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York Minster

In research, York Minster stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,872 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,423
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,350
of 1,844
Research works
212
▲ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
York Minster

What is York Minster 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 #12,872 of 14,833 6.4%124

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where York Minster 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 York Minster work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at York Minster is in Social Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Arts and Humanities (9%), Psychology (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 20 fractional works · 51.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 26.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 8.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 19.5% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 15.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.9% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workALL ITS WORKYork Minster39fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences52%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1026.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities38.8%
    3. Psychology38.8%
    4. Decision Sciences25.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.8%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    1. Computer Science26.1%
    2. Engineering26.0%
    3. Mathematics24.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.8%
    5. Environmental Science00.7%
    6. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology37.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences37.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    1. Medicine37.2%
    2. Health Professions12.8%
    3. Dentistry11.7%
    4. Veterinary01.3%
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: 1.56× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.99× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 3.52× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 9.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.06× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.15× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.89× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary9.43×0 works
  2. Decision Sciences5.15×2 works
  3. Mathematics3.99×2 works
  4. Dentistry3.52×1 works
  5. Arts and Humanities3.06×3 works
  6. Psychology2.89×3 works
  7. Social Sciences2.06×10 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.56×3 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.46×3 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.33×1 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.18×1 works
  12. Health Professions1.05×1 works
  13. Computer Science0.79×2 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.42×0 works
  15. Engineering0.40×2 works
  16. Medicine0.37×3 works
  17. Environmental Science0.14×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.13×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at York Minster?

Ranked on the quality score, George Austen, Heward Wilkinson and Stephen Slack lead among researchers whose main affiliation is York Minster.

  1. 1 George Austen United Kingdom · #2,678,463 worldwide 11 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Heward Wilkinson United Kingdom · #4,782,567 worldwide 52 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Stephen Slack United Kingdom · #5,014,552 worldwide 18 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at York Minster

What are the most cited papers from York Minster?

The most cited paper from York Minster is "The safety assessment of novel foods" (David A. Jonas, Eric Antignac, Jean‐Michel Antoine et al., 1996), with 102 citations. Next come "Equine gastric ulcer syndrome in adult horses: A review" (100) and "The prevalence of gastric ulceration in racehorses in New Zealand" (85).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The safety assessment of novel foods David A. Jonas, Eric Antignac, Jean‐Michel Antoine et al. · Food and Chemical Toxicology Oct 1996 102
2 Equine gastric ulcer syndrome in adult horses: A review RJW Bell, TD Mogg, JK Kingston · New Zealand Veterinary Journal Feb 2007 100
3 The prevalence of gastric ulceration in racehorses in New Zealand RJW Bell, JK Kingston, TD Mogg et al. · New Zealand Veterinary Journal Feb 2007 85
4 Quantitative Aspects of Pinocytosis and the Intracellular Fate of N-acetyl-α-D-glucosaminidase in Sanfilippo B Fibroblasts Kurt Von Figura, Hans Kresse · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 1974 73
5 A fast technique for the separation and detection of amylase isoenzymes using a chromogenic substrate. Timothy J Davies · Journal of Clinical Pathology Open access Mar 1972 59
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at York Minster?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Community, Social Justice, Antibiotic Resistance, Environmental Sustainability, Resilience, Ethics and Diabetes Mellitus.

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

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning2▲ 1.64×6 topics
  2. Education2▲ 2.5×5 topics
  3. Religion2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  4. Community2▲ 33×2 topics
  5. Human Rights2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  6. Social Justice2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  7. Mental Health1▲ 2.5×6 topics
  8. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  9. Environmental Sustainability1▲ 21×2 topics
  10. Ethics1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  11. Resilience1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  12. Diabetes Mellitus1▲ 14×2 topics
  13. Philosophy1▲ 6.7×3 topics
  14. Qualitative Research1▲ 3.7×4 topics
  15. Curriculum Development1▲ 4.2×3 topics
  16. Breeding1▲ 34×2 topics
  17. Decision Making1▲ 8.8×1 topic
  18. Disaster1▲ 50×1 topic
  19. Drought Tolerance1▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Ecomusicology1▲ 108×1 topic
  21. Ethnomusicology1▲ 64×1 topic
  22. Legal History1▲ 92×1 topic
  23. Nationalism1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  24. Public Health1▲ 1.81×4 topics
  25. Risk1▲ 39×1 topic
  26. Risk Management1▲ 5.4×1 topic
  27. Social Change1▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does York Minster publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Historical Legal Studies and Society, Disaster Management and Resilience, Diverse Musicological Studies and Leadership, Behavior, and Decision-Making Studies.

Historical Legal Studies…1Historical Legal Studies and Society: 1 fractional worksDisaster Management and …1Disaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksDiverse Musicological St…1Diverse Musicological Studies: 1 fractional worksLeadership, Behavior, an…1Leadership, Behavior, and Decision-Making Studies: 1 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 1 fractional worksBacterial biofilms and q…1Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing: 1 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 1 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 1 fractional worksVeterinary Medicine and …0Veterinary Medicine and Surgery: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceMusicManagement Science and Operations Research6 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Legal Studies and Society Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  2. 2 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 1 works
  4. 4 Leadership, Behavior, and Decision-Making Studies Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  5. 5 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 1 works
  9. 9 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Small Animals 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 available37.3%not open62.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.4%domestic only73.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has York Minster's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% 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 York Minster as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%York Minster0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of York Minster over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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