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Qinetiq (United Kingdom)

In research, Qinetiq (United Kingdom) stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,625 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics, Education and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Economics and Econometrics is 7.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,790
of 22,385 · #6,336 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#426
of 862
Research works
2.2k
▲ 81% vs 2018-21
Citations
40k
18.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Qinetiq (United Kingdom)

What is Qinetiq (United Kingdom) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,625 of 9,585 9.4%64 #11593

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

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

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Qinetiq (United Kingdom) is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (12%), Medicine (11%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 163 fractional works · 54.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 97 fractional works · 32.4% of its workEducation: 59 fractional works · 19.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 21 fractional works · 6.9% of its workCultural Studies: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 35 fractional works · 11.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 35 fractional works · 11.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 7.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMuseology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 67 fractional works · 22.5% of its workEngineering: 32 fractional works · 10.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 39 fractional works · 13.1% of its workMedicine: 34 fractional works · 11.3% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 10.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 22 fractional works · 7.4% of its workAquatic Science: 18 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKQinetiq (UnitedKingdom)299fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences54%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences9732.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3511.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities227.3%
    4. Psychology51.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting31.1%
    6. Decision Sciences10.4%
    1. Engineering3210.8%
    2. Computer Science123.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy62.1%
    4. Materials Science51.7%
    5. Chemistry41.4%
    6. Environmental Science41.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.9%
    8. Energy10.2%
    9. Mathematics00.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine3411.3%
    2. Dentistry30.9%
    3. Health Professions20.7%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences227.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology51.7%
    3. Neuroscience10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Qinetiq (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 34.7 works7.3×
  2. EducationSubfield · 58.5 works6.4×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 34.7 works5.4×
  4. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 20.7 works4.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.56× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 34 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.53× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.43× its world share, 35 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 97 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5.43×35 works
  2. Social Sciences2.56×97 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.53×22 works
  4. Dentistry1.84×3 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.56×22 works
  6. Veterinary1.28×0 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.97×6 works
  8. Chemistry0.90×4 works
  9. Engineering0.72×32 works
  10. Medicine0.59×34 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.55×3 works
  12. Psychology0.55×5 works
  13. Computer Science0.50×12 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.49×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.49×5 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.43×1 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.33×3 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×5 works
  19. Neuroscience0.29×1 works
  20. Environmental Science0.28×4 works
  21. Health Professions0.28×2 works
  22. Energy0.24×1 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.20×1 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.06×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.02×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, A.S. Kaddour, Mark Briers and Timothy I. Cox lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Qinetiq (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 A.S. Kaddour United Kingdom · #504,690 worldwide 3.7k citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Mark Briers United Kingdom · #769,705 worldwide 1.6k citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Timothy I. Cox United Kingdom · #1,224,458 worldwide 2.4k citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Michael R Harris United Kingdom · #1,450,538 worldwide 5k citations · 180 works
  5. 5 Ian C. Sage United Kingdom · #1,482,367 worldwide 3k citations · 84 works
  6. 6 K.P. Hilton United Kingdom · #1,697,847 worldwide 2.6k citations · 84 works
  7. 7 Peter Gould United Kingdom · #1,845,541 worldwide 1.3k citations · 79 works
  8. 8 David J. Salmond United Kingdom · #2,055,317 worldwide 9.6k citations · 43 works
  9. 9 A. E. Casey United Kingdom · #2,069,700 worldwide 3.6k citations · 114 works
  10. 10 Clive Woodley United Kingdom · #2,200,073 worldwide 780 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Qinetiq (United Kingdom)

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

The most cited paper from Qinetiq (United Kingdom) is "Geant4—a simulation toolkit" (Stefano Agostinelli et al., 2003), with 25,572 citations. Next come "A tutorial on particle filters for online nonlinear/non-Gaussian Bayesian tracking" (11,594) and "Geant4 developments and applications" (7,047).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Geant4—a simulation toolkit Stefano Agostinelli et al. · Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment Open access127 authors 21 Jun 2003 25,572
2 A tutorial on particle filters for online nonlinear/non-Gaussian Bayesian tracking M.S. Arulampalam, Simon R. Maskell, Neil Gordon et al. · IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing 2002 11,594
3 Geant4 developments and applications John E. Allison et al. · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Open access Feb 2006 7,047
4 Water capture by a desert beetle Andrew Richard Parker, Chris R. Lawrence · Nature Nov 2001 2,257
5 Standoff Detection of Weapons and Contraband in the 100 GHz to 1 THz Region Roger Appleby, H. Bruce Wallace · IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation Nov 2007 573
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Qinetiq (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teaching Methods, Language Teaching, Tourism Development, Pedagogy, Student Competencies, Globalization, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development.

▲ 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. Teaching Methods57▲ 118×2 topics
  2. Language Teaching56▲ 71×2 topics
  3. Tourism Development56▲ 138×2 topics
  4. Pedagogy56▲ 37×1 topic
  5. Student Competencies56▲ 287×1 topic
  6. Globalization44▲ 7.6×7 topics
  7. Sustainability36▲ 5.0×8 topics
  8. Economic Development36▲ 15×5 topics
  9. Entrepreneurship36▲ 30×3 topics
  10. Digital Economy35▲ 58×2 topics
  11. Industrial Enterprises34▲ 338×1 topic
  12. Innovation Economics34▲ 338×1 topic
  13. Global Governance22▲ 30×3 topics
  14. Migration20▲ 20×3 topics
  15. Crisis Management20▲ 132×2 topics
  16. Social Exclusion20▲ 89×2 topics
  17. Biopolitics20▲ 87×1 topic
  18. Postcolonialism20▲ 47×1 topic
  19. Renewable Energy20▲ 4.6×7 topics
  20. Climate Change Impact19▲ 27×2 topics
  21. Energy Consumption19▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Irrigation18▲ 318×1 topic
  23. Water Efficiency18▲ 318×1 topic
  24. Wound Healing9▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Cultural Heritage9▲ 5.7×3 topics
  26. Neoliberalism9▲ 8.4×3 topics
  27. Digital Labour Theory8▲ 289×1 topic
  28. Innovative Pedagogies8▲ 289×1 topic
  29. Ethnography5▲ 9.7×2 topics
  30. Rituals5▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Folklore5▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Turkish Culture5▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Neurological Effects4▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Morphology4▲ 7.7×3 topics
  35. Divan Poetry4▲ 53×1 topic
  36. Language Contact4▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Linguistics4▲ 8.5×2 topics
  38. Turkish Literature4▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Cell Proliferation4▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Historical Phonology4▲ 26×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Economic and Industrial Development, Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies and Engineering and Agricultural Innovations.

Education, Innovation an…56Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 56 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial …34Economic and Industrial Development: 34 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, …20Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 20 fractional worksEngineering and Agricult…18Engineering and Agricultural Innovations: 18 fractional worksContemporary art, education, critique: 8 fractional worksCultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 5 fractional worksTurkish Literature and Culture: 4 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 4 fractional worksLaser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine: 4 fractional worksMedical and Biological Ozone Research: 3 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International RelationsAquatic Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 56 works
  2. 2 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 34 works
  3. 3 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 20 works
  4. 4 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 18 works
  5. 5 Contemporary art, education, critique Cultural Studies 8 works
  6. 6 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 5 works
  7. 7 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 4 works
  9. 9 Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  10. 10 Medical and Biological Ozone Research Pharmacology 3 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 available23.7%not open76.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 81% 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 Qinetiq (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00069% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Qinetiq (United Kingdom)0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Qinetiq (United Kingdom)8.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.2% in 2012.

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