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Serco (United Kingdom)

In research, Serco (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,302 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#9,934 of 11,412 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#14,965 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,086
of 28,054 · #18,831 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#952
of 1,094
Research works
672
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Serco (United Kingdom) 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 #10,302 of 21,541 10.0%327
EngineeringField #9,934 of 11,412 9.2%158
Social SciencesDomain #14,965 of 16,945 10.5%206

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Serco (United Kingdom) 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: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.92× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.72× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.35× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.93× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.59× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.65× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Serco (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, Nigel Bevan, Antonio Calonge Velázquez and Leah L. Curtin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Serco (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Nigel Bevan United Kingdom · #82,761 worldwide 313 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Antonio Calonge Velázquez United Kingdom · #312,527 worldwide 2 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Leah L. Curtin United Kingdom · #604,410 worldwide 26 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Patrick J. Smith United Kingdom · #737,188 worldwide 35 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Faouzi Bahloul United Kingdom · #879,451 worldwide 53 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Serco (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Serco (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Public Health, Remote Sensing, Supply Chain Management, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Satellite Observations and Big Data.

▲ 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. Sustainability6▲ 2.7×16 topics
  2. Public Health5▲ 3.7×14 topics
  3. Remote Sensing5▲ 4.1×12 topics
  4. Epidemiology4▲ 1.19×20 topics
  5. Quality of Life4▲ 3.1×12 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management4▲ 4.5×6 topics
  7. Big Data4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  8. Identity3▲ 4.8×10 topics
  9. Globalization3▲ 1.68×12 topics
  10. Analytics3▲ 34×1 topic
  11. Business Intelligence3▲ 34×1 topic
  12. Healthcare3▲ 2.7×8 topics
  13. Prevalence3▲ 7.5×6 topics
  14. Satellite Observations3▲ 31×3 topics
  15. Qualitative Research3▲ 3.4×6 topics
  16. Solar Wind3▲ 31×2 topics
  17. Mental Health3▲ 1.95×9 topics
  18. Educational Technology2▲ 2.2×5 topics
  19. Air Quality2▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Data Assimilation2▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Public Policy2▲ 4.7×7 topics
  22. Teacher Training2▲ 3.8×3 topics
  23. Social Inequality2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  24. Social Determinants2▲ 10×4 topics
  25. Hydrological Cycle2▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Aerosols2▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Climate2▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Health Policy2▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Coronal Mass Ejections1▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Cosmetic Surgery1▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Criminal Behavior1▲ 37×2 topics
  32. Emotion Recognition1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  33. Health Inequalities1▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Hydrological Modeling1▲ 6.4×5 topics
  35. Probabilistic Forecasting1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  36. Solar Dynamics Observatory1▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Ionosphere1▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Magnetosphere1▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Ozone Depletion1▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Stratospheric Water Vapor1▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Serco (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Big Data and Business Intelligence, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics.

Big Data and Business In…3Big Data and Business Intelligence: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 2 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 1 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation: 1 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal He…1Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 1 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 1 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 1 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…1Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 1 fractional works
Management Information SystemsGlobal and Planetary ChangeAstronomy and AstrophysicsAtmospheric Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 3 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  4. 4 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 1 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 1 works
  7. 7 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 1 works
  10. 10 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 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 available42.5%not open57.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.7%domestic only63.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Serco (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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