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Bournville College

In research, Bournville College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,765 of 14,833 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,853 of 9,330 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#16,179 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,524
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#866
of 1,844
Research works
674
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.1k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.68×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
7%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Bournville College

What is Bournville 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 #7,765 of 14,833 5.2%371
Social SciencesField #5,853 of 9,330 6.7%178
Health SciencesDomain #16,179 of 16,688 1.0%225

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bournville 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Bournville College work in?

In all years, 55% of research at Bournville College is in Social Sciences, 33% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Health Professions (16%), Arts and Humanities (15%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 371 fractional works · 55.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 178 fractional works · 26.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 56 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEducation: 37 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 24 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Administration: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 101 fractional works · 15.0% of its workHistory: 39 fractional works · 5.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClassics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 36 fractional works · 5.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 16 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 32 fractional works · 4.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 225 fractional works · 33.4% of its workHealth Professions: 108 fractional works · 16.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 82 fractional works · 12.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 95 fractional works · 14.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 28 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNursing: 22 fractional works · 3.2% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 60 fractional works · 9.0% of its workComputer Science: 24 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKBournvilleCollege674fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences55%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences17826.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities10115.0%
    3. Psychology365.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting324.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance202.9%
    6. Decision Sciences40.6%
    1. Health Professions10816.1%
    2. Medicine9514.1%
    3. Nursing223.2%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Computer Science243.5%
    2. Engineering233.5%
    3. Environmental Science81.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.4%
    5. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    7. Materials Science10.1%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences81.3%
    2. Neuroscience50.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology30.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
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: 4.68× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemical Engineering: 25.42× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 20.24× its world share, 1 worksHealth Professions1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 25.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 6 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering25.42×0 works
  2. Health Professions20.24×1 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.68×0 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.42×0 works
  5. Environmental Science0.89×0 works
  6. Engineering0.59×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bournville College?

Ranked on the quality score, Roshni Mooneeram, M.D. Bedworth and Debbie Denham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bournville College.

  1. 1 Roshni Mooneeram United Kingdom · #3,438,809 worldwide 42 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 M.D. Bedworth United Kingdom · #3,495,391 worldwide 318 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Debbie Denham United Kingdom · #3,825,124 worldwide 152 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Alan Phelan United Kingdom · #4,674,208 worldwide 31 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Helen Macilwaine United Kingdom · #4,745,122 worldwide 55 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Pamela Truman United Kingdom · #4,917,206 worldwide 60 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Bournville College

What are the most cited papers from Bournville College?

The most cited paper from Bournville College is "Defining Quality" (Lee Pak Ting Harvey, Diana Green, 1993), with 1,275 citations. Next come "A best evidence systematic review of interprofessional education: BEME Guide no. 9" (1,182) and "Towards an Integrative Model of Small Firm Internationalisation" (671).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Defining Quality Lee Pak Ting Harvey, Diana Green · Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 1993 1,275
2 A best evidence systematic review of interprofessional education: BEME Guide no. 9 Marilyn Hammick, Della Freeth, Ivan Koppel et al. · Medical Teacher Review 2007 1,182
3 Towards an Integrative Model of Small Firm Internationalisation Jim Bell, Rod B. McNaughton, Stephen C. Young et al. · Journal of International Entrepreneurship 23 Sep 2003 671
4 Negotiating the Past: The making of memory In South Africa Dominic Head · African Affairs Apr 1999 500
5 Small Firm Internationalization and Business Strategy Jim Bell, Dave Crick, Stephen C. Young · International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship Feb 2004 449
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bournville College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Public Health, Cultural Identity, Theology, Globalization, Ethical Considerations, Social History and Reformation.

▲ 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. Primary Care49▲ 17×11 topics
  2. Public Health48▲ 5.2×17 topics
  3. Globalization39▲ 3.2×45 topics
  4. Cultural Identity27▲ 9.1×7 topics
  5. Theology26▲ 33×3 topics
  6. Ethical Considerations25▲ 12×10 topics
  7. Social History24▲ 35×3 topics
  8. Reformation24▲ 79×2 topics
  9. Calvinism24▲ 91×1 topic
  10. Religious Controversy24▲ 91×1 topic
  11. Patient Satisfaction24▲ 14×6 topics
  12. Healthcare23▲ 4.7×13 topics
  13. Collaborative Practice21▲ 72×2 topics
  14. Literature19▲ 5.8×15 topics
  15. History19▲ 3.5×17 topics
  16. Palliative Care19▲ 17×5 topics
  17. Health Workforce18▲ 59×2 topics
  18. End-of-Life18▲ 32×3 topics
  19. Health Policy18▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Healthcare Workers17▲ 17×4 topics
  21. Neoliberalism16▲ 6.6×10 topics
  22. Nursing Education16▲ 20×3 topics
  23. Health Care Costs16▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Advance Care Planning16▲ 42×1 topic
  25. Family Perspectives16▲ 42×1 topic
  26. Advanced Practice Nursing16▲ 130×1 topic
  27. Gender16▲ 4.0×21 topics
  28. Nurse Practitioners16▲ 130×1 topic
  29. NHS15▲ 111×2 topics
  30. Social Support14▲ 4.6×10 topics
  31. Political Participation14▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Burnout14▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Nurse Leadership13▲ 106×1 topic
  34. Nursing Advocacy13▲ 106×1 topic
  35. Cultural Competence13▲ 15×6 topics
  36. Digital Divide12▲ 9.0×6 topics
  37. Diversity12▲ 9.4×7 topics
  38. Ethical Climate11▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Moral Distress11▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Patient Care11▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Bournville College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Thermodynamic properties of mixtures, Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis and Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics.

Primary Care and Health …1Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksThermodynamic properties…0Thermodynamic properties of mixtures: 0 fractional worksFood Chemistry and Fat A…0Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis: 0 fractional worksPhase Equilibria and Thermodynamics: 0 fractional worksPotato Plant Research: 0 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Resistance: 0 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesFood ScienceBiomedical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Thermodynamic properties of mixtures Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 0 works
  3. 3 Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis Food Science 0 works
  4. 4 Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Potato Plant Research Food Science 0 works
  6. 6 Plant Pathogens and Resistance Plant Science 0 works
  7. 7 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 0 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 0 works
  9. 9 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  10. 10 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available7.4%not open92.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.3%domestic only96.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bournville College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Bournville College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000032% in 2023.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Bournville College0.0000022% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2007Bournville College3.2% in 20072000

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 6.7% in 1999.

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