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Robinson Brothers (United Kingdom)

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World rank, all time
#32,089
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,731
of 1,844
Research works
121
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.9k
32.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
8%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Robinson Brothers (United Kingdom)

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

In all years, 64% of research at Robinson Brothers (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Chemistry (12%), Materials Science (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 78 fractional works · 63.9% of its workEngineering: 33 fractional works · 27.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 15 fractional works · 12.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 8.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 30 fractional works · 24.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.7% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Administration: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 6.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRobinson Brothers(United Kingdom)121fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences64%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences25%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3327.1%
    2. Chemistry1512.1%
    3. Materials Science118.9%
    4. Computer Science108.0%
    5. Mathematics22.1%
    6. Environmental Science21.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering21.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.9%
    10. Energy10.7%
    1. Social Sciences86.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting86.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance75.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities54.4%
    5. Decision Sciences10.7%
    6. Psychology10.7%
    1. Medicine65.0%
    2. Health Professions10.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
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.

Engineering: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceArts and Humanities: 7.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.38× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.04× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 6 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities7.12×1 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance7.04×1 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting6.38×1 works
  4. Engineering1.83×1 works
  5. Environmental Science1.38×0 works
  6. Social Sciences0.76×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Robinson Brothers (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, Brian Robinson Kirk, A. W. Bayes and Lesley Robinson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Robinson Brothers (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Brian Robinson Kirk United Kingdom · #4,103,249 worldwide 62 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 A. W. Bayes United Kingdom · #4,137,549 worldwide 80 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Lesley Robinson United Kingdom · #4,429,251 worldwide 193 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Robinson Brothers (United Kingdom)

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

The most cited paper from Robinson Brothers (United Kingdom) is "Industrial market structure and economic performance" (Frederic M. Scherer, David Gaddis Ross, 1990), with 2,621 citations. Next come "Paraffin Deposition From Crude Oils: Comparison of Laboratory Results With Field Data" (110) and "An examination of acid-base equilibria of 1,4-benzodiazepines by spectrophotometry" (100).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Industrial market structure and economic performance Frederic M. Scherer, David Gaddis Ross 1990 2,621
2 Paraffin Deposition From Crude Oils: Comparison of Laboratory Results With Field Data Ahmed Hammami, Michael A. Raines · SPE Journal Mar 1999 110
3 An examination of acid-base equilibria of 1,4-benzodiazepines by spectrophotometry John Barrett, W.F. Smyth, I. E. Davidson · Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology May 1973 100
4 Observations on the Synthesis of Photochromic Naphthopyrans Christopher D. Gabbutt, B. Mark Heron, Alicia C. Instone et al. · European Journal of Organic Chemistry Mar 2003 90
5 Catalytic asymmetric epoxidation of stilbene using a chiral salen complex immobilized in Mn-exchanged Al-MCM-41 Paola Piaggio, Christopher Langham, Paul McMorn et al. · Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2 2000 87
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Which keywords describe research at Robinson Brothers (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Finite Element Analysis, Organic Synthesis, Ionic Liquids, Catalytic Reactions, Nanoparticles, Construction, Strategic Alliances and Self-Assembly.

▲ 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. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 14×6 topics
  2. Nanoparticles4▲ 2.4×10 topics
  3. Catalysis3▲ 2.9×11 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications3▲ 2.2×5 topics
  5. Innovation3▲ 2.5×8 topics
  6. Economic Growth3▲ 2.9×4 topics
  7. Ionic Liquids2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  8. Self-Assembly2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  9. Catalytic Reactions2▲ 33×3 topics
  10. Organic Synthesis2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  11. Construction2▲ 16×2 topics
  12. Strategic Alliances2▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Vibration Analysis2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  14. Metal Complexes2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  15. Elemental Sulfur2▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Financial Performance2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  17. Investment2▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Mass Spectrometry2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  19. Vibration-based Damage Identification2▲ 23×1 topic
  20. Wireless Sensors2▲ 23×1 topic
  21. Chemoselective2▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Competition2▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Concrete Strengthening2▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites2▲ 29×1 topic
  25. Liquid Chromatography2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  26. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis2▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Porous Media2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  28. Heterocycles2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  29. Market Structure2▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Art Market2▲ 152×1 topic
  31. Auctions2▲ 152×1 topic
  32. Biological Activity2▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Biological Applications2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  34. Buckling Behavior2▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Eminent Domain2▲ 197×1 topic
  36. Multicomponent Reactions2▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Photochemical Properties2▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Property Rights2▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Tool Wear2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  40. Knowledge Sharing1▲ 7.3×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Corporate Governance and Management, Art History and Market Analysis, Economic Theory and Policy and Global Financial Regulation and Crises.

Corporate Governance and…1Corporate Governance and Management: 1 fractional worksArt History and Market A…1Art History and Market Analysis: 1 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 0 fractional worksGlobal Financial Regulation and Crises: 0 fractional worksArchitecture and Computational Design: 0 fractional worksArchitecture, Modernity, and Design: 0 fractional worksPolitical and Economic history of UK and US: 0 fractional worksUrban Planning and Landscape Design: 0 fractional worksConstruction Engineering and Safety: 0 fractional worksProcess Optimization and Integration: 0 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementVisual Arts and Performing ArtsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceFinance5 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  2. 2 Art History and Market Analysis Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  3. 3 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0 works
  4. 4 Global Financial Regulation and Crises Finance 0 works
  5. 5 Architecture and Computational Design Architecture 0 works
  6. 6 Architecture, Modernity, and Design Architecture 0 works
  7. 7 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Urban Planning and Landscape Design Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  9. 9 Construction Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Process Optimization and Integration Control and Systems 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 available8.3%not open91.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.7%domestic only80.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% 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 Robinson Brothers (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000037% in 2023.

0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Robinson Brothers (United Kingdom)0.000012% in 202419801990200020102020

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

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