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The Reader

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Research works
24
▼ 95% vs 2018-21
Citations
274
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
The Reader

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

Which fields of science does The Reader work in?

In all years, 66% of research at The Reader is in Social Sciences, 22% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (34%), Psychology (15%), Medicine (14%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 16 fractional works · 66.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 33.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 18.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 14.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 11.6% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 21.9% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 13.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKThe Reader24fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences66%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities833.8%
    2. Psychology414.9%
    3. Social Sciences311.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting13.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance02.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.7%
    1. Medicine313.6%
    2. Health Professions28.3%
    1. Neuroscience15.2%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    1. Engineering12.8%
    2. Environmental Science02.1%
    3. Computer Science00.8%
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.

What are the most cited papers from The Reader?

The most cited paper from The Reader is "Identification and impact of outcome selection bias in meta‐analysis" (Paula Ruth Williamson, Carrol L. Gamble, 2004), with 136 citations. Next come "Shared Reading: assessing the intrinsic value of a literature-based health intervention" (86) and "Rewards Available to Currency Futures Speculators: Compensation for Risk or Evidence of Inefficient Pricing?" (84).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Identification and impact of outcome selection bias in meta‐analysis Paula Ruth Williamson, Carrol L. Gamble · Statistics in Medicine 6 Dec 2004 136
2 Shared Reading: assessing the intrinsic value of a literature-based health intervention Eleanor Longden, Philip M. Davis, Josie Billington et al. · Medical Humanities 12 Jun 2015 86
3 Rewards Available to Currency Futures Speculators: Compensation for Risk or Evidence of Inefficient Pricing? Stephen J. Taylor · Economic Record Dec 1992 84
4 Get into Reading as an intervention for common mental health problems: exploring catalysts for change: Figure 1 Christopher F Dowrick, Josie Billington, Jude E. Robinson et al. · Medical Humanities 18 Feb 2012 84
5 To Pad or Not to Pad: Towards Better Sanitary Care for Women in Indian Slums Supriya Garikipati, Camille Boudot · Journal of International Development 2017 42
All 50 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at The Reader?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Postmodernism, Literature, Neuroscience, Medical Education, Cultural Studies, Narrative Theory, Narrative and Healthcare.

▲ 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 31 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Postmodernism2▲ 244×3 topics
  2. Literature2▲ 20×8 topics
  3. Neuroscience2▲ 29×5 topics
  4. Cultural Studies2▲ 22×4 topics
  5. Medical Education2▲ 35×3 topics
  6. Education2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  7. Narrative2▲ 52×3 topics
  8. Narrative Theory2▲ 297×2 topics
  9. Aesthetics2▲ 96×3 topics
  10. Healthcare2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  11. History2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  12. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 38×2 topics
  13. Social Impact1▲ 23×2 topics
  14. Children's Literature1▲ 139×1 topic
  15. Philosophy1▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Young Adult1▲ 426×1 topic
  17. Art Theory1▲ 296×2 topics
  18. Contemporary Fiction1▲ 504×1 topic
  19. Knowledge Management1▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Teacher Training1▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Thomas Pynchon1▲ 504×1 topic
  22. Barriers and Facilitators1▲ 176×1 topic
  23. Healthcare Professionals1▲ 176×1 topic
  24. Cognitive Neuroscience1▲ 119×1 topic
  25. Contemporary Art1▲ 354×1 topic
  26. Gender1▲ 7.4×4 topics
  27. Language Development1▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Mental Health1▲ 3.9×2 topics
  29. Neuromyths1▲ 235×1 topic
  30. Relational Aesthetics1▲ 354×1 topic
  31. Social Constructionism1▲ 110×2 topics

Which research topics does The Reader publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders, Foot and Ankle Surgery and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders.

Botulinum Toxin and Rela…0Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 0 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery0Foot and Ankle Surgery: 0 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movem…0Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 0 fractional works
NeurologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicinePsychiatry and Mental health

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

  1. 1 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 0 works
  2. 2 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  3. 3 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 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 available9.9%not open90.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.9%domestic only75.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has The Reader's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 95% lower 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 The Reader as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000067% in 2020.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%The Reader0.0000034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of The Reader over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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