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Research Complex at Harwell

In research, Research Complex at Harwell stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,969 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,444
of 22,385 · #1,585 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#193
of 862
Research works
4k
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
143k
35.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.10×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Research Complex at Harwell

What is Research Complex at Harwell 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,969 of 10,670 16.4%158 #1343

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Research Complex at Harwell 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 Research Complex at Harwell work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Research Complex at Harwell is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Materials Science (18%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 179 fractional works · 72.1% of its workEngineering: 52 fractional works · 20.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 16 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 45 fractional works · 18.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 35 fractional works · 13.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 22 fractional works · 8.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 6.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiation: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 11 fractional works · 4.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 11 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCatalysis: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 42 fractional works · 16.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 33 fractional works · 13.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBiophysics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStructural Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 20 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 6.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKResearch Complexat Harwell248fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences72%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences3%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5220.9%
    2. Materials Science4518.0%
    3. Chemistry228.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy176.9%
    5. Energy114.5%
    6. Chemical Engineering114.4%
    7. Environmental Science104.0%
    8. Computer Science62.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences62.2%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3313.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.6%
    4. Neuroscience10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Medicine166.6%
    2. Health Professions20.9%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences31.1%
    2. Psychology20.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    4. Decision Sciences10.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
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: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.51× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 12.58× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.55× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.87× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.39× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.17× its world share, 45 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.11× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering12.58×11 works
  2. Chemistry5.55×22 works
  3. Materials Science5.17×45 works
  4. Energy4.87×11 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy3.11×17 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.51×33 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.42×6 works
  8. Engineering1.39×52 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.84×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.82×10 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.64×2 works
  12. Nursing0.49×1 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.41×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×5 works
  15. Health Professions0.35×2 works
  16. Neuroscience0.34×1 works
  17. Medicine0.34×16 works
  18. Veterinary0.34×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.30×6 works
  20. Dentistry0.28×0 works
  21. Psychology0.24×2 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.16×1 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×1 works
  24. Social Sciences0.09×3 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works
  26. Mathematics0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Research Complex at Harwell?

Ranked on the quality score, Philip W. Tasker, Wilm Jones and T.V. Healy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Research Complex at Harwell.

  1. 1 Philip W. Tasker United Kingdom · #252,204 worldwide 4.6k citations · 190 works
  2. 2 Wilm Jones United Kingdom · #372,869 worldwide 2.7k citations · 43 works
  3. 3 T.V. Healy United Kingdom · #382,835 worldwide 1.6k citations · 42 works
  4. 4 H.A.C. McKay United Kingdom · #470,488 worldwide 3.9k citations · 188 works
  5. 5 Emma K. Gibson United Kingdom · #521,867 worldwide 5.6k citations · 164 works
  6. 6 ALISON E. BLACK United Kingdom · #529,373 worldwide 4.2k citations · 77 works
  7. 7 M J Norgett United Kingdom · #579,414 worldwide 3.8k citations · 43 works
  8. 8 J. E. Sinclair United Kingdom · #591,205 worldwide 4.1k citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Alan B. Lidiard United Kingdom · #599,159 worldwide 4.5k citations · 123 works
  10. 10 M. T. Hutchings United Kingdom · #631,248 worldwide 8.7k citations · 177 works
All ranked researchers at Research Complex at Harwell

What are the most cited papers from Research Complex at Harwell?

The most cited paper from Research Complex at Harwell is "Electron correlations in narrow energy bands" (John P. Hubbard, 1963), with 6,753 citations. Next come "Machine learning for molecular and materials science" (5,033) and "An efficient method for finding the minimum of a function of several variables without calculating derivatives" (4,668).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Electron correlations in narrow energy bands John P. Hubbard · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences 26 Nov 1963 6,753
2 Machine learning for molecular and materials science Keith T. Butler, Daniel W. Davies, Hugh Cartwright et al. · Nature Open access Jul 2018 5,033
3 An efficient method for finding the minimum of a function of several variables without calculating derivatives M. J. D. Powell · The Computer Journal Feb 1964 4,668
4 A new approach to variable metric algorithms Roger Fletcher · The Computer Journal Mar 1970 4,132
5 A simple empirical N-body potential for transition metals Michael W. Finnis, J. E. Sinclair · Philosophical magazine. A/Philosophical magazine. A. Physics of condensed matter. Structure, defects and mechanical properties Jul 1984 3,163
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Research Complex at Harwell?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanoparticles, Selective Oxidation, Oxidation, Ceria, Gold, Molecular Dynamics and Nanomaterials.

▲ 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. Catalysis23▲ 14×23 topics
  2. Nanoparticles17▲ 5.4×22 topics
  3. Nanomaterials11▲ 4.3×15 topics
  4. Selective Oxidation10▲ 29×2 topics
  5. Oxidation9▲ 24×2 topics
  6. Ceria9▲ 31×1 topic
  7. Gold9▲ 31×1 topic
  8. Molecular Dynamics9▲ 20×5 topics
  9. Water Splitting8▲ 8.4×4 topics
  10. Cathode Materials7▲ 7.6×3 topics
  11. Carbon Dioxide7▲ 18×4 topics
  12. Hydrogenation6▲ 15×4 topics
  13. Metal-Organic Frameworks6▲ 6.3×5 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties6▲ 2.6×17 topics
  15. Catalytic6▲ 21×6 topics
  16. Electrocatalysis6▲ 8.7×5 topics
  17. Energy Storage6▲ 3.8×7 topics
  18. Additive Manufacturing6▲ 7.6×5 topics
  19. Graphene6▲ 3.4×7 topics
  20. Catalysts6▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Heterogeneous Catalysis6▲ 12×4 topics
  22. CO2 Reduction5▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Lithium-ion Batteries5▲ 5.3×3 topics
  24. Microstructure5▲ 4.2×16 topics
  25. Renewable Fuels5▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Ionic Liquids5▲ 6.8×8 topics
  27. Semiconductor5▲ 5.7×4 topics
  28. Vibrational Spectroscopy5▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Rechargeable Batteries4▲ 6.9×2 topics
  30. Hydrogen Production4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  31. Raman Spectroscopy4▲ 9.2×5 topics
  32. Structure Determination4▲ 58×2 topics
  33. Visible Light4▲ 7.4×2 topics
  34. Crystal Growth4▲ 6.1×9 topics
  35. Dehydrogenation4▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Small-Angle Scattering4▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Crystal Engineering4▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Heterogeneous Catalysts4▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Photocatalyst4▲ 8.3×1 topic
  40. Plasmonic4▲ 8.3×1 topic

Which research topics does Research Complex at Harwell publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Advancements in Battery Materials and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion.

Catalytic Processes in M…9Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 4 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 3 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 3 fractional worksCatalysts for Methane Reforming: 3 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 3 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…3Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 3 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 3 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 3 fractional worksMachine Learning in Mate…3Machine Learning in Materials Science: 3 fractional works
Materials ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCatalysis3 others

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

  1. 1 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 9 works
  2. 2 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 3 works
  5. 5 Catalysts for Methane Reforming Catalysis 3 works
  6. 6 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 3 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 3 works
  9. 9 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 3 works
  10. 10 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 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 available19.0%not open81.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.8%domestic only78.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Research Complex at Harwell's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher 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 Research Complex at Harwell as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Research Complex at Harwell0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Research Complex at Harwell 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%30%Research Complex at Harwell14.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.0% in 2012.

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