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Birmingham City Council

birmingham.gov.ukROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#36,557
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,960
of 2,253
Research works
134
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.50× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.19× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 11.45× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 2.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.20× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 11.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Birmingham City Council?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Health Effects, Environmental Noise, Noise Pollution, Elderly Care, Healthcare, Austerity and Direct Payments.

▲ 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. Public Health14▲ 8.0×20 topics
  2. Health Effects9▲ 11×5 topics
  3. Healthcare6▲ 6.3×5 topics
  4. Elderly Care6▲ 32×2 topics
  5. Environmental Noise6▲ 105×1 topic
  6. Noise Pollution6▲ 105×1 topic
  7. Sustainability6▲ 2.3×18 topics
  8. Austerity5▲ 227×2 topics
  9. Mental Health5▲ 3.5×18 topics
  10. Direct Payments5▲ 239×1 topic
  11. Personalisation5▲ 239×1 topic
  12. Globalization5▲ 1.97×13 topics
  13. Neoliberalism4▲ 9.0×5 topics
  14. Corporate Governance4▲ 5.4×6 topics
  15. Primary Care4▲ 7.0×8 topics
  16. Social Support3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  17. Health Equity3▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 3.0×5 topics
  19. Leadership3▲ 6.9×6 topics
  20. Vocational Education3▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Urban Development3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  22. Health Disparities3▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Income Inequality3▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Professional Development3▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Financialization3▲ 22×1 topic
  26. Shareholder Value3▲ 22×1 topic
  27. Neighborhood Effects3▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Mortality Risk2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  29. Public Opinion2▲ 10×5 topics
  30. Collaborative Governance2▲ 62×2 topics
  31. Burnout2▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Institutional Theory2▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Patient Engagement2▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Regional Growth2▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Social Relationships2▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Socioeconomic Inequalities2▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Community Health2▲ 10.0×4 topics
  38. Intersectionality2▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Student Retention2▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Training Pathways2▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Birmingham City Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Noise Effects and Management, Music Technology and Sound Studies, Child and Adolescent Health and Air Quality and Health Impacts.

Noise Effects and Manage…3Noise Effects and Management: 3 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 0 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 0 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 0 fractional worksUrban and Freight Transport Logistics: 0 fractional worksPharmacy and Medical Practices: 0 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Quality and Management: 0 fractional works
Speech and HearingComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis5 others

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

  1. 1 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 3 works
  2. 2 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  5. 5 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 0 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Urban and Freight Transport Logistics Building and Construction 0 works
  8. 8 Pharmacy and Medical Practices Pharmacology 0 works
  9. 9 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Quality and Management Health Information Management 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 available31.3%not open68.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Birmingham City Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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