Question 1

What is Edge Hill University known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Edge Hill University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Edge Hill University ranks #1,858 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#2,258 all time), and #110 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Edge Hill University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Edge Hill University?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Edge Hill University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Edge Hill University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Edge Hill University work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Edge Hill University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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