UKOLN
In research, UKOLN stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,913 of 16,945 worldwide), Computer Science (#4,710 of 7,020 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,028 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Conservation, Information Systems and Management and Information Systems — Conservation is 96.8× its share of world research.
- World rank, all time
- #20,837 of 42,892
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #1,133 of 2,253
- Research works
- 364 ▼ 92% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 2.7k 7.4 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 0.0% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 59% world 28%
What is UKOLN 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 | #4,913 of 16,945 | 21.9% | 150 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #4,710 of 7,020 | 22.1% | 178 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #17,028 of 21,541 | 21.2% | 205 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where UKOLN 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).
What does UKOLN specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Conservation takes 96.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- ConservationSubfield · 24.3 works97×
- Information Systems and ManagementSubfield · 23.5 works26×
- Information SystemsSubfield · 113.6 works25×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
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.
Who are the top researchers at UKOLN?
Ranked on the composite score, Lorcan Dempsey, Christopher McMahon and Brian Kelly lead among researchers whose main affiliation is UKOLN.
- 1 Lorcan Dempsey United Kingdom · #232,351 worldwide 45 citations · 26 works
- 2 Christopher McMahon United Kingdom · #271,587 worldwide 84 citations · 25 works
- 3 Brian Kelly United Kingdom · #419,311 worldwide 87 citations · 58 works
- 4 Manjula Patel United Kingdom · #468,633 worldwide 32 citations · 25 works
- 5 Alexander Ball United Kingdom · #505,259 worldwide 54 citations · 45 works
- 6 Andy Powell United Kingdom · #593,614 worldwide 50 citations · 41 works
- 7 Rachel Heery United Kingdom · #659,631 worldwide 37 citations · 15 works
- 8 R.J. Russell United Kingdom · #855,387 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
- 9 Mansur Darlington United Kingdom · #1,156,816 worldwide 20 citations · 23 works
- 10 Stephanie Taylor United Kingdom · #1,511,879 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
Which keywords describe research at UKOLN?
By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Repositories, Data Citation, Data Sharing, Scientific Data Management, Semantic Web, Linked Data, Data Integration and Metadata Standards.
- Web Data Extraction
- Literary History
- Record Linkage
- Text Mining
- Social Impact
- Cultural Heritage
- Library 2.0
- Technology Integration
- Information Quality
- Reproducibility
- Social Media
- Semantic Web Services
- RDF
- Resource Description and Access
- Ontology
- Digital Preservation
- Metadata Standards
- Linked Data
- Scientific Data Management
- Data Citation
- Digital Repositories
- Data Sharing
- Semantic Web
- Data Integration
- Archives
- Workflow Management
- Bibliographic Framework
- OWL
- Big Data
- Academic Libraries
- Software Development
- Scientific Workflows
- User Engagement
- Information Retrieval
- Web 2.0
- Social Network Analysis
- Knowledge Management
- Data Cleaning
- Digital Humanities
- Web Crawling
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
- Digital Repositories69▲ 761×2 topics
- Data Citation47▲ 372×2 topics
- Data Sharing47▲ 647×1 topic
- Scientific Data Management47▲ 832×1 topic
- Semantic Web47▲ 89×5 topics
- Linked Data44▲ 163×2 topics
- Data Integration33▲ 38×5 topics
- Metadata Standards31▲ 306×2 topics
- Archives24▲ 491×1 topic
- Digital Preservation24▲ 423×1 topic
- Workflow Management23▲ 65×2 topics
- Ontology23▲ 36×3 topics
- Bibliographic Framework22▲ 644×1 topic
- Resource Description and Access22▲ 644×1 topic
- OWL22▲ 93×1 topic
- RDF22▲ 93×1 topic
- Big Data22▲ 11×7 topics
- Semantic Web Services22▲ 65×2 topics
- Academic Libraries21▲ 126×3 topics
- Social Media20▲ 7.1×11 topics
- Software Development18▲ 85×3 topics
- Reproducibility18▲ 148×1 topic
- Scientific Workflows18▲ 148×1 topic
- Information Quality14▲ 80×2 topics
- User Engagement13▲ 84×3 topics
- Technology Integration12▲ 17×2 topics
- Information Retrieval12▲ 23×5 topics
- Library 2.012▲ 178×1 topic
- Web 2.012▲ 178×1 topic
- Cultural Heritage12▲ 7.3×5 topics
- Social Network Analysis11▲ 23×3 topics
- Social Impact10▲ 11×3 topics
- Knowledge Management10▲ 6.0×8 topics
- Text Mining10▲ 31×2 topics
- Data Cleaning10▲ 115×1 topic
- Record Linkage10▲ 115×1 topic
- Digital Humanities9▲ 201×1 topic
- Literary History9▲ 75×1 topic
- Web Crawling8▲ 87×1 topic
- Web Data Extraction8▲ 87×1 topic
Which research topics does UKOLN publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Scientific Computing and Data Management, Digital and Traditional Archives Management and Research Data Management Practices.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 0 works
- 2 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 0 works
- 3 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 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 UKOLN's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 92% 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 Bath
- University of Bath
- Royal United Hospital
- Bath Spa University
- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases
- St Martins Hospital
- Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust
- Bath College
- BuroHappold (United Kingdom)
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.