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Buckinghamshire New University

In research, Buckinghamshire New University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,374 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,070 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,335 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,224
of 28,054 · #10,631 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#414
of 1,094
Research works
1.5k
▼ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Buckinghamshire New 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 #3,374 of 11,982 14.8%97 #4675
Social SciencesDomain #6,070 of 10,521 17.8%86 #2734
MedicineField #8,335 of 10,443 10.9%68 #12667

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Buckinghamshire New 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#4,675 #3,374
  2. Social Sciences#2,734 #6,070
  3. Medicine#12,667 #8,335
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.

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: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.34× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.46× its world share, 68 worksMedicineNursing: 4.84× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.82× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.50× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.92× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Buckinghamshire New University?

Ranked on the composite score, Eugenia Wickens, David A. Brodie and David Hancock lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Buckinghamshire New University.

  1. 1 Eugenia Wickens United Kingdom · #184,886 worldwide 178 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 David A. Brodie United Kingdom · #185,242 worldwide 161 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 David Hancock United Kingdom · #257,849 worldwide 67 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Sonia Sharp United Kingdom · #404,219 worldwide 57 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Vincent Edwards United Kingdom · #419,285 worldwide 41 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Margaret Greenfields United Kingdom · #515,240 worldwide 15 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Derek Pheby United Kingdom · #594,199 worldwide 54 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Keith Cutting United Kingdom · #625,881 worldwide 48 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Colin R. Martin United Kingdom · #678,948 worldwide 150 citations · 105 works
  10. 10 Jane Wright United Kingdom · #862,991 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Buckinghamshire New University

Which keywords describe research at Buckinghamshire New University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Physical Activity, Public Health, Exercise, Job Satisfaction, Chronic Diseases, Cardiovascular Disease and Physical Fitness.

▲ 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. Mental Health16▲ 4.5×21 topics
  2. Public Health12▲ 3.5×16 topics
  3. Physical Activity11▲ 9.1×6 topics
  4. Epidemiology10◆ 1.03×30 topics
  5. Machine Learning10▲ 1.25×18 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 3.5×10 topics
  7. Quality of Life8▲ 2.2×18 topics
  8. Job Satisfaction7▲ 7.0×5 topics
  9. Exercise7▲ 25×3 topics
  10. Obesity7▲ 3.9×10 topics
  11. Risk Factors7▲ 2.6×14 topics
  12. Chronic Diseases7▲ 11×2 topics
  13. Qualitative Research7▲ 3.1×8 topics
  14. Clinical Practice6▲ 16×3 topics
  15. Physical Fitness6▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Health Benefits6▲ 7.0×1 topic
  17. Sedentary Behavior6▲ 55×1 topic
  18. High-Intensity Interval Training5▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Primary Care5▲ 5.9×8 topics
  20. Reflective Practice5▲ 12×6 topics
  21. Well-being5▲ 5.8×8 topics
  22. Aging5▲ 3.8×7 topics
  23. Adolescents5▲ 5.2×6 topics
  24. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 6.2×7 topics
  25. Resilience4▲ 3.8×9 topics
  26. Phenomenology4▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Patient Outcomes4▲ 31×2 topics
  28. Healthcare Environment4▲ 67×1 topic
  29. Nursing Staffing4▲ 67×1 topic
  30. Collaborative Practice4▲ 40×2 topics
  31. Medical Education4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  32. Professional Development4▲ 8.2×7 topics
  33. Health Promotion4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  34. End-of-Life4▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Palliative Care4▲ 9.5×2 topics
  36. Cardiorespiratory Fitness3▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Exercise Capacity3▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Patient Care3▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Health Workforce3▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Resistance Training3▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Buckinghamshire New University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Physical Activity and Health, Nursing education and management, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet.

Physical Activity and Health: 6 fractional worksNursing education and management: 4 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…3Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 3 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…3Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 3 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksNursing Roles and Practices: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…2Online and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…2Innovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksSports Performance and T…2Sports Performance and Training: 2 fractional worksSimulation-Based Educati…2Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 2 fractional works
PhysiologyResearch and TheoryComplementary and alternative medicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 6 works
  2. 2 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 4 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  5. 5 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Nursing Roles and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 2 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 available23.5%not open76.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Buckinghamshire New University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% lower 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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