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Durham County Council

durham.gov.ukROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#27,179
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,458
of 1,844
Research works
194
▼ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Durham County Council

Which fields of science does Durham County Council work in?

In all years, 53% of research at Durham County Council is in Social Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (13%), Arts and Humanities (13%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 103 fractional works · 53.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 43 fractional works · 21.9% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 25 fractional works · 12.6% of its workArcheology: 12 fractional works · 6.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 6.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Sciences: 46 fractional works · 23.4% of its workMedicine: 25 fractional works · 12.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 18 fractional works · 9.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 39 fractional works · 19.9% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 5.7% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDurham CountyCouncil194fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences53%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4321.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities2512.6%
    3. Psychology136.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance115.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting73.6%
    6. Decision Sciences42.3%
    1. Medicine2512.9%
    2. Health Professions189.5%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Computer Science115.7%
    2. Engineering94.8%
    3. Environmental Science94.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences42.1%
    5. Energy20.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    7. Materials Science10.5%
    8. Mathematics10.4%
    9. Chemistry00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.9%
    3. Neuroscience10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 5.23× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.85× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.13× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions5.23×2 works
  2. Psychology5.13×2 works
  3. Veterinary2.19×0 works
  4. Environmental Science2.16×1 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.85×1 works
  6. Neuroscience1.50×0 works
  7. Social Sciences1.33×2 works
  8. Medicine1.11×3 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.72×0 works
  10. Engineering0.42×1 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.38×0 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.33×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.24×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.17×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Durham County Council?

Ranked on the quality score, Tom W. Berrie, Iain Watson and Thomas E. Hill lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Durham County Council.

  1. 1 Tom W. Berrie United Kingdom · #1,848,393 worldwide 1k citations · 69 works
  2. 2 Iain Watson United Kingdom · #2,758,558 worldwide 403 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Thomas E. Hill United Kingdom · #3,264,267 worldwide 363 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Vivien Hollyoak United Kingdom · #4,650,346 worldwide 366 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Philip Wynn United Kingdom · #4,684,953 worldwide 378 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Durham County Council

What are the most cited papers from Durham County Council?

The most cited paper from Durham County Council is "European evidence based consensus for endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease" (Vito Annese, Marco Daperno, Matthew D. Rutter et al., 2013), with 819 citations. Next come "Quality in screening colonoscopy: position statement of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE)" (334) and "Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens" (230).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 European evidence based consensus for endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease Vito Annese, Marco Daperno, Matthew D. Rutter et al. · Journal of Crohn s and Colitis Open access Nov 2013 819
2 Quality in screening colonoscopy: position statement of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Bjorn J. Rembacken, Cesare Hassan, J�rgen F. Riemann et al. · Endoscopy 17 Sep 2012 334
3 Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens Iain Watson · Reference Reviews Mar 2001 230
4 Longer mean colonoscopy withdrawal time is associated with increased adenoma detection: evidence from the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in England Tom Lee, R G Blanks, Colin John Rees et al. · Endoscopy 19 Dec 2012 155
5 The association between time perspective and alcohol consumption in university students: cross-sectional study Jane Beenstock, Jean M Adams, Martin J. White · European Journal of Public Health Open access 12 Jan 2010 117
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Durham County Council?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Cross-Platform Development, Mobile Application Development, Social Organization, Primary Care, Bilingualism, Linguistics and Religion.

▲ 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. Archaeology8▲ 29×4 topics
  2. Public Health8▲ 3.0×20 topics
  3. Cross-Platform Development7▲ 355×1 topic
  4. Mobile Application Development7▲ 355×1 topic
  5. Healthcare7▲ 5.0×5 topics
  6. Globalization7▲ 1.86×13 topics
  7. Religion6▲ 5.7×5 topics
  8. Mental Health6▲ 2.9×18 topics
  9. Primary Care6▲ 7.6×11 topics
  10. Social Organization6▲ 155×2 topics
  11. Bilingualism6▲ 20×2 topics
  12. Linguistics6▲ 24×2 topics
  13. Elderly Care5▲ 21×2 topics
  14. Ancient Egypt5▲ 284×1 topic
  15. Coptic Language5▲ 284×1 topic
  16. Corporate Governance5▲ 4.7×5 topics
  17. Economic Growth5▲ 3.5×7 topics
  18. Cultural Heritage4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  19. Neoliberalism4▲ 5.9×6 topics
  20. Cultural Exchange4▲ 15×3 topics
  21. Direct Payments4▲ 130×1 topic
  22. Personalisation4▲ 130×1 topic
  23. Adolescents4▲ 5.7×5 topics
  24. Urban Development4▲ 6.0×5 topics
  25. Colonialism4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  26. Financialization3▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Income Inequality3▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Satellite Imagery3▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations3▲ 5.1×9 topics
  30. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  31. Language Development3▲ 9.9×3 topics
  32. Colonial Spanish America3▲ 89×1 topic
  33. Visual Culture3▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Housing3▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Policy3▲ 8.5×3 topics
  36. Shareholder Value3▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Technology Integration3▲ 7.3×4 topics
  38. Trade3▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  40. National Identity2▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Durham County Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Child Therapy and Development, Art Therapy and Mental Health, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods.

Child Therapy and Develo…1Child Therapy and Development: 1 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental H…0Art Therapy and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 0 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…0Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 0 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealt…0Mobile Health and mHealth Applications: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and Prevention: 0 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…0Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 0 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 0 fractional worksYouth Education and Societal Dynamics: 0 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyConservationEcologyOcean Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Child Therapy and Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  2. 2 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 0 works
  3. 3 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 0 works
  4. 4 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 0 works
  6. 6 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  7. 7 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  9. 9 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 0 works
  10. 10 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 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 available18.9%not open81.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.4%domestic only93.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Durham County Council's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% lower 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 Durham County Council as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000035% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Durham County Council0.000060% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Durham County Council over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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