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Keele University

In research, Keele University stands highest in Medicine (#742 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#873 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,049 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,136
of 28,054 · #1,069 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#87
of 1,094
Research works
20k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
539k
26.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Keele University 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
MedicineField #742 of 10,443 18.5%593 #718
Health SciencesDomain #873 of 11,982 19.2%732 #654
Social SciencesDomain #1,049 of 10,521 23.0%734 #414
PsychologyField #391 of 2,181 24.0%115 #374
Physical SciencesDomain #3,328 of 12,888 18.1%383 #1310
SurgerySubfield #568 of 1,816 24.6%78 #604
Social SciencesField #2,094 of 6,365 22.5%349 #370
Business, Management and AccountingField #885 of 2,578 36.6%71 #851
Life SciencesDomain #2,919 of 7,800 17.6%173 #1760
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #384 of 916 23.0%96 #289

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Keele 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 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. Medicine#718 #742
  2. Health Sciences#654 #873
  3. Social Sciences#414 #1,049
  4. Psychology#374 #391
  5. Physical Sciences#1,310 #3,328
  6. Surgery#604 #568
  7. Social Sciences#370 #2,094
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#851 #885
  9. Life Sciences#1,760 #2,919
  10. General Health Professions#289 #384
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.

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: 0.34× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 80 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 43 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 116 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.29× its world share, 58 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.42× its world share, 129 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.53× its world share, 593 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.03× its world share, 118 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 71 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.53× its world share, 66 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.86× its world share, 115 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 349 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Keele University?

Ranked on the composite score, Keith Tribe, Barbara Kitchenham and Mamas A. Mamas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Keele University.

  1. 1 Keith Tribe United Kingdom · #3,003 worldwide 654 citations · 110 works
  2. 2 Barbara Kitchenham United Kingdom · #4,380 worldwide 1.7k citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Mamas A. Mamas United Kingdom · #6,421 worldwide 1.2k citations · 105 works
  4. 4 Peter W. Jones United Kingdom · #10,143 worldwide 611 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Peter Croft United Kingdom · #20,528 worldwide 428 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Christian Mallen United Kingdom · #22,022 worldwide 399 citations · 68 works
  7. 7 Daniëlle van der Windt United Kingdom · #24,735 worldwide 474 citations · 77 works
  8. 8 David Budgen United Kingdom · #25,440 worldwide 495 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Richard Stephens United Kingdom · #29,110 worldwide 288 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 John Cox United Kingdom · #30,668 worldwide 253 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Keele University

Which keywords describe research at Keele University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Globalization, Inflammation, Public Health, Mental Health, Cardiovascular Disease and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology129▲ 1.61×114 topics
  2. Globalization86▲ 2.2×73 topics
  3. Inflammation76▲ 1.82×70 topics
  4. Public Health63▲ 2.1×47 topics
  5. Mental Health59▲ 2.0×39 topics
  6. Primary Care57▲ 7.5×13 topics
  7. Quality of Life53▲ 1.82×46 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease48▲ 2.1×35 topics
  9. Risk Factors42▲ 1.89×33 topics
  10. COVID-1940▲ 1.47×24 topics
  11. Depression40▲ 2.2×22 topics
  12. History39▲ 2.8×32 topics
  13. Identity38▲ 2.6×35 topics
  14. Treatment36▲ 1.48×40 topics
  15. Colonialism34▲ 3.6×26 topics
  16. Gender34▲ 3.1×32 topics
  17. Clinical Trials31▲ 2.3×19 topics
  18. Global Burden31▲ 2.9×12 topics
  19. Neoliberalism28▲ 3.9×16 topics
  20. Patient Satisfaction27▲ 4.2×8 topics
  21. Guidelines27▲ 2.8×13 topics
  22. Cardiovascular Risk26▲ 4.2×9 topics
  23. Regeneration25▲ 6.5×5 topics
  24. Anxiety25▲ 2.6×11 topics
  25. Health24▲ 3.0×14 topics
  26. Medical Education24▲ 4.6×10 topics
  27. Reflective Practice22▲ 5.7×6 topics
  28. Healthcare Workers21▲ 4.3×5 topics
  29. Myocardial Infarction20▲ 4.3×7 topics
  30. Osteoarthritis19▲ 7.5×6 topics
  31. Mesenchymal Stem Cells19▲ 8.9×3 topics
  32. Matrix Metalloproteinases17▲ 6.2×5 topics
  33. Hypertrophy16▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Cartilage16▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Chondrocyte16▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Exoplanets15▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Stellar Astrophysics15▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Europe15▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Faculty Development15▲ 9.8×2 topics
  40. Competency-Based Education15▲ 8.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Keele University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Innovations in Medical Education and Historical Economic and Social Studies.

Osteoarthritis Treatment…16Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 16 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …15Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 15 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 14 fractional worksHistorical Economic and …13Historical Economic and Social Studies: 13 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Res…12Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 12 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 12 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarction Research: 12 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and C…10Healthcare Systems and Challenges: 10 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 10 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 9 fractional works
RheumatologyAstronomy and AstrophysicsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 16 works
  2. 2 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 15 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 14 works
  4. 4 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 13 works
  5. 5 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 12 works
  6. 6 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 12 works
  7. 7 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 12 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Challenges General Health Professions 10 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 10 works
  10. 10 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Keele University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher 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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