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Aberystwyth University

In research, Aberystwyth University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,822 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,081 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,235 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History — History is 11.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,723
of 28,054 · #1,115 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#186
of 1,094
Research works
15k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
380k
25.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Aberystwyth University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,822 of 10,521 26.5%264 #533
Social SciencesField #2,081 of 6,365 30.5%145 #289
Physical SciencesDomain #4,235 of 12,888 20.9%319 #1146
Health SciencesDomain #5,496 of 11,982 22.6%74 #2798
Environmental ScienceField #1,774 of 3,551 27.8%65 #701
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,840 of 3,409 27.5%73 #203
Life SciencesDomain #4,633 of 7,800 25.0%133 #1254
Computer ScienceField #3,096 of 4,667 27.2%88 #1244
EngineeringField #5,120 of 6,636 16.8%70 #1896
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,695 of 1,998 17.7%70 #627

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Aberystwyth University 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#533 #2,822
  2. Social Sciences#289 #2,081
  3. Physical Sciences#1,146 #4,235
  4. Health Sciences#2,798 #5,496
  5. Environmental Science#701 #1,774
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#203 #1,840
  7. Life Sciences#1,254 #4,633
  8. Computer Science#1,244 #3,096
  9. Engineering#1,896 #5,120
  10. Arts and Humanities#627 #1,695
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Aberystwyth University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 28.9 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.93× its world share, 72 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.44× its world share, 88 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.06× its world share, 38 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 70 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.66× its world share, 65 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.89× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.38× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.06× its world share, 70 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 145 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Aberystwyth University?

Ranked on the composite score, A.G. Wintle, Richard Jensen and Michael J. Hambrey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aberystwyth University.

  1. 1 A.G. Wintle United Kingdom · #16,699 worldwide 1.5k citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Richard Jensen United Kingdom · #18,687 worldwide 565 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Michael J. Hambrey United Kingdom · #18,808 worldwide 933 citations · 68 works
  4. 4 G.A.T. Duller United Kingdom · #19,094 worldwide 937 citations · 65 works
  5. 5 Neil F. Glasser United Kingdom · #20,188 worldwide 1.1k citations · 71 works
  6. 6 Douglas B. Kell United Kingdom · #20,256 worldwide 1.5k citations · 144 works
  7. 7 Mark G. Macklin United Kingdom · #23,729 worldwide 637 citations · 67 works
  8. 8 Ken Booth United Kingdom · #44,444 worldwide 250 citations · 77 works
  9. 9 Michael Woods United Kingdom · #46,725 worldwide 283 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 P. F. Wareing United Kingdom · #54,559 worldwide 327 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Aberystwyth University

Which keywords describe research at Aberystwyth University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Deep Learning, Nationalism, Colonialism, Remote Sensing, National Identity, History and Identity.

▲ 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. Deep Learning54▲ 2.0×64 topics
  2. Climate Change50▲ 2.4×66 topics
  3. Machine Learning31▲ 1.21×56 topics
  4. Globalization28▲ 1.78×43 topics
  5. Remote Sensing27▲ 2.8×27 topics
  6. Nationalism27▲ 7.4×18 topics
  7. Colonialism22▲ 5.9×24 topics
  8. History20▲ 3.6×21 topics
  9. Identity20▲ 3.4×26 topics
  10. Neural Networks19▲ 1.57×27 topics
  11. Literature17▲ 4.0×17 topics
  12. Cultural Identity16▲ 3.9×9 topics
  13. National Identity16▲ 17×6 topics
  14. Gender15▲ 3.5×30 topics
  15. Convolutional Neural Networks14▲ 2.4×13 topics
  16. Biodiversity13▲ 2.3×23 topics
  17. Religion12▲ 3.2×17 topics
  18. Ethnicity12▲ 4.0×9 topics
  19. Ecosystem Services12▲ 3.8×9 topics
  20. Solar Wind12▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Devolution11▲ 99×2 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity11▲ 3.2×16 topics
  23. Religious Identity11▲ 23×5 topics
  24. Empire10▲ 16×4 topics
  25. International Law10▲ 4.3×11 topics
  26. Cultural Politics10▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Diaspora9▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Scotland9▲ 148×1 topic
  29. Union of 17079▲ 148×1 topic
  30. Politics9▲ 4.1×10 topics
  31. Wales8▲ 172×1 topic
  32. Welsh literature8▲ 172×1 topic
  33. Paleoclimatology8▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Conflict8▲ 6.1×5 topics
  35. Animal Welfare8▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Holocene7▲ 8.2×3 topics
  37. Coronal Mass Ejections7▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Sea Level7▲ 8.7×2 topics
  39. Solar Dynamics Observatory7▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Solar Influence6▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Aberystwyth University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Scottish History and National Identity, Historical Studies of British Isles, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Scottish History and Nat…9Scottish History and National Identity: 9 fractional worksHistorical Studies of Br…8Historical Studies of British Isles: 8 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…7Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 7 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…6Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 6 fractional worksIrish and British Studies: 6 fractional worksFuzzy Logic and Control Systems: 5 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…5Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 5 fractional worksNeural Networks and Applications: 4 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 4 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…4Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 4 fractional works
HistoryAstronomy and AstrophysicsAtmospheric ScienceSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Scottish History and National Identity History 9 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies of British Isles History 8 works
  3. 3 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Fuzzy Logic and Control Systems Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  7. 7 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  8. 8 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  9. 9 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 4 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 4 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 available23.4%not open76.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Aberystwyth University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Other research institutions in Aberystwyth

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.