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Cheshire West and Chester

In research, Cheshire West and Chester stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,046 of 20,462 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,977 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,218 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,975
of 28,054 · #13,523 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#857
of 1,094
Research works
1.2k
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

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
Health SciencesDomain #7,046 of 20,462 10.4%380
Physical SciencesDomain #10,977 of 21,541 11.2%298
Social SciencesDomain #10,218 of 16,945 15.3%368
Social SciencesField #7,407 of 10,206 19.4%122
MedicineField #13,837 of 17,978 11.0%254

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.08× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.85× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.62× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.42× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.96× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.77× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cheshire West and Chester?

Ranked on the composite score, Kevin Wilson, George R. Jesse and Peter Wilson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cheshire West and Chester.

  1. 1 Kevin Wilson United Kingdom · #83,384 worldwide 199 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 George R. Jesse United Kingdom · #759,957 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Peter Wilson United Kingdom · #1,137,095 worldwide 21 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Cheshire West and Chester

Which keywords describe research at Cheshire West and Chester?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Primary Care, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Prevalence, Health Disparities, Adolescents 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology11▲ 2.3×40 topics
  2. Quality of Life8▲ 4.5×19 topics
  3. Mental Health8▲ 4.3×19 topics
  4. Primary Care6▲ 13×10 topics
  5. Prevalence6▲ 12×7 topics
  6. Depression5▲ 4.3×14 topics
  7. Health Disparities5▲ 14×3 topics
  8. Adolescents4▲ 9.4×7 topics
  9. Ethical Considerations4▲ 9.3×9 topics
  10. Public Health4▲ 2.1×13 topics
  11. Down Syndrome3▲ 232×1 topic
  12. Intellectual Disability3▲ 109×1 topic
  13. Programmable Logic Controllers3▲ 157×1 topic
  14. Resilience3▲ 5.4×8 topics
  15. SCADA3▲ 157×1 topic
  16. Big Data3▲ 2.8×5 topics
  17. Cognitive Therapy3▲ 22×3 topics
  18. Coping Strategies3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  19. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 7.4×7 topics
  20. Chronic Conditions3▲ 33×2 topics
  21. Neuroscience3▲ 7.4×4 topics
  22. Social Cognition3▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Health Services3▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Emotion Regulation3▲ 6.7×8 topics
  25. Health Care Utilization3▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Caregiver Well-Being2▲ 38×1 topic
  27. Healthcare Quality2▲ 19×4 topics
  28. Integrated Care2▲ 47×2 topics
  29. Parenting Stress2▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Psychological Distress2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  31. Antipsychotic Drugs2▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Autism Spectrum Disorders2▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Executive Functioning2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Neurocognitive Deficits2▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Mental Health Services2▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Agile Software Development2▲ 67×1 topic
  38. Emotion Recognition2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  39. Empirical Studies2▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Informed Consent2▲ 21×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Down syndrome and intellectual disability research, Industrial Automation and Control Systems, Family and Disability Support Research and Schizophrenia research and treatment.

Down syndrome and intell…3Down syndrome and intellectual disability research: 3 fractional worksIndustrial Automation an…3Industrial Automation and Control Systems: 3 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…2Family and Disability Support Research: 2 fractional worksSchizophrenia research a…2Schizophrenia research and treatment: 2 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Techniques and Practices: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Decision-Making and Restraints: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Psychi…2Mental Health and Psychiatry: 2 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksHealthcare innovation and challenges: 2 fractional worksInterprofessional Educat…2Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: 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 3 works
  2. 2 Industrial Automation and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  5. 5 Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 2 works
  8. 8 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Healthcare innovation and challenges Education 2 works
  10. 10 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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