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Derby College

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World rank, all time
#18,995
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#952
of 1,844
Research works
247
▲ 105% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Derby College

Which fields of science does Derby College work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Derby College is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (17%), Engineering (14%), Social Sciences (12%).

Physical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 36.0% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 14.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 9.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 30.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 6.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 6.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 22.0% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 16.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 11.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDerby College59fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences31%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering814.0%
    2. Computer Science59.2%
    3. Environmental Science35.5%
    4. Materials Science23.5%
    5. Chemistry11.7%
    6. Energy11.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences711.7%
    2. Psychology46.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting46.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities12.0%
    6. Decision Sciences00.8%
    1. Medicine1016.7%
    2. Health Professions34.6%
    3. Veterinary00.6%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology46.7%
    2. Neuroscience23.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.87× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 10 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.98× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.21× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.14×0 works
  2. Psychology2.21×4 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.98×4 works
  4. Neuroscience1.87×2 works
  5. Health Professions1.76×3 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.52×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.46×2 works
  8. Energy1.45×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.25×4 works
  10. Computer Science1.19×6 works
  11. Environmental Science1.10×3 works
  12. Chemistry1.09×1 works
  13. Materials Science1.02×2 works
  14. Engineering0.93×8 works
  15. Social Sciences0.92×7 works
  16. Medicine0.87×10 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.85×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.69×1 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×0 works
  21. Dentistry0.29×0 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.27×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×0 works
  24. Mathematics0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Derby College?

Ranked on the quality score, John Harrington Cox, R. Beck and Stephen L. Caiger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Derby College.

  1. 1 John Harrington Cox United Kingdom · #2,514,147 worldwide 254 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 R. Beck United Kingdom · #2,851,715 worldwide 678 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Stephen L. Caiger United Kingdom · #2,907,436 worldwide 4 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 K F Elliott United Kingdom · #2,946,500 worldwide 49 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 C W Celia United Kingdom · #3,056,429 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  6. 5 A T F Nice United Kingdom · #3,056,429 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 A T F Nice United Kingdom · #3,086,031 worldwide 44 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Peter Kirby United Kingdom · #3,450,262 worldwide 268 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 A. Graham Hopper United Kingdom · #3,596,053 worldwide 136 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 P. W. J. Robotham United Kingdom · #3,658,031 worldwide 357 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Derby College

What are the most cited papers from Derby College?

The most cited paper from Derby College is "Applications of a Method for the Efficient Computation of Posterior Distributions" (John C. Naylor, A. F. M. Smith, 1982), with 399 citations. Next come "Flow separation in meander bends" (177) and "Effective inclusive teacher education for special educational needs and disabilities: Some more thoughts on the way forward" (161).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Applications of a Method for the Efficient Computation of Posterior Distributions John C. Naylor, A. F. M. Smith · Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics) 1982 399
2 Flow separation in meander bends MIKE R. LEEDER, P. H. Bridges · Nature 1975 177
3 Effective inclusive teacher education for special educational needs and disabilities: Some more thoughts on the way forward Deborah Robinson · Teaching and Teacher Education 29 Oct 2016 161
4 MARINE: Man-in-the-Middle Attack Resistant Trust Model in Connected Vehicles Farhan Ahmad, Fatih Kurugöllü, Asma Adnane et al. · IEEE Internet of Things Journal Open access 17 Jan 2020 159
5 The PAH and organic content of sediment particle size fractions Karen M. Evans, R. A. Gill, P. W. J. Robotham · Water Air & Soil Pollution May 1990 133
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Derby College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Anxiety, Strategic Alliances, Machine Learning, Mobile Learning, Public Health, Depression, Dynamic Capabilities and Knowledge Transfer.

▲ 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 31 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning3▲ 1.59×23 topics
  2. Public Health2▲ 2.5×9 topics
  3. Anxiety2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  4. Educational Technology2▲ 2.7×5 topics
  5. Depression2▲ 3.4×9 topics
  6. Globalization2▲ 1.50×9 topics
  7. Quality of Life2▲ 2.1×12 topics
  8. Deep Learning2▼ 0.82×20 topics
  9. Epidemiology2▼ 0.66×19 topics
  10. Strategic Alliances2▲ 39×3 topics
  11. Diagnosis1▲ 2.5×6 topics
  12. Mental Health1▲ 1.67×6 topics
  13. Mobile Learning1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  14. Online Learning1▲ 2.9×3 topics
  15. Social Capital1▲ 4.7×3 topics
  16. E-Learning1▲ 2.3×2 topics
  17. Mortality1▲ 3.8×4 topics
  18. Climate Change1▼ 0.77×5 topics
  19. Dynamic Capabilities1▲ 56×1 topic
  20. Knowledge Transfer1▲ 42×1 topic
  21. Nanoparticles1▲ 1.62×10 topics
  22. Human Health1▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Infectious Diseases1▲ 5.6×3 topics
  24. Social Cognition1▲ 10×4 topics
  25. Treatment1▲ 1.51×6 topics
  26. Vulnerability1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  27. Google Classroom1▲ 16×1 topic
  28. Heat Waves1▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Student Satisfaction1▲ 9.2×1 topic
  30. Supply Chain Management1▲ 1.95×9 topics
  31. Temperature1▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Derby College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Innovation and Knowledge Management, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Innovation and Knowledge…1Innovation and Knowledge Management: 1 fractional worksClimate Change and Healt…1Climate Change and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksComputability, Logic, AI Algorithms: 1 fractional worksLegionella and Acanthamoeba research: 1 fractional worksDigital Education and Society: 1 fractional worksSurface Modification and…1Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 1 fractional worksEmbodied and Extended Cognition: 1 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEducationClinical Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Innovation and Knowledge Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  2. 2 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  3. 3 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 1 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  6. 6 Legionella and Acanthamoeba research Endocrinology 1 works
  7. 7 Digital Education and Society Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 works
  9. 9 Embodied and Extended Cognition Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 1 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 available23.4%not open76.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Derby College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 105% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Derby College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00031% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Derby College0.00031% in 202519801990200020102020

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