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Higher Education Academy

In research, Higher Education Academy stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,248 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,130
of 28,054 · #29,848 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#958
of 1,094
Research works
290
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Higher Education Academy 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 #8,248 of 16,945 25.4%177

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Higher Education Academy 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.95× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.63× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.21× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.64× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.37× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Higher Education Academy?

Ranked on the composite score, Glynis Cousin, Norman Jackson and Lynn Vos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Higher Education Academy.

  1. 1 Glynis Cousin United Kingdom · #372,111 worldwide 95 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Norman Jackson United Kingdom · #1,030,735 worldwide 67 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Lynn Vos United Kingdom · #1,567,208 worldwide 5 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Higher Education Academy

Which keywords describe research at Higher Education Academy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pragmatics, Prosody, Corpora, Spoken Language, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Globalization and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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. Pragmatics9▲ 56×3 topics
  2. Educational Technology6▲ 5.7×9 topics
  3. Prosody6▲ 170×2 topics
  4. Corpora6▲ 486×1 topic
  5. Spoken Language6▲ 486×1 topic
  6. Globalization6▲ 3.1×19 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 3.8×14 topics
  8. Machine Learning5▲ 1.57×18 topics
  9. Big Data4▲ 4.9×8 topics
  10. Higher Education4▲ 7.7×7 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.3×16 topics
  12. Digital Learning3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  13. Informal Learning3▲ 28×3 topics
  14. Literature3▲ 6.3×8 topics
  15. Curriculum Development3▲ 4.5×4 topics
  16. Literacy Education3▲ 197×1 topic
  17. Reading Habits3▲ 88×1 topic
  18. Legal Regulation3▲ 13×5 topics
  19. History3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  20. Ethnicity3▲ 7.2×5 topics
  21. Culture2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  22. Student Engagement2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  23. Teacher Training2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  24. Philosophy2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  25. Sociolinguistics2▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Teaching Strategies2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  27. Pedagogy2▲ 4.7×7 topics
  28. Hispanic Linguistics2▲ 115×1 topic
  29. Language Variation2▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Active Learning2▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Assessment Methods2▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Engineering Education2▲ 23×3 topics
  33. Economic Security2▲ 8.6×1 topic
  34. Foresight2▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Transport Policy2▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles2▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Air Force2▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Design2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Islam2▲ 8.2×1 topic
  40. Modernization2▲ 9.5×1 topic

Which research topics does Higher Education Academy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition, Literacy and Educational Practices, Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies and Legal and Regulatory Analysis.

Linguistic Studies and L…6Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition: 6 fractional worksLiteracy and Educational…3Literacy and Educational Practices: 3 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and …2Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 2 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 2 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 2 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…2Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksInnovative Teaching Methods: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksPublic Policy and Administration Research: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceEducationLanguage and LinguisticsTransportation5 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  2. 2 Literacy and Educational Practices Education 3 works
  3. 3 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 2 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 2 works
  5. 5 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  8. 8 Innovative Teaching Methods Education 1 works
  9. 9 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Public Policy and Administration Research Public Administration 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 available51.0%not open49.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.0%domestic only73.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Higher Education Academy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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