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Kingston College

In research, Kingston College stands highest in Engineering (#5,390 of 9,532 worldwide), Social Sciences (#10,858 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,229 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,263
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#911
of 1,844
Research works
1.3k
▼ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.69×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
9%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Kingston College

What is Kingston College 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
EngineeringField #5,390 of 9,532 9.1%178
Social SciencesDomain #10,858 of 14,833 8.9%554
Social SciencesField #7,229 of 9,330 9.3%213
Arts and HumanitiesField #3,113 of 3,511 8.2%185
Physical SciencesDomain #15,652 of 17,446 8.8%670

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

Which fields of science does Kingston College work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Kingston College is in Physical Sciences, 43% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Arts and Humanities (19%), Social Sciences (16%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 49.1% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 21.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 14.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 43.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 18.5% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 7.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 16.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKingston College45fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences43%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering921.1%
    2. Computer Science614.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy37.4%
    4. Materials Science11.8%
    5. Environmental Science11.8%
    6. Energy11.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    9. Chemistry00.4%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Arts and Humanities818.5%
    2. Social Sciences716.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting13.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.5%
    5. Decision Sciences11.7%
    6. Psychology00.9%
    1. Health Professions12.2%
    2. Medicine11.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.3%
    2. Neuroscience00.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.0%
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: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.85× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.40× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.33× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.41× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities6.41×8 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy3.33×3 works
  3. Computer Science1.85×6 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.74×1 works
  5. Engineering1.40×9 works
  6. Energy1.32×0 works
  7. Social Sciences1.30×7 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.18×1 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.07×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.03×2 works
  11. Health Professions0.85×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.69×2 works
  13. Materials Science0.53×1 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.35×1 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×0 works
  17. Psychology0.29×0 works
  18. Chemistry0.24×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.16×0 works
  20. Medicine0.09×1 works
  21. Neuroscience0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kingston College?

Ranked on the quality score, James Curran, J. R. Lucas and David N. Hosking lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kingston College.

  1. 1 James Curran United Kingdom · #1,123,469 worldwide 8.9k citations · 232 works
  2. 2 J. R. Lucas United Kingdom · #1,977,024 worldwide 1.5k citations · 117 works
  3. 3 David N. Hosking United Kingdom · #2,505,109 worldwide 67 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 G. R. G. Mure United Kingdom · #2,693,721 worldwide 344 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 John M. Roberts United Kingdom · #2,977,374 worldwide 9.7k citations · 314 works
  6. 6 George Hadjimatheou United Kingdom · #3,121,787 worldwide 488 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Jason James Hartford United Kingdom · #3,619,682 worldwide 166 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Steven Gunn United Kingdom · #3,864,299 worldwide 861 citations · 171 works
  9. 9 Alan E. Branch United Kingdom · #3,932,638 worldwide 510 citations · 161 works
  10. 10 R. O. E. Davis United Kingdom · #4,335,217 worldwide 169 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Kingston College

What are the most cited papers from Kingston College?

The most cited paper from Kingston College is "Green marketing and Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour: a cross‐market examination" (Stavros P. Kalafatis, Michael Pollard, Robert East et al., 1999), with 1,072 citations. Next come "Personality and domain‐specific risk taking" (1,038) and "Decomposition of regular matroids" (748).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Green marketing and Ajzen’s theory of planned behaviour: a cross‐market examination Stavros P. Kalafatis, Michael Pollard, Robert East et al. · Journal of Consumer Marketing Oct 1999 1,072
2 Personality and domain‐specific risk taking Nigel Nicholson, Emma Soane, Mark Fenton‐O’Creevy et al. · Journal of Risk Research 21 Feb 2005 1,038
3 Decomposition of regular matroids Paul D. Seymour · Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series B Open access Jun 1980 748
4 Classical theory of charge transfer and ionization of hydrogen atoms by protons R Abrines, Ian Colin Percival · Proceedings of the Physical Society Open access Aug 1966 682
5 Risk, trust, and the interaction of perceived ease of use and behavioral control in predicting consumers’ use of social media for transactions Jared M. Hansen, George Saridakis, Vladlena Benson · Computers in Human Behavior Open access 10 Nov 2017 525
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kingston College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, History, Healthcare, Nationalism, Social History, Cultural Identity, Artificial Intelligence and Inequality.

▲ 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. Gender4▲ 16×7 topics
  2. Machine Learning3▲ 2.2×10 topics
  3. History3▲ 10×6 topics
  4. Healthcare3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  5. Deep Learning3▲ 1.84×8 topics
  6. Nationalism3▲ 13×6 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  8. Globalization2▲ 2.9×8 topics
  9. Social History2▲ 60×3 topics
  10. Cultural Identity2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  11. Identity2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  12. Inequality2▲ 17×4 topics
  13. Literature2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  14. Thermodynamic Analysis2▲ 61×3 topics
  15. Colonialism2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  16. Feminism2▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Medicine2▲ 40×1 topic
  18. Reproduction2▲ 83×1 topic
  19. Sustainability2▲ 1.38×5 topics
  20. Church History1▲ 75×2 topics
  21. Sustainable Development1▲ 1.95×3 topics
  22. Theology1▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Calvinism1▲ 133×1 topic
  24. Cybersecurity1▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Health1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  26. International Relations1▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Political Philosophy1▲ 55×2 topics
  28. Reformation1▲ 107×1 topic
  29. Security1▲ 4.4×4 topics
  30. Wireless Sensor Networks1▲ 6.7×3 topics
  31. Democracy1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  32. Internet of Things1▲ 3.1×5 topics
  33. Data Mining1▲ 3.3×3 topics
  34. Economic Growth1▲ 3.1×2 topics
  35. Energy Efficiency1▲ 2.4×4 topics
  36. Height1▲ 117×1 topic
  37. Metaphysics1▲ 53×2 topics
  38. Psychosocial Work Environment1▲ 83×1 topic
  39. Wages1▲ 117×1 topic
  40. Work-related Stress1▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Kingston College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Workplace Health and Well-being and Historical Economic and Social Studies.

Historical Studies on Re…2Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes: 2 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…1Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Wel…1Workplace Health and Well-being: 1 fractional worksHistorical Economic and …1Historical Economic and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksThermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksSatellite Communication …1Satellite Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksHistorical Gender and Feminism Studies: 1 fractional worksInternet of Things and AI: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…1Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 1 fractional works
HistoryGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes History 2 works
  2. 2 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  3. 3 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Historical Gender and Feminism Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Internet of Things and AI Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of 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 available8.9%not open91.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kingston College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kingston College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000076% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Kingston College0.00022% in 202519801990200020102020

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