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University · Watford · United Kingdom

West Herts College

westherts.ac.ukROR OpenAlex
Research works
70
▼ 99% vs 2013–17
Citations
432
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: West Herts College 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: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.92× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 9.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEnergy: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksEnergyMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 8.44× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 10.00× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at West Herts College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Internet, Artificial Neural Networks, Parallel Computing, Neural Networks, GPU Computing, Performance Optimization, Rural Development and Regulation.

▲ 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. Internet5▲ 89×2 topics
  2. Artificial Neural Networks4▲ 15×2 topics
  3. Neural Networks4▲ 5.9×2 topics
  4. Parallel Computing4▲ 35×3 topics
  5. GPU Computing4▲ 70×1 topic
  6. Performance Optimization4▲ 49×1 topic
  7. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 5.3×3 topics
  8. Machine Learning3▲ 2.0×6 topics
  9. Economic Development3▲ 6.3×2 topics
  10. Regulation3▲ 7.0×2 topics
  11. Rural Development3▲ 14×2 topics
  12. Broadband3▲ 71×2 topics
  13. Information Technology3▲ 13×3 topics
  14. Cross-Platform Development3▲ 376×1 topic
  15. Digital Divide3▲ 20×1 topic
  16. History3▲ 4.8×3 topics
  17. Mobile Application Development3▲ 376×1 topic
  18. Telecommunications3▲ 93×1 topic
  19. Innovation2▲ 3.9×3 topics
  20. Backpropagation Learning2▲ 37×1 topic
  21. Communication2▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Self-Organizing Maps2▲ 37×1 topic
  23. Computing2▲ 506×1 topic
  24. Digital2▲ 506×1 topic
  25. IEEE 14512▲ 72×1 topic
  26. Interactive Television2▲ 106×1 topic
  27. Smart Sensors2▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Social TV2▲ 106×1 topic
  29. Supply Chain Management2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  30. Continuous Queries2▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Data Stream Management2▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Meta-Analysis2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  33. African Christianity1▲ 71×2 topics
  34. Arduino1▲ 67×2 topics
  35. Curriculum Development1▲ 5.4×2 topics
  36. Entrepreneurship1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  37. Emotion1▲ 9.4×3 topics
  38. Gesture Recognition1▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Public-Private Partnerships1▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Engineering Education1▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does West Herts College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nostalgia and Consumer Behavior, Geographies of human-animal interactions, Photography and Visual Culture and Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration.

Nostalgia and Consumer B…0Nostalgia and Consumer Behavior: 0 fractional worksGeographies of human-ani…0Geographies of human-animal interactions: 0 fractional worksPhotography and Visual Culture: 0 fractional worksMemory, Trauma, and Comm…0Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration: 0 fractional worksDigital and Traditional …0Digital and Traditional Archives Management: 0 fractional worksRadical Photochemical Reactions: 0 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 0 fractional worksSulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques: 0 fractional worksAdvancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery: 0 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 0 fractional works
Social PsychologyGeography, Planning and DevelopmentHistoryConservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Nostalgia and Consumer Behavior Social Psychology 0 works
  2. 2 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 0 works
  3. 3 Photography and Visual Culture History 0 works
  4. 4 Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration Social Psychology 0 works
  5. 5 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 0 works
  6. 6 Radical Photochemical Reactions Organic Chemistry 0 works
  7. 7 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques Organic Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 0 works
  10. 10 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 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 available11.7%not open88.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has West Herts College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 99% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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