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Bedford College

In research, Bedford College stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,673 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,752 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,165 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#5,300
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#333
of 2,253
Research works
2.1k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
23.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is Bedford College 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 #2,673 of 16,945 17.7%885
Physical SciencesDomain #4,752 of 21,541 20.6%796
Social SciencesField #3,165 of 10,206 19.5%390
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,853 of 3,836 11.2%324
Environmental ScienceField #3,448 of 6,208 31.8%133
Life SciencesDomain #8,288 of 14,347 23.7%306
MathematicsField #1,423 of 2,255 14.2%141
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,844 of 6,031 29.8%152
Physics and AstronomyField #2,992 of 3,663 17.4%129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bedford College 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: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.27× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.33× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.55× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.57× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.06× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.19× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bedford College?

Ranked on the composite score, M. L. West, Alan Cameron and Barbara Wootton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bedford College.

  1. 1 M. L. West United Kingdom · #11,301 worldwide 236 citations · 90 works
  2. 2 Alan Cameron United Kingdom · #23,947 worldwide 176 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Barbara Wootton United Kingdom · #76,807 worldwide 155 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 L. J. AUDUS United Kingdom · #137,455 worldwide 195 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Conrad Russell United Kingdom · #143,615 worldwide 71 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 W. N. Bailey United Kingdom · #166,144 worldwide 148 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Gordon Manley United Kingdom · #188,294 worldwide 172 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Tirril Harris United Kingdom · #243,651 worldwide 170 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 L. Pincherle United Kingdom · #294,106 worldwide 118 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 J. N. Coldstream United Kingdom · #305,933 worldwide 27 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Bedford College

Which keywords describe research at Bedford College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Higher Education, Student Engagement, Globalization, Bilingual Education, Language Policy, Student Perceptions, Multilingualism and Training Pathways.

▲ 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. Higher Education4▲ 14×10 topics
  2. Globalization4▲ 3.2×10 topics
  3. Student Engagement3▲ 13×8 topics
  4. Education3▲ 2.6×11 topics
  5. Bilingual Education2▲ 34×3 topics
  6. Language Policy2▲ 28×3 topics
  7. Corporate Governance2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  8. Student Perceptions2▲ 21×3 topics
  9. Multilingualism2▲ 22×2 topics
  10. Informal Learning2▲ 27×4 topics
  11. Training Pathways2▲ 132×1 topic
  12. Vocational Education2▲ 40×1 topic
  13. Teacher Education2▲ 24×4 topics
  14. Teacher Preparation2▲ 43×3 topics
  15. Bankruptcy Law2▲ 328×1 topic
  16. Financial Distress2▲ 68×1 topic
  17. Anxiety2▲ 5.7×7 topics
  18. Student Participation2▲ 87×2 topics
  19. Lifelong Learning2▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Teacher Training2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  21. Social Justice1▲ 4.1×3 topics
  22. Student Motivation1▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Diversity1▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Neoliberalism1▲ 6.2×4 topics
  25. Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy1▲ 48×1 topic
  26. Experiential Learning1▲ 40×3 topics
  27. Genocide1▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Professional Development1▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Teaching Strategies1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  30. Translanguaging1▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Vygotsky1▲ 131×2 topics
  32. Activity Theory1▲ 159×1 topic
  33. Co-Creation of Curriculum1▲ 126×1 topic
  34. Cosmopolitanism1▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Education Policy1▲ 29×3 topics
  36. Reflective Practice1▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Social Cognition1▲ 11×6 topics
  38. Student-Staff Partnerships1▲ 126×1 topic
  39. Workplace Learning1▲ 91×1 topic
  40. Neural Mechanisms1▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Bedford College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Systems and Policy, Corporate Insolvency and Governance, Higher Education Practises and Engagement and Multilingual Education and Policy.

Education Systems and Policy: 2 fractional worksCorporate Insolvency and Governance: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 1 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 1 fractional worksInnovative Education and Learning Practices: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…1Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Education and Multiculturalism: 1 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…1Online Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional works
EducationAccountingLinguistics and LanguageHuman Factors and Ergonomics4 others

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

  1. 1 Education Systems and Policy Education 2 works
  2. 2 Corporate Insolvency and Governance Accounting 2 works
  3. 3 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 1 works
  4. 4 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 1 works
  5. 5 Innovative Education and Learning Practices Human Factors and Ergonomics 1 works
  6. 6 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  9. 9 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 1 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 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 available9.6%not open90.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bedford College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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