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Unilever (United Kingdom)

In research, Unilever (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,689 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,140
of 22,385 · #6,331 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#440
of 862
Research works
5k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
251k
49.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Unilever (United Kingdom)

What is Unilever (United Kingdom) known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,689 of 10,670 11.7%68 #6092

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

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

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Unilever (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Engineering (13%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 76 fractional works · 42.5% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 13.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 11.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 5.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 4.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 48 fractional works · 27.0% of its workMedicine: 34 fractional works · 19.2% of its workDermatology: 11 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSmall Animals: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 39 fractional works · 21.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 9.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.3% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 8.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKUnilever (UnitedKingdom)179fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences9%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2313.1%
    2. Environmental Science2111.5%
    3. Chemistry105.4%
    4. Computer Science94.8%
    5. Materials Science53.0%
    6. Chemical Engineering42.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy42.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Energy00.0%
    1. Medicine3419.2%
    2. Veterinary84.3%
    3. Dentistry31.8%
    4. Nursing10.8%
    5. Health Professions10.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology179.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences95.3%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics52.8%
    4. Neuroscience52.6%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology21.3%
    1. Decision Sciences42.3%
    2. Psychology31.9%
    3. Social Sciences31.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting31.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.9%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.6%
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: 1.11× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.80× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.60× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.97× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.15× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.46× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.32× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.74× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 31.89× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 31.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary31.89×8 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics7.97×5 works
  3. Chemical Engineering6.15×4 works
  4. Dentistry3.74×3 works
  5. Chemistry3.46×10 works
  6. Decision Sciences2.39×4 works
  7. Environmental Science2.32×21 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.80×17 works
  9. Nursing1.68×2 works
  10. Neuroscience1.60×5 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.33×2 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.11×10 works
  13. Medicine1.00×34 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.94×4 works
  15. Engineering0.87×23 works
  16. Materials Science0.86×5 works
  17. Psychology0.64×4 works
  18. Computer Science0.62×9 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.44×2 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×2 works
  21. Health Professions0.30×1 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.19×1 works
  23. Social Sciences0.14×3 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.11×0 works
  26. Energy0.05×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Alan T. James, Edwin R. Morris and Sarah Sim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Unilever (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Alan T. James United Kingdom · #144,813 worldwide 12k citations · 179 works
  2. 2 Edwin R. Morris United Kingdom · #240,742 worldwide 12k citations · 124 works
  3. 3 Sarah Sim United Kingdom · #259,945 worldwide 3.2k citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Patrick B. Warren United Kingdom · #279,518 worldwide 14k citations · 165 works
  5. 5 Elizabeth R. Morris United Kingdom · #294,496 worldwide 7.9k citations · 152 works
  6. 6 Henry King United Kingdom · #490,610 worldwide 3.5k citations · 74 works
  7. 7 David Scott Arnold United Kingdom · #602,766 worldwide 5.7k citations · 120 works
  8. 8 Iris I. Müller United Kingdom · #614,883 worldwide 1.5k citations · 84 works
  9. 9 Carina Mueller United Kingdom · #627,747 worldwide 1.7k citations · 17 works
  10. 10 David Andrew Gunn United Kingdom · #651,373 worldwide 3.7k citations · 88 works
All ranked researchers at Unilever (United Kingdom)

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

The most cited paper from Unilever (United Kingdom) is "Dissipative particle dynamics: Bridging the gap between atomistic and mesoscopic simulation" (Robert D. Groot, Patrick B. Warren, 1997), with 4,550 citations. Next come "Biological interactions between polysaccharides and divalent cations: The egg‐box model" (2,893) and "Statistical Mechanics of Dissipative Particle Dynamics" (2,859).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Dissipative particle dynamics: Bridging the gap between atomistic and mesoscopic simulation Robert D. Groot, Patrick B. Warren · The Journal of Chemical Physics 15 Sep 1997 4,550
2 Biological interactions between polysaccharides and divalent cations: The egg‐box model Gregor T. Grant, Edwin R. Morris, David Allan Rees et al. · FEBS Letters Open access 15 May 1973 2,893
3 Statistical Mechanics of Dissipative Particle Dynamics Pep Español, Patrick B. Warren · Europhysics Letters (EPL) May 1995 2,859
4 Integration of biological networks and gene expression data using Cytoscape Melissa Cline et al. · Nature Protocols Open access 27 Sep 2007 2,601
5 A study of the minimum inhibitory concentration and mode of action of oregano essential oil, thymol and carvacrol Ronald J.W. Lambert, Panagiotis N. Skandamis, Peter John Coote et al. · Journal of Applied Microbiology 12 Sep 2001 2,452
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Unilever (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Assessment, Ethical Considerations, Health Effects, Animal Research Reporting, ARRIVE Guidelines, 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-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 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. Epidemiology11▲ 1.58×26 topics
  2. Risk Assessment10▲ 8.0×8 topics
  3. Machine Learning9▲ 1.57×17 topics
  4. Ethical Considerations9▲ 14×4 topics
  5. Health Effects8▲ 7.6×7 topics
  6. ARRIVE Guidelines8▲ 358×1 topic
  7. Animal Research Reporting8▲ 358×1 topic
  8. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.5×17 topics
  9. Environmental Exposure7▲ 37×3 topics
  10. Environmental Impact7▲ 2.3×11 topics
  11. Bisphenol A5▲ 78×1 topic
  12. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals5▲ 78×1 topic
  13. DNA Damage5▲ 35×3 topics
  14. Medicinal Chemistry5▲ 9.9×3 topics
  15. Viscoelasticity4▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Self-Assembly4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  17. Surfactants4▲ 25×4 topics
  18. Pharmacokinetics4▲ 8.7×5 topics
  19. Contact Allergy4▲ 117×1 topic
  20. Skin Barrier Function4▲ 58×2 topics
  21. Skin Sensitization4▲ 117×1 topic
  22. Ionic Liquids4▲ 7.4×6 topics
  23. Microneedles4▲ 69×1 topic
  24. Regenerative Medicine4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  25. Solid Lipid Nanoparticles4▲ 69×1 topic
  26. Micelles4▲ 52×2 topics
  27. Staphylococcus aureus4▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Filaggrin3▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Skin Microbiome3▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Rheology3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  31. Environmental Risk Assessment3▲ 21×4 topics
  32. Process Monitoring3▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Molecular Docking3▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Pesticides3▲ 25×3 topics
  35. Statistical Analysis3▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Bioaccumulation3▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Drug Target Identification3▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Virtual Screening3▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Biomonitoring3▲ 20×3 topics
  40. Data-Driven Techniques3▲ 20×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: 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…8Animal testing and alternatives: 8 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 5 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and Allergies: 4 fractional worksAdvancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery: 4 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 3 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 3 fractional worksFault Detection and Cont…3Fault Detection and Control Systems: 3 fractional worksSurfactants and Colloida…3Surfactants and Colloidal Systems: 3 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxi…3Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 3 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 8 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 4 works
  5. 5 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 3 works
  6. 6 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 3 works
  7. 7 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Surfactants and Colloidal Systems Organic Chemistry 3 works
  9. 9 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 3 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Unilever (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00077% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Unilever (United Kingdom)0.00068% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Unilever (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Unilever (United Kingdom)14.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.2% in 1996.

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