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Middlesbrough College

In research, Middlesbrough College stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,301 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#10,085 of 14,558 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#13,028 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,533
of 22,385 · #18,256 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#709
of 862
Research works
810
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Middlesbrough College

What is Middlesbrough 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
Health SciencesDomain #11,301 of 16,688 8.7%463
MedicineField #10,085 of 14,558 9.0%397
Social SciencesDomain #13,028 of 14,833 8.2%181

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

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Middlesbrough College is in Health Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (42%), Social Sciences (10%), Health Professions (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 40 fractional works · 52.7% of its workMedicine: 32 fractional works · 42.2% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 9.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAnatomy: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 9.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 23.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 9.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 15.5% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 8.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.9% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMiddlesbroughCollege76fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences53%Social Sciences23%

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. Medicine3242.2%
    2. Health Professions79.2%
    3. Veterinary10.9%
    4. Dentistry00.4%
    1. Social Sciences79.8%
    2. Psychology44.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities22.5%
    5. Decision Sciences22.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.8%
    1. Engineering78.8%
    2. Computer Science22.5%
    3. Environmental Science11.6%
    4. Materials Science11.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.7%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    7. Energy00.3%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Neuroscience33.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.1%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.24× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.47× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.19× its world share, 32 worksMedicineVeterinary: 6.48× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary6.48×1 works
  2. Health Professions3.47×7 works
  3. Neuroscience2.24×3 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.20×2 works
  5. Medicine2.19×32 works
  6. Psychology1.59×4 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.40×2 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.04×0 works
  9. Dentistry0.91×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.87×2 works
  11. Social Sciences0.77×7 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.66×2 works
  13. Engineering0.58×7 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.49×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.35×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.33×2 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×1 works
  18. Energy0.32×0 works
  19. Environmental Science0.32×1 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.30×0 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.23×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.23×1 works
  23. Mathematics0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Middlesbrough College?

Ranked on the quality score, Robert Blowers, Frances Hunter and Arnab Banerjee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Middlesbrough College.

  1. 1 Robert Blowers United Kingdom · #1,007,936 worldwide 2.5k citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Frances Hunter United Kingdom · #2,406,518 worldwide 166 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Arnab Banerjee United Kingdom · #2,450,108 worldwide 858 citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Henry A. Ellis United Kingdom · #2,479,790 worldwide 152 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Charles G. Greenough United Kingdom · #3,229,296 worldwide 2k citations · 79 works
  6. 6 John Atkins United Kingdom · #3,580,579 worldwide 180 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Martin R. Bamber United Kingdom · #3,862,725 worldwide 214 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Michael J. Lawson United Kingdom · #3,937,776 worldwide 103 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Heather Bacon United Kingdom · #4,151,620 worldwide 139 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Nigel Gann United Kingdom · #4,549,003 worldwide 57 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Middlesbrough College

What are the most cited papers from Middlesbrough College?

The most cited paper from Middlesbrough College is "The 2018 European Heart Rhythm Association Practical Guide on the use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation" (Jan Steffel et al., 2018), with 2,158 citations. Next come "2021 European Heart Rhythm Association Practical Guide on the Use of Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation" (1,127) and "WORKING FOR PATIENTS?" (842).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The 2018 European Heart Rhythm Association Practical Guide on the use of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation Jan Steffel et al. · European Heart Journal Open access Mar 2018 2,158
2 2021 European Heart Rhythm Association Practical Guide on the Use of Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Jan Steffel et al. · EP Europace Open access 4 Mar 2021 1,127
3 WORKING FOR PATIENTS? IAN HASLOCK · Lara D. Veeken 1989 842
4 Diabetes prevalence and socioeconomic status: a population based study showing increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in deprived areas Vincent M. Connolly, N Unwin, P Sherriff et al. · Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health Open access Mar 2000 528
5 Randomized Comparison of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Diabetic Patients Akhil Kapur, Roger J. C. Hall, Iqbal Saeed Malik et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access 22 Jan 2010 480
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Middlesbrough College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Clinical Guidelines, Mechanical Ventilation, Airway Stenosis, Neuroimaging, Tracheostomy, Endoscopic Surgery and Public 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.0×20 topics
  2. Public Health4▲ 3.5×13 topics
  3. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 13×2 topics
  4. Mechanical Ventilation3▲ 34×2 topics
  5. Risk Factors3▲ 3.5×8 topics
  6. Tissue Engineering3▲ 6.3×2 topics
  7. Airway Stenosis3▲ 68×1 topic
  8. Neuroimaging3▲ 14×3 topics
  9. Tracheostomy3▲ 68×1 topic
  10. Endoscopic Surgery3▲ 37×2 topics
  11. Quality of Life3▲ 2.4×9 topics
  12. Defensive Medicine2▲ 133×1 topic
  13. Malpractice Risk2▲ 133×1 topic
  14. Radiotherapy2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  15. Hearing Loss2▲ 27×2 topics
  16. COVID-192▲ 2.3×6 topics
  17. Acute Otitis Media2▲ 128×1 topic
  18. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks2▲ 53×1 topic
  19. Otitis Media2▲ 128×1 topic
  20. Skull Base Reconstruction2▲ 76×1 topic
  21. Anatomical Nomenclature2▲ 108×1 topic
  22. Eponyms2▲ 101×1 topic
  23. Prevention2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  24. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.1×2 topics
  25. Human Papillomavirus2▲ 18×1 topic
  26. Oropharyngeal Cancer2▲ 42×1 topic
  27. Prognosis2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  28. Squamous Cell Carcinoma2▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Treatment Outcomes2▲ 33×3 topics
  30. Performance Analysis2▲ 9.8×1 topic
  31. Training Load2▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Functional Connectivity1▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Cerebellum1▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Nasal Surgery1▲ 81×1 topic
  35. Relapsing Polychondritis1▲ 169×1 topic
  36. Rhinoplasty1▲ 81×1 topic
  37. VEXAS Syndrome1▲ 169×1 topic
  38. Vestibular1▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Quality Assessment1▲ 8.4×2 topics
  40. Social Determinants1▲ 7.6×2 topics

Which research topics does Middlesbrough College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Tracheal and airway disorders, Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, Ear Surgery and Otitis Media and Head and Neck Surgical Oncology.

Tracheal and airway diso…3Tracheal and airway disorders: 3 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and …2Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 2 fractional worksEar Surgery and Otitis M…2Ear Surgery and Otitis Media: 2 fractional worksHead and Neck Surgical O…2Head and Neck Surgical Oncology: 2 fractional worksMedical and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 2 fractional worksSports Performance and T…2Sports Performance and Training: 2 fractional worksVestibular and auditory disorders: 1 fractional worksOtitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis: 1 fractional worksNasal Surgery and Airway…1Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePharmacyOtorhinolaryngologySurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 2 works
  3. 3 Ear Surgery and Otitis Media Otorhinolaryngology 2 works
  4. 4 Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Medical and Biological Sciences Anatomy 2 works
  6. 6 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 2 works
  7. 7 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Vestibular and auditory disorders Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Otitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis Rheumatology 1 works
  10. 10 Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies Surgery 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 available21.8%not open78.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.4%domestic only93.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Middlesbrough College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Middlesbrough College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00038% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Middlesbrough College0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Middlesbrough College 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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2024Middlesbrough College9.3% in 2024200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.6% in 2011.

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