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Digital Catapult

In research, Digital Catapult stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,924 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,916 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,873 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,120
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#768
of 2,253
Research works
749
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Digital Catapult 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 #3,924 of 16,945 35.7%384
Social SciencesField #2,916 of 10,206 42.2%216
Physical SciencesDomain #14,873 of 21,541 18.4%129
Health SciencesDomain #17,396 of 20,462 11.6%163

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Digital Catapult 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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.99× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.46× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Digital Catapult?

Ranked on the composite score, Steve Chibnall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Digital Catapult.

  1. 1 Steve Chibnall United Kingdom · #652,116 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Digital Catapult

Which keywords describe research at Digital Catapult?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Neoliberalism, Identity, Ethics, Glaucoma, Cultural Studies, Optical Coherence Tomography and Optic Nerve.

▲ 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. Globalization5▲ 4.5×11 topics
  2. Neoliberalism4▲ 18×6 topics
  3. Identity3▲ 7.1×6 topics
  4. Machine Learning3▲ 1.58×11 topics
  5. Deep Learning3▲ 1.36×13 topics
  6. Ethics3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  7. Glaucoma2▲ 27×3 topics
  8. Quality of Life2▲ 2.8×11 topics
  9. Mental Health2▲ 2.5×6 topics
  10. Social Media2▲ 2.6×4 topics
  11. Public Health2▲ 2.5×8 topics
  12. Cultural Studies2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  13. Human Rights2▲ 3.2×5 topics
  14. History2▲ 4.2×5 topics
  15. Optic Nerve2▲ 29×2 topics
  16. Optical Coherence Tomography2▲ 29×3 topics
  17. Emotion2▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Capitalism2▲ 39×1 topic
  19. Gender2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  20. Marxism2▲ 60×1 topic
  21. Neuroscience2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  22. Religion2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  23. Intraocular Pressure1▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Myopia1▲ 39×2 topics
  25. Precision Medicine1▲ 4.9×3 topics
  26. Diabetic Retinopathy1▲ 21×2 topics
  27. In Vivo Imaging1▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Macular Degeneration1▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Texture Analysis1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  30. Embodiment1▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Quantitative Analysis1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  32. Refractive Error1▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Visual Impairment1▲ 39×1 topic
  34. 1960s1▲ 160×1 topic
  35. Affect1▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Art Therapy1▲ 124×1 topic
  37. Clothing1▲ 87×1 topic
  38. Dog Domestication1▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Fashion1▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Geography1▲ 52×1 topic

Which research topics does Digital Catapult publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political Economy and Marxism, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Geographies of human-animal interactions and Art Therapy and Mental Health.

Political Economy and Ma…2Political Economy and Marxism: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…1Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 1 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 1 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 1 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 1 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksCommunism, Protests, Soc…1Communism, Protests, Social Movements: 1 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 1 fractional worksMedia, Religion, Digital Communication: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEpidemiologyGeography, Planning and DevelopmentConservation5 others

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

  1. 1 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  4. 4 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 1 works
  5. 5 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 1 works
  6. 6 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  7. 7 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  8. 8 Communism, Protests, Social Movements Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 1 works
  10. 10 Media, Religion, Digital Communication Philosophy 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 available27.0%not open73.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Digital Catapult's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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