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West Suffolk College

In research, West Suffolk College stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,180 of 16,945 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#3,126 of 3,836 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,001 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,671
of 28,054 · #31,198 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#893
of 1,094
Research works
530
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is West Suffolk College 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,180 of 16,945 10.7%340
Arts and HumanitiesField #3,126 of 3,836 7.3%163
Social SciencesField #9,001 of 10,206 12.9%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where West Suffolk College 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).

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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 11.11× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.58× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.43× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.49× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.51× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 11.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at West Suffolk College?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Robson, R. M. Laws and Allen Brent lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West Suffolk College.

  1. 1 Michael Robson United Kingdom · #40,338 worldwide 229 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 R. M. Laws United Kingdom · #96,491 worldwide 220 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Allen Brent United Kingdom · #276,118 worldwide 22 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Frances Ward United Kingdom · #608,194 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Wm. Freelove United Kingdom · #827,403 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Ernestine Hill United Kingdom · #1,170,034 worldwide 0 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at West Suffolk College

Which keywords describe research at West Suffolk College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Leadership Development, History, Career Choice, Motivation, Religion, COVID-19 and Church History.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Colonialism5▲ 16×12 topics
  2. COVID-193▲ 3.7×5 topics
  3. Leadership Development3▲ 145×2 topics
  4. History3▲ 6.6×7 topics
  5. Epidemiology3▲ 1.16×6 topics
  6. Human Rights3▲ 4.3×6 topics
  7. Career Choice3▲ 136×1 topic
  8. Motivation3▲ 9.4×1 topic
  9. Religion3▲ 8.1×7 topics
  10. Church History2▲ 81×3 topics
  11. Innovation2▲ 3.2×4 topics
  12. Literature2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  13. Culture2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  14. Imperialism2▲ 40×2 topics
  15. Social Justice2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  16. Society2▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Science2▲ 12×5 topics
  18. Dental Practice2▲ 68×1 topic
  19. Medicine2▲ 36×4 topics
  20. Nationalism2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  21. Transmission Routes2▲ 68×1 topic
  22. International Law2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  23. Spirituality2▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Capital Flows2▲ 67×2 topics
  25. Corporate Governance2▲ 3.4×3 topics
  26. Gender2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  27. Philosophy2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  28. Biblical Interpretation2▲ 70×1 topic
  29. Cultural Identity2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  30. Military History2▲ 76×2 topics
  31. Pentecostalism2▲ 92×1 topic
  32. Cultural Exchange1▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Cultural Impact1▲ 34×2 topics
  34. Participation1▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Virtualization1▲ 25×2 topics
  36. African History1▲ 71×1 topic
  37. Austerity Measures1▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Cultural Critique1▲ 50×2 topics
  39. Late Antiquity1▲ 35×3 topics
  40. Post-Colonial Africa1▲ 71×1 topic

Which research topics does West Suffolk College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Education, Practice, Research, Dental Research and COVID-19, Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies and African history and culture studies.

Dental Education, Practice, Research: 3 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 2 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 2 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 1 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 1 fractional worksJoseph Conrad and Literature: 1 fractional worksOral and Craniofacial Le…1Oral and Craniofacial Lesions: 1 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Law: 1 fractional worksRenaissance and Early Modern Studies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …1Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsGeneral DentistryReligious studiesAnthropology6 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 2 works
  3. 3 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 2 works
  4. 4 African history and culture studies Anthropology 1 works
  5. 5 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  6. 6 Joseph Conrad and Literature Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Oral and Craniofacial Lesions Speech and Hearing 1 works
  8. 8 Corporate Governance and Law Strategy and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Renaissance and Early Modern Studies History 1 works
  10. 10 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 1 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 available22.1%not open77.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has West Suffolk College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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