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Q2 Solutions (United Kingdom)

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Research works
36
▼ 70% vs 2018-21
Citations
288
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
48%
world 18%
Q2 Solutions (United Kingdom)

Not ranked overall: Q2 Solutions (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 Q2 Solutions (United Kingdom) work in?

In all years, 46% of research at Q2 Solutions (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (27%), Medicine (16%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 46.1% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 31.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 10.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 8.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 33.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 27.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 15.9% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 7.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 17.9% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 16.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKQ2 Solutions(United Kingdom)36fractional works, all years
Life Sciences33%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences3%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1131.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences24.1%
    3. Environmental Science13.1%
    4. Chemistry12.8%
    5. Computer Science12.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy01.4%
    7. Materials Science00.8%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    9. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1027.1%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics12.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.5%
    5. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Medicine616.1%
    2. Health Professions11.8%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting11.5%
    2. Social Sciences00.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
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: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 24.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.45× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.57× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 24.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics24.08×0 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences8.45×1 works
  3. Engineering2.57×2 works
  4. Environmental Science2.14×1 works
  5. Chemistry1.69×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.39×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.05×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.73×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.70×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.42×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.40×0 works
  12. Medicine0.13×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.06×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Q2 Solutions (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Q2 Solutions (United Kingdom) is "Multi-omic machine learning predictor of breast cancer therapy response" (Stephen‐John Sammut et al., 2021), with 680 citations. Next come "The tale of TILs in breast cancer: A report from The International Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working Group" (288) and "Toward best practice in cancer mutation detection with whole-genome and whole-exome sequencing" (220).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Multi-omic machine learning predictor of breast cancer therapy response Stephen‐John Sammut et al. · Nature Open access 7 Dec 2021 680
2 The tale of TILs in breast cancer: A report from The International Immuno-Oncology Biomarker Working Group Khalid El Bairi et al. · npj Breast Cancer Open access554 authors Dec 2021 288
3 Toward best practice in cancer mutation detection with whole-genome and whole-exome sequencing Wenming Xiao et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access Sep 2021 220
4 Identification of Clonal Hematopoiesis Mutations in Solid Tumor Patients Undergoing Unpaired Next-Generation Sequencing Assays Catherine Callaghan Coombs et al. · Clinical Cancer Research Open access 4 Jun 2018 128
5 Deleterious effects of formalin-fixation and delays to fixation on RNA and miRNA-Seq profiles Wendell D. Jones, Sarah R. Greytak, Hana M. Odeh et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 6 May 2019 71
All 50 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Q2 Solutions (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Hydraulic Fracturing, Shale Gas Reservoirs, CO2 Sequestration, Drilling Fluids, Well Integrity, Targeted Therapy and Gene Expression.

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

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanoparticles3▲ 6.8×5 topics
  2. Hydraulic Fracturing3▲ 65×1 topic
  3. Shale Gas Reservoirs3▲ 127×1 topic
  4. CO2 Sequestration3▲ 53×2 topics
  5. Drilling Fluids2▲ 131×1 topic
  6. Well Integrity2▲ 131×1 topic
  7. Targeted Therapy2▲ 28×2 topics
  8. Cancer Genomics2▲ 100×1 topic
  9. Gene Expression2▲ 9.2×8 topics
  10. Mutational Signatures2▲ 100×1 topic
  11. Genomics2▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Machine Learning2▲ 1.86×7 topics
  13. Cancer1▲ 2.6×7 topics
  14. Data Analysis1▲ 11×2 topics
  15. Normalization1▲ 49×2 topics
  16. Quantitative1▲ 29×1 topic
  17. Real-Time PCR1▲ 81×1 topic
  18. Bioinformatics1▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Education1▲ 2.5×1 topic
  20. Geophysical Imaging1▲ 44×2 topics
  21. Training1▲ 18×1 topic
  22. Liquefaction1▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Tunnel1▲ 37×2 topics

Which research topics does Q2 Solutions (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques, Drilling and Well Engineering, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis and Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics.

Seismic Imaging and Inve…0Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 0 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…0Drilling and Well Engineering: 0 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…0Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 0 fractional worksGrouting, Rheology, and …0Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics: 0 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery Systems: 0 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Deli…0Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 0 fractional worksSustainable Building Des…0Sustainable Building Design and Assessment: 0 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logis…0Maritime Ports and Logistics: 0 fractional worksMarine and Offshore Engi…0Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 0 fractional works
GeophysicsOcean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringCivil and Structural Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 0 works
  2. 2 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
  6. 6 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 0 works
  7. 7 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 0 works
  8. 8 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 0 works
  9. 9 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 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 available19.6%not open80.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.5%domestic only51.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Q2 Solutions (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 70% 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 Q2 Solutions (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000100% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Q2 Solutions (United Kingdom)0.000031% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Q2 Solutions (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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