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Rockfield (United Kingdom)

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Research works
67
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
1k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Rockfield (United Kingdom)

Not ranked overall: Rockfield (United Kingdom) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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

In all years, 89% of research at Rockfield (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (64%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (12%), Environmental Science (6%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 60 fractional works · 89.4% of its workEngineering: 43 fractional works · 64.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 17.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 11 fractional works · 17.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 9 fractional works · 14.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 12.5% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKRockfield (UnitedKingdom)67fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences89%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences4%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4364.1%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences812.5%
    3. Environmental Science45.7%
    4. Computer Science23.2%
    5. Materials Science11.9%
    6. Mathematics11.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.8%
    1. Medicine34.4%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
    1. Arts and Humanities11.5%
    2. Psychology11.5%
    3. Social Sciences00.8%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
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.

Computer Science: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.88× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.44× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.46× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksHealth Professions1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 6 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences8.88×2 works
  2. Engineering4.44×9 works
  3. Environmental Science2.46×2 works
  4. Mathematics1.43×0 works
  5. Computer Science0.60×1 works
  6. Health Professions0.32×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, M. Dutko, A. J. L. Crook and Daniel T. Roberts lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rockfield (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 M. Dutko United Kingdom · #1,650,165 worldwide 1.5k citations · 42 works
  2. 2 A. J. L. Crook United Kingdom · #2,637,786 worldwide 640 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Daniel T. Roberts United Kingdom · #4,694,264 worldwide 62 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Adam Bere United Kingdom · #5,681,771 worldwide 136 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Jun Kato United Kingdom · #6,585,884 worldwide 92 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Rockfield (United Kingdom)

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

The most cited paper from Rockfield (United Kingdom) is "A Review of Hydraulic Fracturing Simulation" (Bin Chen, Beatriz Ramos Barboza, Yanan Sun et al., 2021), with 385 citations. Next come "A model for finite strain elasto-plasticity based on logarithmic strains: Computational issues" (195) and "Role of mycotoxins in human and animal nutrition and health" (150).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Review of Hydraulic Fracturing Simulation Bin Chen, Beatriz Ramos Barboza, Yanan Sun et al. · Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering Open access 11 Oct 2021 385
2 A model for finite strain elasto-plasticity based on logarithmic strains: Computational issues Djordje Perić, D. R. J. Owen, M.E. Honnor · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 1992 195
3 Role of mycotoxins in human and animal nutrition and health John Edgar Smith, Gerald Solomons, Chris Lewis et al. · Natural Toxins Jul 1995 150
4 Predictive modelling of structure evolution in sandbox experiments A. J. L. Crook, Stephen M. Willson, Jianguo Yu et al. · Journal of Structural Geology 30 Mar 2006 115
5 The modelling of multi‐fracturing solids and particulate media D. R. J. Owen, Y.T. Feng, Eduardo A. de Souza Neto et al. · International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 21 Apr 2004 97
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rockfield (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hydraulic Fracturing, Shale Gas Reservoirs, CO2 Sequestration, Rheological Properties, Vibration Analysis, Drilling Fluids, Well Integrity and Rock Mechanics.

▲ 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. Hydraulic Fracturing10▲ 132×1 topic
  2. Shale Gas Reservoirs10▲ 257×1 topic
  3. CO2 Sequestration10▲ 103×2 topics
  4. Rheological Properties9▲ 82×2 topics
  5. Vibration Analysis9▲ 43×2 topics
  6. Drilling Fluids8▲ 247×1 topic
  7. Well Integrity8▲ 247×1 topic
  8. Rock Mechanics6▲ 85×4 topics
  9. Fracture5▲ 82×3 topics
  10. Dynamic Behavior4▲ 66×2 topics
  11. Acoustic Emission4▲ 124×1 topic
  12. Numerical Modelling4▲ 148×1 topic
  13. Elastic Properties4▲ 57×2 topics
  14. Full-Waveform Tomography3▲ 106×1 topic
  15. Seismic Waveform Inversion3▲ 106×1 topic
  16. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.2×2 topics
  17. Risk Assessment2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  18. Wave Propagation2▲ 26×2 topics
  19. Geomechanical Processes2▲ 102×1 topic
  20. Seismicity2▲ 76×1 topic
  21. Fluid-Structure Interaction2▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Numerical Simulation2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  23. Porous Media2▲ 17×3 topics
  24. GIS-based Modeling2▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Optimization2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  26. Hydrology2▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Data Assimilation2▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Uncertainty Quantification2▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Ensemble Kalman Filter1▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Reactive Transport1▲ 39×2 topics
  31. Well Placement1▲ 39×1 topic
  32. Extended Finite Element Method1▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Glacier1▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Meshless Methods1▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Water Availability1▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Finite Element1▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Numerical Analysis1▲ 41×2 topics
  38. Rheology1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  39. Geological Conditions1▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Pore-scale Modeling1▲ 50×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Drilling and Well Engineering, Rock Mechanics and Modeling and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques.

Hydraulic Fracturing and…3Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 3 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…2Drilling and Well Engineering: 2 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 1 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inve…1Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 1 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Ge…1CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 1 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…1Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 1 fractional worksSeismology and Earthquake Studies: 0 fractional worksNumerical methods in engineering: 0 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 0 fractional worksTunneling and Rock Mechanics: 0 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringOcean EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsGeophysics4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  4. 4 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 1 works
  5. 5 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Seismology and Earthquake Studies Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  8. 8 Numerical methods in engineering Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  9. 9 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural 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 available11.6%not open88.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.1%domestic only65.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower 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 Rockfield (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000021% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Rockfield (United Kingdom)0.000067% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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