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Royal Society of Chemistry

In research, Royal Society of Chemistry stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,422 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,047
of 28,054 · #20,241 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,011
of 1,094
Research works
323
▲ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Royal Society of Chemistry 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 #15,422 of 21,541 8.6%187

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Society of Chemistry 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.15× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.29× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 19.41× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.79× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.78× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.15× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.89× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.47× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.82× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 19.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Society of Chemistry?

Ranked on the composite score, Analytical Methods Committee, Laura Smith and Graham A. Webb lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Society of Chemistry.

  1. 1 Analytical Methods Committee United Kingdom · #63,312 worldwide 219 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Laura Smith United Kingdom · #845,996 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Graham A. Webb United Kingdom · #884,981 worldwide 41 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Sarah Whitehouse United Kingdom · #1,013,564 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Donna Smith United Kingdom · #1,044,563 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Alan Holder United Kingdom · #1,191,794 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Jeanne Andres United Kingdom · #1,290,142 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Claire Harding United Kingdom · #1,385,064 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Laura Cooper United Kingdom · #1,455,839 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Helen Saxton United Kingdom · #1,474,616 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Society of Chemistry

Which keywords describe research at Royal Society of Chemistry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Lanthanides, Extraction, Actinides, Uranium, Catalysis, Partially Ordered Sets, Periodic Table and Medicinal Chemistry.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Lanthanides16▲ 566×2 topics
  2. Extraction12▲ 151×2 topics
  3. Actinides12▲ 355×1 topic
  4. Uranium12▲ 539×1 topic
  5. Catalysis4▲ 11×8 topics
  6. Partially Ordered Sets4▲ 663×1 topic
  7. Periodic Table4▲ 465×1 topic
  8. Medicinal Chemistry4▲ 20×4 topics
  9. Climate Change3▲ 1.59×7 topics
  10. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.4×5 topics
  11. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.9×5 topics
  12. Cancer2▲ 2.8×1 topic
  13. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Long Noncoding RNAs2▲ 44×1 topic
  15. Circular Economy2▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.9×6 topics
  17. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.2×7 topics
  18. Solvent Selection2▲ 176×1 topic
  19. Sustainable Chemistry2▲ 176×1 topic
  20. Metal-Organic Frameworks2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  21. Biomedical Applications2▲ 2.6×5 topics
  22. Nanomaterials2▲ 2.8×3 topics
  23. Graphene2▲ 4.1×2 topics
  24. Peer Review2▲ 94×3 topics
  25. Fluctuation Theorems2▲ 82×1 topic
  26. Stochastic Thermodynamics2▲ 82×1 topic
  27. Financial Analysis2▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Global Governance2▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Monetary Policy2▲ 10×1 topic
  30. International Law1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  31. Energy Security1▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Energy Transition1▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Geopolitics1▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Open Access1▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Research Dissemination1▲ 99×2 topics
  36. Academic Writing1▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Carbon-Based Materials1▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Electrochemical Capacitors1▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Environmental Risk Assessment1▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Publication Ethics1▲ 96×2 topics

Which research topics does Royal Society of Chemistry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radioactive element chemistry and processing, History and advancements in chemistry, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.

Radioactive element chem…12Radioactive element chemistry and processing: 12 fractional worksHistory and advancements in chemistry: 4 fractional worksCancer-related molecular…2Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 2 fractional worksChemistry and Chemical E…2Chemistry and Chemical Engineering: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamics …2Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 2 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 2 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 1 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 1 fractional worksPublishing and Scholarly Communication: 1 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 1 fractional works
Inorganic ChemistryPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryCancer ResearchEnvironmental Chemistry6 others

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

  1. 1 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 12 works
  2. 2 History and advancements in chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 4 works
  3. 3 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 2 works
  4. 4 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  6. 6 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 1 works
  8. 8 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  9. 9 Publishing and Scholarly Communication History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  10. 10 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available53.2%not open46.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Society of Chemistry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% 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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