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Bolton College

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World rank, all time
#27,145
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,452
of 1,844
Research works
144
▲ 208% vs 2018-21
Citations
459
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Bolton College

Which fields of science does Bolton College work in?

In all years, 61% of research at Bolton College is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Engineering (22%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (14%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 87 fractional works · 60.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 46 fractional works · 32.1% of its workEducation: 26 fractional works · 17.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 13.6% of its workFinance: 11 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 6.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 46 fractional works · 31.6% of its workEngineering: 32 fractional works · 22.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArchitecture: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBolton College144fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences61%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4632.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2013.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities96.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting85.6%
    5. Psychology32.1%
    6. Decision Sciences11.0%
    1. Engineering3222.2%
    2. Computer Science42.9%
    3. Materials Science21.4%
    4. Chemical Engineering21.3%
    5. Mathematics10.9%
    6. Chemistry10.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    8. Environmental Science10.6%
    9. Energy10.5%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    1. Medicine42.7%
    2. Health Professions42.6%
    3. Veterinary10.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.2%
    2. Neuroscience10.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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: 2.69× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemistry: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.44× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.55× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 36.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.21× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 36.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary36.54×0 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.69×0 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.55×0 works
  4. Materials Science2.44×0 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.21×0 works
  6. Computer Science2.19×1 works
  7. Chemistry1.81×0 works
  8. Social Sciences1.51×1 works
  9. Environmental Science0.86×0 works
  10. Medicine0.74×1 works
  11. Engineering0.28×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bolton College?

Ranked on the quality score, NORMAN BURGESS, William E. Baugh and J Nelson Bradley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bolton College.

  1. 1 NORMAN BURGESS United Kingdom · #2,732,211 worldwide 39 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 William E. Baugh United Kingdom · #3,161,700 worldwide 113 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 J Nelson Bradley United Kingdom · #3,894,458 worldwide 33 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 I.R. Cowan United Kingdom · #4,281,358 worldwide 15 citations · 13 works
All ranked researchers at Bolton College

What are the most cited papers from Bolton College?

The most cited paper from Bolton College is "Mycobacterium paratuberculosis isolated from fetuses of infected cows not manifesting signs of the disease" (Raymond W. Sweeney, Robert H. Whitlock, Ann E. Rosenberger, 1992), with 174 citations. Next come "Coevolution of Markers of Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Skin and Peripheral Blood of Patients with Erythema Migrans" (161) and "Terminology, relative photonic efficiencies and quantum yields in heterogeneous photocatalysis. Part II: Experimental determination of quantum yields" (146).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mycobacterium paratuberculosis isolated from fetuses of infected cows not manifesting signs of the disease Raymond W. Sweeney, Robert H. Whitlock, Ann E. Rosenberger · American Journal of Veterinary Research Open access Apr 1992 174
2 Coevolution of Markers of Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Skin and Peripheral Blood of Patients with Erythema Migrans Juan C. Salazar, Constance D. Pope, Timothy J. Sellati et al. · The Journal of Immunology Sep 2003 161
3 Terminology, relative photonic efficiencies and quantum yields in heterogeneous photocatalysis. Part II: Experimental determination of quantum yields Angela Trovato Salinaro, Alexei V. Emeline, Jincai Zhao et al. · Pure and Applied Chemistry Open access 28 Feb 1999 146
4 Partisan Politics, Divided Government, and the Economy. Montserrat Lunati, Alberto Alesina, Howard L. Rosenthal · The Economic Journal Nov 1996 95
5 Measures of laterality and theories of hemispheric processes Paul E. Birkett · Neuropsychologia 1977 85
All 66 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bolton College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Lifelong Learning, Globalization, Monetary Policy, Higher Education, Curriculum Development, Economic Growth, Engineering Education and Financial Crisis.

▲ 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. Globalization12▲ 4.5×13 topics
  2. Lifelong Learning11▲ 50×5 topics
  3. Monetary Policy9▲ 22×5 topics
  4. Higher Education9▲ 16×9 topics
  5. Curriculum Development8▲ 16×3 topics
  6. Economic Growth8▲ 7.0×7 topics
  7. Engineering Education7▲ 48×2 topics
  8. Financial Crisis6▲ 32×3 topics
  9. Training Pathways6▲ 124×1 topic
  10. Vocational Education6▲ 65×1 topic
  11. Education6▲ 3.4×10 topics
  12. Informal Learning5▲ 37×3 topics
  13. Assessment Methods5▲ 37×1 topic
  14. Outcome-Based Education5▲ 133×1 topic
  15. Capital Flows5▲ 66×2 topics
  16. Liquidity5▲ 33×2 topics
  17. Professional Development5▲ 22×4 topics
  18. Exchange Rate Regimes5▲ 74×1 topic
  19. Financial Integration5▲ 73×1 topic
  20. Electric Vehicles4▲ 19×4 topics
  21. Prior Learning4▲ 122×1 topic
  22. Recognition4▲ 79×1 topic
  23. Student Engagement4▲ 12×5 topics
  24. Finance4▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Regulation4▲ 4.3×2 topics
  26. Technology Integration4▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Pedagogy4▲ 7.3×5 topics
  28. Academic Libraries4▲ 52×2 topics
  29. Financial Stability4▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Banking3▲ 50×1 topic
  31. Credit3▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Digital Literacy3▲ 7.8×3 topics
  33. Inequality3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  34. Job Satisfaction3▲ 8.7×6 topics
  35. Model Predictive Control3▲ 9.9×3 topics
  36. Teacher Training3▲ 5.4×4 topics
  37. Aggregate Demand3▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Income Distribution3▲ 37×1 topic
  39. Student Perceptions3▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Career Development3▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Bolton College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Online Learning and Analytics, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Educational Reforms and Innovations and Medical Research and Treatments.

Online Learning and Analytics: 0 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 0 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 0 fractional worksMedical Research and Treatments: 0 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 0 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 0 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Repr…0Animal Behavior and Reproduction: 0 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 0 fractional worksVeterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia: 0 fractional worksPlant and animal studies0Plant and animal studies: 0 fractional works
Computer Science ApplicationsSafety ResearchHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisComplementary and alternative medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 0 works
  2. 2 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 0 works
  3. 3 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  4. 4 Medical Research and Treatments Complementary and alternative medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 0 works
  6. 6 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 0 works
  7. 7 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  8. 8 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 0 works
  9. 9 Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia Small Animals 0 works
  10. 10 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available29.5%not open70.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bolton College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 208% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Bolton College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000018% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Bolton College0.000014% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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