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Holy Cross College

In research, Holy Cross College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,143 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,456 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,358
of 28,054 · #24,360 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#687
of 1,094
Research works
812
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Holy Cross College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #11,143 of 12,888 3.7%92 #14630
Social SciencesDomain #9,456 of 10,521 7.1%60 #10599

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Holy Cross College 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: 1.84× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.48× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.68× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.76× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.07× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.44× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.91× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.90× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.13× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Holy Cross College?

Ranked on the composite score, Diarmaid MacCulloch, Peter Mackridge and David Browning lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Holy Cross College.

  1. 1 Diarmaid MacCulloch United Kingdom · #205,718 worldwide 41 citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Peter Mackridge United Kingdom · #238,158 worldwide 23 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 David Browning United Kingdom · #819,563 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Holy Cross College

Which keywords describe research at Holy Cross College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Antioxidant, Deep Learning, Medicinal Plants, Bioactive Compounds, Herbal Medicine, Antioxidant Activity and Anti-inflammatory.

▲ 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. Machine Learning18▲ 2.5×41 topics
  2. Deep Learning11▲ 1.54×28 topics
  3. Antioxidant8▲ 5.7×27 topics
  4. Globalization7▲ 1.71×23 topics
  5. Sustainability6▲ 1.19×21 topics
  6. Nanoparticles6▲ 2.1×15 topics
  7. Medicinal Plants5▲ 5.9×10 topics
  8. Antioxidant Activity5▲ 3.6×13 topics
  9. Internet of Things4▲ 2.3×9 topics
  10. Bioactive Compounds4▲ 7.5×8 topics
  11. Herbal Medicine4▲ 6.5×7 topics
  12. Anti-inflammatory4▲ 6.4×10 topics
  13. Risk Management4▲ 3.7×6 topics
  14. Wireless Sensor Networks4▲ 3.9×7 topics
  15. Inventory Management3▲ 16×3 topics
  16. Phytochemistry3▲ 12×6 topics
  17. Demand Forecasting3▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Quantum Gravity3▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Smart Cities3▲ 5.6×6 topics
  20. Dark Energy3▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Theology3▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Cybersecurity3▲ 5.7×3 topics
  23. Medicinal Chemistry3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  24. Phytochemicals3▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Cantorian-Fractal3▲ 147×1 topic
  26. Cytotoxicity3▲ 9.5×4 topics
  27. Dynamic Pricing3▲ 27×2 topics
  28. E-Infinity Theory3▲ 147×1 topic
  29. Information Sharing3▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Supply Chain Coordination3▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Antioxidant Properties2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  32. Biological Activities2▲ 7.4×6 topics
  33. DNA Barcoding2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  34. Anti-inflammatory Activity2▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Green Practices2▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Relativity2▲ 40×2 topics
  37. Sustainable Supply Chain Management2▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Therapeutic Potential2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Geometry2▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Nutritional Quality2▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Holy Cross College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications, Supply Chain and Inventory Management, Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Mathematics and Applications.

Advanced Mathematical Th…3Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications: 3 fractional worksSupply Chain and Invento…3Supply Chain and Inventory Management: 3 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 2 fractional worksMathematics and Applications: 2 fractional worksMoringa oleifera research and applications: 2 fractional worksgraph theory and CDMA systems: 2 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional worksComputational Drug Disco…2Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 2 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 2 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional works
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsManagement Information SystemsStrategy and ManagementGeometry and Topology6 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3 works
  2. 2 Supply Chain and Inventory Management Management Information Systems 3 works
  3. 3 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  4. 4 Mathematics and Applications Geometry and Topology 2 works
  5. 5 Moringa oleifera research and applications Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 graph theory and CDMA systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  8. 8 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  9. 9 Education and Islamic Studies Education 2 works
  10. 10 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 2 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 available37.8%not open62.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.5%domestic only70.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Holy Cross College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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