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Northampton College

In research, Northampton College stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,746 of 14,833 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,780 of 9,330 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,670 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,200
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#656
of 1,844
Research works
696
▲ 176% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.79×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Northampton College

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 #4,746 of 14,833 7.3%390
Social SciencesField #3,780 of 9,330 8.2%204
Physical SciencesDomain #11,670 of 17,446 5.2%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Northampton College work in?

In all years, 56% of research at Northampton College is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Engineering (13%), Arts and Humanities (9%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 390 fractional works · 56.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 204 fractional works · 29.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 59 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEducation: 46 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 34 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGender Studies: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnthropology: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 60 fractional works · 8.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 18 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHistory: 15 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 51 fractional works · 7.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 18 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 18 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 42 fractional works · 6.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 15 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 17 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 209 fractional works · 30.0% of its workEngineering: 91 fractional works · 13.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 29 fractional works · 4.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPaleontology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 73 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMedicine: 46 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 24 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNorthamptonCollege696fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences56%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences20429.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities608.7%
    3. Psychology517.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting426.1%
    5. Decision Sciences172.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance152.2%
    1. Engineering9113.0%
    2. Computer Science294.1%
    3. Environmental Science192.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy172.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences172.4%
    6. Materials Science131.9%
    7. Chemistry121.7%
    8. Mathematics60.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering40.6%
    10. Energy10.2%
    1. Medicine466.6%
    2. Health Professions243.4%
    3. Nursing20.3%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology101.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences91.3%
    3. Neuroscience50.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
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: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22.31× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.58× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.94× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.07× 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, 22.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.31×7 works
  2. Arts and Humanities3.58×2 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.94×2 works
  4. Psychology2.07×1 works
  5. Nursing1.61×0 works
  6. Social Sciences1.54×4 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.49×2 works
  8. Mathematics1.46×0 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.19×0 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.69×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.33×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×0 works
  13. Engineering0.13×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.12×0 works
  15. Medicine0.09×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Northampton College?

Ranked on the quality score, E. F. Fincham, Julia Bush and Barbara Senior lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northampton College.

  1. 1 E. F. Fincham United Kingdom · #1,179,755 worldwide 1.1k citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Julia Bush United Kingdom · #2,004,284 worldwide 333 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Barbara Senior United Kingdom · #2,491,054 worldwide 1.3k citations · 31 works
  4. 4 John Lynn United Kingdom · #2,670,792 worldwide 516 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 A W Gillies United Kingdom · #2,795,188 worldwide 1.2k citations · 32 works
  6. 6 C. J. L. Booker United Kingdom · #3,342,297 worldwide 274 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 H H Emsley United Kingdom · #3,698,704 worldwide 75 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Celia Doyle United Kingdom · #3,821,455 worldwide 437 citations · 71 works
  9. 9 C. A. Padgham United Kingdom · #4,179,259 worldwide 138 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Joshua A. N. Bamfield United Kingdom · #4,338,297 worldwide 320 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Northampton College

What are the most cited papers from Northampton College?

The most cited paper from Northampton College is "The Analysis of the Stability of General Slip Surfaces" (N. R. Morgenstern, V. E. Price, 1965), with 2,001 citations. Next come "Mapping urban air pollution using GIS: a regression-based approach" (670) and "Fetal exposure to a maternal low protein diet impairs nephrogenesis and promotes hypertension in the rat" (550).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Analysis of the Stability of General Slip Surfaces N. R. Morgenstern, V. E. Price · Géotechnique Mar 1965 2,001
2 Mapping urban air pollution using GIS: a regression-based approach David J. Briggs, Susan Collins, Paul Elliott et al. · International Journal of Geographical Information Systems Open access Oct 1997 670
3 Fetal exposure to a maternal low protein diet impairs nephrogenesis and promotes hypertension in the rat Simon C. Langley‐Evans, Simon J. M. Welham, Alan A. Jackson · Life Sciences Feb 1999 550
4 Reviewing the knowledge management literature: towards a taxonomy NADA KORAC KAKABADSE, Andrew Kakabadse, Alexander Kouzmin · Journal of Knowledge Management 30 Sep 2003 424
5 Internalized homophobia and health issues affecting lesbians and gay men Iain Richard Williamson · Health Education Research Feb 2000 405
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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-now: 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 worksScience Education and Pedagogy: 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 Science Education and Pedagogy Education 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Northampton College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 176% higher 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 Northampton College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Northampton College0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Northampton 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.

10%20%Northampton College10.1% in 2005all institutions10.0% in 20052000

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.4% in 2004.

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