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Middlesex University

In research, Middlesex University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,705 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,630
of 22,385 · #7,191 all time
Rank in Malta
#4
of 5
Research works
1.5k
▼ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Middlesex University

What is Middlesex 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 #5,705 of 9,585 10.4%80 #3816

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Middlesex 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 Middlesex University work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Middlesex University is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Business, Management and Accounting (11%), Medicine (10%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 90 fractional works · 58.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 35 fractional works · 23.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 17 fractional works · 11.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 8.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 8.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 5.2% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 33 fractional works · 21.8% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 8.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 6.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 14.0% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 9.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 5.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMiddlesexUniversity152fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences59%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3523.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1711.4%
    3. Psychology128.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities128.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance85.2%
    6. Decision Sciences42.8%
    1. Computer Science148.9%
    2. Engineering96.2%
    3. Environmental Science74.5%
    4. Chemistry10.9%
    5. Mathematics10.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    7. Energy00.3%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine159.6%
    2. Health Professions64.3%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.3%
    2. Neuroscience21.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.15× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.83× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.55× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.87× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.41× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.69× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.55×17 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.87×4 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.83×12 works
  4. Psychology2.69×12 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.41×8 works
  6. Social Sciences1.83×35 works
  7. Health Professions1.62×6 works
  8. Computer Science1.15×14 works
  9. Neuroscience1.01×2 works
  10. Environmental Science0.90×7 works
  11. Chemistry0.55×1 works
  12. Medicine0.50×15 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×3 works
  14. Engineering0.41×10 works
  15. Mathematics0.37×1 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.31×0 works
  17. Energy0.29×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×2 works
  19. Nursing0.22×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×0 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.16×0 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.05×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Middlesex University?

Ranked on the quality score, Rosemary Sales, E. M. L. Beale and Laurent Pech lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Middlesex University.

  1. 1 Rosemary Sales Malta · #901,659 worldwide 2.9k citations · 84 works
  2. 2 E. M. L. Beale Malta · #1,223,192 worldwide 6.3k citations · 155 works
  3. 3 Laurent Pech Malta · #1,272,565 worldwide 2k citations · 165 works
  4. 4 Elvira Domínguez-Redondo Malta · #2,618,064 worldwide 329 citations · 77 works
  5. 5 Maureen Spencer Malta · #2,694,674 worldwide 1.3k citations · 174 works
  6. 6 J. Dyer Ball Malta · #2,973,303 worldwide 43 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Kate Herd Malta · #3,216,388 worldwide 293 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Ferguson Evans Malta · #3,238,726 worldwide 2 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Damjan Kukovec Malta · #3,326,584 worldwide 106 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 D. E. Weston Malta · #3,598,903 worldwide 1.3k citations · 70 works
All ranked researchers at Middlesex University

What are the most cited papers from Middlesex University?

The most cited paper from Middlesex University is "Ferrous ion oxidation in the presence of xylenol orange for detection of lipid hydroperoxide in low density lipoprotein" (Zhen Y. Jiang, James V. Hunt, Simon P. Wolff, 1992), with 1,624 citations. Next come "The Emergence of Circular Economy: A New Framing Around Prolonging Resource Productivity" (1,362) and "The epidemiological burden of obesity in childhood: a worldwide epidemic requiring urgent action" (1,130).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ferrous ion oxidation in the presence of xylenol orange for detection of lipid hydroperoxide in low density lipoprotein Zhen Y. Jiang, James V. Hunt, Simon P. Wolff · Analytical Biochemistry May 1992 1,624
2 The Emergence of Circular Economy: A New Framing Around Prolonging Resource Productivity Fenna Blomsma, Geraldine Brennan · Journal of Industrial Ecology Open access 9 May 2017 1,362
3 The epidemiological burden of obesity in childhood: a worldwide epidemic requiring urgent action Mariachiara Di Cesare, Maroje Sorić, Pascal Bovet et al. · BMC Medicine Open access 24 Nov 2019 1,130
4 The expression of the adhesion molecules ICAM‐1, VCAM‐1, PECAM, and E‐selectin in human atherosclerosis Michael J. Davies, John L. Gordon, Andrew J. H. Gearing et al. · The Journal of Pathology Nov 1993 785
5 Flower pollination algorithm: A novel approach for multiobjective optimization Xin‐She Yang, Mehmet Karamanoglu, Xingshi He · Engineering Optimization Open access 4 Oct 2013 628
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Middlesex University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Resilience, Leadership, Human Rights, Organizational Change, Customer Relationship Management, Employee Engagement, Globalization and Marketing.

▲ 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. Globalization6▲ 2.1×23 topics
  2. Sustainability6▲ 1.73×19 topics
  3. Human Rights6▲ 3.7×16 topics
  4. Mental Health5▲ 2.4×16 topics
  5. Education5▲ 1.89×13 topics
  6. Resilience5▲ 6.4×7 topics
  7. Healthcare5▲ 2.6×8 topics
  8. Leadership5▲ 6.2×7 topics
  9. Sustainable Development4▲ 1.81×12 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 1.92×10 topics
  11. Social Media4▲ 1.93×11 topics
  12. Digital Transformation4▲ 4.4×3 topics
  13. Social Capital4▲ 4.5×9 topics
  14. Customer Relationship Management4▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Organizational Change4▲ 29×2 topics
  16. Anxiety3▲ 4.7×7 topics
  17. Employee Engagement3▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Marketing3▲ 19×3 topics
  19. Regulation3▲ 4.1×5 topics
  20. Agility3▲ 136×1 topic
  21. European Union3▲ 8.8×8 topics
  22. Socio-Technical Systems3▲ 79×1 topic
  23. Finance3▲ 10×3 topics
  24. Gender3▲ 3.4×9 topics
  25. Customer Experience3▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Monetary Policy3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  27. End-of-Life Care2▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Neoliberalism2▲ 4.5×7 topics
  29. Telemedicine2▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Informed Consent2▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Business Ethics2▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Liquidity2▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Medical Ethics2▲ 10×1 topic
  34. Patient Rights2▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Public Opinion2▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Renewable Resources2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  37. Corporate Social Responsibility2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  38. Curriculum2▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Consumer Engagement2▲ 9.8×1 topic
  40. Electronic Word-of-Mouth2▲ 9.8×1 topic

Which research topics does Middlesex University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Corporate Management and Leadership, Medical and Health Sciences Research, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency.

Corporate Management and…3Corporate Management and Leadership: 3 fractional worksMedical and Health Scien…2Medical and Health Sciences Research: 2 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 2 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 2 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 2 fractional worksSports Science and Education: 2 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 2 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions2AI in Service Interactions: 2 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksStock Market Forecasting Methods: 1 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSociology and Political ScienceFinance6 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  2. 2 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 2 works
  5. 5 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Sports Science and Education History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  7. 7 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  8. 8 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Stock Market Forecasting Methods Management Science and Operations Research 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 available26.6%not open73.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.4%domestic only65.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Middlesex University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% 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 Middlesex University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00085% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Middlesex University0.00044% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Middlesex 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%Middlesex University11.1% 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 16.3% in 2018.

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