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Edge Hill University

In research, Edge Hill University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,085 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#987 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,748 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Developmental and Educational Psychology (Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 7.4× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#1,858
of 22,385 · #2,258 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#110
of 862
Research works
4.5k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
62k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.19×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%

What is Edge Hill 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 #1,085 of 9,585 15.4%553 #1077
Social SciencesField #987 of 5,988 14.6%301 #852
Health SciencesDomain #1,748 of 9,902 11.8%270 #2772
MedicineField #1,914 of 8,541 10.6%191 #2977
PsychologyField #583 of 2,121 19.4%124 #714
Life SciencesDomain #2,468 of 6,403 14.3%74 #3558
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,026 of 2,526 13.7%110 #929
Computer ScienceField #1,924 of 4,417 15.4%66 #1613
Health ProfessionsField #950 of 1,895 14.5%72 #1158
Physical SciencesDomain #6,085 of 10,670 14.3%141 #5493

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Edge Hill 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#1,077 #1,085
  2. Social Sciences#852 #987
  3. Health Sciences#2,772 #1,748
  4. Medicine#2,977 #1,914
  5. Psychology#714 #583
  6. Life Sciences#3,558 #2,468
  7. Sociology and Political Science#929 #1,026
  8. Computer Science#1,613 #1,924
  9. Health Professions#1,158 #950
  10. Physical Sciences#5,493 #6,085
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 Edge Hill University work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Edge Hill University is in Social Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Medicine (19%), Psychology (12%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 613 fractional works · 52.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 330 fractional works · 28.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 119 fractional works · 10.2% of its workEducation: 75 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 33 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGender Studies: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Administration: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 140 fractional works · 12.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 52 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 35 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 26 fractional works · 2.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 77 fractional works · 6.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMusic: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 30 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 25 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 310 fractional works · 26.7% of its workMedicine: 220 fractional works · 18.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 34 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 22 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 80 fractional works · 6.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 56 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 159 fractional works · 13.7% of its workComputer Science: 76 fractional works · 6.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 32 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 38 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 24 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 82 fractional works · 7.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 30 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 27 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 22 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEdge HillUniversity1,164fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences53%

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 Sciences33028.4%
    2. Psychology14012.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities776.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting302.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance252.2%
    6. Decision Sciences110.9%
    1. Medicine22018.9%
    2. Health Professions806.9%
    3. Nursing70.6%
    4. Dentistry20.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Computer Science766.5%
    2. Engineering383.3%
    3. Environmental Science242.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences80.7%
    5. Mathematics40.3%
    6. Chemistry30.3%
    7. Materials Science30.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy30.2%
    9. Energy10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences302.5%
    2. Neuroscience272.3%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology242.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Edge Hill University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 22.2 works7.4×
  2. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 26.4 works5.0×
← 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: 0.53× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.42× its world share, 27 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 76 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.62× its world share, 80 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 220 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.29× its world share, 77 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.94× its world share, 140 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 330 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.94×140 works
  2. Health Professions2.62×80 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.29×77 works
  4. Social Sciences2.24×330 works
  5. Neuroscience1.42×27 works
  6. Nursing1.24×7 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.02×26 works
  8. Medicine0.98×220 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.96×11 works
  10. Computer Science0.84×76 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.80×30 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.53×30 works
  13. Veterinary0.45×1 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×8 works
  15. Environmental Science0.41×24 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.39×24 works
  17. Dentistry0.33×2 works
  18. Mathematics0.27×4 works
  19. Engineering0.22×38 works
  20. Chemistry0.16×3 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×1 works
  22. Energy0.10×1 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.10×3 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.07×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.07×3 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Edge Hill University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ian R. Cushing, Lucy Blake and Heather M. Marshall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Edge Hill University.

  1. 1 Ian R. Cushing United Kingdom · #151,897 worldwide 1.2k citations · 87 works
  2. 2 Lucy Blake United Kingdom · #208,614 worldwide 2.6k citations · 95 works
  3. 3 Heather M. Marshall United Kingdom · #254,693 worldwide 4.8k citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Linda Katherine Kaye United Kingdom · #434,932 worldwide 4.1k citations · 266 works
  5. 5 Hari Mohan Pandey United Kingdom · #448,909 worldwide 5k citations · 171 works
  6. 6 Gray Atherton United Kingdom · #449,556 worldwide 784 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Liam Cross United Kingdom · #468,321 worldwide 933 citations · 58 works
  8. 8 Liz Thomas United Kingdom · #473,724 worldwide 3.9k citations · 125 works
  9. 9 Mehmet Pinar United Kingdom · #486,571 worldwide 2.2k citations · 119 works
  10. 10 Lorcan Cronin United Kingdom · #494,245 worldwide 1.3k citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Edge Hill University

What are the most cited papers from Edge Hill University?

The most cited paper from Edge Hill University is "Forest biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services" (Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, Luc Barbaro, Bastien Castagneyrol et al., 2017), with 1,256 citations. Next come "Digital Twins: A Survey on Enabling Technologies, Challenges, Trends and Future Prospects" (1,035) and "Temporal convolutional neural (TCN) network for an effective weather forecasting using time-series data from the local weather station" (723).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Forest biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, Luc Barbaro, Bastien Castagneyrol et al. · Biodiversity and Conservation Open access 4 Nov 2017 1,256
2 Digital Twins: A Survey on Enabling Technologies, Challenges, Trends and Future Prospects Stefan Mihai, Mahnoor Yaqoob, Đặng Việt Hưng et al. · IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials Open access 2022 1,035
3 Temporal convolutional neural (TCN) network for an effective weather forecasting using time-series data from the local weather station Pradeep Hewage, Ardhendu Behera, Marcello Trovati et al. · Soft Computing Open access 23 Apr 2020 723
4 What are shared and social values of ecosystems? Jasper O. Kenter et al. · Ecological Economics Open access 6 Feb 2015 531
5 THE CONCISE GUIDE TO PHARMACOLOGY 2021/22: G protein‐coupled receptors S P H Alexander et al. · British Journal of Pharmacology Open access155 authors 16 Sep 2021 489
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Edge Hill University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Identity, Globalization, Reflective Practice, Gender, Public Health, Evidence-Based Practice and Professional Development.

▲ 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. Mental Health55▲ 3.3×35 topics
  2. Globalization53▲ 2.3×50 topics
  3. Epidemiology49◆ 1.05×74 topics
  4. Deep Learning41◆ 1.02×64 topics
  5. Public Health41▲ 2.4×38 topics
  6. Identity38▲ 4.5×33 topics
  7. Gender30▲ 4.8×27 topics
  8. Education29▲ 1.44×49 topics
  9. Reflective Practice28▲ 13×7 topics
  10. Quality of Life26▲ 1.52×37 topics
  11. Qualitative Research24▲ 2.4×16 topics
  12. Social Justice23▲ 3.3×27 topics
  13. Depression22▲ 2.2×16 topics
  14. Ethical Considerations20▲ 5.0×13 topics
  15. Primary Care20▲ 4.7×15 topics
  16. Adolescents20▲ 4.7×9 topics
  17. Physical Activity19▲ 3.4×12 topics
  18. Resilience19▲ 3.3×13 topics
  19. Ethics19▲ 3.2×24 topics
  20. Professional Development18▲ 7.7×11 topics
  21. Evidence-Based Practice18▲ 12×7 topics
  22. Higher Education18▲ 2.9×13 topics
  23. Anxiety18▲ 3.2×11 topics
  24. Ethnicity18▲ 4.1×9 topics
  25. Well-being17▲ 3.9×14 topics
  26. Citizenship17▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Neuroscience17▲ 4.7×12 topics
  28. Feminism16▲ 4.8×14 topics
  29. Child Development16▲ 3.4×7 topics
  30. Multiculturalism16▲ 7.2×4 topics
  31. Diversity14▲ 6.7×8 topics
  32. Youth Engagement13▲ 5.1×5 topics
  33. Cosmopolitanism12▲ 9.9×5 topics
  34. Intersectionality12▲ 5.6×9 topics
  35. High-Intensity Interval Training12▲ 9.8×2 topics
  36. Immigration12▲ 9.5×3 topics
  37. Resistance Training12▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Cultural Competence12▲ 8.0×6 topics
  39. National Identity12▲ 8.7×4 topics
  40. Injury Prevention12▲ 8.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Edge Hill University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sports injuries and prevention, Sports Performance and Training, Sport Psychology and Performance and Innovations in Medical Education.

  1. 1 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
  3. 3 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 8 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  5. 5 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  6. 6 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 7 works
  7. 7 Religious Education and Schools Education 7 works
  8. 8 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 6 works
  9. 9 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 6 works
  10. 10 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 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 available42.8%not open57.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Edge Hill University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Edge Hill University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0050% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Edge Hill University0.0040% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Edge Hill 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%Edge Hill University12.4% 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 15.9% in 2024.

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