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Birmingham City University

In research, Birmingham City University stands highest in Social Sciences (#976 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,514 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#819 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Music, Human-Computer Interaction and Gender Studies — Music is 13.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,703
of 28,054 · #3,317 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#107
of 1,094
Research works
7.2k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
93k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Birmingham City 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 #976 of 10,521 27.0%881 #820
Health SciencesDomain #1,514 of 11,982 18.4%338 #1704
Social SciencesField #819 of 6,365 27.2%390 #587
EngineeringField #1,186 of 6,636 28.1%238 #2506
Computer ScienceField #851 of 4,667 31.7%216 #1447
Physical SciencesDomain #3,285 of 12,888 28.1%568 #4854
Business, Management and AccountingField #741 of 2,578 38.5%116 #884
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #793 of 2,578 24.5%138 #930
MedicineField #3,724 of 10,443 18.0%217 #3354
PsychologyField #963 of 2,181 21.3%159 #1257

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Birmingham City 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#820 #976
  2. Health Sciences#1,704 #1,514
  3. Social Sciences#587 #819
  4. Engineering#2,506 #1,186
  5. Computer Science#1,447 #851
  6. Physical Sciences#4,854 #3,285
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#884 #741
  8. Sociology and Political Science#930 #793
  9. Medicine#3,354 #3,724
  10. Psychology#1,257 #963
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 Birmingham City University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Music takes 13.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MusicSubfield · 20.6 works13×
  2. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 20.8 works5.4×
  3. Gender StudiesSubfield · 28.3 works4.2×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 27 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.48× its world share, 216 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 238 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 62 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.16× its world share, 107 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 217 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.23× its world share, 121 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.92× its world share, 116 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.53× its world share, 62 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.78× its world share, 159 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 390 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Birmingham City University?

Ranked on the composite score, David J. Edwards, John Jenkins and Lee Harvey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Birmingham City University.

  1. 1 David J. Edwards United Kingdom · #37,662 worldwide 763 citations · 93 works
  2. 2 John Jenkins United Kingdom · #63,839 worldwide 708 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Lee Harvey United Kingdom · #80,657 worldwide 203 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 James Williams United Kingdom · #118,490 worldwide 111 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Harry Matlay United Kingdom · #148,217 worldwide 189 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Rob Smith United Kingdom · #155,283 worldwide 143 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Richard Hatcher United Kingdom · #212,944 worldwide 108 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Junaid Arshad United Kingdom · #225,042 worldwide 163 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Imran Awan United Kingdom · #235,940 worldwide 104 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 David Roberts United Kingdom · #289,924 worldwide 29 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Birmingham City University

Which keywords describe research at Birmingham City University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Mental Health, Globalization, Gender, Risk Management and Supply Chain Management.

▲ 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 Learning106▲ 1.64×71 topics
  2. Machine Learning100▲ 1.62×68 topics
  3. Sustainability87▲ 1.91×64 topics
  4. Globalization72▲ 1.95×67 topics
  5. Mental Health69▲ 2.5×32 topics
  6. Epidemiology52▼ 0.70×91 topics
  7. Social Media49▲ 1.83×26 topics
  8. Public Health49▲ 1.80×39 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management46▲ 2.6×17 topics
  10. Neural Networks42▲ 1.46×32 topics
  11. Gender41▲ 4.0×32 topics
  12. Healthcare41▲ 1.93×21 topics
  13. Internet of Things40▲ 2.5×14 topics
  14. Big Data37▲ 2.2×18 topics
  15. Identity37▲ 2.7×35 topics
  16. Risk Management37▲ 4.1×13 topics
  17. Artificial Intelligence35▲ 1.35×32 topics
  18. Social Interaction34▲ 4.5×10 topics
  19. Quality of Life34▲ 1.25×40 topics
  20. Well-being32▲ 4.5×13 topics
  21. Security32▲ 2.6×21 topics
  22. Social Capital32▲ 3.2×12 topics
  23. Neoliberalism30▲ 4.5×21 topics
  24. Feminism26▲ 4.8×16 topics
  25. Urban Development24▲ 3.6×9 topics
  26. Literature24▲ 2.3×24 topics
  27. Health23▲ 3.0×9 topics
  28. IoT Security22▲ 3.7×3 topics
  29. Psychological Impact22▲ 3.7×9 topics
  30. Primary Care22▲ 3.1×12 topics
  31. Prevalence22▲ 2.9×13 topics
  32. Entrepreneurship21▲ 2.9×10 topics
  33. Facilities Management17▲ 12×2 topics
  34. RFID Technology16▲ 4.8×4 topics
  35. Construction15▲ 5.9×2 topics
  36. Race15▲ 7.1×13 topics
  37. Informal Learning15▲ 6.0×4 topics
  38. Resistance Training13▲ 7.5×2 topics
  39. Construction Projects13▲ 16×2 topics
  40. BIM12▲ 10×1 topic

Which research topics does Birmingham City University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: BIM and Construction Integration, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Construction Project Management and Performance and Diverse Music Education Insights.

BIM and Construction Int…12BIM and Construction Integration: 12 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…12Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 12 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 12 fractional worksDiverse Music Education Insights: 10 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 10 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 9 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 9 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…9Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 9 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 8 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Media: 8 fractional works
Building and ConstructionInformation SystemsManagement Science and Operations ResearchMusic6 others

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

  1. 1 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 12 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 12 works
  3. 3 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 12 works
  4. 4 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 10 works
  5. 5 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 10 works
  6. 6 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 9 works
  7. 7 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 9 works
  8. 8 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 9 works
  9. 9 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 8 works
  10. 10 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 8 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 available35.3%not open64.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Birmingham City University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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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.