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PA Consulting Group

In research, PA Consulting Group stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,282 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#12,821 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,315
of 22,385 · #14,277 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#449
of 862
Research works
510
▲ 160% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.8k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
PA Consulting Group

What is PA Consulting Group 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 #12,282 of 17,446 8.9%159
Social SciencesDomain #12,821 of 14,833 11.0%190

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where PA Consulting Group 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does PA Consulting Group work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research at PA Consulting Group is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Engineering (14%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 38 fractional works · 34.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 11.3% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 7.4% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 5.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 30.8% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 14.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 6.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 29 fractional works · 26.2% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 18.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPA ConsultingGroup109fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences34%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1211.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting87.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance87.1%
    4. Psychology65.7%
    5. Decision Sciences32.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Engineering1614.2%
    2. Computer Science76.0%
    3. Environmental Science65.3%
    4. Mathematics21.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
    6. Energy10.7%
    7. Materials Science10.6%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.6%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    10. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Medicine2018.5%
    2. Health Professions76.0%
    3. Nursing11.0%
    4. Dentistry10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43.3%
    2. Neuroscience22.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.28× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 2.02× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.31× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.32× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.87× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.32×8 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.59×3 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.31×8 works
  4. Health Professions2.28×7 works
  5. Nursing2.02×1 works
  6. Psychology1.87×6 works
  7. Veterinary1.73×0 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.64×1 works
  9. Mathematics1.56×2 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.40×0 works
  11. Neuroscience1.28×2 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.11×1 works
  13. Environmental Science1.07×6 works
  14. Dentistry1.00×0 works
  15. Medicine0.96×20 works
  16. Engineering0.95×16 works
  17. Social Sciences0.89×12 works
  18. Energy0.80×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.78×7 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.68×1 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×4 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×2 works
  23. Materials Science0.18×1 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.13×0 works
  25. Arts and Humanities0.08×0 works
  26. Chemistry0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at PA Consulting Group?

Ranked on the quality score, Peter Classen, Stephen I Black and G. H. Webster lead among researchers whose main affiliation is PA Consulting Group.

  1. 1 Peter Classen United Kingdom · #1,889,315 worldwide 502 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Stephen I Black United Kingdom · #2,660,360 worldwide 144 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 G. H. Webster United Kingdom · #3,389,289 worldwide 29 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Norman A. Schofield United Kingdom · #3,668,954 worldwide 213 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Hany Shehata United Kingdom · #4,257,147 worldwide 105 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Anna Uddén United Kingdom · #4,911,655 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Iván Marten Uliarte United Kingdom · #5,242,789 worldwide 16 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Dave Waters United Kingdom · #7,707,648 worldwide 0 citations · 455 works
All ranked researchers at PA Consulting Group

What are the most cited papers from PA Consulting Group?

The most cited paper from PA Consulting Group is "Neandertal roots: Cranial and chronological evidence from Sima de los Huesos" (Juan Luís Arsuaga et al., 2014), with 534 citations. Next come "The effects of surgery on tumor growth: a century of investigations" (404) and "Many-Objective Optimization: An Engineering Design Perspective" (378).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Neandertal roots: Cranial and chronological evidence from Sima de los Huesos Juan Luís Arsuaga et al. · Science Open access 20 Jun 2014 534
2 The effects of surgery on tumor growth: a century of investigations Romano Demicheli, Michael W Retsky, William J.M. Hrushesky et al. · Annals of Oncology Open access 13 Jun 2008 404
3 Many-Objective Optimization: An Engineering Design Perspective Peter John Fleming, Robin C. Purshouse, Robert J. Lygoe · Lecture notes in computer science Conference paper 2005 378
4 The interminable issue of effectiveness: substantive purposes, outcomes and research challenges in the advancement of environmental impact assessment theory Matthew Cashmore, Richard Gwilliam, Richard Morgan et al. · Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal Open access Dec 2004 338
5 Sibling rivalry and the gender gap: Evidence from child health outcomes in Ghana Ashish Kumar Garg, Jonathan Morduch · Journal of Population Economics Dec 1998 277
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at PA Consulting Group?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Cost-effectiveness Analysis, Health Utility Measures, Mental Health, Assessment, Machine Learning, Sustainability and Social Capital.

▲ 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-now 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. Quality of Life7▲ 4.2×14 topics
  2. Machine Learning5▲ 1.48×20 topics
  3. Epidemiology5▲ 1.22×29 topics
  4. Sustainability5▲ 1.73×19 topics
  5. Climate Change4▲ 1.39×20 topics
  6. Mental Health4▲ 2.6×8 topics
  7. Cost-effectiveness Analysis4▲ 42×1 topic
  8. Health Utility Measures4▲ 42×1 topic
  9. COVID-193▲ 1.92×11 topics
  10. Social Capital2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  11. Corporate Governance2▲ 2.9×6 topics
  12. Higher Education2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  13. Assessment2▲ 20×2 topics
  14. Resilience2▲ 3.6×2 topics
  15. Reflective Practice2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  16. Regulation2▲ 3.2×8 topics
  17. Teacher Education2▲ 13×2 topics
  18. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  19. Professional Development2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  20. Risk Management2▲ 3.3×9 topics
  21. Electronic Portfolios2▲ 78×1 topic
  22. Fault Detection2▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Journal Writing2▲ 78×1 topic
  24. Firm Performance1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  25. Occupational Safety1▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Suicide Risk1▲ 41×1 topic
  27. veterinary surgeons1▲ 152×1 topic
  28. Convex Optimization1▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Energy Consumption1▲ 5.4×2 topics
  30. Ethical Implications1▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Quality of Care1▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Educational Research1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  33. Fatigue1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  34. Wireless Networks1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  35. Asthma1▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Global Optimization1▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Inhaler Devices1▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Pulmonary Drug Delivery1▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Telehealth1▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Telemedicine1▲ 7.9×1 topic

Which research topics does PA Consulting Group publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Reflective Practices in Education, Veterinary Practice and Education Studies and Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue.

Health Systems, Economic…4Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 4 fractional worksReflective Practices in Education: 2 fractional worksVeterinary Practice and Education Studies: 1 fractional worksSleep and Work-Related Fatigue: 1 fractional worksInhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 1 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 1 fractional worksGreen IT and Sustainabil…1Green IT and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksBusiness Law and Ethics: 1 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 1 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…1Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsEducationSpeech and HearingExperimental and Cognitive Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  2. 2 Reflective Practices in Education Education 2 works
  3. 3 Veterinary Practice and Education Studies Speech and Hearing 1 works
  4. 4 Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Green IT and Sustainability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Business Law and Ethics Accounting 1 works
  9. 9 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 1 works
  10. 10 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 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 available23.2%not open76.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has PA Consulting Group's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 160% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is PA Consulting Group as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00032% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%PA Consulting Group0.00090% in 202519801990200020102020

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