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HM Prison Service

In research, HM Prison Service stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,058 of 16,945 worldwide), Psychology (#1,555 of 3,744 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,592 of 4,340 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,072
of 28,054 · #20,641 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,060
of 1,094
Research works
673
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is HM Prison 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 #5,058 of 16,945 20.5%441
PsychologyField #1,555 of 3,744 22.8%175
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,592 of 4,340 21.0%148
Social SciencesField #6,231 of 10,206 19.9%219
Clinical PsychologySubfield #1,046 of 1,483 23.0%141
Health SciencesDomain #15,742 of 20,462 13.4%154

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

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: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.94× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.26× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.26× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 11.12× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.78× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.49× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 11.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at HM Prison Service?

Ranked on the composite score, W. Norwood East, David Thornton and Hindpal Singh Bhui lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HM Prison Service.

  1. 1 W. Norwood East United Kingdom · #365,473 worldwide 17 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 David Thornton United Kingdom · #488,048 worldwide 65 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Hindpal Singh Bhui United Kingdom · #867,168 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Geraldine Akerman United Kingdom · #1,211,537 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 M. Hamblin Smith United Kingdom · #1,212,240 worldwide 11 citations · 119 works
All ranked researchers at HM Prison Service

Which keywords describe research at HM Prison 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, Risk Assessment, Mental Disorders and Emotion Recognition.

▲ 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 Health8▲ 8.5×18 topics
  2. Epidemiology6▲ 2.3×29 topics
  3. Criminal Justice6▲ 38×1 topic
  4. Mass Incarceration6▲ 292×1 topic
  5. Racial Disparities6▲ 168×2 topics
  6. Criminal Behavior5▲ 173×2 topics
  7. Risk Assessment4▲ 9.9×3 topics
  8. Mental Disorders4▲ 51×2 topics
  9. Emotion Recognition4▲ 31×2 topics
  10. Psychopathy4▲ 177×1 topic
  11. Violent Recidivism4▲ 356×1 topic
  12. Public Health4▲ 3.7×9 topics
  13. Risk Factors3▲ 4.7×8 topics
  14. Human Rights3▲ 3.9×4 topics
  15. Resilience3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  16. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 26×3 topics
  17. Substance Abuse2▲ 47×2 topics
  18. Adolescents2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  19. Childhood Trauma2▲ 49×2 topics
  20. Social Support2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  21. Ethical Considerations2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  22. Authoritarianism2▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Developmental Trajectories2▲ 23×3 topics
  24. Prevention Strategies2▲ 28×3 topics
  25. Adverse Experiences2▲ 66×1 topic
  26. Coping Strategies2▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Health2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  28. Medical Education2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  29. Mental Illness2▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Neurobiological Consequences2▲ 66×1 topic
  31. Suicidal Behavior2▲ 64×1 topic
  32. Suicide2▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Homelessness2▲ 58×1 topic
  34. Housing First2▲ 58×1 topic
  35. Stress2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  36. Adversity2▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Professionalism2▲ 14×5 topics
  38. Psychological Impact2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  39. Psychological Resilience2▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Youth Violence1▲ 48×2 topics

Which research topics does HM Prison Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending, Child Abuse and Trauma and Suicide and Self-Harm Studies.

Criminal Justice and Cor…6Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 6 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Ps…4Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 4 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma2Child Abuse and Trauma: 2 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 2 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…2Resilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 1 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Interventions: 1 fractional worksSocial Media in Health Education: 1 fractional worksWorkplace Violence and Bullying: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth

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

  1. 1 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 4 works
  3. 3 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Social Media in Health Education Health 1 works
  10. 10 Workplace Violence and Bullying Sociology and Political Science 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 available21.4%not open78.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.9%domestic only78.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has HM Prison Service'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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