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Thomas Young Centre

In research, Thomas Young Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,675 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry and Materials Science — Materials Chemistry is 13.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,450
of 28,054 · #4,928 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#249
of 1,094
Research works
264
▲ 88% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
51.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
78%
world 28%

What is Thomas Young Centre known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,675 of 12,888 28.0%68 #3190

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Thomas Young Centre 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).

What does Thomas Young Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 13.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 22.0 works14×
  2. Materials ScienceField · 26.3 works9.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.84× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.19× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.76× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.24× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 9.16× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.30× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Thomas Young Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Molecular Dynamics, Electronic Structure, Computational Chemistry, Quantum Mechanics, Crystal Structures, Two-Dimensional Materials, Hydrogen Bonding and High-Throughput.

▲ 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. Molecular Dynamics11▲ 82×5 topics
  2. Machine Learning6▲ 2.1×6 topics
  3. Electronic Structure5▲ 35×8 topics
  4. Computational Chemistry5▲ 86×3 topics
  5. Quantum Mechanics5▲ 72×2 topics
  6. Crystal Structures5▲ 76×2 topics
  7. Hydrogen Bonding5▲ 66×3 topics
  8. Two-Dimensional Materials5▲ 24×4 topics
  9. High-Throughput5▲ 108×1 topic
  10. Materials Informatics5▲ 108×1 topic
  11. Nanoparticles4▲ 4.3×12 topics
  12. Catalysis4▲ 7.5×11 topics
  13. Crystal Growth4▲ 18×6 topics
  14. Graphene4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  15. Photosynthesis4▲ 100×1 topic
  16. Quantum Coherence4▲ 152×1 topic
  17. Vibrational Spectroscopy4▲ 61×2 topics
  18. Efficiency4▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Nanomaterials4▲ 4.0×7 topics
  20. Nanocrystals3▲ 15×5 topics
  21. Nanostructures3▲ 9.6×11 topics
  22. Superconductivity3▲ 22×9 topics
  23. Semiconductor3▲ 10×6 topics
  24. Nanocomposites3▲ 4.3×5 topics
  25. Photovoltaics3▲ 21×4 topics
  26. Density Functional Theory3▲ 31×4 topics
  27. Optoelectronic Devices3▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  29. Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenides2▲ 45×1 topic
  30. Semiconductors2▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Van der Waals Heterostructures2▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Water Splitting2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  33. Electronic Properties2▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Self-Assembled Monolayers2▲ 58×2 topics
  36. Transparent Conductors2▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Catalysts2▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Electronic Structure Calculations2▲ 38×2 topics
  39. Light-Emitting Diodes2▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Nanotechnology2▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Thomas Young Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Machine Learning in Materials Science, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, 2D Materials and Applications and Perovskite Materials and Applications.

Machine Learning in Materials Science: 5 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 4 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 2 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 2 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 2 fractional worksProtein Structure and Dynamics: 2 fractional worksMolecular Junctions and …2Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 2 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 2 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis and Applications: 1 fractional works
Materials ChemistryAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMolecular Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 5 works
  2. 2 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  3. 3 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  9. 9 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 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 available77.6%not open22.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.3%domestic only47.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Thomas Young Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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