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Lancaster City Council

In research, Lancaster City Council stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,268 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,687
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#400
of 1,844
Research works
400
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
5k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Lancaster City Council

What is Lancaster City Council 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,268 of 14,833 5.9%215

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lancaster City Council 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 Lancaster City Council work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Lancaster City Council is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Computer Science (17%), Social Sciences (12%).

Physical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 38.1% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 17.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 11.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 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 workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 30.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 11.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 21.6% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 18.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 9.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLancaster CityCouncil48fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences31%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science817.3%
    2. Engineering36.6%
    3. Environmental Science36.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy12.2%
    5. Materials Science11.9%
    6. Mathematics11.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.2%
    8. Chemistry00.5%
    9. Energy00.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    1. Social Sciences611.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities47.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting24.1%
    4. Psychology24.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Medicine918.0%
    2. Health Professions12.2%
    3. Nursing11.3%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.5%
    2. Neuroscience12.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.3%
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: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.23× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 2.58× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.60× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.60×4 works
  2. Nursing2.58×1 works
  3. Computer Science2.23×8 works
  4. Neuroscience1.49×1 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.46×2 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.33×1 works
  7. Psychology1.30×2 works
  8. Veterinary1.29×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.27×2 works
  10. Mathematics1.26×1 works
  11. Environmental Science1.24×3 works
  12. Chemical Engineering1.00×0 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.97×1 works
  14. Medicine0.94×9 works
  15. Social Sciences0.93×6 works
  16. Health Professions0.84×1 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.74×1 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.65×2 works
  19. Materials Science0.55×1 works
  20. Energy0.51×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.45×1 works
  22. Engineering0.44×3 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.36×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.30×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lancaster City Council?

Ranked on the quality score, Ginikachi Prisca Ifenatuora, T. Çann Hughes and Hic Et Ubique lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lancaster City Council.

  1. 1 Ginikachi Prisca Ifenatuora United Kingdom · #745,392 worldwide 304 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 T. Çann Hughes United Kingdom · #2,024,874 worldwide 93 citations · 500 works
  3. 3 Hic Et Ubique United Kingdom · #2,034,504 worldwide 2 citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Harold W. Wardman United Kingdom · #2,706,597 worldwide 137 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Metcalfe Johnson United Kingdom · #2,930,734 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 F. Lyman Windolph United Kingdom · #3,296,684 worldwide 4 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Susan Taylor-Horrex United Kingdom · #3,708,665 worldwide 36 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Malcolm Quainton United Kingdom · #4,358,382 worldwide 93 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Springs Cotton Mills United Kingdom · #7,706,811 worldwide 0 citations · 893 works
All ranked researchers at Lancaster City Council

What are the most cited papers from Lancaster City Council?

The most cited paper from Lancaster City Council is "Exploring Engagement in Tasks in the Language Classroom" (Jenefer Philp, Susan Duchesne, 2016), with 732 citations. Next come "Combined measurement and QCD analysis of the inclusive e ± p scattering cross sections at HERA" (719) and "Journal of volcanology and geothermal research" (636).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Exploring Engagement in Tasks in the Language Classroom Jenefer Philp, Susan Duchesne · Annual Review of Applied Linguistics Open access Mar 2016 732
2 Combined measurement and QCD analysis of the inclusive e ± p scattering cross sections at HERA F. D. Aaron et al. · Journal of High Energy Physics Open access542 authors 2010 719
3 Journal of volcanology and geothermal research R. S. J. Sparks · Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors 1976 636
4 Deep convolutional neural networks for Raman spectrum recognition: a unified solution Jinchao Liu, Margarita Osadchy, Lorna Ashton et al. · The Analyst Open access 2017 507
5 Basic concepts of quantum interference and electron transport in single-molecule electronics Colin John Lambert · Chemical Society Reviews Review 26 Sep 2014 502
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Lancaster City Council?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quantum Information, Quantum Algorithms, Quantum Computation, Entanglement, Communication, Cryptography, Quantum and Security.

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

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Quantum Information3▲ 52×2 topics
  2. Climate Change2▲ 1.68×17 topics
  3. Entanglement2▲ 30×2 topics
  4. Quantum Algorithms2▲ 85×1 topic
  5. Quantum Computation2▲ 85×1 topic
  6. Security2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  7. Communication2▲ 11×3 topics
  8. Cryptography2▲ 26×1 topic
  9. Epidemiology2▼ 0.80×15 topics
  10. Quantum2▲ 40×1 topic
  11. Block Ciphers1▲ 127×1 topic
  12. Cryptanalysis1▲ 33×1 topic
  13. Sustainability1◆ 0.91×7 topics
  14. Entrepreneurship1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  15. Nationalism1▲ 4.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Lancaster City Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Quantum Information and Cryptography, Cryptographic Implementations and Security and Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security.

Quantum Computing Algori…2Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 2 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 2 fractional worksCryptographic Implementations and Security: 1 fractional worksPhysical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Ap…1Quantum Mechanics and Applications: 1 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 0 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 0 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, and trade: 0 fractional worksOpen Source Software Innovations: 0 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceHardware and ArchitecturePolitical Science and International RelationsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics4 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  2. 2 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  3. 3 Cryptographic Implementations and Security Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security Hardware and Architecture 1 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  7. 7 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  8. 8 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 0 works
  9. 9 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 0 works
  10. 10 Open Source Software Innovations Computer Science Applications 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 available25.3%not open74.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lancaster City Council's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% higher 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 Lancaster City Council as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Lancaster City Council0.00027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Lancaster City Council over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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