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HM Prison and Probation Service

In research, HM Prison and Probation Service stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,264 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,017 of 10,206 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,566 of 4,340 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 7.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,478
of 28,054 · #32,742 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#785
of 1,094
Research works
723
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is HM Prison and Probation Service 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 #9,264 of 16,945 20.0%466
Social SciencesField #6,017 of 10,206 20.3%267
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,566 of 4,340 22.7%174
Clinical PsychologySubfield #1,113 of 1,483 23.2%136
PsychologyField #3,133 of 3,744 21.7%156
Health SciencesDomain #19,692 of 20,462 11.2%131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where HM Prison and Probation Service 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).

What does HM Prison and Probation Service specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 22.0 works7.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.03× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.26× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 10 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.39× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.95× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at HM Prison and Probation Service?

Ranked on the composite score, H. E. Croxall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HM Prison and Probation Service.

  1. 1 H. E. Croxall United Kingdom · #826,007 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at HM Prison and Probation Service

Which keywords describe research at HM Prison and Probation Service?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Racial Disparities, Criminal Justice, Mass Incarceration, Criminal Behavior, Emotion Recognition, Mental Disorders and Risk Assessment.

▲ 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. Mental Health10▲ 9.1×16 topics
  2. Racial Disparities9▲ 232×2 topics
  3. Criminal Behavior9▲ 272×2 topics
  4. Criminal Justice9▲ 52×1 topic
  5. Mass Incarceration9▲ 402×1 topic
  6. Emotion Recognition7▲ 46×3 topics
  7. Mental Disorders7▲ 75×2 topics
  8. Epidemiology7▲ 2.1×18 topics
  9. Psychopathy7▲ 263×1 topic
  10. Risk Assessment7▲ 13×2 topics
  11. Violent Recidivism7▲ 530×1 topic
  12. Globalization5▲ 3.0×7 topics
  13. Public Health4▲ 3.9×9 topics
  14. Risk Factors4▲ 5.0×9 topics
  15. Resilience4▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Psychological Impact4▲ 15×5 topics
  17. Gender Differences4▲ 12×6 topics
  18. Substance Abuse4▲ 63×2 topics
  19. Violence4▲ 31×4 topics
  20. Health3▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Adverse Experiences3▲ 101×1 topic
  22. Childhood Trauma3▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Developmental Trajectories3▲ 33×3 topics
  24. Social Support3▲ 7.1×2 topics
  25. Mental Illness3▲ 53×2 topics
  26. Homelessness3▲ 84×1 topic
  27. Housing First3▲ 84×1 topic
  28. Youth Violence2▲ 72×2 topics
  29. Crime2▲ 112×1 topic
  30. Job Satisfaction2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  31. Social Structure2▲ 79×1 topic
  32. Intimate Partner Violence2▲ 74×2 topics
  33. Prevalence2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  34. Adolescents2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  35. Trauma2▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Harassment2▲ 113×1 topic
  37. Healthcare Workers2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  38. Workplace Bullying2▲ 113×1 topic
  39. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 16×5 topics
  40. Health Consequences2▲ 7.4×2 topics

Which research topics does HM Prison and Probation Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending, Child Abuse and Trauma and Homelessness and Social Issues.

Criminal Justice and Cor…9Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 9 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Ps…7Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 7 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 3 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 3 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…2Crime Patterns and Interventions: 2 fractional worksWorkplace Violence and Bullying: 2 fractional worksIntimate Partner and Family Violence: 1 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 1 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 1 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth1 others

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

  1. 1 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  2. 2 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 7 works
  3. 3 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 3 works
  5. 5 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Workplace Violence and Bullying Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 1 works
  8. 8 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 1 works
  9. 9 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 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 available13.5%not open86.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has HM Prison and Probation Service's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher 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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