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Welsh Local Government Association

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Research works
62
▲ 306% vs 2013–17
Citations
656
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
9%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Welsh Local Government Association 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.70× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.47× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 7.98× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Welsh Local Government Association?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Fisheries Sustainability, Nationalism, Colonialism, Invasive Species, Devolution, Freshwater Biodiversity and Cultural 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 Change8▲ 4.7×10 topics
  2. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 72×2 topics
  3. Nationalism6▲ 16×4 topics
  4. Colonialism5▲ 17×3 topics
  5. Invasive Species5▲ 14×3 topics
  6. Devolution5▲ 342×2 topics
  7. Freshwater Biodiversity5▲ 93×2 topics
  8. Cultural Identity5▲ 18×2 topics
  9. Wales5▲ 781×1 topic
  10. Welsh literature5▲ 781×1 topic
  11. Globalization4▲ 3.7×12 topics
  12. Conservation Challenges4▲ 95×1 topic
  13. Flow Regulation4▲ 95×1 topic
  14. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 23×2 topics
  15. Environmental Impact4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  16. Literature3▲ 9.6×4 topics
  17. National Identity3▲ 40×3 topics
  18. Empire3▲ 53×2 topics
  19. History3▲ 5.7×3 topics
  20. Conflict3▲ 28×5 topics
  21. Public Health3▲ 3.0×9 topics
  22. Conservation2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  23. Scotland2▲ 212×1 topic
  24. Union of 17072▲ 212×1 topic
  25. Biogeography2▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Capitalism2▲ 40×2 topics
  27. Multivariate Statistical Techniques2▲ 89×1 topic
  28. Water Quality Index2▲ 89×1 topic
  29. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  30. Fish2▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Freshwater2▲ 49×2 topics
  32. Infectious Diseases2▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Intersectionality2▲ 21×4 topics
  34. Length-Weight Relationships2▲ 67×1 topic
  35. Religion2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  36. Environmental Impacts2▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Security2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  38. Trophic Cascades2▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Ecosystem Management2▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Marine Fisheries2▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Welsh Local Government Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer, Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy and 14-3-3 protein interactions.

Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 0 fractional worksPI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer: 0 fractional worksCancer Mechanisms and Th…0Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy: 0 fractional works14-3-3 protein interactions: 0 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 0 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 0 fractional worksTorture, Ethics, and Law: 0 fractional worksComputational Physics an…0Computational Physics and Python Applications: 0 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 0 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsMolecular BiologyPathology and Forensic MedicineNature and Landscape Conservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  2. 2 PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer Molecular Biology 0 works
  3. 3 Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 14-3-3 protein interactions Molecular Biology 0 works
  5. 5 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  6. 6 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  7. 7 Torture, Ethics, and Law Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Computational Physics and Python Applications Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 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 available9.0%not open91.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Welsh Local Government Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 306% 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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