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Dartington Service Design Lab

In research, Dartington Service Design Lab stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,346 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,209
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,824
of 1,844
Research works
158
▲ 140% vs 2018-21
Citations
1k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Dartington Service Design Lab

What is Dartington Service Design Lab 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 #12,346 of 14,833 6.4%126

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dartington Service Design Lab 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 Dartington Service Design Lab work in?

In all years, 80% of research at Dartington Service Design Lab is in Social Sciences, 16% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (52%), Health Professions (13%), Psychology (13%). It does 3.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 126 fractional works · 79.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 83 fractional works · 52.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 29 fractional works · 18.6% of its workEducation: 22 fractional works · 14.1% of its workSafety Research: 10 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPublic Administration: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 12.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 13 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMusic: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 26 fractional works · 16.3% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 13.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 19 fractional works · 12.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKDartingtonService Design…158fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences80%

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 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences8352.4%
    2. Psychology2012.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities138.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting42.7%
    5. Decision Sciences42.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.2%
    1. Health Professions2113.1%
    2. Medicine53.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.1%
    1. Computer Science21.5%
    2. Environmental Science00.3%
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.

Computer Science: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceHealth Professions: 3.01× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.71× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.49× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting6.71×4 works
  2. Social Sciences3.49×7 works
  3. Health Professions3.01×1 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.10×0 works
  5. Psychology1.65×1 works
  6. Computer Science1.56×2 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.54×1 works
  8. Medicine0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Dartington Service Design Lab?

Ranked on the quality score, David Lambert Lack, Michael Little and Nick Axford lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dartington Service Design Lab.

  1. 1 David Lambert Lack United Kingdom · #293,551 worldwide 16k citations · 168 works
  2. 2 Michael Little United Kingdom · #1,184,126 worldwide 1.5k citations · 241 works
  3. 3 Nick Axford United Kingdom · #1,376,808 worldwide 1.9k citations · 192 works
  4. 4 Kate Tobin United Kingdom · #1,777,485 worldwide 441 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Arthur Champernowne United Kingdom · #2,836,697 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Tim Hobbs United Kingdom · #2,841,910 worldwide 368 citations · 90 works
  7. 7 Louise Morpeth United Kingdom · #3,008,754 worldwide 366 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 James Patterson United Kingdom · #3,700,260 worldwide 45 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Michael Dower United Kingdom · #4,515,262 worldwide 56 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Dartington Service Design Lab

What are the most cited papers from Dartington Service Design Lab?

The most cited paper from Dartington Service Design Lab is "The Treatment of Social Failure" (Peter Trower, KRYSIA M. YARDLEY, Bridget Bryant et al., 1978), with 106 citations. Next come ""Housing First" for Homeless Youth With Mental Illness" (95) and "The aesthetic, artistic and creative contributions of dance for health and wellbeing across the lifecourse: a systematic review" (86).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Treatment of Social Failure Peter Trower, KRYSIA M. YARDLEY, Bridget Bryant et al. · Behavior Modification 1978 106
2 "Housing First" for Homeless Youth With Mental Illness Nicole Kozloff, Carol Elaine Adair, Luis Ivan Palma Lazgare et al. · PEDIATRICS 28 Sep 2016 95
3 The aesthetic, artistic and creative contributions of dance for health and wellbeing across the lifecourse: a systematic review Kerry Anne Chappell, Emma Redding, Ursula Crickmay et al. · International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being ReviewOpen access 2021 86
4 Research Review: Risk and protection in the context of services for children in need Michael Little, Nick Axford, Louise Morpeth · Child & Family Social Work 7 Jan 2004 79
5 Child well‐being through different lenses: why concept matters Nick Axford · Child & Family Social Work 9 Jul 2009 79
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Dartington Service Design Lab?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Child Welfare, Ethical Considerations, Public Health, Social Justice, Developmental Trajectories, Healthcare and Evidence-Based Practice.

▲ 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. Mental Health23▲ 13×15 topics
  2. Child Welfare14▲ 226×2 topics
  3. Public Health14▲ 6.3×10 topics
  4. Ethical Considerations13▲ 25×4 topics
  5. Social Justice12▲ 15×7 topics
  6. Developmental Trajectories11▲ 53×3 topics
  7. Healthcare11▲ 9.5×3 topics
  8. Evidence-Based Practice11▲ 40×5 topics
  9. Globalization10▲ 3.5×10 topics
  10. Elderly Care10▲ 47×2 topics
  11. Primary Care10▲ 14×7 topics
  12. Resilience8▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Job Satisfaction8▲ 20×2 topics
  14. Reflective Practice8▲ 29×2 topics
  15. Stress8▲ 12×2 topics
  16. Burnout8▲ 50×1 topic
  17. Children's Participation8▲ 468×1 topic
  18. Research with Children8▲ 468×1 topic
  19. Retention8▲ 246×1 topic
  20. Child Development7▲ 16×4 topics
  21. Academic Achievement7▲ 31×2 topics
  22. Self-Regulation7▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Direct Payments7▲ 279×1 topic
  24. Personalisation7▲ 279×1 topic
  25. School Engagement7▲ 99×1 topic
  26. Social Support7▲ 9.6×4 topics
  27. Student-Teacher Relationships7▲ 99×1 topic
  28. Attachment7▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Health Equity7▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Adoption6▲ 197×1 topic
  31. Foster Care6▲ 244×1 topic
  32. Adolescents6▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Community Health6▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Pediatrics6▲ 95×1 topic
  35. Participatory Design6▲ 94×2 topics
  36. Qualitative Research6▲ 6.1×3 topics
  37. Children5▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Communication5▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Mental Illness5▲ 44×2 topics
  40. Emotion Regulation5▲ 9.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Dartington Service Design Lab publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Participatory Visual Research Methods, Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development, Innovative Human-Technology Interaction and Children's Rights and Participation.

Participatory Visual Res…4Participatory Visual Research Methods: 4 fractional worksInnovative Approaches in…4Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development: 4 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technol…2Innovative Human-Technology Interaction: 2 fractional worksChildren's Rights and Pa…1Children's Rights and Participation: 1 fractional worksGender, Security, and Conflict: 1 fractional worksCommunity Health and Development: 0 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 0 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 0 fractional worksByzantine Studies and History: 0 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceManagement of Technology and InnovationHuman-Computer InteractionGender Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Participatory Visual Research Methods Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  3. 3 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 2 works
  4. 4 Children's Rights and Participation Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Gender, Security, and Conflict Gender Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Community Health and Development General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 0 works
  9. 9 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 0 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 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 available18.1%not open81.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.0%domestic only95.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Dartington Service Design Lab's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 140% 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 Dartington Service Design Lab as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000051% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Dartington Service Design Lab0.000022% in 202519801990200020102020

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