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Sands

In research, Sands stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,036 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,122
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#933
of 2,253
Research works
414
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
23.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Sands 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 #12,036 of 21,541 25.1%174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sands 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: 4.79× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.98× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.32× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.74× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sands?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard F. Mould and Michel Leclerc lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sands.

  1. 1 Richard F. Mould United Kingdom · #838,042 worldwide 39 citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Michel Leclerc United Kingdom · #1,371,627 worldwide 13 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Sands

Which keywords describe research at Sands?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Psychological Impact, Resilience, Mental Health, Bereavement, Complicated Grief, Food Security and Treatment.

▲ 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. Climate Change6▲ 5.2×18 topics
  2. Mental Health3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  3. Psychological Impact3▲ 18×4 topics
  4. Resilience3▲ 12×2 topics
  5. Treatment2▲ 4.5×2 topics
  6. Bereavement2▲ 156×1 topic
  7. Complicated Grief2▲ 156×1 topic
  8. Machine Learning2▲ 1.58×5 topics
  9. Food Security2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  10. Acoustic Communication2▲ 80×2 topics
  11. Conservation2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  12. Population Dynamics2▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Drought Tolerance2▲ 26×5 topics
  14. Genetic Diversity2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  15. Genomics2▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Maternal Mortality2▲ 17×5 topics
  17. QTL Mapping2▲ 31×3 topics
  18. Soil Fertility2▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Anthropogenic Noise2▲ 117×1 topic
  20. Marine Mammals2▲ 117×1 topic
  21. Health Inequalities1▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Agriculture1▲ 7.3×1 topic
  23. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  24. Breeding1▲ 38×4 topics
  25. Child Mortality1▲ 40×1 topic
  26. Genetic Improvement1▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Health Systems1▲ 40×1 topic
  28. Plant Genetics1▲ 128×1 topic
  29. Antioxidant Properties1▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Domestication1▲ 50×2 topics
  31. Fisheries Sustainability1▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Plant Growth1▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Trophic Cascades1▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Ecosystem Management1▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Global Epidemiology1▲ 53×2 topics
  36. Indian Ocean1▲ 112×1 topic
  37. Maize Yield1▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Marine Fisheries1▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Neurosyphilis1▲ 137×1 topic
  40. Phylogenetic Relationships1▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Sands publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, Marine animal studies overview, Agriculture and Biological Studies and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksAgriculture and Biologic…1Agriculture and Biological Studies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksSyphilis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories: 1 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fert…1Crop Yield and Soil Fertility: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksSpam and Phishing Detection: 1 fractional worksAdvances in Cucurbitacea…1Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyEcologyGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health6 others

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

  1. 1 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Agriculture and Biological Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 1 works
  7. 7 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  8. 8 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 Spam and Phishing Detection Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research Genetics 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 available35.6%not open64.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.1%domestic only69.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sands's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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