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Cheshire West and Chester

In research, Cheshire West and Chester stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,140 of 17,446 worldwide), Health Sciences (#8,733 of 16,688 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,991 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,393
of 22,385 · #6,959 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#407
of 862
Research works
1.2k
▲ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Cheshire West and Chester

What is Cheshire West and Chester 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,140 of 17,446 7.6%298
Health SciencesDomain #8,733 of 16,688 5.1%380
Social SciencesDomain #7,991 of 14,833 6.8%368
MedicineField #8,297 of 14,558 5.2%254
Social SciencesField #7,676 of 9,330 4.7%122

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cheshire West and Chester 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 Cheshire West and Chester work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Cheshire West and Chester is in Health Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Psychology (15%), Health Professions (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 62 fractional works · 42.6% of its workMedicine: 40 fractional works · 27.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 12.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 49 fractional works · 33.8% of its workPsychology: 21 fractional works · 14.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 9.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 15.6% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 6.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% 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 · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 8.0% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCheshire West andChester145fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences34%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4027.5%
    2. Health Professions1712.0%
    3. Dentistry21.5%
    4. Veterinary21.1%
    5. Nursing10.6%
    1. Psychology2114.8%
    2. Social Sciences149.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting43.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities42.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance42.4%
    6. Decision Sciences21.4%
    1. Engineering96.1%
    2. Computer Science64.2%
    3. Environmental Science31.9%
    4. Materials Science21.2%
    5. Chemistry10.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    7. Mathematics10.4%
    8. Energy00.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Neuroscience53.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.94× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.09× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.57× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.43× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.89× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.86× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary7.89×2 works
  2. Psychology4.86×22 works
  3. Health Professions4.57×17 works
  4. Dentistry3.09×2 works
  5. Neuroscience1.94×5 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.50×2 works
  7. Medicine1.43×40 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.14×4 works
  9. Nursing1.13×1 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.95×4 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.92×4 works
  12. Social Sciences0.74×14 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.71×0 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.67×1 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.54×6 works
  17. Chemistry0.44×1 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.41×3 works
  19. Engineering0.41×9 works
  20. Environmental Science0.37×3 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.36×2 works
  22. Materials Science0.36×2 works
  23. Mathematics0.34×1 works
  24. Energy0.33×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.21×1 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Cheshire West and Chester?

Ranked on the quality score, Kevin Wilson, Vimal Kumar Sharma and Rajan Nathan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cheshire West and Chester.

  1. 1 Kevin Wilson United Kingdom · #576,509 worldwide 7k citations · 180 works
  2. 2 Vimal Kumar Sharma United Kingdom · #838,550 worldwide 2.7k citations · 76 works
  3. 3 Rajan Nathan United Kingdom · #2,357,704 worldwide 1.4k citations · 125 works
  4. 4 Jean Coope United Kingdom · #2,405,323 worldwide 352 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Sarah Heath United Kingdom · #2,724,895 worldwide 2.3k citations · 185 works
  6. 6 Stuart H. Ellis United Kingdom · #2,750,691 worldwide 622 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Marianne Durand United Kingdom · #2,808,140 worldwide 1.4k citations · 35 works
  8. 8 George R. Jesse United Kingdom · #2,818,670 worldwide 0 citations · 55 works
  9. 9 Wendy A. Warr United Kingdom · #3,151,605 worldwide 1.6k citations · 93 works
  10. 10 Arthur M. Sturges United Kingdom · #3,169,574 worldwide 2 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Cheshire West and Chester

What are the most cited papers from Cheshire West and Chester?

The most cited paper from Cheshire West and Chester is "British Ability Scales 3" (Jeremy M. Swinson, 2013), with 609 citations. Next come "Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of hereditary spherocytosis – 2011 update" (430) and "Report of the IAU Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements of the Planets and Satellites" (428).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 British Ability Scales 3 Jeremy M. Swinson · Educational Psychology in Practice 28 Nov 2013 609
2 Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of hereditary spherocytosis – 2011 update Paula H. B. Bolton‐Maggs, Jacob C. Langer, Achille Iolascon et al. · British Journal of Haematology Open access 5 Nov 2011 430
3 Report of the IAU Working Group on Cartographic Coordinates and Rotational Elements of the Planets and Satellites M. E. Davies, Victor K. Abalakin, C. A. Cross et al. · Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy Oct 1980 428
4 Beyond the organisational accident: the need for "error wisdom" on the frontline JAMES T. REASON · BMJ Quality & Safety Open access Dec 2004 336
5 Lead toxicity D. A. Gidlow · Occupational Medicine Mar 2004 293
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Cheshire West and Chester?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Mental Health, Prevalence, Epidemiology, Primary Care, Health Disparities, Depression and Ethical Considerations.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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. Epidemiology13▲ 2.3×43 topics
  2. Quality of Life11▲ 5.3×21 topics
  3. Mental Health11▲ 5.1×21 topics
  4. Prevalence8▲ 14×10 topics
  5. Primary Care7▲ 13×10 topics
  6. Depression6▲ 5.1×15 topics
  7. Health Disparities6▲ 16×3 topics
  8. Ethical Considerations5▲ 9.8×9 topics
  9. Down Syndrome5▲ 270×1 topic
  10. Intellectual Disability5▲ 131×1 topic
  11. Adolescents5▲ 8.8×7 topics
  12. Resilience4▲ 5.4×9 topics
  13. Health Services4▲ 27×2 topics
  14. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 7.7×7 topics
  15. Coping Strategies3▲ 9.1×2 topics
  16. Programmable Logic Controllers3▲ 147×1 topic
  17. SCADA3▲ 147×1 topic
  18. Global Burden3▲ 4.0×4 topics
  19. Health Care Utilization3▲ 20×3 topics
  20. Chronic Conditions3▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Caregiver Well-Being3▲ 39×1 topic
  22. Cognitive Therapy3▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Emotion Regulation3▲ 6.5×8 topics
  24. Parenting Stress3▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Psychological Distress3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  26. Social Cognition3▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Informed Consent3▲ 26×3 topics
  28. Integrated Care3▲ 47×2 topics
  29. Neuroscience3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  30. Patient Autonomy3▲ 55×2 topics
  31. Healthcare Quality3▲ 19×4 topics
  32. Mental Disorders3▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Autism Spectrum Disorders2▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Coercive Measures2▲ 94×1 topic
  35. Emotion Recognition2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  36. Executive Functioning2▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Mental Health Law2▲ 94×1 topic
  38. Psychiatric Treatment2▲ 70×2 topics
  39. Antipsychotic Drugs2▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Neurocognitive Deficits2▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Cheshire West and Chester publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Down syndrome and intellectual disability research, Industrial Automation and Control Systems, Family and Disability Support Research and Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints.

Down syndrome and intellectual disability research: 5 fractional worksIndustrial Automation and Control Systems: 3 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…3Family and Disability Support Research: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Decision-Maki…2Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints: 2 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 2 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 2 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Tec…2Software Engineering Techniques and Practices: 2 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…2Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksHealthcare innovation an…2Healthcare innovation and challenges: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Psychi…2Mental Health and Psychiatry: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthControl and Systems EngineeringClinical PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental health5 others

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

  1. 1 Down syndrome and intellectual disability research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  2. 2 Industrial Automation and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  6. 6 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Healthcare innovation and challenges Education 2 works
  10. 10 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 2 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 available22.5%not open77.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Cheshire West and Chester's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% 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 Cheshire West and Chester as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00048% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Cheshire West and Chester0.00072% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Cheshire West and Chester 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.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Cheshire West and Chester4.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.0% in 2009.

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