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Portsmouth College

In research, Portsmouth College stands highest in Chemistry (#2,103 of 2,902 worldwide), Engineering (#7,873 of 9,532 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#4,876 of 5,801 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,197
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#655
of 1,844
Research works
2.6k
▼ 77% vs 2018-21
Citations
35k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Portsmouth College

What is Portsmouth 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
ChemistryField #2,103 of 2,902 10.2%191
EngineeringField #7,873 of 9,532 5.4%363
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,876 of 5,801 9.2%214
Molecular BiologySubfield #3,195 of 3,729 9.4%148
Social SciencesDomain #12,727 of 14,833 7.7%805
Social SciencesField #8,008 of 9,330 7.2%434
Life SciencesDomain #9,548 of 11,023 8.1%410
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,977 of 2,224 3.9%138
Environmental ScienceField #4,929 of 5,407 6.2%143
Physical SciencesDomain #16,000 of 17,446 6.0%1,159

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

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Portsmouth College is in Social Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (15%), Social Sciences (14%), Environmental Science (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 10 fractional works · 36.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 13.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 10.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 35.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 14.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 9.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 13.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 18.4% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 12.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workALL ITS WORKPortsmouthCollege27fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences36%

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. Social Sciences413.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting310.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance26.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities13.1%
    5. Psychology12.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Engineering414.7%
    2. Environmental Science413.6%
    3. Computer Science13.3%
    4. Materials Science12.0%
    5. Chemistry01.2%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine312.8%
    2. Health Professions25.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology28.6%
    2. Neuroscience01.7%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.61× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.74× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.13× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.19× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.99× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.19×3 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.99×2 works
  3. Environmental Science2.74×4 works
  4. Health Professions2.13×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.61×2 works
  6. Social Sciences1.09×4 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.08×1 works
  8. Neuroscience1.04×0 works
  9. Engineering0.98×4 works
  10. Chemistry0.79×0 works
  11. Psychology0.75×1 works
  12. Medicine0.66×3 works
  13. Materials Science0.57×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.43×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.42×1 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.30×0 works
  17. Mathematics0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Portsmouth College?

Ranked on the quality score, E. Morton Bradbury, Colyn Crane‐Robinson and Jonathan D. Sime lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Portsmouth College.

  1. 1 E. Morton Bradbury United Kingdom · #616,986 worldwide 16k citations · 251 works
  2. 2 Colyn Crane‐Robinson United Kingdom · #2,529,306 worldwide 12k citations · 199 works
  3. 3 Jonathan D. Sime United Kingdom · #2,636,930 worldwide 1.7k citations · 27 works
  4. 4 J. P. Baldwin United Kingdom · #2,824,158 worldwide 2.1k citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Peter D. Cary United Kingdom · #3,370,830 worldwide 3.4k citations · 93 works
  6. 6 Brian Carpenter United Kingdom · #3,415,759 worldwide 2.3k citations · 60 works
  7. 7 Henry W. E. RATTLE United Kingdom · #3,738,795 worldwide 1.3k citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Matt Pope United Kingdom · #3,741,773 worldwide 1.5k citations · 131 works
  9. 9 Tessa Cubitt United Kingdom · #4,075,762 worldwide 414 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 BRIAN J. FELLOWS United Kingdom · #4,656,206 worldwide 957 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Portsmouth College

What are the most cited papers from Portsmouth College?

The most cited paper from Portsmouth College is "A direct link between core histone acetylation and transcriptionally active chromatin." (Tim R. Hebbes, Alan W. Thorne, Colyn Crane‐Robinson, 1988), with 930 citations. Next come "The structure of histone H1 and its location in chromatin" (719) and "The quantitative measurement of motor inco-ordination in naive mice using an accelerating rotarod" (596).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A direct link between core histone acetylation and transcriptionally active chromatin. Tim R. Hebbes, Alan W. Thorne, Colyn Crane‐Robinson · The EMBO Journal Open access May 1988 930
2 The structure of histone H1 and its location in chromatin James M. Allan, Peter G. HARTMAN, Colyn Crane‐Robinson et al. · Nature Dec 1980 719
3 The quantitative measurement of motor inco-ordination in naive mice using an accelerating rotarod Ben Jones, David J. Roberts · Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology Apr 1968 596
4 Change stimulus sequences for discrimination tasks. BRIAN J. FELLOWS · Psychological Bulletin 1967 468
5 Control of Cell Division by Very Lysine Rich Histone (F1) Phosphorylation E. Morton Bradbury, R. J. Inglis, Harry R. Matthews · Nature Feb 1974 432
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Which keywords describe research at Portsmouth College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Recycling, Waste Management, Municipal Solid Waste, Environmental Impact, mTOR, Signaling, Tumor Targeting and Sustainability.

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

All 11 words, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  2. Sustainability2▲ 2.5×7 topics
  3. Recycling2▲ 14×3 topics
  4. Waste Management2▲ 14×3 topics
  5. Municipal Solid Waste1▲ 91×2 topics
  6. Deep Learning1▲ 1.36×5 topics
  7. Nanoparticles1▲ 3.0×3 topics
  8. Renewable Energy1▲ 2.6×3 topics
  9. Signaling1▲ 64×1 topic
  10. Tumor Targeting1▲ 20×2 topics
  11. mTOR1▲ 245×1 topic

Which research topics does Portsmouth College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer, Municipal Solid Waste Management, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques and Landfill Environmental Impact Studies.

PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling …1PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer: 1 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Ma…1Municipal Solid Waste Management: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…1Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksLandfill Environmental I…1Landfill Environmental Impact Studies: 1 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 0 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…0Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 0 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 0 fractional worksUltrasound Imaging and Elastography: 0 fractional worksBanking stability, regul…0Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringBiomaterialsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging3 others

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

  1. 1 PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer Molecular Biology 1 works
  2. 2 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Landfill Environmental Impact Studies Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 0 works
  6. 6 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  7. 7 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 0 works
  8. 8 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  10. 10 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 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 available9.5%not open90.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Portsmouth College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 77% lower 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 Portsmouth College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000091% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Portsmouth College0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Portsmouth 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%Portsmouth College14.7% in 2020all institutions10.0% in 2020200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.7% in 2020.

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