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Blackwood

blackwoodgroup.org.ukROR OpenAlex
Research works
52
▼ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
153
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
11%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Blackwood is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Which keywords describe research at Blackwood?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquinas, Boethius, Religion, Microstructure, Literature, Medieval, Society and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Aquinas4▲ 997×1 topic
  2. Boethius4▲ 997×1 topic
  3. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.9×7 topics
  4. Religion3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  5. Microstructure2▲ 9.5×4 topics
  6. History2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  7. Literature2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  8. Epidemiology2◆ 0.93×11 topics
  9. Medieval2▲ 76×2 topics
  10. Society2▲ 17×2 topics
  11. Anglo-Saxon2▲ 133×1 topic
  12. Monasticism2▲ 133×1 topic
  13. Nanocomposites2▲ 4.1×2 topics
  14. Security2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  15. Church History2▲ 47×2 topics
  16. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 22×1 topic
  17. Globalization2▲ 1.55×4 topics
  18. Medical Education2▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Nanomaterials2▲ 3.5×3 topics
  20. Smart Grid2▲ 9.9×1 topic
  21. Heart Rate Variability1▲ 21×3 topics
  22. Health Care Costs1▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Monetary Policy1▲ 7.9×3 topics
  24. Quality of Life1▲ 1.65×4 topics
  25. Ethical Considerations1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  26. Matrix Metalloproteinases1▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Calvinism1▲ 49×1 topic
  28. End-of-Life1▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Hydration Mechanism1▲ 108×1 topic
  30. Magnesium-Based Cements1▲ 108×1 topic
  31. Medical History1▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Neurosurgery1▲ 136×1 topic
  33. Palliative Care1▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Publication1▲ 137×1 topic
  35. Reformation1▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Scientific Writing1▲ 137×1 topic
  37. Skin Cancer1▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Social Justice1▲ 4.0×3 topics
  39. Stress1▲ 4.7×2 topics
  40. UV Radiation1▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Blackwood publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Medieval Philosophy and Theology, Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications, Theological Perspectives and Practices and Reformation and Early Modern Christianity.

Medieval Philosophy and …2Medieval Philosophy and Theology: 2 fractional worksMagnesium Oxide Properti…1Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications: 1 fractional worksTheological Perspectives…0Theological Perspectives and Practices: 0 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 0 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 0 fractional worksMedieval Iberian Studies0Medieval Iberian Studies: 0 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 0 fractional worksMedieval History and Crusades: 0 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 0 fractional worksCooperative Studies and Economics: 0 fractional works
PhilosophyMaterials ChemistrySociology and Political ScienceHistory3 others

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

  1. 1 Medieval Philosophy and Theology Philosophy 2 works
  2. 2 Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  3. 3 Theological Perspectives and Practices Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  4. 4 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 0 works
  5. 5 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Medieval Iberian Studies Classics 0 works
  7. 7 Medieval Literature and History Classics 0 works
  8. 8 Medieval History and Crusades History 0 works
  9. 9 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 0 works
  10. 10 Cooperative Studies and Economics Strategy and 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 available10.6%not open89.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Blackwood's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% lower 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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