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Salford City Council

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Research works
23
▼ 50% vs 2018-21
Citations
166
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Salford City Council

Not ranked overall: Salford City Council 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 Council work in?

In all years, 39% of research at Salford City Council is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (17%), Social Sciences (15%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (15%).

Physical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 39.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 16.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 13.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 9.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 27.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 15.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 17.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 8.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 15.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 14.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 6.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSalford CityCouncil23fractional works, all years
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences28%

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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science416.8%
    2. Engineering313.2%
    3. Chemistry29.0%
    4. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences315.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance15.2%
    3. Psychology13.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities02.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting01.9%
    1. Health Professions28.7%
    2. Medicine28.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences314.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.7%
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.

What are the most cited papers from Salford City Council?

The most cited paper from Salford City Council is "A comparison of log Kow (n-octanol–water partition coefficient) values for non-ionic, anionic, cationic and amphoteric surfactants determined using predictions and experimental methods" (Geoff Hodges, Charles V. Eadsforth, Bart T. A. Bossuyt et al., 2019), with 120 citations. Next come "Effect of socioeconomic deprivation on uptake of measles, mumps and rubella vaccination in Liverpool, UK over 16 years: a longitudinal ecological study" (67) and "Smart green cities: from modernization to resilience?" (66).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A comparison of log Kow (n-octanol–water partition coefficient) values for non-ionic, anionic, cationic and amphoteric surfactants determined using predictions and experimental methods Geoff Hodges, Charles V. Eadsforth, Bart T. A. Bossuyt et al. · Environmental Sciences Europe Open access 9 Jan 2019 120
2 Effect of socioeconomic deprivation on uptake of measles, mumps and rubella vaccination in Liverpool, UK over 16 years: a longitudinal ecological study Daniel Hungerford, Peter MacPherson, Siobhan Farmer et al. · Epidemiology and Infection Open access 6 Nov 2015 67
3 Smart green cities: from modernization to resilience? Derek Antrobus · Urban Research & Practice Open access Jul 2011 66
4 The economic cost of measles: Healthcare, public health and societal costs of the 2012–13 outbreak in Merseyside, UK Sam Ghebrehewet, Dominic Thorrington, Siobhan Farmer et al. · Vaccine 2 Mar 2016 39
5 Salford alcohol assertive outreach team: a new model for reducing alcohol-related admissions Neill R Hughes, Natalie Houghton, Haitham Nadeem et al. · Frontline Gastroenterology Open access 23 Jan 2013 27
All 38 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Salford City Council?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Chirality, Nomenclature, Stereoisomers, Life Cycle Assessment, Environmental Impacts and Recycling.

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

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability4▲ 9.6×7 topics
  2. Environmental Impact2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  3. Chirality2▲ 59×2 topics
  4. Nomenclature2▲ 1591×1 topic
  5. Stereoisomers2▲ 1591×1 topic
  6. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 46×2 topics
  7. Environmental Impacts2▲ 34×2 topics
  8. Public Health2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  9. Mental Health2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  10. Recycling2▲ 27×2 topics
  11. Waste Management2▲ 26×2 topics
  12. Sustainable Development1▲ 4.9×4 topics
  13. Health Consequences1▲ 28×2 topics
  14. Health Promotion1▲ 18×4 topics
  15. Risk Factors1▲ 4.5×4 topics
  16. Risk Perception1▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Sustainability Assessment1▲ 47×2 topics
  18. Carbon Footprint1▲ 96×1 topic
  19. City Logistics1▲ 221×1 topic
  20. Composting1▲ 85×1 topic
  21. Electrical Signals1▲ 360×1 topic
  22. Food Safety1▲ 16×1 topic
  23. Glutamate Receptor-Like Genes1▲ 360×1 topic
  24. Hygiene Practices1▲ 221×1 topic
  25. Last Mile Delivery1▲ 221×1 topic
  26. Maturity Assessment1▲ 131×1 topic
  27. Open Pit Mining1▲ 424×1 topic
  28. Production Scheduling1▲ 424×1 topic
  29. Water Footprint1▲ 123×1 topic

Which research topics does Salford City Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Urban Agriculture and Sustainability, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening and Management of metastatic bone disease.

Urban Agriculture and Su…0Urban Agriculture and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments a…0Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 0 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence …0Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 0 fractional worksManagement of metastatic…0Management of metastatic bone disease: 0 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …0Cancer survivorship and care: 0 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Stud…0Health and Conflict Studies: 0 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis an…0Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional works
Plant SciencePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncologySurgery1 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 0 works
  2. 2 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  3. 3 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 0 works
  4. 4 Management of metastatic bone disease Surgery 0 works
  5. 5 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 0 works
  6. 6 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available21.9%not open78.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.2%domestic only95.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Salford City Council's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 50% lower 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 Council as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000036% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Salford City Council0.0000087% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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