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Birmingham–Southern College

In research, Birmingham–Southern College stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,741 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,457
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,036
of 7,310
Research works
348
▼ 48% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.4k
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Birmingham–Southern College

What is Birmingham–Southern 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 #9,741 of 14,833 7.3%191

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

Which fields of science does Birmingham–Southern College work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Birmingham–Southern College is in Social Sciences, 17% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Medicine (11%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 15 fractional works · 54.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 35.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 10.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 16.6% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 10.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 16.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKBirmingham–SouthernCollege28fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences54%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1035.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities310.1%
    3. Psychology25.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.6%
    1. Medicine310.9%
    2. Health Professions25.5%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    1. Computer Science25.8%
    2. Environmental Science13.2%
    3. Engineering13.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy01.8%
    5. Materials Science01.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    7. Mathematics00.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology25.9%
    2. Neuroscience15.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
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: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.24× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.51× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.78× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.51×3 works
  2. Neuroscience3.24×2 works
  3. Social Sciences2.78×10 works
  4. Health Professions2.09×2 works
  5. Psychology1.79×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.10×2 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.80×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.74×2 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.70×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.65×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.62×0 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.57×0 works
  13. Medicine0.57×3 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.46×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.43×0 works
  17. Nursing0.41×0 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.39×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.28×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×0 works
  21. Engineering0.21×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Birmingham–Southern College?

Ranked on the quality score, Nigel Barber, Jeffrey T. Barton and Leon F. Sensabaugh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Birmingham–Southern College.

  1. 1 Nigel Barber United States · #2,306,052 worldwide 2k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Jeffrey T. Barton United States · #2,348,724 worldwide 361 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Leon F. Sensabaugh United States · #2,618,417 worldwide 53 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 J. L. Morrow United States · #2,747,364 worldwide 785 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Louis E. Bumgartner United States · #2,855,106 worldwide 199 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Desireé R. Melonas United States · #3,113,976 worldwide 47 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 V. Markham Lester United States · #3,137,984 worldwide 226 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Leo Pezzementi United States · #3,246,005 worldwide 1.7k citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Charlotte E. Ford United States · #3,358,958 worldwide 1.2k citations · 95 works
  10. 10 William P. Hustwit United States · #3,588,278 worldwide 18 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Birmingham–Southern College

What are the most cited papers from Birmingham–Southern College?

The most cited paper from Birmingham–Southern College is "Reliability of Nominal Data Based on Qualitative Judgments" (William D. Perreault, Laurence E. Leigh, 1989), with 1,329 citations. Next come "Molecular and cellular biology of cholinesterases" (1,224) and "White Fragility: Why It’s so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism" (1,176).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Reliability of Nominal Data Based on Qualitative Judgments William D. Perreault, Laurence E. Leigh · Journal of Marketing Research May 1989 1,329
2 Molecular and cellular biology of cholinesterases Jean Massoulié, Leo Pezzementi, Suzanne Bon et al. · Progress in Neurobiology Jul 1993 1,224
3 White Fragility: Why It’s so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism Kent Andersen · Journal of College and Character 3 Apr 2019 1,176
4 What Makes a Human Brand Authentic? Identifying the Antecedents of Celebrity Authenticity Julie Guidry Moulard, Carolyn Popp Garrity, Dan Hamilton Rice · Psychology and Marketing 14 Jan 2015 361
5 Quality Evaluation of Solution Sets in Multiobjective Optimisation Miqing Li, Xin Yao · ACM Computing Surveys Open access 18 Mar 2019 341
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Birmingham–Southern College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Feminism, Philosophy, Health Equity, Higher Education, Neoliberalism, Urbanization, Democracy and Social Support.

▲ 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 18 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Feminism2▲ 21×5 topics
  2. Philosophy2▲ 13×4 topics
  3. Health Equity1▲ 17×3 topics
  4. Democracy1▲ 13×4 topics
  5. Education1▲ 2.8×5 topics
  6. Higher Education1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  7. Innovation1▲ 4.6×4 topics
  8. Neoliberalism1▲ 13×2 topics
  9. Sustainable Development1▲ 3.0×2 topics
  10. Urbanization1▲ 12×2 topics
  11. Epidemiology1◆ 1.07×8 topics
  12. Social Support1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  13. Globalization1▲ 2.0×2 topics
  14. Religion1▲ 8.4×3 topics
  15. Academic Identity1▲ 123×1 topic
  16. Internationalization1▲ 60×1 topic
  17. Slum Upgrading1▲ 127×1 topic
  18. Urban Poverty1▲ 82×1 topic

Which research topics does Birmingham–Southern College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Higher Education Governance and Development, Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Higher Education Research Studies and Disability Education and Employment.

Higher Education Governance and Development: 1 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 0 fractional worksDisability Education and Employment: 0 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 0 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 0 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…0Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 0 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 0 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 0 fractional worksGeographic Information S…0Geographic Information Systems Studies: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsUrban StudiesEducationSafety Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  2. 2 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 1 works
  3. 3 Higher Education Research Studies Education 0 works
  4. 4 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 0 works
  5. 5 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 0 works
  6. 6 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 0 works
  8. 8 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 0 works
  9. 9 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  10. 10 Geographic Information Systems Studies Geography, Planning and Development 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 available23.7%not open76.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Birmingham–Southern College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 48% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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–Southern College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000070% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Birmingham–Southern College0.000030% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Birmingham–Southern College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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