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Leeds Arts University

In research, Leeds Arts University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,931 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 11.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,298
of 28,054 · #37,103 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#870
of 1,094
Research works
276
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
996
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Leeds Arts 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 #8,931 of 10,521 17.2%60 #12202

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leeds Arts 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).

What does Leeds Arts University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 11.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 24.9 works12×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 11.88× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.40× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.94× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 11.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Leeds Arts University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Cultural Studies, Social Justice, Informal Learning, Identity, Visual Culture, Academic Achievement 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization9▲ 6.2×15 topics
  2. Cultural Studies6▲ 22×8 topics
  3. Social Justice6▲ 13×6 topics
  4. Informal Learning6▲ 58×4 topics
  5. Identity5▲ 10×14 topics
  6. Visual Culture5▲ 118×3 topics
  7. Academic Achievement4▲ 37×2 topics
  8. Neoliberalism4▲ 17×8 topics
  9. Arts Education4▲ 479×1 topic
  10. Creative Thinking4▲ 63×1 topic
  11. Education3▲ 2.8×9 topics
  12. Music Education3▲ 148×1 topic
  13. Performance Anxiety3▲ 217×1 topic
  14. Gender3▲ 7.4×12 topics
  15. Higher Education3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  16. Pedagogy3▲ 7.8×3 topics
  17. Poetry3▲ 115×2 topics
  18. Feminism3▲ 13×8 topics
  19. Creative Writing2▲ 450×1 topic
  20. Practice-Based Research2▲ 450×1 topic
  21. Cultural Identity2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  22. Economic Impact2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  23. Ethics2▲ 6.7×12 topics
  24. Sociology2▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Narrative2▲ 18×7 topics
  26. Urban Development2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  27. Copyright Law2▲ 142×1 topic
  28. Creative Economy2▲ 77×1 topic
  29. Cultural Policy2▲ 68×1 topic
  30. Lifelong Learning2▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Trademark Law2▲ 281×1 topic
  32. Neuroscience2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  33. Clothing2▲ 128×1 topic
  34. Fashion2▲ 62×1 topic
  35. Literature2▲ 4.7×9 topics
  36. Performativity2▲ 90×2 topics
  37. Reflective Practice2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Teacher Education2▲ 19×4 topics
  39. Adult Education2▲ 67×2 topics
  40. Professional Development2▲ 10×5 topics

Which research topics does Leeds Arts University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Art Education and Development, Diverse Music Education Insights, Artistic and Creative Research and Cultural Industries and Urban Development.

Art Education and Develo…4Art Education and Development: 4 fractional worksDiverse Music Education Insights: 3 fractional worksArtistic and Creative Re…2Artistic and Creative Research: 2 fractional worksCultural Industries and …2Cultural Industries and Urban Development: 2 fractional worksIntellectual Property Law: 2 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Learnin…1Higher Education Learning Practices: 1 fractional worksTheatre and Performance Studies: 1 fractional worksMusic Therapy and Health: 1 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 1 fractional works
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsMusicUrban StudiesLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Art Education and Development Visual Arts and Performing Arts 4 works
  2. 2 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 3 works
  3. 3 Artistic and Creative Research Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  4. 4 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 2 works
  5. 5 Intellectual Property Law Law 2 works
  6. 6 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 2 works
  7. 7 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 1 works
  8. 8 Theatre and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  9. 9 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available34.1%not open65.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leeds Arts University'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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