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West Midlands Police

In research, West Midlands Police stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,598 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,058
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#955
of 1,844
Research works
297
▲ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.5k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
West Midlands Police

What is West Midlands Police 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
Health SciencesDomain #13,598 of 16,688 8.0%123

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where West Midlands Police 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 West Midlands Police work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at West Midlands Police is in Health Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Engineering (17%), Health Professions (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 17 fractional works · 48.5% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 35.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 8.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 23.0% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 17.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 13.9% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKWest MidlandsPolice35fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences48%Social Sciences14%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1335.9%
    2. Health Professions38.9%
    3. Dentistry12.1%
    4. Nursing01.0%
    5. Veterinary00.6%
    1. Engineering617.2%
    2. Computer Science13.2%
    3. Environmental Science01.2%
    4. Energy00.5%
    5. Materials Science00.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology27.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology13.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.1%
    4. Neuroscience11.7%
    1. Psychology26.5%
    2. Social Sciences13.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting01.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.5%
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: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.82× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.15× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.39× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.37× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.86× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 2.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.12× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.48×0 works
  2. Dentistry4.39×1 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.82×1 works
  4. Health Professions3.37×3 works
  5. Psychology2.12×2 works
  6. Nursing2.10×0 works
  7. Medicine1.86×13 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.31×2 works
  9. Engineering1.15×6 works
  10. Neuroscience1.07×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.61×1 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.56×0 works
  13. Energy0.52×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.47×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.44×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.41×1 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.24×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.23×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.14×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.12×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at West Midlands Police?

Ranked on the quality score, Olive Kearins, Nicola J. Oldroyd and E O'Sullivan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West Midlands Police.

  1. 1 Olive Kearins United Kingdom · #1,416,835 worldwide 2.9k citations · 116 works
  2. 2 Nicola J. Oldroyd United Kingdom · #1,771,664 worldwide 1.2k citations · 23 works
  3. 3 E O'Sullivan United Kingdom · #2,270,023 worldwide 494 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 P. D. Knights United Kingdom · #3,707,358 worldwide 24 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Andrew J. Hopwood United Kingdom · #3,945,292 worldwide 683 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 F.H. TYRER United Kingdom · #5,103,510 worldwide 157 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 G Lawrence United Kingdom · #5,696,147 worldwide 15 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at West Midlands Police

What are the most cited papers from West Midlands Police?

The most cited paper from West Midlands Police is "Cancer survival in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the UK, 1995–2007 (the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership): an analysis of population-based cancer registry data" (Michel P. Coleman et al., 2010), with 1,131 citations. Next come "DNA Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG): An update of the recommendations on the use of Y-STRs in forensic analysis" (457) and "A systematic review of the effectiveness of adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in adults and an economic evaluation of their cost-effectiveness" (411).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cancer survival in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the UK, 1995–2007 (the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership): an analysis of population-based cancer registry data Michel P. Coleman et al. · The Lancet Open access 22 Dec 2010 1,131
2 DNA Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics (ISFG): An update of the recommendations on the use of Y-STRs in forensic analysis Leonor Gusmão, John M. Butler, Ángel Carracedo et al. · Forensic Science International 25 May 2005 457
3 A systematic review of the effectiveness of adalimumab, etanercept and infliximab for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in adults and an economic evaluation of their cost-effectiveness Y-F Chen, Paresh Jobanputra, Pelham M Barton et al. · Health Technology Assessment ReviewOpen access Nov 2006 411
4 Transfusion‐transmitted hepatitis E in a ‘nonhyperendemic’ country Elizabeth H. Boxall, A. Herborn, G. Kochethu et al. · Transfusion Medicine 30 Mar 2006 297
5 Changes in the lipid composition of latent fingerprint residue with time after deposition on a surface Nia Archer, Yannis Charles, Julia A. Elliott et al. · Forensic Science International 12 Nov 2004 274
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at West Midlands Police?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Meta-Analysis, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Fault Detection, Mechanical Ventilation, Neoadjuvant Therapy and Surgery.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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 18 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 2.4×19 topics
  2. Inflammation2▲ 2.9×15 topics
  3. Machine Learning2▲ 1.72×11 topics
  4. Quality of Life2▲ 3.7×10 topics
  5. Meta-Analysis2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  6. Fault Detection1▲ 24×2 topics
  7. Mechanical Ventilation1▲ 27×2 topics
  8. Neoadjuvant Therapy1▲ 13×2 topics
  9. Surgery1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  10. Acute Lung Injury1▲ 50×1 topic
  11. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome1▲ 50×1 topic
  12. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.5×6 topics
  13. Data-Driven Techniques1▲ 35×1 topic
  14. Esophageal Carcinoma1▲ 68×1 topic
  15. Green Building1▲ 95×1 topic
  16. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy1▲ 35×1 topic
  17. Process Monitoring1▲ 30×1 topic
  18. Sustainable Construction1▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does West Midlands Police publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment, Sustainable Building Design and Assessment, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms and Fault Detection and Control Systems.

Esophageal Cancer Resear…1Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksSustainable Building Des…1Sustainable Building Design and Assessment: 1 fractional worksRespiratory Support and …1Respiratory Support and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksFault Detection and Cont…1Fault Detection and Control Systems: 1 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 1 fractional worksOccupational exposure and asthma: 1 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research…1Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 1 fractional worksAutopsy Techniques and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 0 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 0 fractional works
SurgeryBuilding and ConstructionPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineControl and Systems Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 1 works
  3. 3 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Occupational exposure and asthma Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  9. 9 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 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 available28.9%not open71.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has West Midlands Police's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is West Midlands Police as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%West Midlands Police0.00016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of West Midlands Police over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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