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Kingston University

In research, Kingston University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,158 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#828 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,295 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,316
of 28,054 · #3,038 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#125
of 1,094
Research works
6.9k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
151k
22.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Kingston 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,158 of 10,521 31.2%389 #1001
Social SciencesField #828 of 6,365 32.4%156 #974
Physical SciencesDomain #3,295 of 12,888 24.0%329 #3284
Health SciencesDomain #3,611 of 11,982 21.8%167 #2111
MedicineField #4,255 of 10,443 21.0%120 #3315
Computer ScienceField #1,923 of 4,667 24.2%93 #1799
EngineeringField #2,973 of 6,636 22.5%119 #1912
PsychologyField #1,408 of 2,181 29.6%61 #1240
Life SciencesDomain #5,783 of 7,800 22.5%101 #5300
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,706 of 1,998 16.8%61 #1334

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kingston 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. Social Sciences#1,001 #1,158
  2. Social Sciences#974 #828
  3. Physical Sciences#3,284 #3,295
  4. Health Sciences#2,111 #3,611
  5. Medicine#3,315 #4,255
  6. Computer Science#1,799 #1,923
  7. Engineering#1,912 #2,973
  8. Psychology#1,240 #1,408
  9. Life Sciences#5,300 #5,783
  10. Arts and Humanities#1,334 #1,706
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: 0.57× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.11× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.41× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.12× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 93 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 119 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.89× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.51× its world share, 39 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 120 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.15× its world share, 61 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.72× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.92× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.03× its world share, 61 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 156 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kingston University?

Ranked on the composite score, Engelbert Stockhammer, Sarah Barman and Tim Ellis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kingston University.

  1. 1 Engelbert Stockhammer United Kingdom · #32,424 worldwide 576 citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Sarah Barman United Kingdom · #43,617 worldwide 343 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Tim Ellis United Kingdom · #53,375 worldwide 284 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Ian Jarvis United Kingdom · #91,863 worldwide 382 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Sergio A. Velastín United Kingdom · #132,286 worldwide 395 citations · 73 works
  6. 6 Martyn Waller United Kingdom · #134,050 worldwide 269 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Paolo Remagnino United Kingdom · #155,056 worldwide 386 citations · 69 works
  8. 8 Kym E. Jarvis United Kingdom · #171,176 worldwide 203 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 David Smallbone United Kingdom · #217,624 worldwide 213 citations · 69 works
  10. 10 Reza Zanjirani Farahani United Kingdom · #238,642 worldwide 262 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Kingston University

Which keywords describe research at Kingston University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Deep Learning, Gender, Globalization, Literature, Sustainability, Mental Health and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Deep Learning46▲ 1.38×65 topics
  2. Machine Learning36◆ 1.11×59 topics
  3. Sustainability34▲ 1.41×50 topics
  4. Globalization33▲ 1.68×52 topics
  5. Identity29▲ 4.1×24 topics
  6. Mental Health28▲ 1.90×30 topics
  7. Education21▲ 1.24×35 topics
  8. Gender21▲ 3.9×21 topics
  9. Literature20▲ 3.8×16 topics
  10. Social Media20▲ 1.42×23 topics
  11. Environmental Impact18◆ 1.09×29 topics
  12. Neural Networks18▲ 1.19×30 topics
  13. Quality of Life17▲ 1.21×28 topics
  14. Ethics17▲ 3.6×17 topics
  15. Healthcare17▲ 1.51×18 topics
  16. Innovation16▲ 1.59×23 topics
  17. Nanoparticles16▲ 1.33×23 topics
  18. History16▲ 2.3×18 topics
  19. Colonialism15▲ 3.3×19 topics
  20. Corporate Governance14▲ 1.95×14 topics
  21. Nationalism13▲ 3.0×15 topics
  22. Philosophy13▲ 3.0×13 topics
  23. Regulation12▲ 2.3×13 topics
  24. Cultural Studies12▲ 3.2×10 topics
  25. Social Capital12▲ 2.3×13 topics
  26. Aesthetics11▲ 15×7 topics
  27. Prevalence11▲ 2.8×11 topics
  28. Neoliberalism11▲ 3.1×12 topics
  29. Monetary Policy11▲ 4.5×7 topics
  30. Art10▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Well-being10▲ 2.7×12 topics
  32. Narrative10▲ 6.3×6 topics
  33. Chronic Disease Management9▲ 4.5×5 topics
  34. Medicine8▲ 10×5 topics
  35. Ontology8▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Shareholder Value8▲ 7.4×3 topics
  37. Science Communication6▲ 7.9×2 topics
  38. Semantic Web6▲ 6.8×5 topics
  39. Comics6▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Graphic Novels6▲ 51×1 topic

Which research topics does Kingston University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Comics and Graphic Narratives, Culinary Culture and Tourism, Banking stability, regulation, efficiency and Semantic Web and Ontologies.

Comics and Graphic Narra…6Comics and Graphic Narratives: 6 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tou…5Culinary Culture and Tourism: 5 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 5 fractional worksSemantic Web and Ontolog…5Semantic Web and Ontologies: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 5 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 4 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 4 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…4Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 4 fractional worksImage and Video Quality Assessment: 4 fractional worksHealthcare innovation and challenges: 4 fractional works
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsFood ScienceFinanceArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Comics and Graphic Narratives Visual Arts and Performing Arts 6 works
  2. 2 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 5 works
  3. 3 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 5 works
  4. 4 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 works
  6. 6 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 4 works
  7. 7 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 4 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 4 works
  9. 9 Image and Video Quality Assessment Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 4 works
  10. 10 Healthcare innovation and challenges Education 4 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 available34.0%not open66.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.2%domestic only75.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kingston University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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