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Birmingham Research Park

In research, Birmingham Research Park stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,204 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#6,067 of 14,558 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,074 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,465
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#575
of 1,844
Research works
737
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
24.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Birmingham Research Park

What is Birmingham Research Park 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,204 of 16,688 11.2%289
MedicineField #6,067 of 14,558 11.1%218
Life SciencesDomain #7,074 of 11,023 12.1%135
Physical SciencesDomain #15,623 of 17,446 9.1%174
Social SciencesDomain #13,382 of 14,833 8.4%139

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Birmingham Research Park 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Birmingham Research Park work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Birmingham Research Park is in Health Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (39%), Social Sciences (12%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 26 fractional works · 48.8% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 39.4% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 7.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 23.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 11.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 14.4% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 13.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKBirminghamResearch Park54fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences49%Social Sciences24%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2139.4%
    2. Health Professions47.5%
    3. Nursing00.8%
    4. Veterinary00.6%
    5. Dentistry00.4%
    1. Social Sciences611.6%
    2. Psychology35.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting12.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.1%
    5. Decision Sciences11.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    1. Engineering48.0%
    2. Computer Science11.9%
    3. Environmental Science11.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.9%
    5. Materials Science00.8%
    6. Energy00.7%
    7. Mathematics00.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology36.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology12.6%
    3. Neuroscience12.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.57× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.85× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.05× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.91× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.66×0 works
  2. Health Professions2.85×4 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.57×1 works
  4. Medicine2.05×21 works
  5. Psychology1.91×3 works
  6. Nursing1.62×0 works
  7. Neuroscience1.59×1 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.39×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.13×3 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.03×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.00×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.92×6 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.88×0 works
  14. Dentistry0.85×0 works
  15. Energy0.77×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.72×1 works
  17. Engineering0.53×4 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.42×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.38×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×1 works
  21. Environmental Science0.28×1 works
  22. Computer Science0.24×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.22×0 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Birmingham Research Park?

Ranked on the quality score, Lee Silcock, Rosemarie V. Cope and H. Kober lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Birmingham Research Park.

  1. 1 Lee Silcock United Kingdom · #2,920,286 worldwide 437 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Rosemarie V. Cope United Kingdom · #2,960,727 worldwide 630 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 H. Kober United Kingdom · #3,710,477 worldwide 1.9k citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Bebe Speed United Kingdom · #5,053,196 worldwide 161 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Tanya Garrett United Kingdom · #5,256,128 worldwide 120 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Birmingham Research Park

What are the most cited papers from Birmingham Research Park?

The most cited paper from Birmingham Research Park is "Using the framework method for the analysis of qualitative data in multi-disciplinary health research" (Nicola Kay Gale, Gemma Heath, Elaine Cameron et al., 2013), with 11,587 citations. Next come "Metal complexation by chitosan and its derivatives: a review" (1,177) and "WHO systematic review of prevalence of chronic pelvic pain: a neglected reproductive health morbidity" (771).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Using the framework method for the analysis of qualitative data in multi-disciplinary health research Nicola Kay Gale, Gemma Heath, Elaine Cameron et al. · BMC Medical Research Methodology Open access 18 Sep 2013 11,587
2 Metal complexation by chitosan and its derivatives: a review Anjani J. Varma, Sonal Deshpande, John F. Kennedy · Carbohydrate Polymers 16 Oct 2003 1,177
3 WHO systematic review of prevalence of chronic pelvic pain: a neglected reproductive health morbidity Pallavi Manish Latthe, Manish Latthe, Lale Say et al. · BMC Public Health ReviewOpen access 6 Jul 2006 771
4 Pullulan: Microbial sources, production and applications Ram Sarup Singh, Gaganpreet Kaur Saini, John F. Kennedy · Carbohydrate Polymers 15 Jan 2008 665
5 Evidence‐based Management: From Theory to Practice in Health Care Kieran Walshe, Thomas G. Rundall · Milbank Quarterly Open access Sep 2001 536
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Birmingham Research Park?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Healthcare Workers, Public Health, Ethical Considerations, Resuscitation, Trauma and Infectious Diseases.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology5▲ 2.5×40 topics
  2. Mental Health3▲ 4.0×12 topics
  3. Public Health3▲ 3.6×13 topics
  4. Healthcare Workers2▲ 17×5 topics
  5. Ethical Considerations2▲ 10×5 topics
  6. Healthcare2▲ 3.0×10 topics
  7. Mortality2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  8. Resuscitation2▲ 24×3 topics
  9. Inflammation2▲ 1.35×20 topics
  10. Trauma2▲ 14×5 topics
  11. Disaster Response2▲ 36×2 topics
  12. Human Rights2▲ 2.6×3 topics
  13. Infectious Diseases2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  14. COVID-191▲ 2.0×7 topics
  15. Emergency Preparedness1▲ 64×1 topic
  16. Quality Improvement1▲ 13×5 topics
  17. Triage1▲ 64×1 topic
  18. Biomechanics1▲ 7.7×4 topics
  19. Depression1▲ 2.8×8 topics
  20. Globalization1▲ 1.20×7 topics
  21. Hemorrhage1▲ 35×3 topics
  22. Machine Learning1▼ 0.70×8 topics
  23. Risk Factors1▲ 2.1×11 topics
  24. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 1.89×8 topics
  25. Health Outcomes1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  26. Infection Prevention1▲ 24×3 topics
  27. Sepsis1▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Violence1▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Anxiety1▲ 4.2×6 topics
  30. Complications1▲ 4.2×4 topics
  31. Internal Fixation1▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Transportation1▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Treatment1▲ 1.70×11 topics
  34. Immune Response1▲ 3.3×9 topics
  35. Injury Severity1▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Management1▲ 2.4×6 topics
  37. Precision Medicine1▲ 3.8×4 topics
  38. Sex Work1▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Trafficking1▲ 66×1 topic
  40. Trauma Center1▲ 47×1 topic

Which research topics does Birmingham Research Park publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Disaster Response and Management, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, Sex work and related issues and Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation.

Disaster Response and Ma…1Disaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…1Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksSex work and related iss…1Sex work and related issues: 1 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coag…1Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksFacial Trauma and Fractu…1Facial Trauma and Fracture Management: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 0 fractional worksHigher Education Governance and Development: 0 fractional works
Emergency Medical ServicesEmergency MedicineSociology and Political ScienceCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  2. 2 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Facial Trauma and Fracture Management Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 0 works
  10. 10 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 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 available25.0%not open75.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Birmingham Research Park's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Birmingham Research Park as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Birmingham Research Park0.00031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Birmingham Research Park over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2011Birmingham Research Park10.0% in 20112010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.7% in 2006.

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