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Kingston University

In research, Kingston University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,720 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,577
of 22,385 · #19,110 all time
Rank in United States
#1,464
of 3,332
Research works
1.4k
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Kingston University

What is Kingston University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,720 of 9,585 9.6%100 #6118

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Kingston University work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Kingston University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (14%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 112 fractional works · 48.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 50 fractional works · 21.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Administration: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 9.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 16 fractional works · 6.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 13 fractional works · 5.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 54 fractional works · 23.1% of its workEngineering: 25 fractional works · 10.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 7.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 48 fractional works · 20.7% of its workMedicine: 33 fractional works · 14.0% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 8.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKKingstonUniversity234fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences48%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5021.5%
    2. Psychology229.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities166.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting135.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance73.0%
    6. Decision Sciences41.6%
    1. Engineering2510.6%
    2. Computer Science167.0%
    3. Environmental Science62.4%
    4. Materials Science31.1%
    5. Mathematics20.8%
    6. Chemistry10.4%
    7. Energy10.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine3314.0%
    2. Health Professions146.1%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology83.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.6%
    3. Neuroscience31.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology31.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.32× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.38× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.74× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.38× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.12× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.12×22 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.38×16 works
  3. Health Professions2.32×14 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.74×13 works
  5. Social Sciences1.70×50 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.66×4 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.38×7 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.21×3 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.11×1 works
  10. Nursing1.04×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.90×16 works
  12. Neuroscience0.84×3 works
  13. Medicine0.73×33 works
  14. Engineering0.71×25 works
  15. Mathematics0.71×2 works
  16. Veterinary0.70×0 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.67×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×8 works
  19. Environmental Science0.48×6 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×4 works
  21. Materials Science0.31×3 works
  22. Chemistry0.27×1 works
  23. Energy0.25×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kingston University?

Ranked on the quality score, Erica Longfellow, Brad K. Blitz and Peter D. Osborne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kingston University.

  1. 1 Erica Longfellow United States · #2,658,669 worldwide 471 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Brad K. Blitz United States · #2,772,812 worldwide 1.1k citations · 102 works
  3. 3 Peter D. Osborne United States · #2,986,593 worldwide 2k citations · 186 works
  4. 4 Mike B. Hawkins United States · #4,220,429 worldwide 655 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Sarah Sceats United States · #4,633,296 worldwide 188 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Peter Kock United States · #4,898,195 worldwide 190 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Paty Paliokosta United States · #5,233,541 worldwide 88 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Patricia Berrahou Phillippy United States · #5,321,734 worldwide 189 citations · 77 works
  9. 9 Stephen Herbert United States · #5,574,965 worldwide 92 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Caoimhe Mader McGuinness United States · #5,603,903 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Kingston University

What are the most cited papers from Kingston University?

The most cited paper from Kingston University is "Introduction: `Mode 2' Revisited: The New Production of Knowledge" (Helga Nowotny, Peter Scott, Michael Gibbons, 2003), with 1,225 citations. Next come "Improving the fracture toughness and the strength of epoxy using nanomaterials – a review of the current status" (807) and "How to engage stakeholders in research: design principles to support improvement" (506).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Introduction: `Mode 2' Revisited: The New Production of Knowledge Helga Nowotny, Peter Scott, Michael Gibbons · Minerva Sep 2003 1,225
2 Improving the fracture toughness and the strength of epoxy using nanomaterials – a review of the current status Nadiim Domun, H. Hadavinia, Tao Zhang et al. · Nanoscale Open access 2015 807
3 How to engage stakeholders in research: design principles to support improvement Annette Boaz, Stephen Robert Hanney, Robert A. J. Borst et al. · Health Research Policy and Systems Open access 11 Jul 2018 506
4 Neural Representations and Mechanisms for the Performance of Simple Speech Sequences Jason W. Bohland, Daniel H. Bullock, Frank H. Guenther · Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience Open access 7 Jul 2009 411
5 Measuring Enterprise Potential in Young People Rosemary Athayde · Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice Mar 2009 404
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kingston University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Embodiment, Time, Language, Cognition, Metaphor, Spatial Metaphors, Mental Health and Neoliberalism.

▲ 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-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
  1. Mental Health10▲ 3.1×24 topics
  2. Deep Learning10▲ 1.19×42 topics
  3. Globalization10▲ 2.1×23 topics
  4. Embodiment9▲ 20×4 topics
  5. Time8▲ 79×2 topics
  6. Language8▲ 14×2 topics
  7. Cognition8▲ 24×2 topics
  8. Metaphor8▲ 83×1 topic
  9. Spatial Metaphors8▲ 83×1 topic
  10. Sustainability8▲ 1.40×20 topics
  11. Healthcare7▲ 2.6×15 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management6▲ 2.8×10 topics
  13. Identity6▲ 3.2×17 topics
  14. Neoliberalism6▲ 6.5×11 topics
  15. Big Data5▲ 2.4×11 topics
  16. Ethics5▲ 4.5×13 topics
  17. Feminism5▲ 6.8×7 topics
  18. Risk Factors5▲ 1.78×13 topics
  19. Health Disparities4▲ 7.4×6 topics
  20. Qualitative Research4▲ 2.3×11 topics
  21. History4▲ 2.4×13 topics
  22. Risk Management4▲ 3.2×8 topics
  23. Social Capital4▲ 2.9×6 topics
  24. Colonialism3▲ 3.0×9 topics
  25. Social Interaction3▲ 3.7×5 topics
  26. Copyright Law3▲ 72×1 topic
  27. Trademark Law3▲ 151×1 topic
  28. Financial Stability3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  29. Health Outcomes3▲ 4.5×4 topics
  30. Social Determinants3▲ 5.4×4 topics
  31. Capitalism2▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Affect2▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Anthropocene2▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Finance2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  35. Food Insecurity2▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Global Financial Crisis2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  37. Identity Construction2▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Mortality Rates2▲ 10.0×2 topics
  39. Narrative Analysis2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Phenomenology2▲ 8.9×5 topics

Which research topics does Kingston University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, Intellectual Property Law, Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies and Labor Movements and Unions.

Language, Metaphor, and …8Language, Metaphor, and Cognition: 8 fractional worksIntellectual Property Law: 3 fractional worksLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies: 2 fractional worksLabor Movements and Unions: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 2 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies: 2 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksPosthumanist Ethics and Activism: 2 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyLawLanguage and LinguisticsPublic Administration6 others

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

  1. 1 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 8 works
  2. 2 Intellectual Property Law Law 3 works
  3. 3 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies Language and Linguistics 2 works
  4. 4 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 2 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  6. 6 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Posthumanist Ethics and Activism Cultural Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 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 available33.5%not open66.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.6%domestic only62.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kingston University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kingston University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00076% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Kingston University0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kingston 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.

still counting10%20%Kingston University11.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.8% in 2015.

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