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Workers Educational Association

In research, Workers Educational Association stands highest in Medicine (#13,536 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#16,425 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#38,605
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#2,068
of 2,253
Research works
269
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
33.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is Workers Educational Association 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
MedicineField #13,536 of 17,978 22.4%160
Health SciencesDomain #16,425 of 20,462 21.5%172

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Workers Educational Association 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: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 4.30× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Workers Educational Association?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Degenerative Disc Disease, Spinal Fusion, Low Back Pain, Surgical Treatment, Clinical Outcomes, Spinal Surgery, Intervertebral Disc and Lumbar Disc Degeneration.

▲ 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. Degenerative Disc Disease49▲ 200×2 topics
  2. Spinal Fusion48▲ 199×2 topics
  3. Low Back Pain37▲ 84×3 topics
  4. Surgical Treatment32▲ 59×5 topics
  5. Clinical Outcomes30▲ 56×3 topics
  6. Spinal Surgery30▲ 150×2 topics
  7. Intervertebral Disc30▲ 171×1 topic
  8. Lumbar Disc Degeneration30▲ 171×1 topic
  9. Biomechanics22▲ 25×5 topics
  10. Pedicle Screw Fixation20▲ 176×1 topic
  11. Vertebroplasty20▲ 176×1 topic
  12. Dysphagia19▲ 128×2 topics
  13. Anterior Cervical Discectomy19▲ 277×1 topic
  14. Cervical Spine Surgery19▲ 277×1 topic
  15. Scoliosis18▲ 275×1 topic
  16. Spinal Deformity18▲ 275×1 topic
  17. Epidemiology17▲ 1.56×39 topics
  18. Surgical Management11▲ 8.8×12 topics
  19. Chronic Pain10▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Clinical Trials9▲ 5.5×6 topics
  21. Quality of Life9▲ 2.4×24 topics
  22. Globalization9▲ 1.75×18 topics
  23. Global Burden7▲ 5.0×5 topics
  24. Psychological Factors7▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Disability6▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Measurement Properties6▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Identity5▲ 2.4×11 topics
  28. Literature5▲ 3.7×9 topics
  29. Radiotherapy5▲ 4.6×7 topics
  30. Meta-Analysis5▲ 3.1×8 topics
  31. Professional Development4▲ 10×6 topics
  32. Complications4▲ 3.1×9 topics
  33. Neoliberalism4▲ 4.2×7 topics
  34. Postoperative Complications3▲ 9.1×2 topics
  35. Reflective Practice3▲ 7.2×5 topics
  36. Palliative Treatment3▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Diagnostic Imaging3▲ 9.1×3 topics
  38. Metastatic Spine Tumors3▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Spinal Metastases3▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Trade Unions3▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Workers Educational Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Engineering Education and Technology, Employment and Welfare Studies, Integrated Energy Systems Optimization and Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies.

Engineering Education an…1Engineering Education and Technology: 1 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksIntegrated Energy System…0Integrated Energy Systems Optimization: 0 fractional worksEmployment, Labor, and G…0Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies: 0 fractional worksClimate Change and Sustainable Development: 0 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 0 fractional worksMedia, Religion, Digital…0Media, Religion, Digital Communication: 0 fractional worksRobotics and Automated Systems: 0 fractional worksNew Zealand Economic and Social Studies: 0 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Education: 0 fractional works
Information SystemsGeneral Health ProfessionsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSafety Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering Education and Technology Information Systems 1 works
  2. 2 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Employment, Labor, and Gender Studies Safety Research 0 works
  5. 5 Climate Change and Sustainable Development Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  6. 6 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Media, Religion, Digital Communication Philosophy 0 works
  8. 8 Robotics and Automated Systems Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 New Zealand Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Education Information Systems 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: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors66.5%domestic only33.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Workers Educational Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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