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Unilever (United Kingdom)

In research, Unilever (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,130 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,060
of 28,054 · #1,806 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#369
of 1,094
Research works
5k
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
251k
49.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Unilever (United Kingdom) 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 #8,130 of 12,888 20.0%68 #1926

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Unilever (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: 1.08× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.86× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.71× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8.14× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.68× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.73× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.24× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.30× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 33.85× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.65× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 33.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, David A. Rees, Howard A. Barnes and A. T. James lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Unilever (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 David A. Rees United Kingdom · #24,785 worldwide 500 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Howard A. Barnes United Kingdom · #38,705 worldwide 375 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 A. T. James United Kingdom · #78,282 worldwide 381 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 E. F. Annison United Kingdom · #89,820 worldwide 282 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 David A. Basketter United Kingdom · #102,009 worldwide 157 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 Peter J. Lillford United Kingdom · #116,376 worldwide 296 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Adam Kowalski United Kingdom · #122,484 worldwide 192 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 David W. Roberts United Kingdom · #172,736 worldwide 179 citations · 55 works
  9. 9 William J. Frith United Kingdom · #174,913 worldwide 165 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 E.R. Morris United Kingdom · #185,883 worldwide 227 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Unilever (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at Unilever (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Assessment, Ethical Considerations, Animal Research Reporting, ARRIVE Guidelines, Health Effects, Environmental Exposure, Bisphenol A and Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 1.62×24 topics
  2. Risk Assessment9▲ 8.2×7 topics
  3. Ethical Considerations9▲ 16×4 topics
  4. Machine Learning8▲ 1.59×16 topics
  5. ARRIVE Guidelines7▲ 396×1 topic
  6. Animal Research Reporting7▲ 396×1 topic
  7. Health Effects7▲ 7.6×7 topics
  8. Environmental Exposure6▲ 38×3 topics
  9. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.3×11 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.4×16 topics
  11. Bisphenol A5▲ 82×1 topic
  12. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals5▲ 82×1 topic
  13. DNA Damage5▲ 36×3 topics
  14. Viscoelasticity4▲ 42×2 topics
  15. Medicinal Chemistry4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  16. Self-Assembly4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  17. Surfactants4▲ 24×4 topics
  18. Contact Allergy4▲ 123×1 topic
  19. Pharmacokinetics4▲ 8.7×5 topics
  20. Skin Sensitization4▲ 123×1 topic
  21. Ionic Liquids4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  22. Skin Barrier Function4▲ 65×2 topics
  23. Micelles3▲ 53×2 topics
  24. Rheology3▲ 10×5 topics
  25. Microneedles3▲ 76×1 topic
  26. Solid Lipid Nanoparticles3▲ 76×1 topic
  27. Staphylococcus aureus3▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Filaggrin3▲ 40×1 topic
  29. Process Monitoring3▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Skin Microbiome3▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Regenerative Medicine3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  32. Statistical Analysis3▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Data-Driven Techniques3▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Fault Detection3▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Biomonitoring3▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Molecular Docking3▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Drug Target Identification3▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Environmental Risk Assessment3▲ 18×4 topics
  39. Microemulsions3▲ 94×1 topic
  40. Virtual Screening3▲ 17×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal testing and alternatives, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Contact Dermatitis and Allergies and Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery.

Animal testing and alter…7Animal testing and alternatives: 7 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 5 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and Allergies: 4 fractional worksAdvancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery: 3 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 3 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 3 fractional worksComputational Drug Disco…3Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 3 fractional worksSurfactants and Colloida…3Surfactants and Colloidal Systems: 3 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxi…2Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 2 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging2Skin Protection and Aging: 2 fractional works
Small AnimalsHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisDermatologyPharmaceutical Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 7 works
  2. 2 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  3. 3 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 4 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 3 works
  5. 5 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 3 works
  6. 6 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 3 works
  8. 8 Surfactants and Colloidal Systems Organic Chemistry 3 works
  9. 9 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 2 works
  10. 10 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 2 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 available17.0%not open83.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.6%domestic only81.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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