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Sandwell College

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Research works
67
▲ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
253
3.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Sandwell College

Not ranked overall: Sandwell 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 Sandwell College work in?

In all years, 42% of research at Sandwell College is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Psychology (18%), Engineering (15%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 28 fractional works · 42.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 17.7% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 17.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 32.1% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 15.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 22.9% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 11.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSandwell College67fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences42%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1217.7%
    2. Psychology1217.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting12.1%
    5. Decision Sciences11.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities11.2%
    1. Engineering1015.4%
    2. Computer Science45.5%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences34.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy12.1%
    5. Environmental Science11.8%
    6. Chemistry11.0%
    7. Mathematics00.8%
    8. Energy00.5%
    9. Materials Science00.5%
    1. Health Professions811.9%
    2. Medicine68.5%
    3. Nursing22.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.0%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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.

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 2.38× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 8.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.18× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy8.32×1 works
  2. Psychology4.18×1 works
  3. Computer Science2.38×1 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.19×0 works
  5. Medicine1.84×2 works
  6. Health Professions1.56×0 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.64×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.54×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.41×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.29×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sandwell College?

Ranked on the quality score, Dave Traxson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sandwell College.

  1. 1 Dave Traxson United Kingdom · #4,448,547 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Sandwell College

What are the most cited papers from Sandwell College?

The most cited paper from Sandwell College is "Understanding interactions with the food environment: An exploration of supermarket food shopping routines in deprived neighbourhoods" (Claire Thompson, Steven Cummins, Tim Brown et al., 2012), with 80 citations. Next come "What does it mean to be a ‘picky eater’? A qualitative study of food related identities and practices" (49) and "Coaching non-adult students for enhanced examination performance: a longitudinal study" (45).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Understanding interactions with the food environment: An exploration of supermarket food shopping routines in deprived neighbourhoods Claire Thompson, Steven Cummins, Tim Brown et al. · Health & Place Open access 8 Nov 2012 80
2 What does it mean to be a ‘picky eater’? A qualitative study of food related identities and practices Claire Thompson, Steven Cummins, Tim Brown et al. · Appetite Open access 28 Oct 2014 49
3 Coaching non-adult students for enhanced examination performance: a longitudinal study Jonathan Passmore, Andy Brown · Coaching An International Journal of Theory Research and Practice Mar 2009 45
4 Influence of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Hardness of 19% High-chromium Cast Irons Kevin A. Kibble, J.T.H. Pearce · Cast Metals Mar 1993 35
5 Second-Order Wave Radiation Of Three-Dimensional Bodies By Time-Domain Method Michael de St. Q. Isaacson, Joseph Y.T. Ng, Kwok Fai Cheung · International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering Dec 1993 31
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sandwell College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Ethics, Meta-Analysis, Health Equity, Policy, Community Health, Health Promotion and Arctic.

▲ 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. Public Health5▲ 5.9×12 topics
  2. Ethics3▲ 11×5 topics
  3. Health Equity3▲ 23×4 topics
  4. Meta-Analysis3▲ 8.0×3 topics
  5. Renewable Energy3▲ 3.9×3 topics
  6. Globalization2▲ 2.0×5 topics
  7. Policy2▲ 21×3 topics
  8. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.3×2 topics
  9. Community Health2▲ 24×3 topics
  10. Arctic2▲ 31×4 topics
  11. Health Promotion2▲ 12×4 topics
  12. Population Health2▲ 104×2 topics
  13. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 18×2 topics
  14. Language Development2▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Healthcare2▲ 3.9×3 topics
  16. Mental Health Services2▲ 64×2 topics
  17. Psychological Interventions2▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Technology2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  19. Decline2▲ 99×1 topic
  20. Health System Performance2▲ 179×1 topic
  21. Oil and Gas2▲ 81×2 topics
  22. Psychotherapy Outcome2▲ 67×1 topic
  23. Public Health Workforce2▲ 179×1 topic
  24. Sea Ice2▲ 99×1 topic
  25. Therapeutic Alliance2▲ 67×1 topic
  26. Corporate Governance2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  27. Failure Analysis2▲ 19×3 topics
  28. Health Policy2▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Religion2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  30. Flow Assurance2▲ 182×1 topic
  31. Subsea2▲ 182×1 topic
  32. Primary Care2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  33. Attachment1▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Direct Payments1▲ 126×1 topic
  35. Group Therapy1▲ 43×2 topics
  36. Personalisation1▲ 126×1 topic
  37. Systematic Review1▲ 46×2 topics
  38. Trauma1▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Patient Engagement1▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Public Involvement1▲ 87×1 topic

Which research topics does Sandwell College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Relativity and Gravitational Theory, Mobile Learning in Education, Augmented Reality Applications and Radiology practices and education.

Relativity and Gravitati…1Relativity and Gravitational Theory: 1 fractional worksMobile Learning in Education: 0 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applications: 0 fractional worksRadiology practices and …0Radiology practices and education: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 0 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 0 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …0Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 0 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 0 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 0 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInformation SystemsComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging5 others

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

  1. 1 Relativity and Gravitational Theory Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  2. 2 Mobile Learning in Education Information Systems 0 works
  3. 3 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
  4. 4 Radiology practices and education Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  6. 6 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 0 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 0 works
  8. 8 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 0 works
  9. 9 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied 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 available12.0%not open88.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sandwell College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% 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 Sandwell College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000015% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Sandwell College0.0000017% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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