Cheltenham Festivals
In research, Cheltenham Festivals stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,136 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#12,219 of 21,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#15,880 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #23,339 of 28,054 · #19,120 all time
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #873 of 1,094
- Research works
- 612 ▲ 22% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 7.2k 11.7 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 18.4% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 23% world 28%
What is Cheltenham Festivals known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #9,136 of 16,945 | 20.0% | 227 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #12,219 of 21,541 | 20.6% | 235 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #15,880 of 20,462 | 9.4% | 121 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cheltenham Festivals 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).
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Arts and Humanities 6.8×
- Energy 2.6×
- Psychology 2.6×
- Mathematics 1.9×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.8×
- Decision Sciences 1.6×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.4×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.3×
- Social Sciences 1.2×
- Health Professions 1.1×
- Medicine 0.9×
- Dentistry 0.8×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.8×
- Neuroscience 0.7×
- Computer Science 0.7×
- Nursing 0.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.5×
- Environmental Science 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.4×
- Engineering 0.4×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Cheltenham Festivals?
Ranked on the composite score, Tim Dixon, John Gale and Charles More lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cheltenham Festivals.
- 1 Tim Dixon United Kingdom · #357,583 worldwide 169 citations · 70 works
- 2 John Gale United Kingdom · #417,962 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
- 3 Charles More United Kingdom · #418,244 worldwide 23 citations · 20 works
- 4 John Chubb United Kingdom · #690,829 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
- 5 P. J. F. Gantillon United Kingdom · #1,060,101 worldwide 0 citations · 64 works
Which keywords describe research at Cheltenham Festivals?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Identity, Gender, Literature, History, Energy Transition, Society and Postcolonialism.
- Intersectionality
- Archaeology of Resistance
- International Aid
- Fossil Fuels
- EROI
- Social Interaction
- Social Movements
- Literary Modernism
- Joseph Conrad
- Adaptation
- Neuroscience
- Memory
- Policy Instruments
- Global Warming
- Quality of Life
- Postcolonialism
- Energy Transition
- Sustainability
- Literature
- Identity
- Colonialism
- Gender
- Climate Change
- History
- Society
- Race
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Economic Impacts
- Religion
- Nationalism
- Culture
- African Diaspora
- Learning Outcomes
- Social Exclusion
- Emotion
- Subjective Well-Being
- Embodiment
- Humanitarianism
- Presence
- Black Feminist Theory
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
- Colonialism7▲ 23×6 topics
- Identity6▲ 13×9 topics
- Gender5▲ 16×7 topics
- Literature5▲ 14×4 topics
- Climate Change4▲ 2.1×6 topics
- Sustainability4▲ 2.4×7 topics
- History3▲ 7.9×3 topics
- Energy Transition3▲ 35×2 topics
- Society3▲ 26×2 topics
- Postcolonialism3▲ 36×1 topic
- Race3▲ 40×1 topic
- Quality of Life2▲ 2.8×14 topics
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 13×2 topics
- Global Warming2▲ 8.1×2 topics
- Economic Impacts2▲ 46×1 topic
- Policy Instruments2▲ 51×1 topic
- Religion2▲ 6.2×4 topics
- Memory2▲ 11×3 topics
- Nationalism2▲ 6.0×3 topics
- Neuroscience2▲ 8.9×3 topics
- Culture2▲ 4.7×3 topics
- Adaptation1▲ 7.6×4 topics
- African Diaspora1▲ 57×2 topics
- Joseph Conrad1▲ 820×1 topic
- Learning Outcomes1▲ 4.9×2 topics
- Literary Modernism1▲ 820×1 topic
- Social Exclusion1▲ 31×2 topics
- Social Movements1▲ 7.4×2 topics
- Emotion1▲ 9.3×3 topics
- Social Interaction1▲ 5.1×2 topics
- Subjective Well-Being1▲ 26×2 topics
- EROI1▲ 54×1 topic
- Embodiment1▲ 10×2 topics
- Fossil Fuels1▲ 40×1 topic
- Humanitarianism1▲ 29×2 topics
- International Aid1▲ 38×2 topics
- Presence1▲ 26×1 topic
- Archaeology of Resistance1▲ 187×1 topic
- Black Feminist Theory1▲ 187×1 topic
- Intersectionality1▲ 9.3×2 topics
Which research topics does Cheltenham Festivals publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Literature: history, themes, analysis, Climate Change Policy and Economics, Joseph Conrad and Literature and Global Energy and Sustainability Research.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Literature: history, themes, analysis Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
- 2 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
- 3 Joseph Conrad and Literature Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
- 4 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
- 5 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 1 works
- 6 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 1 works
- 7 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
- 8 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 1 works
- 9 Global trade, sustainability, and social impact Strategy and Management 1 works
- 10 Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics History 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Cheltenham Festivals's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017.
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 Cheltenham
- University of Gloucestershire
- Cheltenham General Hospital
- Government Communications Headquarters
- Babcock Power (United Kingdom)
- Spirax Sarco (United Kingdom)
- Children’s Arthritis Association
- Adey (United Kingdom)
- George Moore Community Clinic
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.