Warren Spring Laboratory
In research, Warren Spring Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,976 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#9,324 of 11,412 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#5,541 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pollution, Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering — Pollution is 23.4× its share of world research.
- World rank, all time
- #14,084 of 42,892
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #766 of 2,253
- Research works
- 458 ▲ 159% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 9.2k 20.1 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 0.0% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 8% world 28%
What is Warren Spring Laboratory known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #7,976 of 21,541 | 16.3% | 406 | |
| EngineeringField | #9,324 of 11,412 | 18.4% | 155 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #5,541 of 6,208 | 11.4% | 121 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Warren Spring Laboratory 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 Warren Spring Laboratory specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pollution takes 23.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- PollutionSubfield · 33.1 works23×
- Chemical EngineeringField · 29.4 works15×
- Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 22.7 works12×
- Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 22.4 works10×
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.
Who are the top researchers at Warren Spring Laboratory?
Ranked on the composite score, R. Lawrence Moss, Amy L. Downing and Dang Cheng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Warren Spring Laboratory.
- 1 R. Lawrence Moss United Kingdom · #340,103 worldwide 80 citations · 21 works
- 2 Amy L. Downing United Kingdom · #342,295 worldwide 111 citations · 16 works
- 3 Dang Cheng United Kingdom · #1,133,647 worldwide 55 citations · 17 works
- 4 J.G. Irwin United Kingdom · #1,289,380 worldwide 41 citations · 22 works
Which keywords describe research at Warren Spring Laboratory?
By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Health Effects, Remote Sensing, Marine Pollution, Biodegradation, Deepwater Horizon, Oil Spill Detection and Particulate Matter.
- Vehicle Emissions
- Sustainable Technology
- Volatile Organic Compounds
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Air Quality Monitoring
- Ceria
- Forecasting
- Circular Economy
- Environmental Monitoring
- Global Burden of Disease
- Mortality
- Nanobubbles
- Air Quality
- Rheology
- Metal Recovery
- Nanoparticles
- Oil Spill Detection
- Machine Learning
- Marine Pollution
- Health Effects
- Environmental Impact
- Remote Sensing
- Biodegradation
- Deepwater Horizon
- Particulate Matter
- Catalysis
- Water Treatment
- Electrical Properties
- Flotation
- Air Pollution
- Fine Particulate Air Pollution
- Selective Oxidation
- Oxidation
- IoT
- Fuel Consumption
- Gold
- Low-Cost Sensors
- Rare Earth Elements
- Battery Recycling
- Eco-Driving
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
- Environmental Impact54▲ 8.9×17 topics
- Health Effects50▲ 18×8 topics
- Remote Sensing36▲ 7.2×9 topics
- Marine Pollution34▲ 347×2 topics
- Biodegradation32▲ 65×4 topics
- Machine Learning32▲ 3.3×13 topics
- Deepwater Horizon30▲ 615×1 topic
- Oil Spill Detection30▲ 615×1 topic
- Particulate Matter26▲ 51×2 topics
- Nanoparticles25▲ 4.2×18 topics
- Catalysis22▲ 5.7×8 topics
- Metal Recovery19▲ 30×3 topics
- Water Treatment17▲ 31×3 topics
- Rheology17▲ 17×6 topics
- Electrical Properties16▲ 22×2 topics
- Air Quality16▲ 19×5 topics
- Flotation16▲ 104×1 topic
- Nanobubbles16▲ 104×1 topic
- Air Pollution16▲ 30×2 topics
- Mortality15▲ 6.8×2 topics
- Fine Particulate Air Pollution15▲ 43×1 topic
- Global Burden of Disease15▲ 16×1 topic
- Selective Oxidation13▲ 18×2 topics
- Environmental Monitoring13▲ 8.7×5 topics
- Oxidation12▲ 12×2 topics
- Circular Economy12▲ 14×4 topics
- IoT12▲ 12×2 topics
- Forecasting12▲ 19×3 topics
- Fuel Consumption12▲ 43×2 topics
- Ceria11▲ 21×1 topic
- Gold11▲ 21×1 topic
- Air Quality Monitoring11▲ 68×1 topic
- Low-Cost Sensors11▲ 68×1 topic
- Lithium-ion Batteries11▲ 9.3×2 topics
- Rare Earth Elements11▲ 18×2 topics
- Volatile Organic Compounds10▲ 19×3 topics
- Battery Recycling10▲ 38×1 topic
- Sustainable Technology10▲ 24×1 topic
- Eco-Driving10▲ 48×1 topic
- Vehicle Emissions10▲ 48×1 topic
Which research topics does Warren Spring Laboratory publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and Rock Art Studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Archeology 0 works
- 2 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 0 works
- 3 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 0 works
- 4 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 0 works
- 5 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 0 works
- 6 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Warren Spring Laboratory's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 159% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Stevenage
- Lister Hospital
- Institution of Engineering and Technology
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
- North Hertfordshire College
- DuPont (United Kingdom)
- Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst
- Antikor (United Kingdom)
- NeRRe Therapeutics (United Kingdom)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.