Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
University · Durham · United Kingdom

Durham University

In research, Durham University stands highest in Social Sciences (#110 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#70 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#221 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Classics, History and Philosophy of Science and Instrumentation (Classics is 10.3× its share of world research).

dur.ac.ukROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#239
of 22,385 · #287 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#22
of 862
Research works
57k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5M
26.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.17×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Durham University

What is Durham University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #110 of 9,585 16.2%3,649 #150
Social SciencesField #70 of 5,988 17.8%1,671 #99
Physical SciencesDomain #221 of 10,670 12.7%2,798 #266
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #64 of 2,526 18.6%601 #90
Business, Management and AccountingField #90 of 2,581 17.4%318 #148
MathematicsField #44 of 1,051 15.7%188 #88
Physics and AstronomyField #62 of 1,417 13.6%589 #49
Computer ScienceField #233 of 4,417 12.2%491 #231
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #65 of 1,187 16.6%300 #83
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield #14 of 254 16.7%164 #9

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Durham 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#150 #110
  2. Social Sciences#99 #70
  3. Physical Sciences#266 #221
  4. Sociology and Political Science#90 #64
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#148 #90
  6. Mathematics#88 #44
  7. Physics and Astronomy#49 #62
  8. Computer Science#231 #233
  9. Political Science and International Relations#83 #65
  10. Nuclear and High Energy Physics#9 #14
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Durham University work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Durham University is in Social Sciences, 37% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Arts and Humanities (12%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 4,093 fractional works · 47.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,891 fractional works · 21.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 673 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 327 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEducation: 180 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnthropology: 161 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 87 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 81 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,034 fractional works · 12.0% of its workHistory: 186 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhilosophy: 168 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 134 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 133 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 114 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReligious studies: 103 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClassics: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 38 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 433 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 139 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 129 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 87 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 353 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 105 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 80 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 41 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 270 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 168 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 81 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 112 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3,179 fractional works · 36.8% of its workEngineering: 751 fractional works · 8.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 213 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 85 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 81 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 69 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 65 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 677 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 229 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 188 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 139 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInstrumentation: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 556 fractional works · 6.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 204 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 94 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 63 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 334 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcology: 78 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 67 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 50 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 329 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 109 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 76 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 62 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 210 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 54 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 42 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 152 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 91 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 112 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 829 fractional works · 9.6% of its workMedicine: 646 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSurgery: 83 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 64 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 52 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 46 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 21 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 188 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Professions: 159 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 106 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 543 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 207 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 103 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 51 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 177 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 137 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 129 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDurham University8,643fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences47%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences4,09347.4%
    1. Social Sciences1,89121.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities1,03412.0%
    3. Psychology4335.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting3534.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2703.1%
    6. Decision Sciences1121.3%
    1. Engineering7518.7%
    2. Physics and Astronomy6777.8%
    3. Computer Science5566.4%
    4. Environmental Science3343.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences3293.8%
    6. Mathematics2102.4%
    7. Materials Science1521.8%
    8. Chemistry1121.3%
    9. Energy440.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering140.2%
    1. Medicine6467.5%
    2. Health Professions1591.8%
    3. Nursing130.2%
    4. Dentistry60.1%
    5. Veterinary50.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2072.4%
    2. Neuroscience1772.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1291.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology220.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics80.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Durham University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Classics takes 10.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 53.2 works10×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 134.2 works10×
  3. InstrumentationSubfield · 36.8 works8.5×
  4. Religious studiesSubfield · 102.7 works7.1×
  5. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 187.6 works6.9×
  6. HistorySubfield · 185.6 works6.7×
  7. AnthropologySubfield · 161.2 works6.6×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 129 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 207 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 177 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 112 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 556 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 329 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 44 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 751 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 334 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 152 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.07× its world share, 210 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.52× its world share, 677 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.70× its world share, 159 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 646 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.14× its world share, 1,034 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 353 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 112 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 270 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 433 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 1,891 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.14×1,034 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy3.52×677 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.43×329 works
  4. Mathematics2.07×210 works
  5. Social Sciences1.73×1,891 works
  6. Psychology1.64×433 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.46×270 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.34×112 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.27×353 works
  10. Neuroscience1.26×177 works
  11. Chemistry0.83×112 works
  12. Computer Science0.83×556 works
  13. Environmental Science0.78×334 works
  14. Health Professions0.70×159 works
  15. Engineering0.58×751 works
  16. Energy0.55×44 works
  17. Materials Science0.50×152 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.48×14 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×207 works
  20. Veterinary0.45×5 works
  21. Medicine0.39×646 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×129 works
  23. Nursing0.31×13 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.26×8 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.25×22 works
  26. Dentistry0.14×6 works

Who are the top researchers at Durham University?

Ranked on the quality score, Harriet Bulkeley, Colin McFarlane and Adrian R. Jenkins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Durham University.

  1. 1 Harriet Bulkeley United Kingdom · #2,526 worldwide 27k citations · 311 works
  2. 2 Colin McFarlane United Kingdom · #6,592 worldwide 12k citations · 162 works
  3. 3 Adrian R. Jenkins United Kingdom · #9,627 worldwide 43k citations · 211 works
  4. 4 Carlos Silvestre Frenk United Kingdom · #13,143 worldwide 120k citations · 914 works
  5. 5 Ben Anderson United Kingdom · #13,156 worldwide 12k citations · 99 works
  6. 6 Yaoling Niu United Kingdom · #16,155 worldwide 33k citations · 399 works
  7. 7 Zhibin Lin United Kingdom · #18,806 worldwide 8.4k citations · 209 works
  8. 8 Keith Lindsey United Kingdom · #20,558 worldwide 15k citations · 264 works
  9. 9 Steve W. Lindsay United Kingdom · #24,220 worldwide 24k citations · 331 works
  10. 10 P. J. Sutton United Kingdom · #25,880 worldwide 21k citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Durham University

What are the most cited papers from Durham University?

The most cited paper from Durham University is "OLEX2 : a complete structure solution, refinement and analysis program" (Oleg V. Dolomanov, Luc J. Bourhis, Richard J. Gildea et al., 2009), with 32,557 citations. Next come "Maps of Dust Infrared Emission for Use in Estimation of Reddening and Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation Foregrounds" (15,435) and "First principles methods using CASTEP" (14,735).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 OLEX2 : a complete structure solution, refinement and analysis program Oleg V. Dolomanov, Luc J. Bourhis, Richard J. Gildea et al. · Journal of Applied Crystallography 23 Jan 2009 32,557
2 Maps of Dust Infrared Emission for Use in Estimation of Reddening and Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation Foregrounds David J. Schlegel, Douglas P. Finkbeiner, Marc Davis · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 20 Jun 1998 15,435
3 First principles methods using CASTEP Stewart J. Clark, Matthew Segall, Chris J. Pickard et al. · Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials Open access May 2005 14,735
4 A Multi-Modal Distributed Real-Time IoT System for Urban Traffic Control (Invited Paper) Khanam, Zeba, Achari, Vejey Pradeep Suresh, Boukhennoufa, Issam et al. · DROPS (Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz Center for Informatics) Open access 2024 14,399
5 Markets and Hierarchies: Analysis and Antitrust Implications. Daniel Patrick O'Brien, Oliver E. Williamson · The Economic Journal Sep 1976 13,754
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Durham University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, History, Religion, Nationalism, Ethics, Climate Change, Gender and Colonialism.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization356▲ 2.1×122 topics
  2. Climate Change317▲ 1.35×95 topics
  3. History231▲ 3.9×45 topics
  4. Human Rights212▲ 2.4×66 topics
  5. Religion197▲ 4.9×36 topics
  6. Mental Health187▲ 1.51×43 topics
  7. Identity179▲ 2.9×58 topics
  8. Ethics177▲ 4.0×45 topics
  9. Gender174▲ 3.7×48 topics
  10. Nationalism171▲ 4.4×31 topics
  11. Colonialism165▲ 4.0×42 topics
  12. Culture151▲ 3.4×26 topics
  13. Philosophy149▲ 3.9×34 topics
  14. Literature139▲ 2.9×47 topics
  15. Neoliberalism135▲ 4.3×25 topics
  16. Innovation132▲ 1.48×43 topics
  17. Cultural Identity125▲ 2.9×30 topics
  18. Social Justice114▲ 2.2×42 topics
  19. Dark Matter114▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Society113▲ 6.8×18 topics
  21. Feminism107▲ 4.2×22 topics
  22. Theology106▲ 13×5 topics
  23. Black Holes100▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Social History80▲ 11×7 topics
  25. Church History80▲ 22×3 topics
  26. Medicine80▲ 11×8 topics
  27. Emotion80▲ 4.4×12 topics
  28. Politics79▲ 3.5×17 topics
  29. Particle Physics69▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Cosmopolitanism68▲ 7.2×9 topics
  31. Archaeology67▲ 6.0×10 topics
  32. Cosmology66▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Biopolitics60▲ 9.0×6 topics
  34. Holocene60▲ 6.2×3 topics
  35. Reformation57▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Early Modern Europe56▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Star Formation56▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Quantum Gravity56▲ 7.7×4 topics
  39. Calvinism55▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Religious Controversy55▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Durham University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena.

Reformation and Early Mo…55Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 55 fractional worksParticle physics theoret…50Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 50 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 46 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 44 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 44 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 42 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 40 fractional worksHistory of Science and M…37History of Science and Medicine: 37 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 36 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 36 fractional works
HistoryNuclear and High Energy PhysicsAtmospheric ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics5 others

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

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 55 works
  2. 2 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 50 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 46 works
  4. 4 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 44 works
  5. 5 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 44 works
  6. 6 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 42 works
  7. 7 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 40 works
  8. 8 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 37 works
  9. 9 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 36 works
  10. 10 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 36 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 available47.8%not open52.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Durham University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Durham University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.035% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%Durham University0.031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Durham University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Durham University13.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.7% in 2014.

Other research institutions in Durham

All research institutions in Durham

Which institutions have research most like Durham University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, University of Vienna has the research profile closest to Durham University's, with both strong in Arts and Humanities.

  1. 1 University of ViennaAustria · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics 0.86 Compare
  2. 2 Stockholm UniversitySweden · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Physics and Astronomy 0.86 Compare
  3. 3 City University of New YorkUnited States · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy 0.85 Compare
  4. 4 Université Paris Sciences et LettresFrance · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Arts and Humanities, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.85 Compare
  5. 5 Australian National UniversityAustralia · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Social Sciences 0.85 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

Compare Durham University with

Compare any two

Share Durham University's ranking

Durham University on Science Explorer

A card with Durham University's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website2Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Its overall standing, then the domains, fields and subfields where Durham University is in the world's top ten or its top 1%. Each has an image of its own.

Overall

Domains

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Durham University. Posts are plain text and can be reported.