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Anglia Ruskin University

In research, Anglia Ruskin University stands highest in Health Sciences (#900 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#811 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#751 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Communication and Gender Studies — Communication is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,801
of 28,054 · #3,186 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#74
of 1,094
Research works
7.3k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
108k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Anglia Ruskin 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
Health SciencesDomain #900 of 11,982 20.7%545 #1249
Social SciencesDomain #811 of 10,521 24.3%869 #949
Social SciencesField #751 of 6,365 23.2%432 #757
MedicineField #1,584 of 10,443 21.0%397 #2602
PsychologyField #476 of 2,181 26.9%183 #773
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #581 of 2,578 24.7%146 #783
Life SciencesDomain #1,793 of 7,800 20.8%171 #3230
Physical SciencesDomain #3,784 of 12,888 23.1%337 #6215
Health ProfessionsField #602 of 1,928 19.5%125 #826
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,143 of 3,579 23.4%62 #2553

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Anglia Ruskin 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. Health Sciences#1,249 #900
  2. Social Sciences#949 #811
  3. Social Sciences#757 #751
  4. Medicine#2,602 #1,584
  5. Psychology#773 #476
  6. Sociology and Political Science#783 #581
  7. Life Sciences#3,230 #1,793
  8. Physical Sciences#6,215 #3,784
  9. Health Professions#826 #602
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,553 #1,143
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 Anglia Ruskin University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Communication takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. CommunicationSubfield · 35.3 works6.7×
  2. Gender StudiesSubfield · 33.2 works4.8×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 62 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.79× its world share, 56 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.45× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 117 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 102 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 77 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.47× its world share, 125 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 397 worksMedicineNursing: 1.48× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.09× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.76× its world share, 98 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 66 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.55× its world share, 64 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.12× its world share, 183 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 432 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Anglia Ruskin University?

Ranked on the composite score, Rupert Bourne, Shahina Pardhan and Jack Zipes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Anglia Ruskin University.

  1. 1 Rupert Bourne United Kingdom · #2,828 worldwide 3.8k citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Shahina Pardhan United Kingdom · #13,273 worldwide 590 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Jack Zipes United Kingdom · #66,066 worldwide 126 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Marcian Cirstea United Kingdom · #73,223 worldwide 257 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling United Kingdom · #130,895 worldwide 44 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Pierre Olivier Lang United Kingdom · #137,287 worldwide 120 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Imran Ahmed United Kingdom · #153,363 worldwide 119 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Lee Smith United Kingdom · #168,044 worldwide 621 citations · 167 works
  9. 9 Nora Crook United Kingdom · #173,223 worldwide 50 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Rohan McWilliam United Kingdom · #210,465 worldwide 28 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Anglia Ruskin University

Which keywords describe research at Anglia Ruskin University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Public Health, Globalization, Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Epidemiology93▲ 1.22×106 topics
  2. Globalization74▲ 1.97×69 topics
  3. Mental Health73▲ 2.6×41 topics
  4. Public Health72▲ 2.6×45 topics
  5. Deep Learning70◆ 1.06×61 topics
  6. Machine Learning70◆ 1.11×57 topics
  7. Sustainability61▲ 1.29×65 topics
  8. Quality of Life54▲ 1.94×48 topics
  9. Education42▲ 1.28×53 topics
  10. Risk Factors41▲ 1.93×35 topics
  11. COVID-1941▲ 1.55×25 topics
  12. Social Media40▲ 1.44×25 topics
  13. Healthcare35▲ 1.61×21 topics
  14. Gender34▲ 3.2×29 topics
  15. Identity31▲ 2.2×27 topics
  16. Qualitative Research31▲ 1.84×16 topics
  17. Anxiety30▲ 3.3×12 topics
  18. Depression30▲ 1.75×22 topics
  19. Prevalence30▲ 3.8×14 topics
  20. Primary Care29▲ 4.0×14 topics
  21. Resilience26▲ 2.8×14 topics
  22. Ethics25▲ 2.7×23 topics
  23. Social Support25▲ 2.3×17 topics
  24. Feminism25▲ 4.5×17 topics
  25. Well-being24▲ 3.3×13 topics
  26. Colonialism24▲ 2.6×24 topics
  27. Health Disparities23▲ 4.5×9 topics
  28. Neoliberalism23▲ 3.3×16 topics
  29. Psychological Impact22▲ 3.6×10 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations22▲ 3.4×17 topics
  31. Neuroscience22▲ 3.8×13 topics
  32. Cultural Intelligence21▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Intercultural Competence21▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Reflective Practice21▲ 5.9×7 topics
  35. Gender Differences21▲ 2.9×15 topics
  36. Intersectionality16▲ 4.7×11 topics
  37. Market Dynamics15▲ 9.6×3 topics
  38. Myopia14▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Global Prevalence14▲ 7.8×2 topics
  40. Reflexivity13▲ 24×3 topics

Which research topics does Anglia Ruskin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Student and Expatriate Challenges, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Music Therapy and Health and Cinema and Media Studies.

International Student an…21International Student and Expatriate Challenges: 21 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 12 fractional worksMusic Therapy and Health10Music Therapy and Health: 10 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies10Cinema and Media Studies: 10 fractional worksEating Disorders and Behaviors: 9 fractional worksPolitical and Economic history of UK and US: 8 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health8COVID-19 and Mental Health: 8 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Media: 8 fractional worksQualitative Research Methods and Ethics: 7 fractional worksMedia Studies and Commun…7Media Studies and Communication: 7 fractional works
CommunicationEpidemiologySocial PsychologyEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 International Student and Expatriate Challenges Communication 21 works
  2. 2 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 12 works
  3. 3 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 10 works
  4. 4 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  5. 5 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 9 works
  6. 6 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 8 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 8 works
  8. 8 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 8 works
  9. 9 Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  10. 10 Media Studies and Communication Communication 7 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 available50.2%not open49.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Anglia Ruskin University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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