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Oxford Instruments (United Kingdom)

In research, Oxford Instruments (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,506 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,789
of 28,054 · #7,978 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#665
of 1,094
Research works
733
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Oxford Instruments (United Kingdom) 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 #10,506 of 12,888 8.7%62 #4986

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Oxford Instruments (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 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.99× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.58× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.12× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 4.47× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Oxford Instruments (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, J. Ross, M.N. Wilson and Kevin Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oxford Instruments (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 J. Ross United Kingdom · #590,376 worldwide 62 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 M.N. Wilson United Kingdom · #1,139,790 worldwide 36 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Kevin Smith United Kingdom · #1,387,449 worldwide 12 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Simon Burgess United Kingdom · #1,410,453 worldwide 22 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Oxford Instruments (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Oxford Instruments (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Machine Learning, Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Image Processing, Nanoelectronics, Structure Determination and Quantitative Analysis.

▲ 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. Machine Learning9▲ 2.8×18 topics
  2. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy6▲ 75×2 topics
  3. Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths4▲ 242×1 topic
  4. Scanning Electron Microscopy4▲ 203×1 topic
  5. Image Processing4▲ 9.0×4 topics
  6. Nanoelectronics3▲ 36×2 topics
  7. Structure Determination3▲ 108×2 topics
  8. Atomic Layer Deposition3▲ 43×1 topic
  9. Cryo-Electron Microscopy3▲ 186×1 topic
  10. High-k Dielectrics3▲ 43×1 topic
  11. Quantitative Analysis3▲ 15×4 topics
  12. Single-Particle Analysis3▲ 186×1 topic
  13. Diagnostic Accuracy3▲ 42×2 topics
  14. Precision Medicine3▲ 6.0×5 topics
  15. Meta-Analysis2▲ 4.6×2 topics
  16. Quality Assessment2▲ 15×3 topics
  17. PRISMA Statement2▲ 104×1 topic
  18. Publication Bias2▲ 56×1 topic
  19. Thin Films2▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Data Analysis2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  21. Cultural Heritage2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  22. Feature Extraction2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  23. Thermal Management2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  24. Nanowires2▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Plasma Etching2▲ 85×1 topic
  26. Semiconductor Industry2▲ 85×1 topic
  27. Cuprate Superconductors2▲ 49×1 topic
  28. High-Temperature Superconductivity2▲ 49×1 topic
  29. High-Throughput2▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  31. Materials Informatics2▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Nanofabrication2▲ 25×3 topics
  33. Natural Language Processing2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  34. Critical Current Density1▲ 60×2 topics
  35. Eddy Current Testing1▲ 33×1 topic
  36. High-Temperature Electronics1▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Material Characterization1▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Non-Destructive Evaluation1▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Spectroscopy1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  40. Reconstruction1▲ 8.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Oxford Instruments (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques, Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Semiconductor materials and devices and Meta-analysis and systematic reviews.

Electron and X-Ray Spect…4Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …3Semiconductor materials and devices: 3 fractional worksMeta-analysis and system…2Meta-analysis and systematic reviews: 2 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and Applications: 2 fractional worksPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 2 fractional worksMachine Learning in Mate…2Machine Learning in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksNon-Destructive Testing Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Materials Characterization Techniques: 1 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 1 fractional works
Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsStructural BiologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty5 others

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

  1. 1 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 4 works
  2. 2 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 3 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 works
  5. 5 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 2 works
  7. 7 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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 available39.5%not open60.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.0%domestic only66.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Oxford Instruments (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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