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Canterbury Christ Church University

In research, Canterbury Christ Church University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,892 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,789 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,793 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,352
of 28,054 · #5,013 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#245
of 1,094
Research works
4.6k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Canterbury Christ Church 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 #1,892 of 10,521 26.8%413 #1004
Social SciencesField #1,789 of 6,365 27.6%220 #976
Health SciencesDomain #3,793 of 11,982 25.2%203 #2296
MedicineField #3,769 of 10,443 26.1%155 #4626
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,373 of 2,578 29.0%70 #887
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,221 of 1,998 20.3%77 #595
Physical SciencesDomain #8,876 of 12,888 22.9%115 #10580
PsychologyField #1,601 of 2,181 27.4%69 #870

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Canterbury Christ Church 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#1,004 #1,892
  2. Social Sciences#976 #1,789
  3. Health Sciences#2,296 #3,793
  4. Medicine#4,626 #3,769
  5. Sociology and Political Science#887 #1,373
  6. Arts and Humanities#595 #1,221
  7. Physical Sciences#10,580 #8,876
  8. Psychology#870 #1,601
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: 0.31× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.08× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 155 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.45× its world share, 77 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.93× its world share, 69 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 220 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Canterbury Christ Church University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jonathan Barnes, Tony Wright and David Pears lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Canterbury Christ Church University.

  1. 1 Jonathan Barnes United Kingdom · #45,177 worldwide 139 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Tony Wright United Kingdom · #101,240 worldwide 190 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 David Pears United Kingdom · #114,966 worldwide 107 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Mike Weed United Kingdom · #162,587 worldwide 197 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Stephen Clift United Kingdom · #179,457 worldwide 132 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Adrian Holliday United Kingdom · #186,788 worldwide 100 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Paul M. Camic United Kingdom · #204,091 worldwide 87 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Chris Beedie United Kingdom · #260,774 worldwide 184 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Andrew Peterson United Kingdom · #284,055 worldwide 31 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Karen Lumsden United Kingdom · #338,804 worldwide 42 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Canterbury Christ Church University

Which keywords describe research at Canterbury Christ Church University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Religion, Gender, Neuroscience and Health.

▲ 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. Globalization39▲ 2.5×49 topics
  2. Mental Health31▲ 2.7×32 topics
  3. Quality of Life26▲ 2.3×38 topics
  4. Identity26▲ 4.5×26 topics
  5. Epidemiology25▼ 0.83×65 topics
  6. Public Health21▲ 1.90×34 topics
  7. Education21▲ 1.57×46 topics
  8. Gender18▲ 4.2×26 topics
  9. Religion17▲ 4.6×15 topics
  10. Social Justice16▲ 3.5×21 topics
  11. Health15▲ 4.9×12 topics
  12. Literature15▲ 3.6×19 topics
  13. Neoliberalism14▲ 5.2×14 topics
  14. Well-being14▲ 4.8×13 topics
  15. Neuroscience14▲ 6.1×10 topics
  16. Social Support13▲ 3.1×12 topics
  17. Ethics12▲ 3.2×17 topics
  18. Microstructure11▲ 2.8×7 topics
  19. Intersectionality11▲ 7.8×8 topics
  20. Reflective Practice11▲ 7.4×7 topics
  21. Social Interaction10▲ 3.3×9 topics
  22. Bone Mineral Density10▲ 18×1 topic
  23. Fractures10▲ 36×1 topic
  24. Parathyroid Hormone10▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Inclusion10▲ 8.9×5 topics
  26. Health Disparities9▲ 4.6×8 topics
  27. Theology9▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Professional Development9▲ 5.8×9 topics
  29. Postcolonialism8▲ 8.6×8 topics
  30. Secularism8▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Psychological Adjustment8▲ 7.2×4 topics
  32. Evidence-Based Practice8▲ 8.0×6 topics
  33. Emotion8▲ 4.9×10 topics
  34. Social History8▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Church History8▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Race8▲ 8.8×9 topics
  37. Narrative7▲ 6.0×6 topics
  38. Citizenship6▲ 6.9×3 topics
  39. Social Identity6▲ 8.7×5 topics
  40. Early Modern Europe6▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Canterbury Christ Church University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bone health and osteoporosis research, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Bone health and treatments and Bone Metabolism and Diseases.

Bone health and osteopor…10Bone health and osteoporosis research: 10 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…6Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 6 fractional worksBone health and treatments: 5 fractional worksBone Metabolism and Diseases: 5 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 5 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental Health: 5 fractional worksReligious Education and …4Religious Education and Schools: 4 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 4 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 4 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…4Online Learning and Analytics: 4 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineHistoryOncologyMolecular Biology6 others

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

  1. 1 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
  2. 2 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 6 works
  3. 3 Bone health and treatments Oncology 5 works
  4. 4 Bone Metabolism and Diseases Molecular Biology 5 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 5 works
  6. 6 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 5 works
  7. 7 Religious Education and Schools Education 4 works
  8. 8 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  9. 9 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 4 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 4 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 available28.3%not open71.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Canterbury Christ Church University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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