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Quaternary Research Association

In research, Quaternary Research Association stands highest in Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,413 of 2,224 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,440 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,517
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,108
of 1,844
Research works
483
▼ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
48.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.11×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Quaternary Research Association

What is Quaternary Research Association 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
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,413 of 2,224 17.7%198
Physical SciencesDomain #15,440 of 17,446 16.0%321

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Quaternary Research Association 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 Quaternary Research Association work in?

In all years, 66% of research at Quaternary Research Association is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (41%), Environmental Science (15%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 321 fractional works · 66.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 198 fractional works · 41.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 107 fractional works · 22.1% of its workPaleontology: 33 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 24 fractional works · 5.0% of its workOceanography: 17 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeophysics: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeology: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 74 fractional works · 15.4% of its workEcology: 35 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 15 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiation: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 102 fractional works · 21.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 51 fractional works · 10.7% of its workAnthropology: 27 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 38 fractional works · 7.8% of its workArcheology: 20 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHistory: 15 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 46 fractional works · 9.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 38 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPlant Science: 18 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKQuaternaryResearch…483fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences66%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences21%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences19841.0%
    2. Environmental Science7415.4%
    3. Engineering163.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy153.1%
    5. Computer Science91.9%
    6. Materials Science40.9%
    7. Chemistry30.5%
    8. Energy10.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences5110.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities387.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance40.9%
    4. Psychology40.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting30.6%
    6. Decision Sciences20.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences387.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology61.2%
    3. Neuroscience20.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Medicine81.7%
    2. Health Professions51.1%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
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: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.23× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.24× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.25× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.54× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 13.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.24×4 works
  2. Psychology2.54×2 works
  3. Environmental Science2.25×2 works
  4. Neuroscience2.23×1 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.99×1 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.55×1 works
  7. Social Sciences1.48×4 works
  8. Chemistry1.09×0 works
  9. Medicine0.56×2 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.53×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.46×1 works
  12. Engineering0.44×1 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.42×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.32×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.16×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Quaternary Research Association?

Ranked on the quality score, Nick Debenham, Torbjörn Brorsson and Martin Bernhardson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Quaternary Research Association.

  1. 1 Nick Debenham United Kingdom · #3,707,560 worldwide 466 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Torbjörn Brorsson United Kingdom · #4,677,346 worldwide 50 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Martin Bernhardson United Kingdom · #4,834,252 worldwide 193 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 William H. Waldren United Kingdom · #5,773,186 worldwide 254 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Quaternary Research Association

What are the most cited papers from Quaternary Research Association?

The most cited paper from Quaternary Research Association is "Variations in the Earth's Orbit: Pacemaker of the Ice Ages" (James D Hays, John Z Imbrie, Nick J. Shackleton, 1976), with 3,788 citations. Next come "Age Dating and the Orbital Theory of the Ice Ages: Development of a High-Resolution 0 to 300,000-Year Chronostratigraphy" (3,336) and "Evolution of Asian monsoons and phased uplift of the Himalaya–Tibetan plateau since Late Miocene times" (2,935).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Variations in the Earth's Orbit: Pacemaker of the Ice Ages James D Hays, John Z Imbrie, Nick J. Shackleton · Science 10 Dec 1976 3,788
2 Age Dating and the Orbital Theory of the Ice Ages: Development of a High-Resolution 0 to 300,000-Year Chronostratigraphy Douglas G. Martinson, Nicklas G. Pisias, James D Hays et al. · Quaternary Research 1987 3,336
3 Evolution of Asian monsoons and phased uplift of the Himalaya–Tibetan plateau since Late Miocene times Zhisheng An, John E. Kutzbach, Warren L Prell et al. · Nature May 2001 2,935
4 Oxygen Isotope and Palaeomagnetic Stratigraphy of Equatorial Pacific Core V28-238: Oxygen Isotope Temperatures and Ice Volumes on a 10 5 Year and 10 6 Year Scale Nicholas John Shackleton, Neil D. Opdyke · Quaternary Research Jun 1973 2,561
5 Oxygen isotopes and sea level John Chappell, Nicholas John Shackleton · Nature Nov 1986 1,687
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Quaternary Research Association?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Holocene, Sea Level, Paleoclimatology, Solar Influence, Glacial Cycles, Monsoon Dynamics and Biodiversity.

▲ 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. Climate Change164▲ 13×55 topics
  2. Holocene101▲ 128×3 topics
  3. Sea Level97▲ 142×2 topics
  4. Paleoclimatology94▲ 154×2 topics
  5. Solar Influence88▲ 152×2 topics
  6. Glacial Cycles87▲ 166×1 topic
  7. Monsoon Dynamics87▲ 166×1 topic
  8. Biodiversity30▲ 8.1×15 topics
  9. Sedimentation26▲ 72×2 topics
  10. Hominin Genetics25▲ 196×1 topic
  11. Paleolithic Archaeology25▲ 196×1 topic
  12. Agricultural Origins24▲ 141×1 topic
  13. Radiocarbon Dating24▲ 141×1 topic
  14. Archaeology23▲ 32×9 topics
  15. Tectonics22▲ 28×3 topics
  16. Invasive Species22▲ 8.0×12 topics
  17. Remote Sensing22▲ 4.1×21 topics
  18. Conservation20▲ 8.8×11 topics
  19. Biogeography20▲ 12×11 topics
  20. Hydrology17▲ 31×3 topics
  21. Fluvial Systems17▲ 79×1 topic
  22. Sequence Stratigraphy17▲ 79×1 topic
  23. Mediterranean15▲ 30×5 topics
  24. Cultural Exchange15▲ 23×5 topics
  25. Ecology15▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Religion14▲ 5.1×5 topics
  27. Medieval13▲ 54×2 topics
  28. Scandinavia13▲ 137×1 topic
  29. Viking Age13▲ 137×1 topic
  30. Stable Isotopes13▲ 62×1 topic
  31. Trophic Position13▲ 62×1 topic
  32. Methane Emissions13▲ 50×2 topics
  33. Vegetation12▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Flora12▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Vascular Plants12▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Arctic11▲ 22×4 topics
  37. Ecosystem Resilience11▲ 14×5 topics
  38. Global Warming10▲ 6.0×8 topics
  39. Black Sea10▲ 55×1 topic
  40. paleoceanography10▲ 62×1 topic

Which research topics does Quaternary Research Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Geological formations and processes.

Pleistocene-Era Hominins…1Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 1 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 0 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 0 fractional worksLegal Cases and Commentary0Legal Cases and Commentary: 0 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 0 fractional worksPsychological Testing and Assessment: 0 fractional worksSoil Geostatistics and Mapping: 0 fractional worksMining and Gasification Technologies: 0 fractional works
AnthropologyAtmospheric ScienceEconomics and EconometricsEarth-Surface Processes6 others

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

  1. 1 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 1 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  3. 3 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 0 works
  5. 5 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  6. 6 Legal Cases and Commentary Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 0 works
  8. 8 Psychological Testing and Assessment Applied Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Soil Geostatistics and Mapping Environmental Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Mining and Gasification Technologies Mechanical 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 available26.5%not open73.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.3%domestic only67.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Quaternary Research Association's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Quaternary Research Association as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000068% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Quaternary Research Association0.000034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Quaternary Research Association over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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