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Weston College

In research, Weston College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,530 of 14,833 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#1,825 of 3,511 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,171 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,102
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#701
of 1,844
Research works
594
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.9k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Weston College

What is Weston 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 #7,530 of 14,833 10.7%430
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,825 of 3,511 12.4%256
Social SciencesField #8,171 of 9,330 8.7%143

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Weston 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Weston College work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Weston College is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Engineering (12%), Computer Science (9%).

Physical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 38.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 12.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 9.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.0% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 30.0% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 24.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 16.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 15.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWeston College27fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences17%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering312.5%
    2. Computer Science39.4%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences28.0%
    4. Environmental Science14.3%
    5. Energy12.4%
    6. Chemistry01.3%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine724.2%
    2. Health Professions15.3%
    3. Veterinary00.5%
    1. Social Sciences28.3%
    2. Psychology27.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology28.3%
    2. Neuroscience14.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.55× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.53× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.12× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.65× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.26× its world share, 7 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.30× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.12×2 works
  2. Veterinary3.58×0 works
  3. Energy2.65×1 works
  4. Neuroscience2.53×1 works
  5. Psychology2.30×2 works
  6. Health Professions2.02×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.55×2 works
  8. Medicine1.26×7 works
  9. Computer Science1.21×3 works
  10. Chemistry0.86×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.86×1 works
  12. Engineering0.83×3 works
  13. Social Sciences0.66×2 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.54×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.28×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.19×0 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.15×0 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.14×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.09×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Weston College?

Ranked on the quality score, Daniel J. Harrington, John F. Broderick and Richard J. Clifford lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Weston College.

  1. 1 Daniel J. Harrington United Kingdom · #522,167 worldwide 2.7k citations · 142 works
  2. 2 John F. Broderick United Kingdom · #700,689 worldwide 1.9k citations · 96 works
  3. 3 Richard J. Clifford United Kingdom · #1,212,765 worldwide 705 citations · 100 works
  4. 4 George W. MacRae United Kingdom · #1,708,164 worldwide 403 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Frederick L. Moriarty United Kingdom · #2,187,340 worldwide 3.1k citations · 186 works
  6. 6 Edward J. Kilmartin United Kingdom · #2,586,406 worldwide 104 citations · 63 works
  7. 7 John R. Sachs United Kingdom · #2,591,075 worldwide 118 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 James E. Coleran United Kingdom · #2,681,524 worldwide 7 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Rhys Lewis United Kingdom · #2,783,034 worldwide 99 citations · 70 works
  10. 10 James L. Monks United Kingdom · #2,811,967 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Weston College

What are the most cited papers from Weston College?

The most cited paper from Weston College is "Movement Disorder Society‐sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS‐UPDRS): Scale presentation and clinimetric testing results" (Christopher G. Goetz et al., 2008), with 7,783 citations. Next come "Cloning of the Gene Containing Mutations that Cause PARK8-Linked Parkinson's Disease" (2,463) and "Movement Disorder Society‐sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS‐UPDRS): Process, format, and clinimetric testing plan" (1,425).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Movement Disorder Society‐sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS‐UPDRS): Scale presentation and clinimetric testing results Christopher G. Goetz et al. · Movement Disorders Open access 15 Nov 2008 7,783
2 Cloning of the Gene Containing Mutations that Cause PARK8-Linked Parkinson's Disease Coro Paisán-Ruı́z et al. · Neuron Open access Nov 2004 2,463
3 Movement Disorder Society‐sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS‐UPDRS): Process, format, and clinimetric testing plan Christopher G. Goetz et al. · Movement Disorders Open access 17 Nov 2006 1,425
4 Assessment of clinical competence Val Wass, Cees van der Vleuten, John H. Shatzer et al. · The Lancet Mar 2001 1,036
5 Characterization of CD4+ CTLs Ex Vivo Victor Appay, John J. Zaunders, Laura Papagno et al. · The Journal of Immunology Jun 2002 549
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Weston College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Neurodegeneration, Parkinson's Disease, Anxiety, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Dopaminergic Neurons, Convolutional Neural Network and Eddy Current Testing.

▲ 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 17 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning3▲ 2.8×7 topics
  2. Neurodegeneration1▲ 16×6 topics
  3. Deep Learning1▲ 1.41×7 topics
  4. Epidemiology1▲ 1.19×6 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  6. Parkinson's Disease1▲ 19×5 topics
  7. Anxiety1▲ 8.7×4 topics
  8. Depression1▲ 4.7×5 topics
  9. Convolutional Neural Network1▲ 23×2 topics
  10. Dopaminergic Neurons1▲ 57×2 topics
  11. Eddy Current Testing1▲ 91×1 topic
  12. Genomics1▲ 12×1 topic
  13. Mitochondrial Dysfunction1▲ 13×2 topics
  14. Non-Destructive Evaluation1▲ 91×1 topic
  15. Nurse Practitioners1▲ 273×1 topic
  16. Primary Care1▲ 9.8×1 topic
  17. Social Insects1▲ 91×1 topic

Which research topics does Weston College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Nursing Roles and Practices, Non-Destructive Testing Techniques and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments.

Insect and Arachnid Ecol…1Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksNursing Roles and Practi…1Nursing Roles and Practices: 1 fractional worksNon-Destructive Testing …1Non-Destructive Testing Techniques: 1 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…1Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …1earthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksSeismology and Earthquak…1Seismology and Earthquake Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Energy Technologies and Civil Engineering Innovations: 1 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 0 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 0 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 0 fractional works
GeneticsGeneral Health ProfessionsMechanical EngineeringNeurology6 others

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

  1. 1 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 1 works
  2. 2 Nursing Roles and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 1 works
  5. 5 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Seismology and Earthquake Studies Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Energy Technologies and Civil Engineering Innovations Nuclear Energy and Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  9. 9 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 0 works
  10. 10 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 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 available10.4%not open89.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Weston College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Weston College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000093% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Weston College0.00015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Weston College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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