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Goldsmiths University of London

In research, Goldsmiths University of London stands highest in Social Sciences (#804 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#817 of 6,365 worldwide) and Psychology (#406 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Music, Visual Arts and Performing Arts and Gender Studies — Music is 51.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,058
of 28,054 · #2,454 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#159
of 1,094
Research works
9.5k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
239k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Goldsmiths University of London known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #804 of 10,521 24.7%950 #369
Social SciencesField #817 of 6,365 27.6%480 #344
PsychologyField #406 of 2,181 25.1%158 #256
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #512 of 2,578 26.6%178 #214
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #387 of 1,201 35.9%67 #312
Arts and HumanitiesField #680 of 1,998 16.3%214 #248
Health SciencesDomain #5,941 of 11,982 23.5%66 #3235
Physical SciencesDomain #6,844 of 12,888 18.6%155 #5324
Computer ScienceField #2,539 of 4,667 21.7%94 #1443
Life SciencesDomain #6,016 of 7,800 25.4%78 #4620

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Goldsmiths University of London 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#369 #804
  2. Social Sciences#344 #817
  3. Psychology#256 #406
  4. Sociology and Political Science#214 #512
  5. Political Science and International Relations#312 #387
  6. Arts and Humanities#248 #680
  7. Health Sciences#3,235 #5,941
  8. Physical Sciences#5,324 #6,844
  9. Computer Science#1,443 #2,539
  10. Life Sciences#4,620 #6,016
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Goldsmiths University of London specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Music takes 51.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MusicSubfield · 52.3 works51×
  2. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 25.9 works13×
  3. Gender StudiesSubfield · 42.1 works9.3×
  4. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 20.2 works7.9×
  5. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 37.0 works7.3×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.07× its world share, 62 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 94 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.93× its world share, 214 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 31 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.15× its world share, 57 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.16× its world share, 158 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.04× its world share, 480 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Goldsmiths University of London?

Ranked on the composite score, Nikolas Rose, Ángela McRobbie and William Gaver lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Goldsmiths University of London.

  1. 1 Nikolas Rose United Kingdom · #3,157 worldwide 1.9k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Ángela McRobbie United Kingdom · #7,896 worldwide 515 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 William Gaver United Kingdom · #16,315 worldwide 726 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Peter K. Smith United Kingdom · #41,734 worldwide 1.3k citations · 227 works
  5. 5 Tomas Chamorro‐Premuzic United Kingdom · #44,107 worldwide 342 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 J. A. Downie United Kingdom · #52,145 worldwide 69 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Pat Caplan United Kingdom · #62,758 worldwide 143 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 David J. Silverman United Kingdom · #73,604 worldwide 176 citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Dick Hebdige United Kingdom · #76,536 worldwide 896 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Saul Newman United Kingdom · #85,382 worldwide 96 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Goldsmiths University of London

Which keywords describe research at Goldsmiths University of London?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Neoliberalism, Gender, Feminism, Culture, Ethics and Nationalism.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Globalization143▲ 5.8×75 topics
  2. Identity90▲ 9.9×45 topics
  3. Neoliberalism68▲ 15×20 topics
  4. Gender63▲ 9.3×34 topics
  5. Feminism57▲ 16×16 topics
  6. Social Media52▲ 2.9×27 topics
  7. Education49▲ 2.3×50 topics
  8. Culture47▲ 7.2×21 topics
  9. Ethics46▲ 7.6×28 topics
  10. Nationalism43▲ 7.4×21 topics
  11. Colonialism42▲ 7.0×32 topics
  12. Mental Health40▲ 2.2×31 topics
  13. Human Rights37▲ 2.9×38 topics
  14. Social Justice36▲ 4.9×26 topics
  15. Religion34▲ 5.8×23 topics
  16. Neuroscience34▲ 9.2×12 topics
  17. Literature32▲ 4.7×29 topics
  18. Sociology32▲ 19×10 topics
  19. Emotion31▲ 12×11 topics
  20. Cultural Studies31▲ 6.5×17 topics
  21. Technology30▲ 4.6×13 topics
  22. Ethnicity28▲ 6.0×12 topics
  23. Politics28▲ 8.2×14 topics
  24. Emotional Responses27▲ 19×5 topics
  25. Democracy27▲ 6.0×18 topics
  26. Anthropocene26▲ 39×3 topics
  27. Intersectionality26▲ 12×9 topics
  28. Neural Mechanisms25▲ 21×4 topics
  29. Race25▲ 18×13 topics
  30. Biopolitics24▲ 28×5 topics
  31. Embodiment24▲ 10×7 topics
  32. Music24▲ 39×4 topics
  33. Affect23▲ 48×2 topics
  34. Youth23▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Authenticity21▲ 66×2 topics
  36. Memory21▲ 6.8×15 topics
  37. Psychology20▲ 13×7 topics
  38. Rap20▲ 107×1 topic
  39. Subcultures20▲ 107×1 topic
  40. Postcolonialism19▲ 12×12 topics

Which research topics does Goldsmiths University of London publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Music History and Culture, Neuroscience and Music Perception, Geographies of human-animal interactions and Gender, Feminism, and Media.

Music History and Culture20Music History and Culture: 20 fractional worksNeuroscience and Music P…16Neuroscience and Music Perception: 16 fractional worksGeographies of human-ani…14Geographies of human-animal interactions: 14 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Me…14Gender, Feminism, and Media: 14 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies: 12 fractional worksCreativity in Education and Neuroscience: 10 fractional worksDiverse Music Education …10Diverse Music Education Insights: 10 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 10 fractional worksDiverse Musicological Studies: 10 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applicat…9Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 9 fractional works
MusicCognitive NeuroscienceGeography, Planning and DevelopmentGender Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Music History and Culture Music 20 works
  2. 2 Neuroscience and Music Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 16 works
  3. 3 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 14 works
  4. 4 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 14 works
  5. 5 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  6. 6 Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 10 works
  7. 7 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 10 works
  8. 8 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 10 works
  9. 9 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 10 works
  10. 10 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 9 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 available28.3%not open71.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Goldsmiths University of London's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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