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Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland

In research, Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,017 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,216
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,344
of 2,253
Research works
167
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
33.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland 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
Physical SciencesDomain #14,017 of 21,541 22.7%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 4.26× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 4.40× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.73× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.23× 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, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Systems, Stability Analysis, Distributed Control, Robust Control, Constraint Handling, Biosensors, Model Predictive Control and Optical Modulators.

▲ 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. Nonlinear Systems7▲ 19×4 topics
  2. Stability Analysis7▲ 20×3 topics
  3. Distributed Control7▲ 31×2 topics
  4. Robust Control7▲ 41×2 topics
  5. Biosensors7▲ 6.9×6 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties6▲ 4.2×13 topics
  7. Constraint Handling6▲ 37×2 topics
  8. Model Predictive Control6▲ 15×1 topic
  9. Optical Modulators6▲ 16×2 topics
  10. Optimization6▲ 6.2×1 topic
  11. Nanoparticles5▲ 2.1×12 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications4▲ 2.3×8 topics
  13. Light Harvesting4▲ 30×1 topic
  14. Microstructure4▲ 4.4×9 topics
  15. Nanophotonics4▲ 28×3 topics
  16. Photosystem II4▲ 30×1 topic
  17. Graphene3▲ 3.9×4 topics
  18. Integrated Circuits3▲ 8.6×2 topics
  19. Metamaterials3▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Gold Nanoparticles3▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Microcavities3▲ 11×1 topic
  22. Silicon Photonics3▲ 11×1 topic
  23. Grain Refinement3▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Metal Nanoparticles3▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Grain Boundary Engineering3▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Plasmonics3▲ 21×1 topic
  27. Surface Plasmons3▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Superconductivity3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  29. Nanofabrication2▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Photonic Crystals2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  31. Photothermal Therapy2▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Thin Films2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  33. Anderson Localization2▲ 45×2 topics
  34. Optogenetics2▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Nanomedicine2▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Evolutionary Algorithms2▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Hamiltonian Systems2▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Light Propagation2▲ 118×1 topic
  39. Plasmonic Nanoparticles2▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religious and Theological Studies, Research in Cotton Cultivation, Classical Studies and Philology and Latin American Urban Studies.

Religious and Theologica…1Religious and Theological Studies: 1 fractional worksResearch in Cotton Culti…1Research in Cotton Cultivation: 1 fractional worksClassical Studies and Philology: 0 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 0 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 0 fractional worksHistorical Architecture and Urbanism: 0 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 0 fractional worksEducational Challenges and Innovations: 0 fractional worksHigher Education and Employability: 0 fractional worksOil Palm Production and Sustainability: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePlant ScienceLanguage and LinguisticsUrban Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Research in Cotton Cultivation Plant Science 1 works
  3. 3 Classical Studies and Philology Language and Linguistics 0 works
  4. 4 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 0 works
  5. 5 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 0 works
  6. 6 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 0 works
  7. 7 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
  8. 8 Educational Challenges and Innovations Information Systems 0 works
  9. 9 Higher Education and Employability Education 0 works
  10. 10 Oil Palm Production and Sustainability Ecology 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 available28.3%not open71.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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