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Pi (United Kingdom)

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Research works
34
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
206
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Pi (United Kingdom)

Not ranked overall: Pi (United Kingdom) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Pi (United Kingdom) work in?

In all years, 77% of research at Pi (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (37%), Chemistry (9%), Chemical Engineering (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 76.8% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 36.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 14.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 13.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBioengineering: 3 fractional works · 8.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPi (UnitedKingdom)34fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences77%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences8%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1236.6%
    2. Chemistry39.4%
    3. Chemical Engineering39.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy27.1%
    5. Computer Science24.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.8%
    7. Materials Science13.2%
    8. Environmental Science12.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology26.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.3%
    1. Medicine25.9%
    2. Health Professions11.5%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Arts and Humanities13.5%
    2. Social Sciences13.3%
    3. Psychology00.7%
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: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 15.38× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.33× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.57× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 2.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksArts and Humanities1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 15.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering15.38×0 works
  2. Chemistry4.33×1 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.25×0 works
  4. Engineering2.57×4 works
  5. Health Professions2.02×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.59×1 works
  7. Environmental Science1.59×1 works
  8. Computer Science1.31×1 works
  9. Materials Science0.97×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.71×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.59×0 works
  12. Medicine0.20×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Pi (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Pi (United Kingdom) is "Leaky waveguides (LWs) for chemical and biological sensing−A review and future perspective" (Ruchi Gupta, N J Goddard, 2020), with 32 citations. Next come "Public involvement in suicide prevention: understanding and strengthening lay responses to distress" (31) and "Method for Determining Average Iron Content of Ferritin by Measuring its Optical Dispersion" (30).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Leaky waveguides (LWs) for chemical and biological sensing−A review and future perspective Ruchi Gupta, N J Goddard · Sensors and Actuators B Chemical 25 Jul 2020 32
2 Public involvement in suicide prevention: understanding and strengthening lay responses to distress Christabel V. Owens, Gareth J. Owen, Helen Lambert et al. · BMC Public Health Open access 23 Aug 2009 31
3 Method for Determining Average Iron Content of Ferritin by Measuring its Optical Dispersion Ruchi Gupta, Nasser A. Alamrani, Gillian M. Greenway et al. · Analytical Chemistry Open access 6 May 2019 30
4 A study of diffraction-based chitosan leaky waveguide (LW) biosensors Ruchi Gupta, N J Goddard · The Analyst Open access 2021 17
5 A Self-Referenced Diffraction-Based Optical Leaky Waveguide Biosensor Using Photofunctionalised Hydrogels Anil Kumar Pal, N J Goddard, Hazel J. Dixon et al. · Biosensors Open access 24 Sep 2020 15
All 45 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Pi (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Lab-on-a-Chip, 3D Printing, Ion-Selective Electrodes, Optical Sensors, Point-of-Care Diagnostics, Raman Lasers and Biomedical Research.

▲ 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Biosensors5▲ 27×7 topics
  2. Lab-on-a-Chip4▲ 83×4 topics
  3. 3D Printing3▲ 43×2 topics
  4. Ion-Selective Electrodes3▲ 83×1 topic
  5. Optical Sensors3▲ 57×1 topic
  6. Point-of-Care Diagnostics3▲ 93×2 topics
  7. Raman Lasers2▲ 42×2 topics
  8. Biomedical Research2▲ 89×1 topic
  9. Poly(dimethylsiloxane)2▲ 139×1 topic
  10. Optical Modulators2▲ 23×2 topics
  11. Frequency Conversion2▲ 45×3 topics
  12. Microfluidics2▲ 50×3 topics
  13. Microcavities1▲ 27×1 topic
  14. Silicon Photonics1▲ 27×1 topic
  15. Dielectrophoresis1▲ 67×2 topics
  16. Crystal Growth1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  17. Acoustic Modeling1▲ 92×1 topic
  18. Antenna Arrays1▲ 99×1 topic
  19. Climate Change1◆ 1.11×4 topics
  20. Deep Neural Networks1▲ 46×1 topic
  21. Nonlinear Optics1▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Optimization1▲ 5.4×1 topic
  23. Solid-State Lasers1▲ 97×1 topic
  24. Ytterbium1▲ 97×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Speech Recognition and Synthesis, Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications, Offshore Engineering and Technologies and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors.

Speech Recognition and S…1Speech Recognition and Synthesis: 1 fractional worksMicrofluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications: 1 fractional worksOffshore Engineering and Technologies: 0 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors: 0 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 0 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 0 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 0 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 0 fractional worksInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation: 0 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis and Applications: 0 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceBiomedical EngineeringOcean EngineeringBioengineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Speech Recognition and Synthesis Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  2. 2 Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 0 works
  5. 5 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  6. 6 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  8. 8 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 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 available39.1%not open60.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Pi (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000033% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Pi (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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