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Bolton College

boltoncollege.ac.ukROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#29,258
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,561
of 2,253
Research works
144
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
459
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3.41× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 2.78× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 46.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.81× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 1.92× 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, 46.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bolton College?

Ranked on the composite score, NORMAN BURGESS lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bolton College.

  1. 1 NORMAN BURGESS United Kingdom · #1,508,012 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Bolton College

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 2022–2025: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Online Learning and Analytics, Medical Research and Treatments and Educational Reforms and Innovations.

Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 0 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 0 fractional worksMedical Research and Treatments: 0 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 0 fractional worksVeterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia: 0 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 0 fractional worksPlant and animal studies0Plant and animal studies: 0 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 0 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 0 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 0 fractional works
Safety ResearchComputer Science ApplicationsComplementary and alternative medicineHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis5 others

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

  1. 1 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 0 works
  2. 2 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 0 works
  3. 3 Medical Research and Treatments Complementary and alternative medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  5. 5 Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia Small Animals 0 works
  6. 6 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  7. 7 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  8. 8 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 0 works
  9. 9 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 0 works
  10. 10 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bolton College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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.

Other research institutions in Bolton

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