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Sparks

sparks.org.ukROR OpenAlex
Research works
73
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Sparks 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 5.61× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.57× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Sparks?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Distributed Systems, Security, Mobile Agents, Network Management, Performance Measurement, Healthcare, Supply Chain Management and Maintenance.

▲ 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. Distributed Systems4▲ 21×3 topics
  2. Security3▲ 9.5×3 topics
  3. Inflammation3▲ 1.66×10 topics
  4. Mobile Agents3▲ 129×1 topic
  5. Network Management3▲ 70×1 topic
  6. Oxidative Stress3▲ 1.99×10 topics
  7. Climate Change2▲ 1.23×9 topics
  8. Healthcare2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  9. Machine Learning2▲ 1.51×7 topics
  10. Performance Measurement2▲ 17×2 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  12. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  13. Maintenance2▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Collaborative Relationships2▲ 56×1 topic
  15. Gender Differences2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  16. Heart Failure2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  17. Lean Manufacturing2▲ 24×1 topic
  18. Management2▲ 3.0×1 topic
  19. Medical Equipment2▲ 90×1 topic
  20. Innovation2▲ 2.4×7 topics
  21. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  22. European Integration2▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  24. Handoff Decision Algorithms1▲ 113×1 topic
  25. Hypertension1▲ 4.9×3 topics
  26. Mobility Support1▲ 113×1 topic
  27. Optimization1▲ 3.4×2 topics
  28. Virtualization1▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 4.6×3 topics
  30. Data Assimilation1▲ 8.7×1 topic
  31. Ensemble Kalman Filter1▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Vascular Function1▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Cardioprotection1▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury1▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Assisted Reproductive Technology1▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Australia1▲ 74×1 topic
  37. Cross-Platform Development1▲ 135×1 topic
  38. European Union1▲ 5.6×1 topic
  39. Ion Channels1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  40. Mobile Application Development1▲ 135×1 topic

Which research topics does Sparks publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mobile Agent-Based Network Management, IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security, Mobile and Web Applications and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques.

Mobile Agent-Based Netwo…3Mobile Agent-Based Network Management: 3 fractional worksIPv6, Mobility, Handover…1IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security: 1 fractional worksMobile and Web Applicati…1Mobile and Web Applications: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksCloud Computing and Remote Desktop Technologies: 1 fractional worksArduino and IoT Applicat…1Arduino and IoT Applications: 1 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 1 fractional worksSoftware Engineering and Design Patterns: 0 fractional worksTransportation Systems and Infrastructure: 0 fractional worksSecurity and Verification in Computing: 0 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringInformation SystemsIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Mobile Agent-Based Network Management Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  2. 2 IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Mobile and Web Applications Information Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Cloud Computing and Remote Desktop Technologies Hardware and Architecture 1 works
  6. 6 Arduino and IoT Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  8. 8 Software Engineering and Design Patterns Development 0 works
  9. 9 Transportation Systems and Infrastructure Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  10. 10 Security and Verification in Computing Artificial Intelligence 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 available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.4%domestic only46.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sparks's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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