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Northampton College

In research, Northampton College stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,956 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,103 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,286 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,702
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,123
of 2,253
Research works
696
▲ 113% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Northampton 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 #6,956 of 16,945 22.0%390
Social SciencesField #5,103 of 10,206 22.6%204
Physical SciencesDomain #15,286 of 21,541 16.3%209

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northampton 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 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: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23.32× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 1.68× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.74× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.07× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 23.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northampton College?

Ranked on the composite score, Susan Weil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northampton College.

  1. 1 Susan Weil United Kingdom · #1,209,430 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Northampton College

Which keywords describe research at Northampton College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Gender, Identity, Nationalism, Colonialism, Mental Health, International Relations and Intersectionality.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Globalization56▲ 4.4×55 topics
  2. Gender29▲ 7.3×25 topics
  3. Identity26▲ 4.9×32 topics
  4. Mental Health25▲ 3.2×24 topics
  5. Nationalism23▲ 5.7×17 topics
  6. Colonialism19▲ 5.5×24 topics
  7. Sustainability18▲ 1.50×28 topics
  8. History16▲ 2.9×19 topics
  9. Education16▲ 1.75×34 topics
  10. Human Rights14▲ 2.4×17 topics
  11. Economic Growth14▲ 2.7×11 topics
  12. Innovation14▲ 2.2×23 topics
  13. Higher Education12▲ 4.7×10 topics
  14. Social Movements12▲ 5.5×8 topics
  15. Health12▲ 4.5×7 topics
  16. International Relations11▲ 7.7×12 topics
  17. Feminism11▲ 6.1×8 topics
  18. Intersectionality11▲ 11×8 topics
  19. Literature11▲ 3.2×21 topics
  20. Student Perceptions11▲ 11×6 topics
  21. Ethics10▲ 3.2×22 topics
  22. Inequality10▲ 5.9×7 topics
  23. Leadership10▲ 4.2×11 topics
  24. Sexuality10▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Neoliberalism10▲ 3.9×12 topics
  26. Cultural Studies10▲ 3.7×9 topics
  27. Job Satisfaction9▲ 5.2×9 topics
  28. Postcolonialism8▲ 11×8 topics
  29. Race8▲ 9.3×8 topics
  30. Occupation8▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Citizenship Education7▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Language Policy7▲ 7.8×2 topics
  33. Multilingualism7▲ 7.3×2 topics
  34. Social History7▲ 9.6×4 topics
  35. Trade7▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Employment Patterns7▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Vocational Education6▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Height6▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Informal Learning6▲ 8.7×5 topics
  40. Wages6▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Northampton College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies and Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies.

Archaeology and ancient …3Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 3 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 2 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 1 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 1 fractional worksHistorical Gender and Fe…1Historical Gender and Feminism Studies: 1 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksHistorical Architecture and Urbanism: 0 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 0 fractional works
PaleontologyGeophysicsMolecular BiologyAnthropology6 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 3 works
  2. 2 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 1 works
  5. 5 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 1 works
  6. 6 Historical Gender and Feminism Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 1 works
  8. 8 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  9. 9 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 0 works
  10. 10 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 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 available11.6%not open88.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northampton College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 113% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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