Question 1

What is HM Prison Service known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, HM Prison Service stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,144 of 14,833 worldwide), Psychology (#1,961 of 3,404 worldwide) and Clinical Psychology (#847 of 1,390 worldwide), over all time.

Question 2

How does HM Prison Service rank in research?

Accepted Answer

HM Prison Service ranks #20,484 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#13,289 all time), and #763 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at HM Prison Service?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, David Thornton, Alan Leonard and James B. Thomson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HM Prison Service.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from HM Prison Service?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from HM Prison Service is "Improving risk assessments for sex offenders: A comparison of three actuarial scales." (R. Karl Hanson, David J. Thornton, 2000), with 1,068 citations. Next come "Psychopathy and the predictive validity of the PCL-R: an international perspective" (639) and "The psychopathic individual: A lack of responsiveness to distress cues?" (614).

Question 5

Which research topics does HM Prison Service publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at HM Prison Service?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Criminal Justice, Social Inequality, Racial Disparities, Mass Incarceration, Prison System, Criminal Behavior and Risk Assessment.

Question 7

Which fields of science does HM Prison Service work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 60% of research at HM Prison Service is in Social Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (34%), Psychology (19%), Medicine (15%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is HM Prison Service's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.