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University · Birkenhead · United Kingdom

Wirral Metropolitan College

wmc.ac.ukROR OpenAlex
Research works
44
▼ 93% vs 2013–17
Citations
291
6.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Wirral Metropolitan 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.

Neuroscience: 10.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksMedicinePsychology: 10.85× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.61× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Wirral Metropolitan College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Finite Element Analysis, Experimental Tools, Smartphones, Neural Networks, Loosening Mechanism, Threaded Fasteners, Dynamic Modeling and Form-Finding.

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

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 36×5 topics
  2. Experimental Tools3▲ 310×1 topic
  3. Smartphones3▲ 191×1 topic
  4. Neural Networks3▲ 6.5×3 topics
  5. Loosening Mechanism2▲ 338×1 topic
  6. Threaded Fasteners2▲ 338×1 topic
  7. Dynamic Modeling2▲ 97×2 topics
  8. Form-Finding2▲ 141×1 topic
  9. Tensegrity2▲ 141×1 topic
  10. Vocational Education2▲ 65×2 topics
  11. Optimization2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  12. Epidemiology2◆ 1.00×7 topics
  13. Kinematic Analysis2▲ 139×1 topic
  14. Multilingualism2▲ 27×3 topics
  15. Robot Manipulators2▲ 139×1 topic
  16. Student Retention2▲ 87×1 topic
  17. Training Pathways2▲ 103×1 topic
  18. Globalization2▲ 1.99×6 topics
  19. Energy Efficiency1▲ 3.8×2 topics
  20. Higher Education1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  21. Informal Learning1▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Bilingual Education1▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Language Policy1▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Patient Engagement1▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Machine Learning1▲ 1.17×2 topics
  26. Public Health1▲ 1.86×3 topics
  27. Public Involvement1▲ 116×1 topic
  28. Recovery Model1▲ 116×1 topic
  29. Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes1▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Control Systems1▲ 8.7×1 topic
  31. Electric Drives1▲ 54×1 topic
  32. Lifelong Learning1▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Molecular Basis1▲ 150×1 topic
  34. Prion Diseases1▲ 150×1 topic
  35. Readability Assessment1▲ 237×1 topic
  36. Structural Engineering1▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Student Perceptions1▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Text Simplification1▲ 237×1 topic
  39. Workplace Learning1▲ 119×2 topics

Which research topics does Wirral Metropolitan College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Family and Disability Support Research and Impact of Technology on Adolescents.

Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 0 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 0 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…0Family and Disability Support Research: 0 fractional worksImpact of Technology on …0Impact of Technology on Adolescents: 0 fractional worksDigital Mental Health In…0Digital Mental Health Interventions: 0 fractional worksChild Development and Di…0Child Development and Digital Technology: 0 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 0 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 0 fractional worksEgo Development and Educational Practices: 0 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional works
Safety ResearchCognitive NeuroscienceClinical PsychologySociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 0 works
  2. 2 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  3. 3 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 0 works
  4. 4 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 0 works
  7. 7 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  9. 9 Ego Development and Educational Practices Clinical Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 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 available13.9%not open86.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wirral Metropolitan College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 93% lower 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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