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Jisc

In research, Jisc stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,509 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#2,313 of 14,558 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,196 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

jisc.ac.ukROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#8,403
of 22,385 · #3,486 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#284
of 862
Research works
1k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
35k
34.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
41%
world 18%
Jisc

What is Jisc 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,509 of 16,688 11.6%300
MedicineField #2,313 of 14,558 11.9%252
Social SciencesDomain #6,196 of 14,833 10.2%263
Physical SciencesDomain #8,930 of 17,446 9.0%356
Computer ScienceField #5,238 of 6,336 7.8%120
EngineeringField #8,386 of 9,532 9.5%142

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Jisc 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Jisc work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research at Jisc is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Computer Science (13%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Social Sciences: 60 fractional works · 31.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 9.0% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 6.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 5.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 59 fractional works · 31.2% of its workComputer Science: 24 fractional works · 12.7% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 12.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 57 fractional works · 30.1% of its workMedicine: 40 fractional works · 20.7% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 7.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKJisc191fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences32%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences179.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting126.4%
    3. Decision Sciences115.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities115.7%
    5. Psychology73.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.1%
    1. Computer Science2412.7%
    2. Engineering2312.0%
    3. Environmental Science42.0%
    4. Materials Science41.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy31.5%
    6. Mathematics10.3%
    7. Chemistry10.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    9. Energy00.2%
    1. Medicine4020.7%
    2. Health Professions157.7%
    3. Nursing20.8%
    4. Dentistry10.7%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.3%
    3. Neuroscience31.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.63× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.92× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.97× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.99× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.11× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences6.11×11 works
  2. Health Professions2.92×15 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.99×12 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.97×11 works
  5. Nursing1.70×2 works
  6. Computer Science1.63×24 works
  7. Dentistry1.38×1 works
  8. Psychology1.15×7 works
  9. Medicine1.08×40 works
  10. Neuroscience0.98×3 works
  11. Veterinary0.97×0 works
  12. Engineering0.80×23 works
  13. Social Sciences0.71×17 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.67×3 works
  15. Materials Science0.55×4 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×5 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×2 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×4 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.40×1 works
  20. Environmental Science0.39×4 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.27×1 works
  23. Chemistry0.19×1 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×1 works
  25. Energy0.19×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Jisc?

Ranked on the quality score, Lawrie Phipps, Helen Clare and Neil Beagrie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Jisc.

  1. 1 Lawrie Phipps United Kingdom · #1,415,255 worldwide 814 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Helen Clare United Kingdom · #3,319,106 worldwide 7 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Neil Beagrie United Kingdom · #3,739,506 worldwide 759 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Andrew Nicholas Cormack United Kingdom · #4,246,571 worldwide 164 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Steve Bailey United Kingdom · #4,312,161 worldwide 153 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Frank C. Manista United Kingdom · #4,543,292 worldwide 149 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 John Kaye United Kingdom · #4,777,430 worldwide 28 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Simon Grant United Kingdom · #4,790,521 worldwide 77 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Simon Ball United Kingdom · #4,913,206 worldwide 289 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Caren Milloy United Kingdom · #5,003,786 worldwide 70 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Jisc

What are the most cited papers from Jisc?

The most cited paper from Jisc is "Lower versus Higher Hemoglobin Threshold for Transfusion in Septic Shock" (Lars Broksø Holst et al., 2014), with 911 citations. Next come "Convalescent Plasma Antibody Levels and the Risk of Death from Covid-19" (552) and "Gender-Specific Associations of Short Sleep Duration With Prevalent and Incident Hypertension" (513).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Lower versus Higher Hemoglobin Threshold for Transfusion in Septic Shock Lars Broksø Holst et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access Oct 2014 911
2 Convalescent Plasma Antibody Levels and the Risk of Death from Covid-19 Michael J. Joyner et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 13 Jan 2021 552
3 Gender-Specific Associations of Short Sleep Duration With Prevalent and Incident Hypertension Francesco Paolo Cappuccio, Saverio Stranges, Ngianga‐Bakwin Kandala et al. · Hypertension Open access 4 Sep 2007 513
4 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia Darshan Dalal, Khurram Nasir, Chandra S. Bomma et al. · Circulation 12 Dec 2005 482
5 Dysfunctional Voltage-Gated K + Channels in Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells of Patients With Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Jason Xiao-Jian Yuan, Ann M. Aldinger, Magdalena Juhaszova et al. · Circulation Open access 6 Oct 1998 424
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Jisc?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Open Access, Peer Review, Research Dissemination, Public Health, Machine Learning, Big Data and Cybersecurity.

▲ 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-now 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 Learning11▲ 1.67×24 topics
  2. Public Health8▲ 2.9×19 topics
  3. Sustainability8▲ 1.63×23 topics
  4. COVID-197▲ 2.8×10 topics
  5. Epidemiology7◆ 0.91×50 topics
  6. Big Data7▲ 3.6×13 topics
  7. Primary Care7▲ 9.5×12 topics
  8. Deep Learning6◆ 0.96×17 topics
  9. Open Access6▲ 33×3 topics
  10. Peer Review6▲ 92×2 topics
  11. Research Dissemination6▲ 140×2 topics
  12. Internet of Things6▲ 3.5×12 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 1.88×10 topics
  14. Data Mining5▲ 3.4×7 topics
  15. Cybersecurity5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  16. Risk Factors4▲ 2.1×19 topics
  17. Preprints4▲ 125×1 topic
  18. Science Communication4▲ 27×1 topic
  19. Digital Repositories4▲ 58×2 topics
  20. Risk Management4▲ 4.2×5 topics
  21. Security4▲ 3.0×9 topics
  22. Healthcare Workers4▲ 7.8×4 topics
  23. Text Mining4▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Social Network Analysis3▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Data Sharing3▲ 55×2 topics
  26. Ecology3▲ 10.0×2 topics
  27. Open Science3▲ 63×1 topic
  28. Scientific Data Management3▲ 63×1 topic
  29. Game Theory3▲ 9.4×2 topics
  30. Social Determinants3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  31. Classification3▲ 3.3×5 topics
  32. Cloud Computing3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  33. Digital Humanities3▲ 104×1 topic
  34. Literary History3▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Information Security3▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Policy Compliance3▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Quality Improvement3▲ 7.1×6 topics
  38. Workforce Planning3▲ 35×2 topics
  39. Metadata Standards2▲ 57×2 topics
  40. Health Inequalities2▲ 8.6×2 topics

Which research topics does Jisc publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Academic Publishing and Open Access, Research Data Management Practices, Digital Humanities and Scholarship and Information and Cyber Security.

Academic Publishing and Open Access: 4 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 3 fractional worksDigital Humanities and S…3Digital Humanities and Scholarship: 3 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…3Information and Cyber Security: 3 fractional worksPublishing and Scholarly Communication: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 2 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…2Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and C…2Healthcare Systems and Challenges: 2 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection an…2Brain Tumor Detection and Classification: 2 fractional worksDigital and Traditional …2Digital and Traditional Archives Management: 2 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementInformation SystemsLiterature and Literary TheoryHistory and Philosophy of Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 4 works
  2. 2 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 3 works
  3. 3 Digital Humanities and Scholarship Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  4. 4 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 3 works
  5. 5 Publishing and Scholarly Communication History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Challenges General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 2 works
  10. 10 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 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 available45.2%not open54.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.9%domestic only59.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Jisc's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Jisc as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00059% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Jisc0.00085% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Jisc over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Jisc8.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.8% in 2006.

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