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Smithers Pira

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Research works
84
▲ 568% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
23.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Smithers Pira

Not ranked overall: Smithers Pira is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Smithers Pira work in?

In all years, 66% of research at Smithers Pira is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (29%), Environmental Science (27%), Medicine (7%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 56 fractional works · 66.2% of its workEngineering: 24 fractional works · 28.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 13 fractional works · 14.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 23 fractional works · 27.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 10.7% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 9.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 13.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 9.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSmithers Pira84fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences66%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences14%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2428.7%
    2. Environmental Science2327.3%
    3. Materials Science44.6%
    4. Computer Science22.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.2%
    6. Chemistry11.1%
    7. Energy00.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Social Sciences45.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting44.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    5. Psychology10.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Medicine66.9%
    2. Health Professions22.4%
    3. Nursing11.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences56.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    4. Neuroscience00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.77× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.40× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.89× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMedicine: 1.78× its world share, 2 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.84× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.70× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology9.40×0 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance8.84×1 works
  3. Neuroscience3.89×0 works
  4. Psychology3.70×1 works
  5. Medicine1.78×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.77×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.57×0 works
  8. Engineering0.21×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Smithers Pira?

Ranked on the quality score, Neil Kirkpatrick and Philip A. Tice lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Smithers Pira.

  1. 1 Neil Kirkpatrick United Kingdom · #4,019,914 worldwide 318 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Philip A. Tice United Kingdom · #4,594,835 worldwide 221 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Smithers Pira

What are the most cited papers from Smithers Pira?

The most cited paper from Smithers Pira is "The treatment of pulp and paper mill effluent: a review" (Gillian Thompson, Jason E. Swain, Martin Kay et al., 2001), with 725 citations. Next come "Evaluation of migration models that might be used in support of regulations for food-contact plastics" (275) and "Survey of bisphenol A and bisphenol F in canned foods" (234).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The treatment of pulp and paper mill effluent: a review Gillian Thompson, Jason E. Swain, Martin Kay et al. · Bioresource Technology May 2001 725
2 Evaluation of migration models that might be used in support of regulations for food-contact plastics Timothy H. Begley, Laurence Castle, Alexandre E. Feigenbaum et al. · Food Additives & Contaminants Open access 2005 275
3 Survey of bisphenol A and bisphenol F in canned foods Anne Goodson, W. Summerfield, Ian Richard Cooper · Food Additives & Contaminants Aug 2002 234
4 Migration of bisphenol A from can coatings—effects of damage, storage conditions and heating Anne Goodson, Hossain Mahmud Robin, W. Summerfield et al. · Food Additives & Contaminants Oct 2004 209
5 Experimental investigation of performance, emission and combustion characteristics of an indirect injection multi-cylinder CI engine fuelled by blends of de-inking sludge pyrolysis oil with biodiesel Abul Kalam Hossain, Miloud Ouadi, Saad Siddiqui et al. · Fuel Open access 17 May 2012 96
All 86 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Smithers Pira?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Vibration Analysis, Fiber Networks, Paper Mechanics, Recycling, Waste Management, Environmental Impact, Environmental Exposure and Metabolic Disorders.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Vibration Analysis13▲ 49×2 topics
  2. Fiber Networks12▲ 747×1 topic
  3. Paper Mechanics12▲ 747×1 topic
  4. Recycling11▲ 54×5 topics
  5. Waste Management11▲ 50×3 topics
  6. Environmental Impact8▲ 7.4×7 topics
  7. Environmental Exposure7▲ 84×2 topics
  8. Metabolic Disorders7▲ 45×2 topics
  9. Health Effects7▲ 13×2 topics
  10. Bisphenol A7▲ 210×1 topic
  11. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals7▲ 210×1 topic
  12. Marine Environment6▲ 77×1 topic
  13. Microplastics6▲ 176×1 topic
  14. Environmental Impacts4▲ 23×3 topics
  15. Sustainability4▲ 2.7×7 topics
  16. Health Consequences4▲ 25×2 topics
  17. E-Waste4▲ 87×1 topic
  18. Metal Recovery4▲ 31×1 topic
  19. Bioremediation3▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Consumer Behavior3▲ 8.9×3 topics
  21. Consumer Perception3▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Marketing Strategy2▲ 49×2 topics
  23. Packaging Design2▲ 406×1 topic
  24. Purchase Decisions2▲ 406×1 topic
  25. Biodegradation2▲ 21×3 topics
  26. Food Safety2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  27. Heavy Metals2▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Chromium2▲ 124×1 topic
  29. Microbes2▲ 124×1 topic
  30. Plasticizers2▲ 166×1 topic
  31. Poly(vinyl chloride)2▲ 166×1 topic
  32. Environmental Risk Assessment2▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Enzymatic Decolorization2▲ 114×1 topic
  34. Feed Additives2▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Laccases2▲ 114×1 topic
  36. Pesticide Risk Assessment2▲ 378×1 topic
  37. Life Cycle Assessment1▲ 9.2×3 topics
  38. Biodegradable Polymers1▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Biological Applications1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Waste-to-Energy1▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does Smithers Pira publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biomedical and Chemical Research, Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research, Leptospirosis research and findings and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation.

Biomedical and Chemical Research: 1 fractional worksYersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research: 0 fractional worksLeptospirosis research a…0Leptospirosis research and findings: 0 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…0Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 0 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Research: 0 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics0Global trade and economics: 0 fractional worksRegional Economics and Spatial Analysis: 0 fractional worksLabor market dynamics and wage inequality: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 0 fractional works
SurgeryGeneticsParasitologyPharmacology5 others

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

  1. 1 Biomedical and Chemical Research Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research Genetics 0 works
  3. 3 Leptospirosis research and findings Parasitology 0 works
  4. 4 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 0 works
  5. 5 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  7. 7 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0 works
  8. 8 Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 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 available12.1%not open87.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Smithers Pira's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 568% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Smithers Pira as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000027% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Smithers Pira0.000034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Smithers Pira over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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