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University · Paignton · United Kingdom

South Devon College

southdevon.ac.ukROR OpenAlex
Research works
86
▲ 184% vs 2013–17
Citations
465
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
8%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: South Devon College is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 3.86× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.03× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.37× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMedicinePsychology: 3.56× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South Devon College?

Ranked on the composite score, Adrian W. West lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South Devon College.

  1. 1 Adrian W. West United Kingdom · #1,021,946 worldwide 9 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at South Devon College

Which keywords describe research at South Devon College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Cells, Photovoltaics, Globalization, Efficiency, Passivation, Silicon, Microbiota and Integrated Circuits.

▲ 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. Globalization5▲ 2.9×7 topics
  2. Solar Cells4▲ 13×2 topics
  3. Photovoltaics3▲ 15×2 topics
  4. Efficiency3▲ 12×2 topics
  5. Passivation2▲ 72×1 topic
  6. Silicon2▲ 39×1 topic
  7. Biosensors2▲ 4.8×2 topics
  8. Integrated Circuits2▲ 11×3 topics
  9. Microbiota2▲ 12×2 topics
  10. Economic Development2▲ 3.7×2 topics
  11. Language Teaching2▲ 14×1 topic
  12. Nutrition2▲ 5.7×2 topics
  13. Second Language Acquisition2▲ 35×1 topic
  14. Higher Education2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  15. IEEE 14512▲ 58×1 topic
  16. Innovation2▲ 2.5×2 topics
  17. Quality2▲ 49×1 topic
  18. Rabbit Meat2▲ 131×1 topic
  19. Smart Sensors2▲ 29×1 topic
  20. Optical Modulators2▲ 10×2 topics
  21. Cathode Materials2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  22. Energy Storage2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  23. Gender2▲ 3.4×4 topics
  24. International Trade2▲ 13×1 topic
  25. Productivity2▲ 34×1 topic
  26. Optical Interconnects2▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Microcavities1▲ 11×1 topic
  29. Population Dynamics1▲ 5.2×3 topics
  30. Silicon Photonics1▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Student Engagement1▲ 6.4×3 topics
  32. Battery Materials1▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Digital Signal Processing1▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Ethnicity1▲ 5.3×2 topics
  35. Lithium-ion Batteries1▲ 6.1×1 topic
  36. Electrical Properties1▲ 8.4×2 topics
  37. Ethnography1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  38. Legal Transplants1▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Waste Management1▲ 5.5×3 topics
  40. Brain Activity1▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does South Devon College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Higher Education Practises and Engagement, Higher Education Research Studies, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology and Patient Dignity and Privacy.

Higher Education Practises and Engagement: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 0 fractional worksPatient Dignity and Privacy: 0 fractional worksHigher Education Governance and Development: 0 fractional worksFern and Epiphyte Biology: 0 fractional worksMentoring and Academic D…0Mentoring and Academic Development: 0 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 0 fractional worksMediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna: 0 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques…0Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional works
EducationHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 1 works
  2. 2 Higher Education Research Studies Education 1 works
  3. 3 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  4. 4 Patient Dignity and Privacy Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  5. 5 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  6. 6 Fern and Epiphyte Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  7. 7 Mentoring and Academic Development Social Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  9. 9 Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna Plant Science 0 works
  10. 10 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical 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 available8.2%not open91.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South Devon College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 184% higher 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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