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BCS — The Chartered Institute for IT

In research, BCS — The Chartered Institute for IT stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,942 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,203
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,674
of 2,253
Research works
307
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is BCS — The Chartered Institute for IT 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
Social SciencesDomain #13,942 of 16,945 15.0%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where BCS — The Chartered Institute for IT 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: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.93× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.79× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.35× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.36× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.08× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at BCS — The Chartered Institute for IT?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Swan, John W. Gardner and J. Hall-Edwards lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BCS — The Chartered Institute for IT.

  1. 1 Michael Swan United Kingdom · #88,745 worldwide 253 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 John W. Gardner United Kingdom · #509,769 worldwide 27 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 J. Hall-Edwards United Kingdom · #1,464,174 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at BCS — The Chartered Institute for IT

Which keywords describe research at BCS — The Chartered Institute for IT?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Risk Management, Healthcare, Big Data, Conflict, Requirements Engineering, Interpretable Models and Machine Learning Interpretability.

▲ 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. Machine Learning5▲ 3.5×10 topics
  2. Healthcare2▲ 4.7×7 topics
  3. Risk Management2▲ 10×5 topics
  4. Big Data2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  5. Globalization2▲ 1.88×3 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.4×3 topics
  7. Conflict2▲ 20×2 topics
  8. Mental Health2▲ 2.3×10 topics
  9. Security2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  10. COVID-191▲ 2.2×4 topics
  11. Interpretable Models1▲ 74×1 topic
  12. Machine Learning Interpretability1▲ 74×1 topic
  13. Precision Medicine1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  14. Requirements Engineering1▲ 72×2 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management1▲ 3.4×3 topics
  16. Culture1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  17. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  18. Literature1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  19. Primary Care1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  20. Wireless Sensor Networks1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  21. Economic Development1▲ 3.2×2 topics
  22. Ethical Challenges1▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Industrial Policy1▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Ethics1▲ 4.9×3 topics
  25. Gender1▲ 4.4×2 topics
  26. Adaptation1▲ 7.8×1 topic
  27. Consociationalism1▲ 182×1 topic
  28. Corpus Linguistics1▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Customer Satisfaction1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  30. Digital Transformation1▲ 4.2×3 topics
  31. Film1▲ 159×1 topic
  32. Fiscal Risks1▲ 57×1 topic
  33. Health Workforce1▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Hydrosocial Cycle1▲ 135×1 topic
  35. Internet of Things (IoT)1▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Northern Ireland1▲ 182×1 topic
  37. Nurse Practitioners1▲ 167×1 topic
  38. Organizational Culture1▲ 5.7×4 topics
  39. Public Finance1▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Water Privatization1▲ 135×1 topic

Which research topics does BCS — The Chartered Institute for IT publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), Economic Issues in Ukraine, Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism and Water Governance and Infrastructure.

Explainable Artificial I…1Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 1 fractional worksEconomic Issues in Ukraine1Economic Issues in Ukraine: 1 fractional worksShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 1 fractional worksWater Governance and Inf…1Water Governance and Infrastructure: 1 fractional worksIrish and British Studies1Irish and British Studies: 1 fractional worksNursing Roles and Practices: 1 fractional worksDental Education, Practice, Research: 1 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Tec…1Software Engineering Techniques and Practices: 1 fractional worksMachine Learning in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceLiterature and Literary TheoryPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  2. 2 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  3. 3 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  4. 4 Water Governance and Infrastructure Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Nursing Roles and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Machine Learning in Healthcare Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 1 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 available30.5%not open69.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.9%domestic only79.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has BCS — The Chartered Institute for IT's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% higher 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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