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Thames Water (United Kingdom)

In research, Thames Water (United Kingdom) stands highest in Environmental Science (#4,530 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,760 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,066
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,440
of 2,253
Research works
497
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.4k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Thames Water (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
Environmental ScienceField #4,530 of 6,208 16.1%189
Physical SciencesDomain #16,760 of 21,541 15.4%344

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Thames Water (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: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.54× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 4.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.28× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.49× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.72× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Thames Water (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the composite score, John C. Rodda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thames Water (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 John C. Rodda United Kingdom · #528,890 worldwide 71 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Thames Water (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Thames Water (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Water Resources, Sustainability, Wastewater Treatment, Optimization, Land Use Change, Water Quality and Urbanization.

▲ 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. Climate Change69▲ 5.2×43 topics
  2. Sustainability36▲ 4.1×22 topics
  3. Water Resources34▲ 30×6 topics
  4. Environmental Impact25▲ 3.8×23 topics
  5. Wastewater Treatment24▲ 25×6 topics
  6. Optimization22▲ 8.3×10 topics
  7. Land Use Change22▲ 15×4 topics
  8. Water Quality20▲ 9.8×11 topics
  9. Urbanization19▲ 13×3 topics
  10. Hydrological Modeling19▲ 19×3 topics
  11. System Dynamics19▲ 54×2 topics
  12. Reservoir Operation18▲ 108×1 topic
  13. Water Demand18▲ 108×1 topic
  14. Sediment Transport17▲ 21×5 topics
  15. Health Effects17▲ 5.6×6 topics
  16. Genetic Algorithms16▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Leak Detection16▲ 121×1 topic
  18. Sustainability Assessment16▲ 30×5 topics
  19. Water Distribution Networks16▲ 121×1 topic
  20. Water Treatment15▲ 26×4 topics
  21. Anammox Bacteria15▲ 78×1 topic
  22. Nitrogen-Cycling Network15▲ 78×1 topic
  23. Life Cycle Assessment15▲ 17×5 topics
  24. Multivariate Statistical Techniques14▲ 78×1 topic
  25. Water Quality Index14▲ 78×1 topic
  26. Microbial Ecology14▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Model Evaluation14▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Global Hydrology13▲ 44×1 topic
  29. Uncertainty Assessment13▲ 44×1 topic
  30. Water Scarcity13▲ 46×3 topics
  31. Carcinogenicity13▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Genotoxicity13▲ 54×2 topics
  33. Public Perception13▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Decentralized Treatment13▲ 155×1 topic
  35. Wastewater Reuse13▲ 155×1 topic
  36. Drinking Water13▲ 70×2 topics
  37. Chlorination12▲ 117×1 topic
  38. Disinfection By-Products12▲ 117×1 topic
  39. Reactive Transport12▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Groundwater Flow12▲ 66×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Cryospheric studies and observations, Climate variability and models and Fecal contamination and water quality.

Hydrology and Watershed …1Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 1 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …1Cryospheric studies and observations: 1 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 1 fractional worksFecal contamination and water quality: 0 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 0 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 0 fractional worksParasitic Infections and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…0Urban Transport and Accessibility: 0 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 0 fractional worksWater Treatment and Disinfection: 0 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyAtmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcology5 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  2. 2 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 1 works
  3. 3 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Fecal contamination and water quality Water Science and Technology 0 works
  5. 5 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 0 works
  6. 6 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  7. 7 Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics Parasitology 0 works
  8. 8 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 0 works
  9. 9 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Water Treatment and Disinfection Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available18.4%not open81.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.7%domestic only88.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower 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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