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Pilkington (United Kingdom)

In research, Pilkington (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,442 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,561 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,704
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#959
of 2,253
Research works
479
▼ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
5%
world 28%

What is Pilkington (United Kingdom) 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 #10,442 of 21,541 10.6%415
EngineeringField #7,561 of 11,412 11.3%259

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pilkington (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: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.80× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 18.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.45× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEnergy: 11.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 4.77× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.88× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.64× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.98× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 18.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pilkington (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, Philip J. Rogers and David W. Swift lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pilkington (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Philip J. Rogers United Kingdom · #1,161,256 worldwide 10 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 David W. Swift United Kingdom · #1,369,398 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Pilkington (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Pilkington (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optical Properties, Failure Analysis, Structural Analysis, Fracture Mechanics, Fiber Lasers, Glass Science, Rare-Earth Doped Materials and Finite Element Model.

▲ 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. Optical Properties23▲ 42×4 topics
  2. Failure Analysis18▲ 29×5 topics
  3. Structural Analysis18▲ 25×3 topics
  4. Fracture Mechanics18▲ 49×3 topics
  5. Fiber Lasers18▲ 26×3 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency17▲ 4.5×10 topics
  7. Glass Science17▲ 78×1 topic
  8. Rare-Earth Doped Materials17▲ 78×1 topic
  9. Finite Element Model16▲ 110×2 topics
  10. Dynamic Response16▲ 48×2 topics
  11. Laminated Glass16▲ 178×1 topic
  12. Structural Adhesives16▲ 178×1 topic
  13. Remote Sensing16▲ 3.0×10 topics
  14. Compound Eyes15▲ 233×1 topic
  15. Freeform Optics15▲ 233×1 topic
  16. Nanostructures15▲ 6.5×10 topics
  17. Optical Interconnects14▲ 38×1 topic
  18. Semiconductor Lasers14▲ 32×1 topic
  19. Machine Vision14▲ 15×5 topics
  20. Detection12▲ 9.0×3 topics
  21. Virtual Reality12▲ 6.8×4 topics
  22. Artificial Neural Networks11▲ 5.7×7 topics
  23. Image Processing11▲ 7.4×6 topics
  24. Spectroscopy11▲ 7.1×7 topics
  25. Visual Fatigue11▲ 50×2 topics
  26. Imaging10▲ 6.1×3 topics
  27. Holographic Displays10▲ 106×1 topic
  28. Stereoscopic Displays10▲ 106×1 topic
  29. Solar Cells10▲ 6.8×6 topics
  30. Raman Spectroscopy10▲ 8.8×5 topics
  31. Photonic Crystals10▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Sparse Representation9▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Semiconductor9▲ 5.8×5 topics
  34. Infrared9▲ 62×1 topic
  35. Small Target9▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Structural Health Monitoring8▲ 17×4 topics
  37. On-Orbit Performance8▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Radiometric Calibration8▲ 77×1 topic
  39. Optical Modulators8▲ 8.3×2 topics
  40. Wavelet Transform8▲ 8.3×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, Health Policy Implementation Science, Ethics in Clinical Research and Advanced battery technologies research.

Nutrition, Genetics, and…0Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease: 0 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…0Health Policy Implementation Science: 0 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Resea…0Ethics in Clinical Research: 0 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…0Advanced battery technologies research: 0 fractional worksLaw, Economics, and Judicial Systems: 0 fractional worksIonic liquids properties and applications: 0 fractional worksMachine Learning in Mate…0Machine Learning in Materials Science: 0 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 0 fractional worksCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts: 0 fractional worksLegal principles and app…0Legal principles and applications: 0 fractional works
GeneticsGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthElectrical and Electronic Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Genetics 0 works
  2. 2 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 0 works
  3. 3 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  4. 4 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  6. 6 Ionic liquids properties and applications Catalysis 0 works
  7. 7 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 0 works
  9. 9 CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  10. 10 Legal principles and applications Law 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 available5.2%not open94.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% 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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