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Merseytravel

In research, Merseytravel stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,437 of 16,945 worldwide), Health Sciences (#11,644 of 20,462 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,117 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,982
of 28,054 · #17,862 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#669
of 1,094
Research works
824
▼ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Merseytravel 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 #9,437 of 16,945 12.6%231
Health SciencesDomain #11,644 of 20,462 11.7%296
Physical SciencesDomain #14,117 of 21,541 13.3%225
MedicineField #12,095 of 17,978 12.3%205

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Merseytravel 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.31× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.17× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.83× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Merseytravel?

Ranked on the composite score, Gregory Williams, S. Rushworth and Matt Zandstra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Merseytravel.

  1. 1 Gregory Williams United Kingdom · #933,644 worldwide 9 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 S. Rushworth United Kingdom · #1,254,831 worldwide 42 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Matt Zandstra United Kingdom · #1,453,986 worldwide 2 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Merseytravel

Which keywords describe research at Merseytravel?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Human Rights, Privacy, Machine Learning, Global Burden, Surveillance, Injury Prevention and Equality.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology7▲ 1.99×45 topics
  2. Machine Learning5▲ 1.80×16 topics
  3. Human Rights4▲ 4.1×9 topics
  4. Social Media3▲ 2.5×7 topics
  5. Risk Factors3▲ 3.0×10 topics
  6. Global Burden3▲ 5.6×6 topics
  7. Privacy3▲ 10×3 topics
  8. Gender2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  9. Equality2▲ 40×2 topics
  10. Injury Prevention2▲ 20×3 topics
  11. Surveillance2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  12. Socioeconomic Factors2▲ 19×2 topics
  13. Child Injury2▲ 81×1 topic
  14. Unintentional Injuries2▲ 81×1 topic
  15. Cultural Identity2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  16. Democracy2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  17. Discrimination2▲ 10×3 topics
  18. Driver Behavior2▲ 26×2 topics
  19. Feminism2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  20. Injury Severity2▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Neoliberalism2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  22. Civil Rights2▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Criminal Justice2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  24. Road Safety2▲ 45×1 topic
  25. Traffic Accidents2▲ 40×1 topic
  26. Ethical Considerations2▲ 4.9×8 topics
  27. First Amendment2▲ 378×1 topic
  28. Forecasting2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  29. Freedom of Speech2▲ 378×1 topic
  30. International Law2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  31. Psychological Impact2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  32. Social Science2▲ 46×2 topics
  33. Cancer Risk1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  34. Multiculturalism1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  35. Prison System1▲ 26×2 topics
  36. Celebrity Culture1▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Consensus Building1▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Delphi Method1▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Postfeminism1▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Communication Networks1▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Merseytravel publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Traffic and Road Safety, Law, Rights, and Freedoms and Delphi Technique in Research.

Injury Epidemiology and …2Injury Epidemiology and Prevention: 2 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety2Traffic and Road Safety: 2 fractional worksLaw, Rights, and Freedoms2Law, Rights, and Freedoms: 2 fractional worksDelphi Technique in Rese…1Delphi Technique in Research: 1 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Media: 1 fractional worksHate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and …1Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 1 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 1 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and …1Occupational Health and Performance: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySociology and Political ScienceGender Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  3. 3 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Delphi Technique in Research Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 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 available25.2%not open74.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Merseytravel's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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