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Myerscough College

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World rank, all time
#28,194
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,522
of 1,844
Research works
205
▼ 58% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Myerscough College

Which fields of science does Myerscough College work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Myerscough College is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (29%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (16%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 48.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 29.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 10.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 29.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 16.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 11.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 13.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKMyerscoughCollege21fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences9%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science629.5%
    2. Engineering27.5%
    3. Computer Science14.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.5%
    5. Mathematics02.4%
    6. Energy00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences316.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology211.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    1. Medicine17.2%
    2. Veterinary14.0%
    3. Health Professions01.4%
    4. Nursing00.5%
    1. Social Sciences16.2%
    2. Psychology12.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.5%
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: 3.47× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.11× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.22× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.93× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 29.88× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 29.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary29.88×1 works
  2. Environmental Science5.93×6 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.47×3 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.22×1 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.11×2 works
  6. Mathematics2.07×0 works
  7. Nursing1.10×0 works
  8. Psychology0.86×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.62×1 works
  10. Energy0.59×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.58×0 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.54×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.51×0 works
  14. Engineering0.50×2 works
  15. Social Sciences0.49×1 works
  16. Medicine0.37×2 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.19×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Myerscough College?

Ranked on the quality score, Andrew D. Hirons, Robert Mackintosh and Walter F. Adeney lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Myerscough College.

  1. 1 Andrew D. Hirons United Kingdom · #1,058,083 worldwide 2.8k citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Robert Mackintosh United Kingdom · #2,577,404 worldwide 44 citations · 73 works
  3. 3 Walter F. Adeney United Kingdom · #2,690,868 worldwide 16 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Mark K. Johnston United Kingdom · #2,921,577 worldwide 1.5k citations · 70 works
  5. 5 Jolyon L. A. Dodgson United Kingdom · #3,454,289 worldwide 151 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 James K. Baxter United Kingdom · #4,161,935 worldwide 13 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 E. D. Elphinstone United Kingdom · #4,406,750 worldwide 121 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Dealga P. O'Callaghan United Kingdom · #4,430,087 worldwide 128 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Alison J. Northrop United Kingdom · #4,886,034 worldwide 286 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Claire Bloor United Kingdom · #5,643,588 worldwide 54 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Myerscough College

What are the most cited papers from Myerscough College?

The most cited paper from Myerscough College is "TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access" (Jens Kattge et al., 2019), with 2,168 citations. Next come "Towards an integrated understanding of green space in the European built environment" (435) and "Urban forest governance: Towards a framework for comparing approaches" (162).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access Jens Kattge et al. · Global Change Biology Open access729 authors 31 Dec 2019 2,168
2 Towards an integrated understanding of green space in the European built environment Philip James et al. · Urban forestry & urban greening Open access 2009 435
3 Urban forest governance: Towards a framework for comparing approaches Anna Lawrence, Rik De Vreese, Mark K. Johnston et al. · Urban forestry & urban greening 2013 162
4 The importance of shelter for butterflies in open landscapes John W. Dover, Tim H. Sparks, J.N. Greatorex-Davies · Journal of Insect Conservation Jun 1997 147
5 Urban forest resilience through tree selection—Variation in drought tolerance in Acer Henrik Sjöman, Andrew D. Hirons, Nina Bassuk · Urban forestry & urban greening 2015 131
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Which keywords describe research at Myerscough College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Services, Sustainability, Physical Activity, Public Health, Environmental Justice, Urban Green Space and Climate Change.

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

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 58×3 topics
  2. Ecosystem Services4▲ 56×3 topics
  3. Sustainability3▲ 5.6×4 topics
  4. Physical Activity2▲ 24×3 topics
  5. Public Health2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  6. Climate Change2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  7. Environmental Justice2▲ 73×1 topic
  8. Urban Green Space2▲ 174×1 topic
  9. Land Use Change2▲ 26×1 topic
  10. Urbanization2▲ 19×1 topic
  11. Vegetation1▲ 62×2 topics
  12. Genomic Selection1▲ 115×1 topic
  13. Plant Breeding1▲ 53×1 topic
  14. Remote Sensing1▲ 4.0×2 topics
  15. Training Pathways1▲ 200×1 topic
  16. Vocational Education1▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does Myerscough College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Urban Green Space and Health, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock and Education Systems and Policy.

Urban Green Space and He…2Urban Green Space and Health: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 1 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 1 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksTree Root and Stability …1Tree Root and Stability Studies: 1 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitigation: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksIrrigation Practices and Water Management: 0 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 0 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisGlobal and Planetary ChangeGeneticsEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  2. 2 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 1 works
  4. 4 Education Systems and Policy Education 1 works
  5. 5 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 1 works
  6. 6 Tree Root and Stability Studies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 Irrigation Practices and Water Management Soil Science 0 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 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 available17.9%not open82.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Myerscough College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 58% lower 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 Myerscough College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000055% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Myerscough College0.000075% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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