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Sheffield City Council

In research, Sheffield City Council stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,929 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,707 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,777 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#11,259
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#625
of 2,253
Research works
1.5k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
7%
world 28%

What is Sheffield City Council 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 #5,929 of 16,945 20.2%630
Physical SciencesDomain #7,707 of 21,541 13.3%643
Social SciencesField #4,777 of 10,206 22.7%325
EngineeringField #7,544 of 11,412 14.0%271
Health SciencesDomain #14,804 of 20,462 10.6%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sheffield City Council 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 25.93× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.77× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.07× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.98× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 25.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sheffield City Council?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Gibbon, Gopal K. Kanji and Chas Critcher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sheffield City Council.

  1. 1 Peter Gibbon United Kingdom · #49,075 worldwide 298 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Gopal K. Kanji United Kingdom · #62,152 worldwide 285 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Chas Critcher United Kingdom · #234,914 worldwide 69 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Judy Simons United Kingdom · #385,597 worldwide 1 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Ian W. Nowell United Kingdom · #560,650 worldwide 83 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Ralph Hebden United Kingdom · #606,961 worldwide 20 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Paul Lawless United Kingdom · #654,670 worldwide 34 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 A. J. Fletcher United Kingdom · #695,354 worldwide 51 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 David Postles United Kingdom · #707,785 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Nigel Mortimer United Kingdom · #744,321 worldwide 48 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Sheffield City Council

Which keywords describe research at Sheffield City Council?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Neoliberalism, Income Inequality, Sustainability, Corporate Governance, Gender, Shareholder Value and Teaching Methods.

▲ 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. Globalization76▲ 2.8×56 topics
  2. Sustainability57▲ 2.2×46 topics
  3. Neoliberalism42▲ 8.0×13 topics
  4. Corporate Governance32▲ 4.0×13 topics
  5. Gender32▲ 3.8×25 topics
  6. Income Inequality31▲ 15×5 topics
  7. Identity30▲ 2.7×25 topics
  8. Sustainable Development29▲ 1.73×30 topics
  9. Innovation27▲ 1.98×30 topics
  10. Artificial Neural Networks23▲ 3.7×6 topics
  11. Shareholder Value22▲ 16×3 topics
  12. Teaching Methods21▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Financialization21▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Performance Measurement20▲ 7.0×5 topics
  15. Capital Accumulation20▲ 41×1 topic
  16. Housing20▲ 27×1 topic
  17. STEM Education20▲ 4.8×6 topics
  18. Modeling19▲ 5.0×5 topics
  19. Leadership19▲ 3.7×18 topics
  20. Engineering Education19▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Political Economy18▲ 4.9×8 topics
  22. Decision Making18▲ 5.2×5 topics
  23. Stability Analysis17▲ 5.5×5 topics
  24. Metal Complexes17▲ 6.8×5 topics
  25. Biological Activity17▲ 10.0×5 topics
  26. Vocational Education16▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Employment Patterns16▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Student Retention16▲ 24×1 topic
  29. Training Pathways16▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Institutional Theory15▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Soft Systems Methodology15▲ 29×1 topic
  32. System Dynamics15▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Catalytic Reactions14▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Data Science14▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Lifelong Learning14▲ 6.2×6 topics
  36. Academic Achievement14▲ 6.4×6 topics
  37. Research Methods14▲ 7.4×2 topics
  38. Statistical Reasoning13▲ 59×1 topic
  39. Statistics Anxiety13▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Robust Control13▲ 8.5×2 topics

Which research topics does Sheffield City Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research, Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control, Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems and Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research.

  1. 1 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Brake Systems and Friction Analysis Automotive Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism Pharmacology 0 works
  8. 8 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Effects of Vibration on Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 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 available6.7%not open93.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sheffield City Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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