Question 1

What is Science Council known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Science Council stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,660 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Physics and Astronomy (Astronomy and Astrophysics is 45.0× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Science Council rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Science Council ranks #13,005 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#11,106 all time), and #434 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Science Council?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Alexander Hope Ferdinand Ferguson and Stephanie Specchio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Science Council.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Science Council?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Science Council is "Divided we stand: Redefining politics, technology and social choice" (Jerry R. Ravetz, 1990), with 379 citations. Next come "The ising model on a random planar lattice: The structure of the phase transition and the exact critical exponents" (334) and "The eigenvalue spectrum of a large symmetric random matrix" (258).

Question 5

Which research topics does Science Council publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Space exploration and regulation, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Spaceflight effects on biology and Planetary Science and Exploration.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Science Council?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Space Policy, Space Tourism, Astrobiology, Extraterrestrial Life, SETI, Risk Assessment, Simulation and Immune System.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Science Council work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Science Council is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (25%), Engineering (24%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Science Council's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 496% higher than in 2018-2021.