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Edexcel University

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Research works
33
▲ 181% vs 2018-21
Citations
104
3.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
70%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Edexcel University

Not ranked overall: Edexcel University is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Edexcel University work in?

In all years, 39% of research at Edexcel University is in Social Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (22%), Social Sciences (19%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 13 fractional works · 38.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 18.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 10.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 35.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 21.7% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 8.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 7.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 13.5% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 12.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.5% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKEdexcelUniversity33fractional works, all years
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences39%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences618.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities410.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting14.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.5%
    5. Psychology12.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Computer Science721.7%
    2. Environmental Science26.3%
    3. Engineering13.7%
    4. Chemistry12.7%
    5. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    7. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine412.1%
    2. Health Professions00.8%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    1. Neuroscience25.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.0%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.57× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.43× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.57× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 4.05× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.83× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.49× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience4.43×1 works
  2. Computer Science4.05×6 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.57×1 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.57×0 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.49×1 works
  6. Nursing1.83×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.30×1 works
  8. Social Sciences1.14×3 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.01×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.90×1 works
  11. Psychology0.59×0 works
  12. Medicine0.54×2 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×0 works
  14. Engineering0.39×1 works
  15. Health Professions0.34×0 works
  16. Energy0.18×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Edexcel University?

The most cited paper from Edexcel University is "Classification accuracy in Key Stage 2 National Curriculum tests in England" (Qingping He, Malcolm Hayes, Dylan Wiliam, 2013), with 9 citations. Next come "Intrafamilial clustering and 4-year follow-up of asymptomatic human T-cell leukaemia virus type I (HTLV-I) infection in Benin (West Africa)" (8) and "Distal sensory polyneuropathy among HIV-infected patients at Parakou University Hospital, Benin, 2011" (7).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Classification accuracy in Key Stage 2 National Curriculum tests in England Qingping He, Malcolm Hayes, Dylan Wiliam · Research Papers in Education Feb 2013 9
2 Intrafamilial clustering and 4-year follow-up of asymptomatic human T-cell leukaemia virus type I (HTLV-I) infection in Benin (West Africa) Dismand S. Houinato, Mireille Verdier, Pierre‐Marie Preux et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology Feb 1998 8
3 Distal sensory polyneuropathy among HIV-infected patients at Parakou University Hospital, Benin, 2011 Thierry Adoukonou, Philomène Kouna‐Ndouongo, Arsène Kpangon et al. · Médecine et Santé Tropicales May 2017 7
4 Under lock and key Gary E. Ward · SecEd Mar 2005 6
5 Effect of curcumin on inflammatory markers and disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A meta-analysis Fuhan Zhang, Ben Niu · Medicine ReviewOpen access 28 Nov 2025 4
All 14 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Edexcel University?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Security, Deep Learning, Globalization, Big Data, Machine Learning, Civil Rights, Neurodegeneration and Internet of Things.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 30 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning3▲ 4.8×6 topics
  2. Security3▲ 20×6 topics
  3. Globalization3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  4. Machine Learning2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  5. Big Data2▲ 10×3 topics
  6. Civil Rights2▲ 72×2 topics
  7. Neurodegeneration2▲ 16×4 topics
  8. Internet of Things2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  9. Publication Ethics2▲ 289×2 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 4.9×2 topics
  11. Constitutional Law1▲ 31×1 topic
  12. Distributed Systems1▲ 17×2 topics
  13. Human Rights1▲ 4.7×1 topic
  14. IoT Security1▲ 24×3 topics
  15. 5G Networks1▲ 28×2 topics
  16. Edge Computing1▲ 59×2 topics
  17. Mental Health1▲ 3.3×5 topics
  18. Oxidative Stress1▲ 2.0×4 topics
  19. Smart Cities1▲ 31×2 topics
  20. Parkinson's Disease1▲ 15×3 topics
  21. Participation1▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Risk Management1▲ 9.2×3 topics
  23. Academic Dishonesty1▲ 326×1 topic
  24. Depression1▲ 4.2×4 topics
  25. Inflammation1▲ 1.29×4 topics
  26. Mitochondrial Dysfunction1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  27. Plagiarism1▲ 326×1 topic
  28. Social Movements1▲ 9.5×2 topics
  29. Social Work1▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Welfare State1▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Edexcel University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Social Sciences and Policies, Advanced Technologies and Applied Computing, Linguistics and Cultural Studies and Advanced Malware Detection Techniques.

Social Sciences and Poli…1Social Sciences and Policies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Technologies an…1Advanced Technologies and Applied Computing: 1 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 1 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Networks and 5G: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Data and IoT Technologies: 1 fractional worksMedia Discourse and Soci…1Media Discourse and Social Analysis: 1 fractional worksCultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 1 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 1 fractional works
General Social SciencesComputer Networks and CommunicationsLanguage and LinguisticsSignal Processing5 others

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

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 1 works
  2. 2 Advanced Technologies and Applied Computing Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  3. 3 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 1 works
  5. 5 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Data and IoT Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Media Discourse and Social Analysis Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 1 works
  10. 10 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 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.

openly available69.7%not open30.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.9%domestic only75.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Edexcel University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 181% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Edexcel University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000081% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Edexcel University0.000079% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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