United Kingdom (UK)

Time frame: 1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024

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Position by research output Share

Global Europe
Overall 4 2

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global Europe
Biological sciences 4 2
Chemistry 5 2
Earth & environmental sciences 4 2
Health sciences 3 1
Physical sciences 5 2

Research

Overall research output

Count Share
Overall 9478 3923.79

Overall Count and Share for '' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Subject Count Share
Biological sciences 3112 1294.17
Chemistry 2018 1068.25
Earth & environmental sciences 1144 423.47
Health sciences 2386 856.28
Physical sciences 2951 1130.79

Note: Articles may be assigned to more than one subject area, as a result the sum of the subject research outputs may not equal the overall research outputs.

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Leading research topics

Topics Count Share
Clinical Sciences 684 241.71
Oncology and Carcinogenesis 467 185.94
Biochemistry and Cell Biology 374 185.19
Particle and High Energy Physics 528 170.99
Organic Chemistry 213 151.34
Physical Chemistry 281 142.16
Genetics 321 127.79
Inorganic Chemistry 199 118.04
Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry 221 113.24
Condensed Matter Physics 304 112.20

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Collaboration

International research collaboration

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Collaborations between countries/territories

Collaboration by percentage of Share

Country/territory Share
USA 28.9%
China 15.8%
Germany 14.6%
France 7.4%
Italy 6.8%
Australia 6.2%
Switzerland 5.3%
Netherlands 5.3%
Spain 5.2%
Canada 4.7%

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Top 10 collaborators with United Kingdom (UK) by Share

Top 10 institutions from United Kingdom (UK) by Share

Institution Count Share
1.   University of Oxford 1723 433.82
2.   University of Cambridge 1491 408.19
3.   Imperial College London (ICL) 1105 246.66
4.   UCL 1236 225.07
5.   The University of Manchester (UoM) 725 158.19
6.   The University of Edinburgh 798 154.28
7.   King's College London (KCL) 586 112.19
8.   University of Bristol (UoB) 473 108.36
9.   University of Glasgow 525 86.05
10.   UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) 742 83.14

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