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Sunderland College

In research, Sunderland College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,628 of 17,446 worldwide), Social Sciences (#10,587 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,298 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,046
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#744
of 1,844
Research works
847
▲ 191% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.8k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.68×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Sunderland College

What is Sunderland College 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
Physical SciencesDomain #11,628 of 17,446 4.7%393
Social SciencesDomain #10,587 of 14,833 9.3%228
Social SciencesField #7,298 of 9,330 9.8%122
EngineeringField #8,852 of 9,532 5.0%171

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sunderland College 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Sunderland College work in?

In all years, 46% of research at Sunderland College is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Social Sciences (14%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 393 fractional works · 46.4% of its workEngineering: 171 fractional works · 20.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 24 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 22 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 18 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 58 fractional works · 6.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 46 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 34 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 19 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 18 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNumerical Analysis: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 228 fractional works · 27.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 122 fractional works · 14.4% of its workEducation: 39 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 27 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Administration: 15 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 44 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPhilosophy: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 24 fractional works · 2.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 19 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 119 fractional works · 14.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 56 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 30 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 106 fractional works · 12.6% of its workMedicine: 88 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPhysiology: 16 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSunderlandCollege847fractional works, all years
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences27%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering17120.2%
    2. Computer Science586.9%
    3. Environmental Science465.4%
    4. Chemistry344.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy192.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences182.2%
    7. Materials Science182.1%
    8. Mathematics151.8%
    9. Energy101.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.4%
    1. Social Sciences12214.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities445.2%
    3. Psychology242.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting192.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance101.2%
    6. Decision Sciences101.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology566.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences303.6%
    3. Neuroscience141.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics121.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology70.8%
    1. Medicine8810.4%
    2. Health Professions111.3%
    3. Nursing40.5%
    4. Veterinary30.3%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.97× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.85× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.58× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.81× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.80× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology3.97×1 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.81×2 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.80×1 works
  4. Environmental Science2.58×2 works
  5. Health Professions1.90×1 works
  6. Neuroscience1.85×0 works
  7. Psychology1.80×1 works
  8. Social Sciences1.34×3 works
  9. Computer Science1.16×2 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.90×1 works
  11. Medicine0.82×3 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.69×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.54×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.42×0 works
  15. Engineering0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sunderland College?

Ranked on the quality score, A. L. Marshall, Robert Barrass and Σιγμα lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sunderland College.

  1. 1 A. L. Marshall United Kingdom · #1,903,271 worldwide 567 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Robert Barrass United Kingdom · #2,066,841 worldwide 690 citations · 115 works
  3. 3 Σιγμα United Kingdom · #2,478,615 worldwide 6 citations · 187 works
  4. 4 Elizabeth Freeman United Kingdom · #2,485,144 worldwide 5.8k citations · 222 works
  5. 5 THOS. WM. BACKHOUSE United Kingdom · #2,695,681 worldwide 24 citations · 121 works
  6. 6 T. W. Backhouse United Kingdom · #3,029,599 worldwide 25 citations · 79 works
  7. 7 Gwenda Morgan United Kingdom · #3,238,802 worldwide 289 citations · 71 works
  8. 8 Nigel Mortimer United Kingdom · #3,243,983 worldwide 1.3k citations · 82 works
  9. 9 R. G. L. Pullen United Kingdom · #3,412,579 worldwide 676 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 D P Vaughan United Kingdom · #3,420,925 worldwide 738 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Sunderland College

What are the most cited papers from Sunderland College?

The most cited paper from Sunderland College is "Methods for the detection and identification of pathogenic bacteria: past, present, and future" (Linda Váradi, Jia Lin Luo, David E. Hibbs et al., 2017), with 570 citations. Next come "Accurate solutions of moving boundary problems using the enthalpy method" (524) and "Uranium: Resources, production and demand" (518).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Methods for the detection and identification of pathogenic bacteria: past, present, and future Linda Váradi, Jia Lin Luo, David E. Hibbs et al. · Chemical Society Reviews ReviewOpen access 2017 570
2 Accurate solutions of moving boundary problems using the enthalpy method Vaughan R. Voller, M. Cross · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Mar 1981 524
3 Uranium: Resources, production and demand Nigel Mortimer · Resources Policy Sep 1980 518
4 The oblique impact of elastic spheres Noel Maw, James R. Barber, J. N. Fawcett · Wear Jun 1976 367
5 Social roles and utilities in reasoning with deontic conditionals K. I. Manktelow, David E. Over · Cognition May 1991 367
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sunderland College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Professional Development, Reflective Practice, Cultural Competence, Burnout, Stress, Evidence-Based Practice, Climate Change and Identity.

▲ 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. Climate Change30▲ 1.34×39 topics
  2. Epidemiology27▼ 0.80×35 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress22▲ 1.41×28 topics
  4. Sustainability20▲ 1.32×23 topics
  5. Professional Development19▲ 14×7 topics
  6. Globalization19▲ 1.20×34 topics
  7. Identity19▲ 2.9×18 topics
  8. Inflammation19◆ 0.93×25 topics
  9. Reflective Practice17▲ 11×4 topics
  10. Renewable Energy16▲ 1.90×15 topics
  11. Stress16▲ 4.7×5 topics
  12. Education16▲ 1.40×26 topics
  13. Cultural Competence14▲ 13×4 topics
  14. Nationalism14▲ 2.9×12 topics
  15. Heat Transfer13▲ 3.1×16 topics
  16. Invasive Species13▲ 2.7×14 topics
  17. Burnout13▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Synthesis13▲ 2.6×14 topics
  19. Biodiversity13▲ 1.97×12 topics
  20. Evidence-Based Practice12▲ 8.6×4 topics
  21. Management12▲ 1.85×8 topics
  22. Job Satisfaction12▲ 5.6×4 topics
  23. Retention11▲ 68×1 topic
  24. Supervision11▲ 37×1 topic
  25. Stability Analysis10▲ 5.5×5 topics
  26. Perception9▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Truth8▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Children8▲ 3.8×2 topics
  29. Consciousness8▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Modal Logic8▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Training Pathways8▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Vocational Education8▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Anaphylaxis7▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Food Allergy7▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Anticancer7▲ 4.3×11 topics
  36. Immunology6▲ 6.1×2 topics
  37. Cognitive Science6▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Allergic Diseases6▲ 8.5×1 topic
  39. Grounding6▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Phenomenal Experience6▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Sunderland College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Water Quality and Pollution Assessment, Music Technology and Sound Studies, Diet and metabolism studies and Military History and Strategy.

Water Quality and Pollut…1Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 1 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sou…1Music Technology and Sound Studies: 1 fractional worksDiet and metabolism stud…1Diet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksMilitary History and Str…1Military History and Strategy: 1 fractional worksBiosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods: 1 fractional worksBiological Research and Disease Studies: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Economics…1Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy: 1 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 0 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 0 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionPhysiologyPolitical Science and International Relations6 others

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

  1. 1 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 1 works
  2. 2 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  3. 3 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  4. 4 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods Immunology 1 works
  6. 6 Biological Research and Disease Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 0 works
  9. 9 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available9.5%not open90.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.9%domestic only95.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sunderland College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 191% 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 Sunderland College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000090% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Sunderland College0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

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