9 Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis Transportation 0 works
  10. 10 Economic and Technological Systems Analysis Management of Technology and Innovation 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 available12.0%not open88.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ordnance Survey's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% 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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