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Loughborough College

In research, Loughborough College stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,986 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,584 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,098
of 28,054 · #20,925 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,017
of 1,094
Research works
629
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Loughborough College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #5,986 of 16,945 16.4%240
Physical SciencesDomain #15,584 of 21,541 12.1%240

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

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: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.62× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.06× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.39× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.62× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.75× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Loughborough College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, High-Intensity Interval Training, Resistance Training, Performance Analysis, Physiological Demands, Training Load, Economic Growth and Well-being.

▲ 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. Social Capital4▲ 9.6×10 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 1.21×20 topics
  3. High-Intensity Interval Training4▲ 42×2 topics
  4. Globalization3▲ 2.1×14 topics
  5. Economic Growth3▲ 4.7×10 topics
  6. Resistance Training3▲ 45×2 topics
  7. Performance Analysis3▲ 16×2 topics
  8. Social Media3▲ 2.4×9 topics
  9. Education3▲ 1.90×7 topics
  10. Corporate Governance2▲ 4.4×10 topics
  11. Physiological Demands2▲ 50×1 topic
  12. Qualitative Research2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  13. Training Load2▲ 50×1 topic
  14. Well-being2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  15. Empathy2▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Cultural History2▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Democracy2▲ 7.2×7 topics
  18. Literary Journalism2▲ 248×1 topic
  19. Narrative Form2▲ 729×1 topic
  20. Regulation2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  21. Risk Management2▲ 4.7×10 topics
  22. Entrepreneurship2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  23. Pedagogy2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  24. Trust2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  25. Environmental Management2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  26. Athletic Training2▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Expert Performance2▲ 78×1 topic
  28. Injury Prevention2▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Monetary Policy2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  30. Motor Imagery2▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Corruption1▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Exercise1▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Institutions1▲ 23×3 topics
  34. Muscle Injuries1▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Political Economy1▲ 7.1×5 topics
  36. Sports Injury1▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Intrinsic Motivation1▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Finance1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  39. Sport1▲ 40×2 topics
  40. Institutional Theory1▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Loughborough College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis, Sport Psychology and Performance and Sports injuries and prevention.

Sports Performance and Training: 2 fractional worksLiterature, Film, and Journalism Analysis: 2 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…2Sport Psychology and Performance: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…1Sports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 1 fractional worksEducation and Technology Integration: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…1Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 1 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 1 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 1 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 1 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineLiterature and Literary TheoryDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyManagement of Technology and Innovation5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  3. 3 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  6. 6 Education and Technology Integration Education 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 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 available29.6%not open70.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Loughborough College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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