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Merseytravel

In research, Merseytravel stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,430 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#7,624 of 14,558 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,034 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,246
of 22,385 · #8,146 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#444
of 862
Research works
824
▲ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Merseytravel

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
Health SciencesDomain #8,430 of 16,688 7.3%296
MedicineField #7,624 of 14,558 7.7%205
Physical SciencesDomain #10,034 of 17,446 8.5%225
Social SciencesDomain #9,712 of 14,833 5.3%231

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Merseytravel work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research at Merseytravel is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Social Sciences (19%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 34 fractional works · 33.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 18.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 7.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 29.1% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 12.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% 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 · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 5.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 30 fractional works · 29.1% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 23.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMerseytravel102fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences34%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1918.7%
    2. Psychology87.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities33.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.5%
    6. Decision Sciences11.0%
    1. Engineering1312.9%
    2. Computer Science65.6%
    3. Environmental Science54.6%
    4. Materials Science21.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.8%
    6. Chemical Engineering10.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    8. Energy00.4%
    9. Chemistry00.3%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine2423.9%
    2. Health Professions43.6%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Dentistry10.6%
    5. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.9%
    3. Neuroscience21.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
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: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.24× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.55× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.55×8 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.01×1 works
  3. Veterinary2.01×0 works
  4. Nursing1.49×1 works
  5. Social Sciences1.47×19 works
  6. Health Professions1.38×4 works
  7. Medicine1.24×24 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.15×2 works
  9. Dentistry1.14×1 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.08×3 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.04×1 works
  12. Neuroscience1.02×2 works
  13. Environmental Science0.93×5 works
  14. Engineering0.86×13 works
  15. Computer Science0.72×6 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.70×4 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.68×2 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.67×1 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.58×2 works
  20. Materials Science0.55×2 works
  21. Energy0.42×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×2 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.32×1 works
  24. Chemistry0.21×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Merseytravel?

Ranked on the quality score, Anne Atherton, Matt Zandstra and Claudia Doppioslash lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Merseytravel.

  1. 1 Anne Atherton United Kingdom · #2,181,499 worldwide 1.2k citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Matt Zandstra United Kingdom · #2,448,555 worldwide 151 citations · 125 works
  3. 3 Claudia Doppioslash United Kingdom · #3,026,931 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Hodge Hc United Kingdom · #3,696,956 worldwide 166 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Brian H. Shorrock United Kingdom · #3,753,694 worldwide 319 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Brian Grieveson United Kingdom · #3,772,225 worldwide 367 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Imelda Bromilow United Kingdom · #4,025,951 worldwide 661 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Eric Glasgow United Kingdom · #4,348,139 worldwide 208 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Peter Simpson United Kingdom · #4,777,712 worldwide 185 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 David Mathieson United Kingdom · #4,870,119 worldwide 34 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Merseytravel

What are the most cited papers from Merseytravel?

The most cited paper from Merseytravel is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2016), with 6,023 citations. Next come "Cognitive Function at 3 Years of Age after Fetal Exposure to Antiepileptic Drugs" (823) and "Global, regional, and national levels of neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (814).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
2 Cognitive Function at 3 Years of Age after Fetal Exposure to Antiepileptic Drugs Kimford J. Meador, Gus A. Baker, N. Andrew Browning et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 15 Apr 2009 823
3 Global, regional, and national levels of neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Haidong Wang et al. · The Lancet Open access230 authors 2 May 2014 814
4 The Use of Research Evidence in Public Health Decision Making Processes: Systematic Review Lois Orton, Ffion Lloyd‐Williams, David Carlton Taylor-Robinson et al. · PLoS ONE ReviewOpen access 26 Jul 2011 638
5 A genome-wide scan for common alleles affecting risk for autism Richard Anney et al. · Human Molecular Genetics Open access166 authors 27 Jul 2010 594
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Merseytravel?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Human Rights, Global Burden, Privacy, Injury Prevention, Socioeconomic Factors, Child Injury and Unintentional Injuries.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 1.98×48 topics
  2. Machine Learning5▲ 1.55×16 topics
  3. Human Rights4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  4. Social Media3▲ 2.4×8 topics
  5. Global Burden3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  6. Globalization3▲ 1.50×11 topics
  7. Risk Factors3▲ 2.6×10 topics
  8. Privacy3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  9. Mental Health3▲ 1.81×13 topics
  10. Injury Prevention2▲ 20×3 topics
  11. Socioeconomic Factors2▲ 20×2 topics
  12. Child Injury2▲ 83×1 topic
  13. Gender2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  14. Unintentional Injuries2▲ 83×1 topic
  15. Equality2▲ 36×2 topics
  16. Surveillance2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  17. Democracy2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  18. Cultural Identity2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  19. Discrimination2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  20. Driver Behavior2▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Feminism2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  22. Injury Severity2▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Neoliberalism2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  24. Social Science2▲ 49×3 topics
  25. Cancer Risk2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  26. Civil Rights2▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Criminal Justice2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  28. Psychological Impact2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  29. Road Safety2▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Traffic Accidents2▲ 35×1 topic
  31. First Amendment2▲ 323×1 topic
  32. Forecasting2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  33. Freedom of Speech2▲ 323×1 topic
  34. International Law2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  35. Occupational Exposure1▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Systematic Review1▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Multiculturalism1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  38. Prison System1▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Consensus Building1▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Delphi Method1▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Merseytravel publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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 Freedoms: 2 fractional worksDelphi Technique in Research: 1 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Media: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 1 fractional worksFire dynamics and safety…1Fire dynamics and safety research: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Performance: 1 fractional worksHate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection: 1 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare an…1Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 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 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  8. 8 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 1 works
  9. 9 Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Merseytravel's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Merseytravel as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00050% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Merseytravel0.00055% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Merseytravel4.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.6% in 2015.

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