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Arts University Bournemouth

In research, Arts University Bournemouth stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,642 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 12.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#30,918
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,665
of 1,844
Research works
169
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
634
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Arts University Bournemouth

What is Arts University Bournemouth 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 #10,642 of 14,833 4.3%127

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Arts University Bournemouth 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 Arts University Bournemouth work in?

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Arts University Bournemouth is in Social Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (37%), Social Sciences (32%), Computer Science (7%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 48 fractional works · 78.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 23 fractional works · 36.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 7 fractional works · 10.9% of its workMuseology: 5 fractional works · 7.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 31.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 11.2% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 16.0% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 7.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKArts UniversityBournemouth61fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences79%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities2336.9%
    2. Social Sciences2031.8%
    3. Psychology35.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Computer Science47.3%
    2. Engineering35.3%
    3. Environmental Science22.9%
    4. Materials Science00.5%
    1. Neuroscience12.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
    1. Health Professions11.1%
    2. Medicine00.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Arts University Bournemouth specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 12.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 22.7 works13×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 12.77× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.85× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.52× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 12.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities12.77×23 works
  2. Social Sciences2.52×20 works
  3. Psychology1.85×4 works
  4. Neuroscience1.34×1 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.20×2 works
  6. Computer Science0.94×4 works
  7. Environmental Science0.58×2 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.51×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.50×1 works
  10. Health Professions0.41×1 works
  11. Engineering0.35×3 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×1 works
  13. Materials Science0.16×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.14×0 works
  15. Medicine0.03×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Arts University Bournemouth?

Ranked on the quality score, Emma Shercliff, Paul Taberham and Rebecca Pride lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arts University Bournemouth.

  1. 1 Emma Shercliff United Kingdom · #2,136,771 worldwide 95 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Paul Taberham United Kingdom · #2,523,874 worldwide 43 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Rebecca Pride United Kingdom · #2,681,745 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Will Kitchen United Kingdom · #2,853,808 worldwide 40 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Petronilla Whitfield United Kingdom · #3,064,277 worldwide 35 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Kevan Manwaring United Kingdom · #3,300,702 worldwide 8 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Romana Turina United Kingdom · #3,645,301 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 César Ballester United Kingdom · #4,498,618 worldwide 5 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Charlotte Wilmot United Kingdom · #5,802,949 worldwide 6 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Suzanna Hall United Kingdom · #5,951,602 worldwide 13 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Arts University Bournemouth

What are the most cited papers from Arts University Bournemouth?

The most cited paper from Arts University Bournemouth is "‘Never Let Me Down Again’1: Loyal customer attitudes towards ticket distribution channels for live music events: a netnographic exploration of the US leg of the Depeche Mode 2005–2006 World Tour" (Zuleika Beaven, Chantal Laws, 2007), with 85 citations. Next come "Land raising as a solution to sea‐level rise: An analysis of coastal flooding on an artificial island in the Maldives" (81) and "Identification of temporal factors related to shot performance for indoor recurve archery" (32).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ‘Never Let Me Down Again’1: Loyal customer attitudes towards ticket distribution channels for live music events: a netnographic exploration of the US leg of the Depeche Mode 2005–2006 World Tour Zuleika Beaven, Chantal Laws · Managing Leisure 8 Jun 2007 85
2 Land raising as a solution to sea‐level rise: An analysis of coastal flooding on an artificial island in the Maldives Sally A. Brown, Matthew P. Wadey, Robert J. Nicholls et al. · Journal of Flood Risk Management Open access 9 Sep 2019 81
3 Identification of temporal factors related to shot performance for indoor recurve archery Andrew J. Callaway, Johanna Wiedlack, Mario Heller · Journal of Sports Sciences Open access 3 Aug 2016 32
4 Animating with Facts: The Performative Process of Documentary Animation in the ten mark (2010) Paul Ward · Animation 9 Sep 2011 31
5 Stitching Together: Participatory textile making as an emerging methodological approach to research Emma Shercliff, Amy Twigger Holroyd · Journal of Arts & Communities Mar 2020 23
All 72 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Arts University Bournemouth?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Cultural Studies, Identity, Sustainability, Social Justice, Feminism, Embodiment and Culture.

▲ 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 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. Globalization8▲ 6.4×13 topics
  2. Cultural Studies7▲ 31×5 topics
  3. Identity6▲ 14×11 topics
  4. Sustainability6▲ 4.3×9 topics
  5. Education4▲ 3.6×11 topics
  6. Feminism4▲ 21×7 topics
  7. Social Justice4▲ 10×6 topics
  8. Embodiment4▲ 32×3 topics
  9. Culture4▲ 11×8 topics
  10. Literature3▲ 10×7 topics
  11. Digital Media3▲ 30×2 topics
  12. Sociology3▲ 39×2 topics
  13. History3▲ 7.4×6 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 3.4×6 topics
  15. Clothing3▲ 254×1 topic
  16. Fashion3▲ 127×1 topic
  17. Aesthetics3▲ 60×3 topics
  18. Pedagogy3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  19. Visual Culture3▲ 85×3 topics
  20. Anthropocene3▲ 72×3 topics
  21. Social Media3▲ 3.1×4 topics
  22. Ethics2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  23. Narrative2▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Postmodernism2▲ 110×3 topics
  25. Society2▲ 21×4 topics
  26. Politics2▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Gender2▲ 6.5×7 topics
  28. Photography2▲ 92×2 topics
  29. Biopolitics2▲ 45×2 topics
  30. Affect2▲ 77×2 topics
  31. Cultural History2▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Cultural Heritage2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  33. Market Dynamics2▲ 39×2 topics
  34. Creative Writing2▲ 333×1 topic
  35. Practice-Based Research2▲ 333×1 topic
  36. Human-Computer Interaction2▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Memory Politics2▲ 98×2 topics
  38. Urban Development2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  39. Design2▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Emotion2▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Arts University Bournemouth publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Fashion and Cultural Textiles, Artistic and Creative Research, Cinema and Media Studies and Contemporary Literature and Criticism.

Fashion and Cultural Tex…3Fashion and Cultural Textiles: 3 fractional worksArtistic and Creative Research: 2 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies2Cinema and Media Studies: 2 fractional worksContemporary Literature and Criticism: 1 fractional worksCrafts, Textile, and Design: 1 fractional worksPhotography and Visual Culture: 1 fractional worksGeographies of human-ani…1Geographies of human-animal interactions: 1 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technology Interaction: 1 fractional worksSpanish Culture and Identity: 1 fractional worksMemory, Trauma, and Comm…1Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration: 1 fractional works
MuseologyVisual Arts and Performing ArtsEconomics and EconometricsLiterature and Literary Theory5 others

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

  1. 1 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 3 works
  2. 2 Artistic and Creative Research Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  3. 3 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Contemporary Literature and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  5. 5 Crafts, Textile, and Design Museology 1 works
  6. 6 Photography and Visual Culture History 1 works
  7. 7 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  8. 8 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 1 works
  9. 9 Spanish Culture and Identity Philosophy 1 works
  10. 10 Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration Social Psychology 1 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 available31.1%not open68.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Arts University Bournemouth's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Arts University Bournemouth as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00036% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Arts University Bournemouth0.00031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Arts University Bournemouth over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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