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Loughborough University

In research, Loughborough University stands highest in Social Sciences (#413 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#340 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#616 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Gender Studies and Automotive Engineering (Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 6.3× its share of world research).

lboro.ac.ukROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#627
of 22,385 · #1,019 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#42
of 862
Research works
43k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1M
25.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.10×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Loughborough University

What is Loughborough 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 #413 of 9,585 18.3%1,674 #578
Social SciencesField #340 of 5,988 19.5%800 #527
Physical SciencesDomain #616 of 10,670 12.4%2,322 #1026
EngineeringField #439 of 5,901 13.4%1,200 #594
Health SciencesDomain #1,033 of 9,902 15.6%613 #1484
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #352 of 2,526 17.2%304 #550
MedicineField #1,200 of 8,541 15.4%459 #1669
Computer ScienceField #671 of 4,417 12.8%380 #911
Environmental ScienceField #642 of 3,334 12.6%210 #895
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #420 of 2,176 13.4%270 #863

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Loughborough 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#578 #413
  2. Social Sciences#527 #340
  3. Physical Sciences#1,026 #616
  4. Engineering#594 #439
  5. Health Sciences#1,484 #1,033
  6. Sociology and Political Science#550 #352
  7. Medicine#1,669 #1,200
  8. Computer Science#911 #671
  9. Environmental Science#895 #642
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#863 #420
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Loughborough University work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Loughborough University is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (24%), Social Sciences (17%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 2,630 fractional works · 47.8% of its workEngineering: 1,332 fractional works · 24.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 289 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 159 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 155 fractional works · 2.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 121 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 119 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 93 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 92 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 71 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 434 fractional works · 7.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 139 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 84 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 56 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 253 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 49 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 183 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 111 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 113 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 109 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 64 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 46 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 64 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 59 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,903 fractional works · 34.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 916 fractional works · 16.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 349 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 108 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGender Studies: 96 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 90 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCommunication: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 36 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 318 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 116 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 69 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 62 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 214 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 59 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 36 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 203 fractional works · 3.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 51 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 168 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 116 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 85 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 703 fractional works · 12.8% of its workMedicine: 528 fractional works · 9.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 89 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 64 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 60 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 149 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 74 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 266 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 102 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 83 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 65 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLoughboroughUniversity5,503fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences35%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1,33224.2%
    2. Computer Science4347.9%
    3. Environmental Science2534.6%
    4. Materials Science1833.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1132.0%
    6. Mathematics1092.0%
    7. Energy641.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences641.2%
    9. Chemistry591.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering200.4%
  2. Social Sciences1,90334.6%
    1. Social Sciences91616.6%
    2. Psychology3185.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2143.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities2033.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1683.1%
    6. Decision Sciences851.5%
    1. Medicine5289.6%
    2. Health Professions1492.7%
    3. Nursing170.3%
    4. Dentistry60.1%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1021.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences831.5%
    3. Neuroscience651.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics80.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology80.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Loughborough University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 88.8 works6.3×
  2. Gender StudiesSubfield · 95.5 works4.8×
  3. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 119.0 works4.0×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 83 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 102 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 65 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.05× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 59 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 434 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 64 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.27× its world share, 64 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.61× its world share, 1,332 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 253 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.95× its world share, 183 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.68× its world share, 109 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 112 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 149 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 528 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 17 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.28× its world share, 203 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.20× its world share, 214 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 85 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.43× its world share, 168 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.90× its world share, 318 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 916 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology1.90×318 works
  2. Mathematics1.68×109 works
  3. Engineering1.61×1,332 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.59×85 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.43×168 works
  6. Social Sciences1.31×916 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.28×203 works
  8. Energy1.27×64 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.20×214 works
  10. Chemical Engineering1.05×20 works
  11. Health Professions1.03×149 works
  12. Computer Science1.01×434 works
  13. Materials Science0.95×183 works
  14. Environmental Science0.93×253 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.92×112 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.74×64 works
  17. Neuroscience0.73×65 works
  18. Chemistry0.68×59 works
  19. Nursing0.64×17 works
  20. Medicine0.50×528 works
  21. Veterinary0.44×3 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.43×8 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×102 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×83 works
  25. Dentistry0.21×6 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×8 works

Who are the top researchers at Loughborough University?

Ranked on the quality score, Robert Leonard Wilby, Felix Plasser and Natalie Pearson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Loughborough University.

  1. 1 Robert Leonard Wilby United Kingdom · #24,713 worldwide 36k citations · 446 works
  2. 2 Felix Plasser United Kingdom · #45,564 worldwide 13k citations · 234 works
  3. 3 Natalie Pearson United Kingdom · #61,018 worldwide 8.2k citations · 129 works
  4. 4 Mark Howells United Kingdom · #69,861 worldwide 15k citations · 869 works
  5. 5 Stuart Biddle United Kingdom · #73,080 worldwide 64k citations · 713 works
  6. 6 Dapeng Yu United Kingdom · #97,407 worldwide 4.9k citations · 126 works
  7. 7 Elizabeth H. Stokoe United Kingdom · #101,414 worldwide 8.2k citations · 235 works
  8. 8 Mohamed Osmani United Kingdom · #113,613 worldwide 5.2k citations · 114 works
  9. 9 Brett M. Smith United Kingdom · #120,337 worldwide 19k citations · 292 works
  10. 10 Michael G. Kong United Kingdom · #121,134 worldwide 17k citations · 394 works
All ranked researchers at Loughborough University

What are the most cited papers from Loughborough University?

The most cited paper from Loughborough University is "A grid-based Bader analysis algorithm without lattice bias" (Wenjie Tang, Edward Sanville, Graeme Henkelman, 2009), with 7,692 citations. Next come "Digital communications" (6,530) and "Artificial Intelligence (AI): Multidisciplinary perspectives on emerging challenges, opportunities, and agenda for research, practice and policy" (4,479).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A grid-based Bader analysis algorithm without lattice bias Wenjie Tang, Edward Sanville, Graeme Henkelman · Journal of Physics Condensed Matter 30 Jan 2009 7,692
2 Digital communications L. A. A. Warnes Book chapter 1994 6,530
3 Artificial Intelligence (AI): Multidisciplinary perspectives on emerging challenges, opportunities, and agenda for research, practice and policy Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi et al. · International Journal of Information Management Open access 27 Aug 2019 4,479
4 Qualitative Psychology: A Practical Guide to Research Methods Samantha Brooks · QMiP Bulletin Oct 2008 4,370
5 Improved grid‐based algorithm for Bader charge allocation Edward Sanville, Steven David Kenny, Roger Smith et al. · Journal of Computational Chemistry 19 Jan 2007 4,334
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Loughborough University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Globalization, Gender, Identity, Deep Learning, Social Media, High-Intensity Interval Training and Resistance Training.

▲ 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. Sustainability222▲ 1.65×90 topics
  2. Deep Learning208◆ 1.10×79 topics
  3. Globalization170▲ 1.57×102 topics
  4. Machine Learning155▼ 0.85×81 topics
  5. Epidemiology149▼ 0.68×99 topics
  6. Climate Change145◆ 0.97×89 topics
  7. Social Media141▲ 1.86×30 topics
  8. Identity116▲ 2.9×43 topics
  9. Public Health111▲ 1.39×48 topics
  10. Renewable Energy111▲ 1.39×44 topics
  11. Gender105▲ 3.5×34 topics
  12. Neural Networks101▲ 1.19×37 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency79▲ 1.55×30 topics
  14. Physical Activity73▲ 2.7×12 topics
  15. Neoliberalism70▲ 3.5×22 topics
  16. Social Capital68▲ 2.4×16 topics
  17. Additive Manufacturing65▲ 3.8×8 topics
  18. Model Predictive Control60▲ 4.3×6 topics
  19. Well-being58▲ 2.7×13 topics
  20. Electric Vehicles56▲ 3.5×4 topics
  21. 3D Printing56▲ 4.6×5 topics
  22. High-Intensity Interval Training54▲ 9.0×2 topics
  23. Feminism54▲ 3.3×18 topics
  24. Resistance Training52▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Injury Prevention51▲ 7.6×5 topics
  26. Materials47▲ 3.7×6 topics
  27. Masculinity46▲ 9.9×3 topics
  28. Community Development46▲ 4.6×8 topics
  29. Ceramics41▲ 5.1×4 topics
  30. Sport41▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Fan Culture40▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Femininity40▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Urban Regeneration39▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Physiological Demands39▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Training Load39▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Mega Events38▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Sport Tourism38▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Athletic Training37▲ 7.4×3 topics
  39. Muscle Injuries35▲ 9.9×1 topic
  40. Sports Injury35▲ 9.9×1 topic

Which research topics does Loughborough University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sports, Gender, and Society, Sports Performance and Training, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Sports, Gender, and Soci…40Sports, Gender, and Society: 40 fractional worksSports Performance and T…39Sports Performance and Training: 39 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 38 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…36Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 36 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…35Sports injuries and prevention: 35 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 33 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 24 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Conc…24Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 24 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 19 fractional worksSports Analytics and Performance: 19 fractional works
Gender StudiesOrthopedics and Sports MedicineSociology and Political ScienceAutomotive Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 40 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 39 works
  3. 3 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 38 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 36 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 35 works
  6. 6 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 33 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 24 works
  8. 8 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 24 works
  9. 9 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 19 works
  10. 10 Sports Analytics and Performance Economics and Econometrics 19 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 available44.1%not open55.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Loughborough University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Loughborough University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.022% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%Loughborough University0.022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Loughborough 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%Loughborough University14.2% 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 16.2% in 2022.

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