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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Social Sciences#1,077 #1,085
- Social Sciences#852 #987
- Health Sciences#2,772 #1,748
- Medicine#2,977 #1,914
- Psychology#714 #583
- Life Sciences#3,558 #2,468
- Sociology and Political Science#929 #1,026
- Computer Science#1,613 #1,924
- Health Professions#1,158 #950
- Physical Sciences#5,493 #6,085
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.
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
- Social Sciences61352.7%
- Social Sciences33028.4%
- Psychology14012.0%
- Arts and Humanities776.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting302.6%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance252.2%
- Decision Sciences110.9%
- Health Sciences31026.7%
- Medicine22018.9%
- Health Professions806.9%
- Nursing70.6%
- Dentistry20.2%
- Veterinary10.1%
- Physical Sciences15913.7%
- Computer Science766.5%
- Engineering383.3%
- Environmental Science242.0%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences80.7%
- Mathematics40.3%
- Chemistry30.3%
- Materials Science30.2%
- Physics and Astronomy30.2%
- Energy10.1%
- Chemical Engineering00.0%
- Life Sciences827.0%
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.
- Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 22.2 works7.4×
- Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 26.4 works5.0×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Psychology3.94×140 works
- Health Professions2.62×80 works
- Arts and Humanities2.29×77 works
- Social Sciences2.24×330 works
- Neuroscience1.42×27 works
- Nursing1.24×7 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.02×26 works
- Medicine0.98×220 works
- Decision Sciences0.96×11 works
- Computer Science0.84×76 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.80×30 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.53×30 works
- Veterinary0.45×1 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×8 works
- Environmental Science0.41×24 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.39×24 works
- Dentistry0.33×2 works
- Mathematics0.27×4 works
- Engineering0.22×38 works
- Chemistry0.16×3 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.11×1 works
- Energy0.10×1 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.10×3 works
- Chemical Engineering0.07×0 works
- Materials Science0.07×3 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.06×0 works
- Psychology 3.9×
- Health Professions 2.6×
- Arts and Humanities 2.3×
- Social Sciences 2.2×
- Neuroscience 1.4×
- Nursing 1.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.0×
- Medicine 1.0×
- Decision Sciences 1.0×
- Computer Science 0.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.5×
- Veterinary 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.4×
- Environmental Science 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Dentistry 0.3×
- Mathematics 0.3×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Chemistry 0.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Energy 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.1×
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
Ian R. Cushing
United Kingdom · #151,897 worldwide 1.2k citations · 87 works
- 2
Lucy Blake
United Kingdom · #208,614 worldwide 2.6k citations · 95 works
- 3
Heather M. Marshall
United Kingdom · #254,693 worldwide 4.8k citations · 42 works
- 4
Linda Katherine Kaye
United Kingdom · #434,932 worldwide 4.1k citations · 266 works
- 5
Hari Mohan Pandey
United Kingdom · #448,909 worldwide 5k citations · 171 works
- 6
Gray Atherton
United Kingdom · #449,556 worldwide 784 citations · 44 works
- 7
Liam Cross
United Kingdom · #468,321 worldwide 933 citations · 58 works
- 8
Liz Thomas
United Kingdom · #473,724 worldwide 3.9k citations · 125 works
- 9
Mehmet Pinar
United Kingdom · #486,571 worldwide 2.2k citations · 119 works
- 10
Lorcan Cronin
United Kingdom · #494,245 worldwide 1.3k citations · 50 works
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.
- Injury Prevention
- Cultural Competence
- Immigration
- Intersectionality
- Youth Engagement
- Multiculturalism
- Feminism
- Citizenship
- Ethnicity
- Higher Education
- Professional Development
- Resilience
- Adolescents
- Ethical Considerations
- Social Justice
- Quality of Life
- Education
- Identity
- Deep Learning
- Globalization
- Mental Health
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
- Gender
- Reflective Practice
- Qualitative Research
- Depression
- Primary Care
- Physical Activity
- Ethics
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Anxiety
- Well-being
- Neuroscience
- Child Development
- Diversity
- Cosmopolitanism
- High-Intensity Interval Training
- Resistance Training
- National Identity
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
- Mental Health55▲ 3.3×35 topics
- Globalization53▲ 2.3×50 topics
- Epidemiology49◆ 1.05×74 topics
- Deep Learning41◆ 1.02×64 topics
- Public Health41▲ 2.4×38 topics
- Identity38▲ 4.5×33 topics
- Gender30▲ 4.8×27 topics
- Education29▲ 1.44×49 topics
- Reflective Practice28▲ 13×7 topics
- Quality of Life26▲ 1.52×37 topics
- Qualitative Research24▲ 2.4×16 topics
- Social Justice23▲ 3.3×27 topics
- Depression22▲ 2.2×16 topics
- Ethical Considerations20▲ 5.0×13 topics
- Primary Care20▲ 4.7×15 topics
- Adolescents20▲ 4.7×9 topics
- Physical Activity19▲ 3.4×12 topics
- Resilience19▲ 3.3×13 topics
- Ethics19▲ 3.2×24 topics
- Professional Development18▲ 7.7×11 topics
- Evidence-Based Practice18▲ 12×7 topics
- Higher Education18▲ 2.9×13 topics
- Anxiety18▲ 3.2×11 topics
- Ethnicity18▲ 4.1×9 topics
- Well-being17▲ 3.9×14 topics
- Citizenship17▲ 12×4 topics
- Neuroscience17▲ 4.7×12 topics
- Feminism16▲ 4.8×14 topics
- Child Development16▲ 3.4×7 topics
- Multiculturalism16▲ 7.2×4 topics
- Diversity14▲ 6.7×8 topics
- Youth Engagement13▲ 5.1×5 topics
- Cosmopolitanism12▲ 9.9×5 topics
- Intersectionality12▲ 5.6×9 topics
- High-Intensity Interval Training12▲ 9.8×2 topics
- Immigration12▲ 9.5×3 topics
- Resistance Training12▲ 11×2 topics
- Cultural Competence12▲ 8.0×6 topics
- National Identity12▲ 8.7×4 topics
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
- 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
- 3 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 8 works
- 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
- 5 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 8 works
- 6 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 7 works
- 7 Religious Education and Schools Education 7 works
- 8 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 6 works
- 9 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 6 works
- 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other research institutions in Ormskirk
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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