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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 25.9×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 25.9×
- Engineering 2.8×
- Health Professions 2.1×
- Arts and Humanities 2.0×
- Psychology 1.9×
- Social Sciences 1.2×
- Medicine 0.5×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.5×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.2×
- Environmental Science 0.1×
- Computer Science 0.1×
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 Peter Gibbon United Kingdom · #49,075 worldwide 298 citations · 32 works
- 2 Gopal K. Kanji United Kingdom · #62,152 worldwide 285 citations · 38 works
- 3 Chas Critcher United Kingdom · #234,914 worldwide 69 citations · 32 works
- 4 Judy Simons United Kingdom · #385,597 worldwide 1 citations · 28 works
- 5 Ian W. Nowell United Kingdom · #560,650 worldwide 83 citations · 29 works
- 6 Ralph Hebden United Kingdom · #606,961 worldwide 20 citations · 29 works
- 7 Paul Lawless United Kingdom · #654,670 worldwide 34 citations · 27 works
- 8 A. J. Fletcher United Kingdom · #695,354 worldwide 51 citations · 15 works
- 9 David Postles United Kingdom · #707,785 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
- 10 Nigel Mortimer United Kingdom · #744,321 worldwide 48 citations · 21 works
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.
- Robust Control
- Statistical Reasoning
- Academic Achievement
- Data Science
- System Dynamics
- Institutional Theory
- Student Retention
- Vocational Education
- Metal Complexes
- Decision Making
- Engineering Education
- Modeling
- Housing
- Performance Measurement
- Teaching Methods
- Artificial Neural Networks
- Sustainable Development
- Income Inequality
- Corporate Governance
- Sustainability
- Globalization
- Neoliberalism
- Gender
- Identity
- Innovation
- Shareholder Value
- Financialization
- Capital Accumulation
- STEM Education
- Leadership
- Political Economy
- Stability Analysis
- Biological Activity
- Employment Patterns
- Training Pathways
- Soft Systems Methodology
- Catalytic Reactions
- Lifelong Learning
- Research Methods
- Statistics Anxiety
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
- Globalization76▲ 2.8×56 topics
- Sustainability57▲ 2.2×46 topics
- Neoliberalism42▲ 8.0×13 topics
- Corporate Governance32▲ 4.0×13 topics
- Gender32▲ 3.8×25 topics
- Income Inequality31▲ 15×5 topics
- Identity30▲ 2.7×25 topics
- Sustainable Development29▲ 1.73×30 topics
- Innovation27▲ 1.98×30 topics
- Artificial Neural Networks23▲ 3.7×6 topics
- Shareholder Value22▲ 16×3 topics
- Teaching Methods21▲ 11×4 topics
- Financialization21▲ 16×2 topics
- Performance Measurement20▲ 7.0×5 topics
- Capital Accumulation20▲ 41×1 topic
- Housing20▲ 27×1 topic
- STEM Education20▲ 4.8×6 topics
- Modeling19▲ 5.0×5 topics
- Leadership19▲ 3.7×18 topics
- Engineering Education19▲ 13×4 topics
- Political Economy18▲ 4.9×8 topics
- Decision Making18▲ 5.2×5 topics
- Stability Analysis17▲ 5.5×5 topics
- Metal Complexes17▲ 6.8×5 topics
- Biological Activity17▲ 10.0×5 topics
- Vocational Education16▲ 16×2 topics
- Employment Patterns16▲ 18×2 topics
- Student Retention16▲ 24×1 topic
- Training Pathways16▲ 29×1 topic
- Institutional Theory15▲ 13×3 topics
- Soft Systems Methodology15▲ 29×1 topic
- System Dynamics15▲ 14×1 topic
- Catalytic Reactions14▲ 17×3 topics
- Data Science14▲ 14×2 topics
- Lifelong Learning14▲ 6.2×6 topics
- Academic Achievement14▲ 6.4×6 topics
- Research Methods14▲ 7.4×2 topics
- Statistical Reasoning13▲ 59×1 topic
- Statistics Anxiety13▲ 59×1 topic
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
- 2 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 1 works
- 3 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 1 works
- 4 Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research Mechanical Engineering 1 works
- 5 Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
- 6 Brake Systems and Friction Analysis Automotive Engineering 0 works
- 7 Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism Pharmacology 0 works
- 8 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
- 9 Effects of Vibration on Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
- 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
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.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Sheffield
- University of Sheffield
- Sheffield Hallam University
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital
- Northern General Hospital
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Sheffield Children's Hospital
- Jessop Hospital
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.