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Leicester College

In research, Leicester College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,545 of 14,833 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,035 of 17,446 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,799 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,547
of 22,385 · #8,036 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#576
of 862
Research works
1.4k
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Leicester College

What is Leicester 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,545 of 14,833 6.8%528
Physical SciencesDomain #9,035 of 17,446 5.7%574
Life SciencesDomain #6,799 of 11,023 4.8%151
EngineeringField #6,285 of 9,532 7.3%191
Health SciencesDomain #11,496 of 16,688 7.2%172
MedicineField #10,095 of 14,558 7.7%133
Social SciencesField #7,280 of 9,330 7.9%267

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leicester 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 Leicester College work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Leicester College is in Health Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Social Sciences (13%), Engineering (7%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 33 fractional works · 41.2% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 34.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 29.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 13.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 22.0% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 7.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFiltration and Separation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLeicester College80fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences29%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2834.4%
    2. Health Professions56.5%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Social Sciences1113.4%
    2. Psychology56.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance45.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities22.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.5%
    1. Engineering67.2%
    2. Computer Science34.1%
    3. Mathematics23.1%
    4. Materials Science22.8%
    5. Environmental Science11.5%
    6. Chemistry11.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy11.0%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.8%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.3%
    3. Neuroscience11.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.39× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.66× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.45× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.79× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.37× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.08× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics2.66×2 works
  2. Health Professions2.45×5 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.39×1 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.37×4 works
  5. Psychology2.08×5 works
  6. Medicine1.79×28 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.30×1 works
  8. Social Sciences1.06×11 works
  9. Neuroscience0.80×1 works
  10. Materials Science0.79×2 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.78×2 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×3 works
  13. Chemistry0.73×1 works
  14. Nursing0.62×0 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.55×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.53×3 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.49×1 works
  18. Engineering0.48×6 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.47×1 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.39×0 works
  21. Environmental Science0.30×1 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×1 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Leicester College?

Ranked on the quality score, John Comyn, Michael E. Aulton and R. S. Oldham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leicester College.

  1. 1 John Comyn United Kingdom · #1,317,416 worldwide 6.5k citations · 141 works
  2. 2 Michael E. Aulton United Kingdom · #2,095,933 worldwide 2.6k citations · 38 works
  3. 3 R. S. Oldham United Kingdom · #2,221,490 worldwide 1.2k citations · 36 works
  4. 4 W.B. CROW United Kingdom · #2,258,288 worldwide 169 citations · 304 works
  5. 5 Pamela Grunwell United Kingdom · #2,330,223 worldwide 1.6k citations · 51 works
  6. 6 David P. Oxley United Kingdom · #2,594,609 worldwide 977 citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Roger Hutty United Kingdom · #2,882,613 worldwide 8 citations · 87 works
  8. 8 M. D. Glasse United Kingdom · #3,134,441 worldwide 510 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Malcolm Noble United Kingdom · #3,349,751 worldwide 51 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Evan Tyler United Kingdom · #3,353,653 worldwide 548 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Leicester College

What are the most cited papers from Leicester College?

The most cited paper from Leicester College is "Consensus definition of fetal growth restriction: a Delphi procedure" (Sanne Jehanne Gordijn, Irene Maria Beune, B. Thilaganathan et al., 2016), with 1,643 citations. Next come "Development and validation of a Hospital Frailty Risk Score focusing on older people in acute care settings using electronic hospital records: an observational study" (1,548) and "Feminist Practice and Poststructuralist Theory" (579).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Consensus definition of fetal growth restriction: a Delphi procedure Sanne Jehanne Gordijn, Irene Maria Beune, B. Thilaganathan et al. · Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology Open access 24 Feb 2016 1,643
2 Development and validation of a Hospital Frailty Risk Score focusing on older people in acute care settings using electronic hospital records: an observational study Thomas J Gilbert, Jenny Neuburger, Joshua Kraindler et al. · The Lancet Open access 26 Apr 2018 1,548
3 Feminist Practice and Poststructuralist Theory A. CULLIS · Journal of Design History 1989 579
4 What is the pipeline for future medications for obesity? Eka Melson, Uzma Ashraf, Dimitris Papamargaritis et al. · International Journal of Obesity Open access Feb 2024 316
5 Introduction of Key Problems in Long-Distance Learning and Training Shuai Liu, Zhaojun Steven Li, Yudong Zhang et al. · Mobile Networks and Applications Open access 3 Oct 2018 287
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Leicester College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Disorders, Psychopathology, Emotion Dynamics, Network Analysis, Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Inflammation and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 1.46×29 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 2.1×22 topics
  3. Mental Health3▲ 2.7×15 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.2×17 topics
  5. Mental Disorders2▲ 25×3 topics
  6. Diagnosis2▲ 3.1×7 topics
  7. Psychopathology2▲ 16×2 topics
  8. Emotion Dynamics2▲ 52×1 topic
  9. Global Burden2▲ 5.0×8 topics
  10. Network Analysis2▲ 23×1 topic
  11. Quality of Life2▲ 1.82×13 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties2▲ 2.6×9 topics
  13. Treatment2▲ 2.0×14 topics
  14. Management2▲ 3.0×8 topics
  15. Primary Care2▲ 6.4×7 topics
  16. COVID-192▲ 1.76×9 topics
  17. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Nanoparticles2▲ 1.82×8 topics
  19. Quality Improvement2▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Heart Failure2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  21. Autoantibodies1▲ 7.0×5 topics
  22. Continuity of Care1▲ 35×1 topic
  23. Health Education1▲ 3.8×3 topics
  24. Mortality1▲ 2.8×6 topics
  25. Patient-Centered Medical Home1▲ 49×1 topic
  26. Data Science1▲ 15×1 topic
  27. Social Distancing1▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Statistics Anxiety1▲ 114×1 topic
  29. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 5.3×5 topics
  30. Multicollinearity1▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Regression Analysis1▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Systematic Review1▲ 26×2 topics
  33. COPD1▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 4.4×5 topics
  35. Community Behavior1▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Problem of Evil1▲ 145×1 topic
  37. R language1▲ 148×1 topic
  38. Statistical Analysis1▲ 7.3×1 topic
  39. Theodicy1▲ 145×1 topic
  40. spirometry1▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Leicester College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Mental Health Research Topics, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Statistics Education and Methodologies and Advanced Statistical Methods and Models.

Mental Health Research T…2Mental Health Research Topics: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …1Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksStatistics Education and…1Statistics Education and Methodologies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Statistical Met…1Advanced Statistical Methods and Models: 1 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 1 fractional worksData Analysis with R: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Prevention and …1COVID-19 Prevention and Impact: 1 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy …1Theology and Philosophy of Evil: 1 fractional worksCapital Investment and R…1Capital Investment and Risk Analysis: 1 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and…1Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 1 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsStatistics and ProbabilityPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Statistics Education and Methodologies Statistics and Probability 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Statistical Methods and Models Statistics and Probability 1 works
  5. 5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Data Analysis with R Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Prevention and Impact Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 1 works
  9. 9 Capital Investment and Risk Analysis Finance 1 works
  10. 10 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available15.6%not open84.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Leicester College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% 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 Leicester College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00033% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Leicester College0.00029% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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