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Geographical Association

geography.org.ukROR OpenAlex
Research works
52
▼ 51% vs 2018-21
Citations
521
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Geographical Association

Not ranked overall: Geographical Association is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Geographical Association work in?

In all years, 76% of research at Geographical Association is in Social Sciences, 13% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (66%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%), Environmental Science (5%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 40 fractional works · 76.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 66.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 16 fractional works · 31.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 15.8% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 13.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 9.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKGeographicalAssociation52fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences76%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3466.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities12.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.5%
    5. Psychology11.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Environmental Science24.8%
    2. Computer Science12.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy11.9%
    4. Engineering11.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.7%
    6. Materials Science00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences48.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.0%
    1. Health Professions11.2%
    2. Medicine00.5%
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: 3.52× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.09× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9.40× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance9.40×1 works
  2. Environmental Science4.09×1 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.52×1 works
  4. Social Sciences1.72×1 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.60×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.42×0 works
  7. Computer Science1.36×1 works
  8. Engineering0.03×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Geographical Association?

The most cited paper from Geographical Association is "Physical and mental health of young people with and without intellectual disabilities: cross‐sectional analysis of a whole country population" (Genevieve Young‐Southward, Ewelina Rydzewska, Christopher Philo et al., 2017), with 59 citations. Next come "Geography without borders" (57) and "Virtual Globes: Serving Science and Society" (50).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Physical and mental health of young people with and without intellectual disabilities: cross‐sectional analysis of a whole country population Genevieve Young‐Southward, Ewelina Rydzewska, Christopher Philo et al. · Journal of Intellectual Disability Research 11 Sep 2017 59
2 Geography without borders Noel Castree, Duncan Fuller, David Lambert · Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers Apr 2007 57
3 Virtual Globes: Serving Science and Society Thomas Blaschke, Karl Donert, Frank Gossette et al. · Information Open access 31 Aug 2012 50
4 Topographic maps of the north-western Black sea region of the 17th to mid – 18th centuries Andrey A. Herzen, Evgeny G. Paskary, A.G. Khropov · Geodesy and Cartography Open access 15 Jul 2021 44
5 A possibilist analysis of the geography national curriculum in England David Lambert, John Hopkin · International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education Open access 28 Nov 2013 43
All 83 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Geographical Association?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Experiential Learning, Geography Education, Student Perception, Fieldwork, Geographic Information Systems, Spatial Thinking, Globalization and Critical Literacy.

▲ 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. Experiential Learning11▲ 348×3 topics
  2. Geography Education11▲ 1586×2 topics
  3. Student Perception11▲ 419×2 topics
  4. Fieldwork10▲ 991×2 topics
  5. Geographic Information Systems10▲ 289×1 topic
  6. Spatial Thinking10▲ 2310×1 topic
  7. Globalization6▲ 6.7×12 topics
  8. Sustainability4▲ 4.4×11 topics
  9. Critical Literacy4▲ 232×2 topics
  10. Cultural Diversity4▲ 35×2 topics
  11. Citizenship Education3▲ 110×2 topics
  12. Historical Thinking3▲ 232×1 topic
  13. Social Studies3▲ 160×1 topic
  14. Sustainable Development3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  15. Climate Change3▲ 1.96×13 topics
  16. COVID-19 Impact2▲ 35×3 topics
  17. Rural Development2▲ 15×4 topics
  18. Geospatial Crowdsourcing2▲ 150×1 topic
  19. Social Justice2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  20. Volunteered Geographic Information2▲ 150×1 topic
  21. Geodesy2▲ 183×1 topic
  22. Map Projections2▲ 420×1 topic
  23. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.8×4 topics
  24. Labor Market2▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Neoliberalism2▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Innovation2▲ 3.8×4 topics
  27. Migration2▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Gender Identity2▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Geography2▲ 121×1 topic
  30. Public Policy2▲ 7.4×1 topic
  31. Agriculture2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Destination Image2▲ 48×2 topics
  33. Tourist Satisfaction2▲ 47×2 topics
  34. Community Perceptions1▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Food Security1▲ 6.1×2 topics
  36. Sustainable Tourism1▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Agricultural Change1▲ 126×1 topic
  38. Cosmopolitanism1▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Social Innovation1▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Teacher Education1▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Geographical Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis, Education, Technology, and Economics, Economic Analysis and Policy and Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics.

Sustainable Agricultural…1Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis: 1 fractional worksEducation, Technology, a…1Education, Technology, and Economics: 1 fractional worksEconomic Analysis and Po…1Economic Analysis and Policy: 1 fractional worksGlobal Socioeconomic and…1Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics: 1 fractional worksGeography Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 0 fractional worksEducator Training and Hi…0Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 0 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 0 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 0 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Policy: 0 fractional works
Environmental ChemistryInformation SystemsEconomics and EconometricsGeography, Planning and Development3 others

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

  1. 1 Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  2. 2 Education, Technology, and Economics Information Systems 1 works
  3. 3 Economic Analysis and Policy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Geography Education and Pedagogy Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  6. 6 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 0 works
  7. 7 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
  10. 10 Agricultural Economics and Policy General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 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 available27.9%not open72.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Geographical Association's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 51% 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 Geographical Association as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000056% in 2023.

0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Geographical Association0.000033% in 202419801990200020102020

Fractional works of Geographical Association over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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