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Salford City College

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Research works
23
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
584
25.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Salford City College

Not ranked overall: Salford City College is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Salford City College work in?

In all years, 58% of research at Salford City College is in Social Sciences, 20% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Health Professions (14%), Psychology (12%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 13 fractional works · 58.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 32.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 6.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 8.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 19.8% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 14.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 17.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workALL ITS WORKSalford CityCollege23fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences58%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences732.0%
    2. Psychology312.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities28.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance15.1%
    1. Health Professions314.3%
    2. Medicine15.5%
    1. Computer Science14.7%
    2. Engineering13.7%
    3. Chemistry13.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy02.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.5%
    6. Environmental Science01.5%
    7. Energy00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology02.0%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.0%
    4. Neuroscience00.8%
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.

Who are the top researchers at Salford City College?

Ranked on the quality score, Tony Cliff lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Salford City College.

  1. 1 Tony Cliff United Kingdom · #2,091,171 worldwide 310 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Salford City College

What are the most cited papers from Salford City College?

The most cited paper from Salford City College is "The Delphi technique: a methodological discussion" (Patricia L. Williams, Christine Webb, 1994), with 952 citations. Next come "An efficient algorithm for the “optimal” stable marriage" (260) and "Can we still predict the future from the past? Implementing non‐stationary flood frequency analysis in the UK" (82).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Delphi technique: a methodological discussion Patricia L. Williams, Christine Webb · Journal of Advanced Nursing 1994 952
2 An efficient algorithm for the “optimal” stable marriage Robert W. Irving, P.S.H. Leather, Dan Gusfield · Journal of the ACM Open access Jul 1987 260
3 Can we still predict the future from the past? Implementing non‐stationary flood frequency analysis in the UK Duncan S. Faulkner, Sarah T. Warren, Peter Spencer et al. · Journal of Flood Risk Management Open access 3 Dec 2019 82
4 Isoxazole Chemistry Since 1963 BASIL J. WAKEFIELD, David J. Wright · Advances in heterocyclic chemistry Book chapter 1980 72
5 The Motivation Assessment Scale: inter‐rater reliability and internal consistency in a British sample Tim Newton, P. STURMEY · Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Oct 1991 62
All 35 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Salford City College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Well-being, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Social Support, Evidence-Based Practice, International Relations and Corpus Linguistics.

▲ 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 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. Globalization3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  2. Quality of Life2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  3. Well-being2▲ 36×4 topics
  4. Mental Health2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  5. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 31×2 topics
  6. Public Health1▲ 4.0×4 topics
  7. Social Support1▲ 12×3 topics
  8. International Relations1▲ 23×3 topics
  9. Corpus Linguistics1▲ 23×1 topic
  10. Creative Economy1▲ 123×1 topic
  11. Culture1▲ 9.2×1 topic
  12. Music1▲ 98×1 topic
  13. Sex Work1▲ 170×1 topic
  14. Trafficking1▲ 170×1 topic
  15. Translation1▲ 22×1 topic
  16. Urban Development1▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Salford City College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Historical Influence and Diplomacy, Historical Economic and Social Studies, Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations.

  1. 1 Historical Influence and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  2. 2 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  3. 3 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  4. 4 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 0 works
  6. 6 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 0 works
  7. 7 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 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 available17.2%not open82.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.4%domestic only94.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Salford City College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Salford City College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000021% in 2022.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Salford City College0.0000017% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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