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PPG Industries (United Kingdom)

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Research works
83
▼ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
586
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
79%
world 40%
International
67%
world 18%
PPG Industries (United Kingdom)

Not ranked overall: PPG Industries (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 PPG Industries (United Kingdom) work in?

In all years, 59% of research at PPG Industries (United Kingdom) is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Arts and Humanities (14%), Engineering (10%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 49 fractional works · 59.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 34.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 12.4% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 14.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 26.2% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 11.3% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPPG Industries(United Kingdom)83fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences59%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2934.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities1214.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance44.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting33.2%
    5. Psychology11.7%
    6. Decision Sciences11.1%
    1. Engineering810.0%
    2. Computer Science56.3%
    3. Environmental Science22.8%
    4. Mathematics22.5%
    5. Materials Science22.4%
    6. Chemistry11.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    9. Energy00.2%
    1. Medicine56.6%
    2. Health Professions34.2%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.55× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 7.36× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.01× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities7.36×3 works
  2. Chemical Engineering3.55×0 works
  3. Social Sciences3.01×5 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.94×1 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.73×0 works
  6. Materials Science1.44×1 works
  7. Chemistry1.42×0 works
  8. Energy1.35×0 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.17×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.96×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.58×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.58×1 works
  13. Psychology0.54×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.53×0 works
  15. Medicine0.42×1 works
  16. Engineering0.15×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.12×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.08×0 works

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

The most cited paper from PPG Industries (United Kingdom) is "Polyaniline nanofibers: broadening applications for conducting polymers" (Christina O. Baker, Xinwei Huang, Wyatt C. Nelson et al., 2017), with 625 citations. Next come "Respiratory syncytial virus or influenza?" (172) and "Impact of oligon central venous catheters on catheter colonization and catheter-related bloodstream infection" (90).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Polyaniline nanofibers: broadening applications for conducting polymers Christina O. Baker, Xinwei Huang, Wyatt C. Nelson et al. · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2017 625
2 Respiratory syncytial virus or influenza? DM Fleming, KW Cross · The Lancet Dec 1993 172
3 Impact of oligon central venous catheters on catheter colonization and catheter-related bloodstream infection Marco Ranucci, Giuseppe Isgrò, PIER PAOLO GIOMARELLI et al. · Critical Care Medicine 2003 90
4 Development of bio-acrylic polymers from Cyrene™: transforming a green solvent to a green polymer Parijat Ray, Timothy Hughes, Craig A. Smith et al. · Polymer Chemistry 2019 61
5 Cancer incidence and cancer mortality in a cohort of semiconductor workers. Tom Sorahan, J A Waterhouse, M J McKiernan et al. · Occupational and Environmental Medicine Open access Aug 1985 56
All 35 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at PPG Industries (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, History, Literature, Education, Identity, Globalization, Latin America and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Globalization5▲ 3.2×26 topics
  2. Education5▲ 4.4×22 topics
  3. Gender5▲ 9.7×16 topics
  4. History5▲ 7.0×15 topics
  5. Identity4▲ 6.3×15 topics
  6. Literature4▲ 9.9×15 topics
  7. Colonialism3▲ 7.9×12 topics
  8. Latin America3▲ 21×12 topics
  9. Cultural Identity3▲ 8.3×10 topics
  10. Human Rights3▲ 4.2×14 topics
  11. Social Movements3▲ 11×12 topics
  12. Qualitative Research3▲ 5.8×9 topics
  13. Religion3▲ 5.8×8 topics
  14. Sustainability3▲ 1.87×14 topics
  15. Culture3▲ 6.8×11 topics
  16. Innovation3▲ 3.4×13 topics
  17. E-Learning2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  18. Economic Development2▲ 4.3×11 topics
  19. Educational Technology2▲ 4.3×13 topics
  20. Rural Development2▲ 9.6×8 topics
  21. Social Inequality2▲ 13×9 topics
  22. Society2▲ 13×8 topics
  23. Teacher Training2▲ 7.1×7 topics
  24. Healthcare2▲ 3.9×9 topics
  25. Public Policy2▲ 5.9×12 topics
  26. Inclusive Education2▲ 11×7 topics
  27. Migration2▲ 7.8×7 topics
  28. Curriculum Development2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  29. Sociology2▲ 17×4 topics
  30. Pedagogy2▲ 6.1×7 topics
  31. Philosophy2▲ 4.7×7 topics
  32. Capture-Recapture2▲ 391×1 topic
  33. Politics2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  34. Population Size Estimation2▲ 391×1 topic
  35. Ethnicity2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  36. Feminism2▲ 6.8×7 topics
  37. Memory2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  38. Distance Learning1▲ 7.3×3 topics
  39. Geopolitics1▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Territoriality1▲ 33×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Literature and Culture Studies, Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies, Education and Teacher Training and Education and Digital Technologies.

Literature and Culture S…1Literature and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksMigration, Aging, and Tourism Studies: 0 fractional worksEducation and Teacher Training: 0 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 0 fractional worksSpanish Literature and Culture Studies: 0 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 0 fractional worksLiterature, Culture, and…0Literature, Culture, and Criticism: 0 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 0 fractional worksEnglish Language Learning and Teaching: 0 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…0Education Pedagogy and Practices: 0 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryDemographyEducationSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  2. 2 Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies Demography 0 works
  3. 3 Education and Teacher Training Education 0 works
  4. 4 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  6. 6 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  7. 7 Literature, Culture, and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  8. 8 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 0 works
  9. 9 English Language Learning and Teaching Information Systems 0 works
  10. 10 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 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 available79.2%not open20.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors67.0%domestic only33.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% lower 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 PPG Industries (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000039% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%PPG Industries (United Kingdom)0.000029% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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