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Thames Water (United Kingdom)

In research, Thames Water (United Kingdom) stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,276 of 5,407 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,163 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,431
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#759
of 1,844
Research works
497
▼ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.4k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Thames Water (United Kingdom)

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 #3,276 of 5,407 7.3%189
Physical SciencesDomain #11,163 of 17,446 6.5%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Thames Water (United Kingdom) work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Thames Water (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (32%), Engineering (20%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 70.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 31.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 11.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 20.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 11.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKThames Water(United Kingdom)24fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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. Environmental Science831.9%
    2. Engineering520.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy15.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences14.6%
    5. Energy13.1%
    6. Computer Science02.0%
    7. Chemistry01.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering01.2%
    9. Mathematics00.3%
    10. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology15.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology13.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.8%
    1. Social Sciences15.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.5%
    3. Psychology01.4%
    4. Decision Sciences00.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    1. Medicine15.9%
    2. Health Professions12.7%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.49× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.93× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.36× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.36× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.42× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.40× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× 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, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science6.42×8 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.49×1 works
  3. Energy3.36×1 works
  4. Chemical Engineering3.27×0 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.93×1 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy2.40×1 works
  7. Engineering1.36×5 works
  8. Health Professions1.01×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.95×1 works
  10. Chemistry0.95×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.71×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.59×0 works
  13. Veterinary0.56×0 works
  14. Neuroscience0.49×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.47×1 works
  16. Psychology0.45×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.39×0 works
  18. Medicine0.30×1 works
  19. Mathematics0.29×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.25×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.16×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.02×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Peter A. Pearce, C. R. Fricker and Michael Chipps lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thames Water (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Peter A. Pearce United Kingdom · #1,674,630 worldwide 2.6k citations · 67 works
  2. 2 C. R. Fricker United Kingdom · #1,695,550 worldwide 2.9k citations · 81 works
  3. 3 Michael Chipps United Kingdom · #2,518,916 worldwide 412 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 J. S. Slade United Kingdom · #3,033,270 worldwide 592 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 K. O. Colquhoun United Kingdom · #3,108,534 worldwide 307 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 D. M. Holt United Kingdom · #3,214,329 worldwide 600 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Jennifer S. Colbourne United Kingdom · #3,264,118 worldwide 808 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Mervyn L. Richardson United Kingdom · #3,380,602 worldwide 1.2k citations · 66 works
  9. 9 R. A. Downing United Kingdom · #3,589,747 worldwide 819 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 John Gardiner United Kingdom · #4,107,591 worldwide 93 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Thames Water (United Kingdom)

What are the most cited papers from Thames Water (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Thames Water (United Kingdom) is "The fate of pharmaceutical chemicals in the aquatic environment" (Mervyn L. Richardson, Judith M Bowron, 1985), with 740 citations. Next come "Potential phosphorus recovery by struvite formation" (475) and "A prebiotic intervention study in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)" (365).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The fate of pharmaceutical chemicals in the aquatic environment Mervyn L. Richardson, Judith M Bowron · Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 1985 740
2 Potential phosphorus recovery by struvite formation Yousuf Dar Jaffer, T. A. Clark, Peter A. Pearce et al. · Water Research Apr 2002 475
3 A prebiotic intervention study in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) Roberta Grimaldi, Glenn R. Gibson, Jelena Vulevic et al. · Microbiome Open access 2 Aug 2018 365
4 Influence of Plumbing Materials on Biofilm Formation and Growth of Legionella pneumophila in Potable Water Systems J Rogers, A. Barry Dowsett, P. J. Dennis et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology Open access Jun 1994 253
5 Electrochemical disinfection, an environmentally acceptable method of drinking water disinfection? M. Kerwick, Subrayal M. Reddy, A. H. L. Chamberlain et al. · Electrochimica Acta 30 Jun 2005 244
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Which keywords describe research at Thames Water (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Water Resources, Renewable Energy, Sediment Transport, Hydrological Modeling, Sustainability, Remote Sensing and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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-now 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 9 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 9 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change4▲ 6.6×18 topics
  2. Sustainability2▲ 2.7×8 topics
  3. Renewable Energy2▲ 4.3×7 topics
  4. Epidemiology1▲ 1.38×9 topics
  5. Water Resources1▲ 20×4 topics
  6. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.4×8 topics
  7. Hydrological Modeling1▲ 17×2 topics
  8. Remote Sensing1▲ 3.5×5 topics
  9. Sediment Transport1▲ 27×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics, Fecal contamination and water quality and Climate variability and models.

Hydrology and Watershed …1Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 1 fractional worksParasitic Infections and…1Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksFecal contamination and water quality: 1 fractional worksClimate variability and …1Climate variability and models: 1 fractional worksWater Treatment and Disi…1Water Treatment and Disinfection: 1 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 1 fractional worksAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production: 1 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…0Urban Transport and Accessibility: 0 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 0 fractional worksUrban Stormwater Management Solutions: 0 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyParasitologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis5 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 Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics Parasitology 1 works
  3. 3 Fecal contamination and water quality Water Science and Technology 1 works
  4. 4 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Water Treatment and Disinfection Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  6. 6 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 1 works
  7. 7 Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production Building and Construction 1 works
  8. 8 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 0 works
  9. 9 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Urban Stormwater Management Solutions Environmental Engineering 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Thames Water (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000099% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Thames Water (United Kingdom)0.00016% in 202519801990200020102020

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