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Blackburn College

blackburn.ac.ukROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#32,884
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,769
of 2,253
Research works
134
▲ 88% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
22.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
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: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.72× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.61× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.68× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Blackburn College?

Ranked on the composite score, Timothy A. Steele lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Blackburn College.

  1. 1 Timothy A. Steele United Kingdom · #1,611,828 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Blackburn College

Which keywords describe research at Blackburn College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Primary Care, Public Health, Health Equity, Training, Neoliberalism, Community Health and Globalization.

▲ 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 Health7▲ 3.8×11 topics
  2. Mental Health7▲ 4.4×18 topics
  3. Globalization6▲ 2.6×16 topics
  4. Education5▲ 3.0×14 topics
  5. Epidemiology5◆ 0.96×23 topics
  6. Primary Care5▲ 8.9×9 topics
  7. Health Equity5▲ 19×4 topics
  8. Training4▲ 17×3 topics
  9. Neoliberalism4▲ 8.3×10 topics
  10. Community Health4▲ 20×2 topics
  11. Reflective Practice3▲ 14×7 topics
  12. Social Determinants3▲ 11×2 topics
  13. Social Justice3▲ 4.3×7 topics
  14. Advocacy3▲ 50×1 topic
  15. Pediatrics3▲ 50×1 topic
  16. Corporate Governance3▲ 3.7×4 topics
  17. Health Promotion2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  18. Inclusion2▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Leadership2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  20. Professional Development2▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Student Perceptions2▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Academic Achievement2▲ 11×6 topics
  23. Feminism2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  24. Resilience2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  25. Well-being2▲ 6.0×7 topics
  26. Empowerment2▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Knowledge Representation2▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Cultural Politics2▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Youth Engagement2▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  31. Capitalism2▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Organizational Performance2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  33. Blended Learning2▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Distance Education2▲ 8.4×1 topic
  35. High-Intensity Interval Training2▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Cognitive Development2▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Decision Support2▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Ion Beam2▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Surface Analysis2▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Blackburn College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Adult and Continuing Education Topics, Historical Economic and Social Studies, Advanced Steganography and Watermarking Techniques and Critical and Liberation Pedagogy.

Adult and Continuing Education Topics: 1 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Steganography a…0Advanced Steganography and Watermarking Techniques: 0 fractional worksCritical and Liberation …0Critical and Liberation Pedagogy: 0 fractional worksEducational Theory and Curriculum Studies: 0 fractional worksInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management: 0 fractional worksDigital Education and So…0Digital Education and Society: 0 fractional worksInnovative Education and Learning Practices: 0 fractional worksParticipatory Visual Research Methods: 0 fractional worksPosthumanist Ethics and …0Posthumanist Ethics and Activism: 0 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Adult and Continuing Education Topics Education 1 works
  2. 2 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  3. 3 Advanced Steganography and Watermarking Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
  4. 4 Critical and Liberation Pedagogy Education 0 works
  5. 5 Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management Demography 0 works
  7. 7 Digital Education and Society Information Systems 0 works
  8. 8 Innovative Education and Learning Practices Human Factors and Ergonomics 0 works
  9. 9 Participatory Visual Research Methods Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Posthumanist Ethics and Activism Cultural Studies 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 available32.6%not open67.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Blackburn College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.