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WRc (United Kingdom)

In research, WRc (United Kingdom) stands highest in Environmental Science (#3,153 of 6,208 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,537 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,687
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,012
of 2,253
Research works
717
▼ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
21.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
8%
world 28%

What is WRc (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 #3,153 of 6,208 14.6%369
Physical SciencesDomain #11,537 of 21,541 14.0%580

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where WRc (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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.66× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.75× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 0.38× 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, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, J. A. Hobson, Michael Gardner and Andrea Paparini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is WRc (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 J. A. Hobson United Kingdom · #111,819 worldwide 68 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Michael Gardner United Kingdom · #1,258,168 worldwide 42 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Andrea Paparini United Kingdom · #1,514,688 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at WRc (United Kingdom)

Which keywords describe research at WRc (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Water Quality, Climate Change, Toxicity, Bioaccumulation, Principal Component Analysis, Multivariate Statistical Techniques and Water Quality Index.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

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
  1. Environmental Impact78▲ 8.2×31 topics
  2. Climate Change78▲ 4.1×39 topics
  3. Water Quality76▲ 25×13 topics
  4. Toxicity55▲ 18×13 topics
  5. Bioaccumulation41▲ 48×3 topics
  6. Sustainability37▲ 2.9×20 topics
  7. Principal Component Analysis36▲ 35×3 topics
  8. Multivariate Statistical Techniques34▲ 130×1 topic
  9. Water Quality Index34▲ 130×1 topic
  10. Pesticides31▲ 44×3 topics
  11. Health Effects31▲ 7.2×13 topics
  12. Pollution31▲ 31×3 topics
  13. Remediation30▲ 57×2 topics
  14. Wastewater Treatment29▲ 21×10 topics
  15. Remote Sensing28▲ 3.5×13 topics
  16. Heavy Metals27▲ 20×7 topics
  17. Water Resources27▲ 17×6 topics
  18. Metal Toxicity26▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Biomarkers26▲ 5.8×5 topics
  20. Contamination26▲ 40×3 topics
  21. Environmental Monitoring25▲ 11×8 topics
  22. Environmental Risk Assessment24▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Bioavailability23▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Ecological Impact23▲ 44×2 topics
  25. Aquatic Organisms23▲ 75×1 topic
  26. Contaminant Effects23▲ 75×1 topic
  27. Health Risk23▲ 56×1 topic
  28. Soil23▲ 56×1 topic
  29. Optimization22▲ 5.8×6 topics
  30. Eutrophication22▲ 21×5 topics
  31. Water Treatment22▲ 25×6 topics
  32. Invasive Species21▲ 5.1×11 topics
  33. Climate Change Impact21▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Life Cycle Assessment20▲ 16×7 topics
  35. Wastewater20▲ 31×3 topics
  36. Environmental Exposure18▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons17▲ 37×2 topics
  38. Water Quality Monitoring17▲ 41×2 topics
  39. Drinking Water17▲ 66×2 topics
  40. Monitoring17▲ 19×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact.

Ocean Waves and Remote S…0Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing: 0 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…0Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 0 fractional worksAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production: 0 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 0 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal: 0 fractional worksAdvanced oxidation water treatment: 0 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 0 fractional worksLinguistic research and …0Linguistic research and analysis: 0 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 0 fractional worksOptical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques: 0 fractional works
OceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeBuilding and ConstructionHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis5 others

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

  1. 1 Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing Oceanography 0 works
  2. 2 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  3. 3 Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production Building and Construction 0 works
  4. 4 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  5. 5 Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal Pollution 0 works
  6. 6 Advanced oxidation water treatment Water Science and Technology 0 works
  7. 7 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  8. 8 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 0 works
  9. 9 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 0 works
  10. 10 Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques 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.

openly available8.3%not open91.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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