Question 1

What is Durham University known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Durham University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Durham University ranks #239 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#287 all time), and #22 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Durham University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Durham University?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Durham University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Durham University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Durham University work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Durham University's?

Accepted Answer

University of Vienna has the research profile closest to Durham University's (similarity 0.86 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Arts and Humanities, followed by Stockholm University and City University of New York.

Question 9

Is Durham University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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