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Science and Technology Facilities Council

In research, Science and Technology Facilities Council stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,871 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy — Physics and Astronomy is 9.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,570
of 28,054 · #5,067 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#218
of 1,094
Research works
1.1k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Science and Technology Facilities Council known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,871 of 12,888 14.3%180 #3565

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Science and Technology Facilities Council 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).

What does Science and Technology Facilities Council specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 9.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 47.6 works9.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.66× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.98× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.81× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.59× its world share, 53 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.60× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 9.60× its world share, 48 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Science and Technology Facilities Council?

Ranked on the composite score, Jeyan Thiyagalingam, Cameron Neylon and Andrew Hill lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Science and Technology Facilities Council.

  1. 1 Jeyan Thiyagalingam United Kingdom · #295,417 worldwide 96 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Cameron Neylon United Kingdom · #353,053 worldwide 108 citations · 87 works
  3. 3 Andrew Hill United Kingdom · #1,370,003 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 José Antônio United Kingdom · #1,542,367 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Science and Technology Facilities Council

Which keywords describe research at Science and Technology Facilities Council?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tomography, Detector Performance, Photon Counting, CMOS Technology, Data Analysis, Superconductivity, Radiation Detection and X-ray Imaging.

▲ 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. Tomography9▲ 22×4 topics
  2. Detector Performance9▲ 122×2 topics
  3. Machine Learning9▲ 1.18×28 topics
  4. Photon Counting8▲ 52×3 topics
  5. Nanoparticles7▲ 2.6×28 topics
  6. CMOS Technology7▲ 41×5 topics
  7. Data Analysis7▲ 12×6 topics
  8. Radiation Detection7▲ 69×2 topics
  9. Superconductivity7▲ 18×8 topics
  10. Catalysis7▲ 4.6×16 topics
  11. X-ray Imaging7▲ 88×2 topics
  12. Crystal Growth6▲ 10×11 topics
  13. Small-Angle Scattering6▲ 53×2 topics
  14. Particle Detectors6▲ 128×1 topic
  15. Silicon Detectors6▲ 128×1 topic
  16. Neutron Activation Analysis6▲ 69×1 topic
  17. Neutron Imaging6▲ 69×1 topic
  18. Self-Assembly5▲ 7.2×11 topics
  19. Molecular Dynamics5▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Heat Transfer4▲ 3.7×10 topics
  21. Ionic Liquids4▲ 6.5×9 topics
  22. Medical Imaging4▲ 3.5×4 topics
  23. Inorganic Scintillators4▲ 52×1 topic
  24. Scintillation Detectors4▲ 52×1 topic
  25. Nanostructures4▲ 4.2×12 topics
  26. Solar Wind4▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Structure Determination4▲ 54×2 topics
  28. High-Resolution Imaging3▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Spin Dynamics3▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Infrared Detectors3▲ 113×1 topic
  31. Radiation Effects3▲ 34×2 topics
  32. Semiconductor Materials3▲ 113×1 topic
  33. Digital Repositories3▲ 49×2 topics
  34. Spectroscopy3▲ 8.0×9 topics
  35. Data Sharing3▲ 50×2 topics
  36. Cryo-Electron Microscopy3▲ 78×1 topic
  37. High-Speed Imaging3▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Single-Particle Analysis3▲ 78×1 topic
  39. Surfactants3▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Bioinformatics3▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Science and Technology Facilities Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Particle Detector Development and Performance, Nuclear Physics and Applications, Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies and Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials.

Particle Detector Development and Performance: 6 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 6 fractional worksRadiation Detection and …4Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Semiconductor D…3Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 2 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics…2High-pressure geophysics and materials: 2 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…2Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 2 fractional worksResearch Data Management…2Research Data Management Practices: 2 fractional worksCCD and CMOS Imaging Sen…2CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors: 2 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsRadiationElectrical and Electronic EngineeringStructural Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Particle Detector Development and Performance Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 6 works
  3. 3 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 3 works
  6. 6 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 2 works
  8. 8 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 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 available65.4%not open34.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.4%domestic only69.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Science and Technology Facilities Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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