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Reckitt Benckiser (United Kingdom)

In research, Reckitt Benckiser (United Kingdom) stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,108 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,230
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,020
of 1,844
Research works
348
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.7k
22.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Reckitt Benckiser (United Kingdom)

What is Reckitt Benckiser (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
Health SciencesDomain #13,108 of 16,688 10.0%140

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Reckitt Benckiser (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 Reckitt Benckiser (United Kingdom) work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Reckitt Benckiser (United Kingdom) is in Health Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (54%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (5%), Health Professions (5%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 28 fractional works · 61.9% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 53.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 8.4% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 14.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 11.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workALL ITS WORKReckitt Benckiser(United Kingdom)45fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences62%Social Sciences12%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2453.7%
    2. Health Professions25.2%
    3. Nursing12.4%
    4. Dentistry00.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences25.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.5%
    5. Neuroscience11.2%
    1. Environmental Science13.1%
    2. Engineering12.5%
    3. Chemistry12.3%
    4. Materials Science11.7%
    5. Mathematics00.8%
    6. Energy00.7%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.6%
    8. Computer Science00.5%
    1. Social Sciences13.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting12.7%
    3. Psychology12.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.3%
    5. Decision Sciences01.0%
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: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.60× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.79× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 4.95× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.95×1 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.33×1 works
  3. Medicine2.79×24 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.60×1 works
  5. Health Professions1.98×2 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.76×0 works
  7. Chemistry1.45×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.09×2 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.06×1 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.02×0 works
  11. Dentistry0.96×0 works
  12. Veterinary0.91×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.82×1 works
  14. Psychology0.82×1 works
  15. Energy0.80×0 works
  16. Neuroscience0.75×1 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.72×2 works
  18. Mathematics0.67×0 works
  19. Environmental Science0.63×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.48×1 works
  21. Social Sciences0.25×1 works
  22. Engineering0.16×1 works
  23. Computer Science0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Reckitt Benckiser (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, Peter William Dettmar, John Sykes and Venkatesh Upadrista lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Reckitt Benckiser (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Peter William Dettmar United Kingdom · #1,525,748 worldwide 7.6k citations · 232 works
  2. 2 John Sykes United Kingdom · #1,710,117 worldwide 765 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Venkatesh Upadrista United Kingdom · #1,877,445 worldwide 159 citations · 66 works
  4. 4 Sue Aspley United Kingdom · #2,217,038 worldwide 1.7k citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Frank C. Hampson United Kingdom · #2,604,241 worldwide 1.4k citations · 39 works
  6. 6 E Thomas United Kingdom · #2,740,193 worldwide 286 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Imran Lodhi United Kingdom · #2,863,113 worldwide 296 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Ian G. Jolliffe United Kingdom · #2,975,662 worldwide 559 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Carolyn Buckley United Kingdom · #3,070,361 worldwide 439 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Bruce R. Charlesworth United Kingdom · #3,378,082 worldwide 499 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Reckitt Benckiser (United Kingdom)

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

The most cited paper from Reckitt Benckiser (United Kingdom) is "Identification of two related pentapeptides from the brain with potent opiate agonist activity" (Joel W. Hughes, Terry Smith, Hans Walter Kosterlitz et al., 1975), with 3,808 citations. Next come "Mode of deactivation of the enkephalins by rat and human plasma and rat brain homogenates" (519) and "The effect of chitin and chitosan on the proliferation of human skin fibroblasts and keratinocytes in vitro" (467).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Identification of two related pentapeptides from the brain with potent opiate agonist activity Joel W. Hughes, Terry Smith, Hans Walter Kosterlitz et al. · Nature Dec 1975 3,808
2 Mode of deactivation of the enkephalins by rat and human plasma and rat brain homogenates JEAN M. HAMBROOK, Barry A. Morgan, Michael J. Rance et al. · Nature 26 Aug 1976 519
3 The effect of chitin and chitosan on the proliferation of human skin fibroblasts and keratinocytes in vitro Graeme I. Howling, Peter William Dettmar, Paul Goddard et al. · Biomaterials Nov 2001 467
4 Alginate as a Source of Dietary Fiber Iain A. Brownlee, Adrian Allen, Jeffrey P. Pearson et al. · Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition Sep 2005 371
5 Extended vs Short-term Buprenorphine-Naloxone for Treatment of Opioid-Addicted Youth GEORGE E. WOODY, Sabrina A. Poole, Geetha Subramaniam et al. · JAMA Open access 4 Nov 2008 360
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Reckitt Benckiser (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, COVID-19, Pathogenesis, Antibiotic Resistance, Probiotics, Complications and Proton Pump Inhibitors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 5.2×30 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 4.0×12 topics
  3. COVID-193▲ 4.9×8 topics
  4. Pathogenesis2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  5. Public Health2▲ 3.6×8 topics
  6. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 13×4 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 4.2×9 topics
  8. Probiotics2▲ 20×4 topics
  9. Complications2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  10. Esophageal Motility Disorders2▲ 144×1 topic
  11. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease2▲ 144×1 topic
  12. Proton Pump Inhibitors2▲ 62×2 topics
  13. Prevention2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  14. Depression2▲ 4.0×9 topics
  15. Quality of Life2▲ 2.3×9 topics
  16. Gastrointestinal Disorders1▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Infectious Diseases1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  18. Microbiota1▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Chronic Cough1▲ 110×1 topic
  20. Cough Reflex Sensitivity1▲ 110×1 topic
  21. SARS-CoV-21▲ 9.8×3 topics
  22. Airborne Transmission1▲ 95×1 topic
  23. Anti-inflammatory1▲ 9.1×5 topics
  24. Biomedical Applications1▲ 2.2×7 topics
  25. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.0×8 topics
  26. Respiratory Viruses1▲ 95×1 topic
  27. Drug Delivery1▲ 4.5×6 topics
  28. Enteric Nervous System1▲ 51×1 topic
  29. Gastric Cancer1▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Helicobacter pylori1▲ 75×1 topic
  31. Irritable Bowel Syndrome1▲ 67×1 topic
  32. Meta-Analysis1▲ 4.0×4 topics
  33. Pandemic1▲ 2.5×4 topics
  34. Risk Perception1▲ 9.0×4 topics
  35. Virulence Factors1▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Analytics1▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Antioxidant1▲ 3.2×5 topics
  38. Health Checks1▲ 156×1 topic
  39. Preventive Services1▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Psychological Interventions1▲ 17×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments, Respiratory and Cough-Related Research, Infection Control and Ventilation and Gastrointestinal motility and disorders.

Gastroesophageal reflux …2Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments: 2 fractional worksRespiratory and Cough-Re…1Respiratory and Cough-Related Research: 1 fractional worksInfection Control and Ventilation: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal motility and disorders: 1 fractional worksHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksHealth Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention: 1 fractional worksRespiratory viral infect…1Respiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 1 fractional works
GastroenterologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgeryManagement Information Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Gastroenterology 2 works
  2. 2 Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Infection Control and Ventilation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Gastroenterology 1 works
  5. 5 Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 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 available25.3%not open74.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.0%domestic only76.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Reckitt Benckiser (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Reckitt Benckiser (United Kingdom)0.00018% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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