Science Explorer Interactive view Map
University · Poole · United Kingdom

Arts University Bournemouth

In research, Arts University Bournemouth stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,834 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 13.0× its share of world research.

aub.ac.ukROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#41,687
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#2,214
of 2,253
Research works
169
▲ 189% vs 2013–17
Citations
634
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

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 #14,834 of 16,945 18.1%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Arts University Bournemouth specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 13.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 21.3 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: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 13.03× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.61× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Arts University Bournemouth?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Studies, Globalization, Identity, Sustainability, Feminism, Literature, 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization7▲ 6.4×12 topics
  2. Cultural Studies7▲ 31×5 topics
  3. Sustainability6▲ 4.4×9 topics
  4. Identity6▲ 14×10 topics
  5. Education4▲ 3.9×11 topics
  6. Feminism4▲ 23×7 topics
  7. Literature3▲ 11×7 topics
  8. Embodiment3▲ 32×3 topics
  9. Culture3▲ 11×7 topics
  10. History3▲ 8.0×6 topics
  11. Digital Media3▲ 30×2 topics
  12. Pedagogy3▲ 10×2 topics
  13. Social Justice3▲ 8.4×5 topics
  14. Anthropocene3▲ 86×3 topics
  15. Clothing3▲ 238×1 topic
  16. Fashion3▲ 115×1 topic
  17. Social Media3▲ 3.3×4 topics
  18. Aesthetics3▲ 60×3 topics
  19. Ethics2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  20. Narrative2▲ 28×3 topics
  21. Postmodernism2▲ 123×3 topics
  22. Society2▲ 23×4 topics
  23. Visual Culture2▲ 81×3 topics
  24. Politics2▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Gender2▲ 7.0×7 topics
  26. Photography2▲ 96×2 topics
  27. Biopolitics2▲ 55×2 topics
  28. Affect2▲ 90×2 topics
  29. Cultural History2▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Cultural Heritage2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  31. Market Dynamics2▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Creative Writing2▲ 422×1 topic
  33. Practice-Based Research2▲ 422×1 topic
  34. Memory Politics2▲ 100×2 topics
  35. Urban Development2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  36. Box Office2▲ 106×1 topic
  37. Design2▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Film Industry2▲ 106×1 topic
  39. Neoliberalism2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  40. Art2▲ 31×3 topics

Which research topics does Arts University Bournemouth publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fashion and Cultural Textiles, Artistic and Creative Research, Cinema and Media Studies and Crafts, Textile, and Design.

Fashion and Cultural Textiles: 3 fractional worksArtistic and Creative Research: 2 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies2Cinema and Media Studies: 2 fractional worksCrafts, Textile, and Des…1Crafts, Textile, and Design: 1 fractional worksPhotography and Visual Culture: 1 fractional worksContemporary Literature and Criticism: 1 fractional worksGeographies of human-ani…1Geographies of human-animal interactions: 1 fractional worksMemory, Trauma, and Commemoration: 1 fractional worksCritical Theory and Political Philosophy: 1 fractional worksSpanish Culture and Iden…1Spanish Culture and Identity: 1 fractional works
MuseologyVisual Arts and Performing ArtsEconomics and EconometricsHistory5 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 Crafts, Textile, and Design Museology 1 works
  5. 5 Photography and Visual Culture History 1 works
  6. 6 Contemporary Literature and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  8. 8 Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration Social Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Critical Theory and Political Philosophy Education 1 works
  10. 10 Spanish Culture and Identity Philosophy 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Arts University Bournemouth's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 189% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Poole

All research institutions in Poole

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.