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Lancashire County Council

lancashire.gov.ukROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#26,710
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,425
of 1,844
Research works
185
▲ 186% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Lancashire County Council

Which fields of science does Lancashire County Council work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Lancashire County Council is in Social Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (12%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 13 fractional works · 50.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 23.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 13.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 11.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 8.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 24.5% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 11.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 18.6% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 11.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 9.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLancashire CountyCouncil26fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences50%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences623.4%
    2. Psychology311.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting28.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities13.0%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Medicine311.8%
    2. Health Professions311.0%
    3. Veterinary01.0%
    4. Nursing00.4%
    5. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Computer Science311.7%
    2. Engineering13.9%
    3. Environmental Science12.6%
    4. Energy00.4%
    1. Neuroscience14.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.56× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.16× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.67× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.67× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary7.47×0 works
  2. Health Professions4.16×3 works
  3. Psychology3.67×3 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.67×2 works
  5. Neuroscience2.56×1 works
  6. Social Sciences1.85×6 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.62×1 works
  8. Computer Science1.50×3 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.05×1 works
  10. Nursing0.88×0 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.86×0 works
  12. Medicine0.61×3 works
  13. Environmental Science0.52×1 works
  14. Dentistry0.49×0 works
  15. Energy0.47×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×0 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.27×0 works
  18. Engineering0.26×1 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lancashire County Council?

Ranked on the quality score, George Jessel, R. P. Gemmell and F. Bradbury lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lancashire County Council.

  1. 1 George Jessel United Kingdom · #2,477,036 worldwide 22 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 R. P. Gemmell United Kingdom · #2,517,012 worldwide 354 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 F. Bradbury United Kingdom · #2,572,918 worldwide 38 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 G. Lissant Cox United Kingdom · #2,688,185 worldwide 91 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 W. F. Menzies United Kingdom · #2,777,617 worldwide 49 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 A. Fessler United Kingdom · #2,806,017 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 J. Ernest Nicole United Kingdom · #3,405,186 worldwide 93 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Bill Edwards United Kingdom · #4,667,097 worldwide 151 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Lancashire County Council

What are the most cited papers from Lancashire County Council?

The most cited paper from Lancashire County Council is "Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for Primary School Teachers" (Eluned Gold, Alistair M. S. Smith, Ieuan Hopper et al., 2009), with 293 citations. Next come "The interplay between psychological need satisfaction and psychological need frustration within a work context: A variable and person-oriented approach" (78) and "Professional Boundaries: Crossing a Line or Entering the Shadows?" (78).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for Primary School Teachers Eluned Gold, Alistair M. S. Smith, Ieuan Hopper et al. · Journal of Child and Family Studies 4 Dec 2009 293
2 The interplay between psychological need satisfaction and psychological need frustration within a work context: A variable and person-oriented approach Peter C. Rouse, Philip J. Turner, Andrew G. Siddall et al. · Motivation and Emotion Open access 22 Nov 2019 78
3 Professional Boundaries: Crossing a Line or Entering the Shadows? Mark Doel, Peter Allmark, Paul Conway et al. · The British Journal of Social Work 14 Oct 2009 78
4 Strategic environmental assessment and land-use planning Graham Pinfield · Project Appraisal Open access Sep 1992 68
5 Maximising household waste recycling at civic amenity sites in Lancashire, England Ian David Williams, Claire Taylor · Waste Management 2004 63
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Which keywords describe research at Lancashire County Council?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Cybercrime, Dark Web, Public Health, Ethical Issues, Primary Care, Ethnic Minority Business and Immigrant Entrepreneurship.

▲ 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 19 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Social Capital3▲ 22×4 topics
  2. Cybercrime2▲ 159×1 topic
  3. Dark Web2▲ 388×1 topic
  4. Epidemiology2▲ 1.84×18 topics
  5. Public Health2▲ 5.2×10 topics
  6. Globalization2▲ 3.1×4 topics
  7. Ethical Issues2▲ 54×2 topics
  8. Primary Care1▲ 15×7 topics
  9. Ethnic Minority Business1▲ 215×1 topic
  10. Immigrant Entrepreneurship1▲ 215×1 topic
  11. COVID-191▲ 3.5×4 topics
  12. Dynamic Assessment1▲ 201×1 topic
  13. Educational Psychology1▲ 91×1 topic
  14. Cognitive Enhancement1▲ 84×1 topic
  15. Entrepreneurial Orientation1▲ 48×1 topic
  16. Neuroenhancement1▲ 190×1 topic
  17. Opportunity Recognition1▲ 48×1 topic
  18. Social Networks1▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Transnationalism1▲ 174×2 topics

Which research topics does Lancashire County Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies, Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy, Educational and Psychological Assessments and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences.

Cybercrime and Law Enfor…2Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 2 fractional worksMigration, Ethnicity, an…1Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy: 1 fractional worksEducational and Psycholo…1Educational and Psychological Assessments: 1 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 1 fractional worksNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations: 1 fractional worksDiaspora, migration, tra…1Diaspora, migration, transnational identity: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Challenges: 0 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 0 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Interventions: 0 fractional works
Information SystemsSociology and Political ScienceDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyManagement of Technology and Innovation5 others

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

  1. 1 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 2 works
  2. 2 Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Educational and Psychological Assessments Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  5. 5 Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  6. 6 Diaspora, migration, transnational identity Demography 1 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Challenges General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 0 works
  10. 10 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 0 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 available15.9%not open84.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lancashire County Council's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 186% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Lancashire County Council as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000047% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Lancashire County Council0.00018% in 202519801990200020102020

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