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Birmingham–Southern College

In research, Birmingham–Southern College stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,817 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,993
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,153
of 8,685
Research works
348
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.4k
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

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 #5,817 of 16,945 21.9%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 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: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 3.48× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.24× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.77× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.92× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.99× 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, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Birmingham–Southern College?

Ranked on the composite score, J. D. Bultman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Birmingham–Southern College.

  1. 1 J. D. Bultman United States · #548,284 worldwide 29 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Birmingham–Southern College

Which keywords describe research at Birmingham–Southern College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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 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▲ 24×5 topics
  2. Philosophy2▲ 14×4 topics
  3. Health Equity1▲ 19×3 topics
  4. Democracy1▲ 14×4 topics
  5. Education1▲ 3.0×5 topics
  6. Higher Education1▲ 9.5×3 topics
  7. Innovation1▲ 4.9×4 topics
  8. Neoliberalism1▲ 14×2 topics
  9. Sustainable Development1▲ 3.2×2 topics
  10. Urbanization1▲ 12×2 topics
  11. Social Support1▲ 8.0×3 topics
  12. Globalization1▲ 2.2×2 topics
  13. Religion1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  14. Academic Identity1▲ 132×1 topic
  15. Epidemiology1◆ 0.97×6 topics
  16. Internationalization1▲ 64×1 topic
  17. Slum Upgrading1▲ 131×1 topic
  18. Urban Poverty1▲ 85×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Higher Education Governance and Development, Higher Education Research Studies and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research.

Urban and Rural Development Challenges: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Governance and Development: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 0 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 0 fractional worksDisability Education and Employment: 0 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 0 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…0Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 0 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 0 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 0 fractional worksGeographic Information S…0Geographic Information Systems Studies: 0 fractional works
Urban StudiesPolitical Science and International RelationsEducationCognitive Neuroscience4 others

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

  1. 1 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 1 works
  2. 2 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Higher Education Research Studies Education 0 works
  4. 4 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  5. 5 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 0 works
  6. 6 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 0 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 0 works
  8. 8 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 0 works
  9. 9 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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