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Middlesex University

In research, Middlesex University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,026 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#804 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#559 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 10.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,588
of 28,054 · #1,605 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#142
of 1,094
Research works
10k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
247k
24.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Middlesex 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 #1,026 of 10,521 29.5%571 #517
Social SciencesField #804 of 6,365 32.2%262 #480
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #559 of 2,578 35.8%113 #332
Health SciencesDomain #3,078 of 11,982 23.4%182 #1103
MedicineField #2,961 of 10,443 24.1%144 #1336
Business, Management and AccountingField #836 of 2,578 26.9%127 #486
Physical SciencesDomain #5,221 of 12,888 21.9%274 #2698
Computer ScienceField #2,478 of 4,667 23.9%110 #934
PsychologyField #1,341 of 2,181 27.7%72 #696
EngineeringField #4,348 of 6,636 16.2%99 #2422

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#517 #1,026
  2. Social Sciences#480 #804
  3. Sociology and Political Science#332 #559
  4. Health Sciences#1,103 #3,078
  5. Medicine#1,336 #2,961
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#486 #836
  7. Physical Sciences#2,698 #5,221
  8. Computer Science#934 #2,478
  9. Psychology#696 #1,341
  10. Engineering#2,422 #4,348
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Middlesex University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 10.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 29.5 works11×
  2. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 31.5 works6.0×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 110 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 100 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 35 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 144 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.55× its world share, 49 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.61× its world share, 127 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.64× its world share, 38 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.17× its world share, 72 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 262 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Middlesex University?

Ranked on the composite score, Xin‐She Yang, Edmund C. Penning‐Rowsell and Ziauddin Sardar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Middlesex University.

  1. 1 Xin‐She Yang United Kingdom · #16,494 worldwide 1.7k citations · 146 works
  2. 2 Edmund C. Penning‐Rowsell United Kingdom · #49,429 worldwide 257 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Ziauddin Sardar United Kingdom · #61,935 worldwide 115 citations · 77 works
  4. 4 T.C. Melewar United Kingdom · #74,695 worldwide 402 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 J. H. L. Playfair United Kingdom · #95,087 worldwide 244 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Anthony N. Turner United Kingdom · #102,250 worldwide 161 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Louise Ryan United Kingdom · #119,355 worldwide 74 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Franco Raimondi United Kingdom · #139,962 worldwide 206 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Dennis J. Parker United Kingdom · #144,017 worldwide 168 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Nicola Payne United Kingdom · #150,818 worldwide 158 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Middlesex University

Which keywords describe research at Middlesex University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Sustainability, Smart Cities, Leadership and Social Capital.

▲ 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. Sustainability48▲ 1.82×47 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence44▲ 3.0×32 topics
  3. Deep Learning42◆ 1.12×59 topics
  4. Big Data41▲ 4.2×22 topics
  5. Globalization40▲ 1.88×58 topics
  6. Machine Learning38◆ 1.06×58 topics
  7. Internet of Things37▲ 4.0×17 topics
  8. Mental Health34▲ 2.1×35 topics
  9. Digital Transformation32▲ 5.6×13 topics
  10. Healthcare32▲ 2.6×18 topics
  11. Education30▲ 1.60×44 topics
  12. Social Capital26▲ 4.6×15 topics
  13. Leadership26▲ 5.0×13 topics
  14. Smart Cities22▲ 7.7×6 topics
  15. Customer Relationship Management20▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Governance19▲ 5.3×11 topics
  17. Performance Analysis18▲ 7.9×4 topics
  18. Organizational Change18▲ 23×5 topics
  19. Urban Development18▲ 4.6×8 topics
  20. High-Intensity Interval Training18▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Resistance Training18▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Injury Prevention17▲ 13×5 topics
  23. Physiological Demands17▲ 24×1 topic
  24. Training Load17▲ 24×1 topic
  25. Employee Engagement16▲ 8.6×4 topics
  26. Investment Decisions15▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Labor Market15▲ 4.7×9 topics
  28. Socio-Technical Systems14▲ 56×2 topics
  29. Privacy Concerns14▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Agility14▲ 94×1 topic
  31. Generation Management14▲ 94×1 topic
  32. Customer Experience14▲ 8.5×4 topics
  33. Citizen Participation13▲ 9.7×2 topics
  34. Urban Innovation13▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Athletic Training12▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Strategic Marketing12▲ 50×2 topics
  37. Digital Capital12▲ 60×1 topic
  38. Muscle Injuries12▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Sports Injury12▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Value Chains12▲ 60×1 topic

Which research topics does Middlesex University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Corporate Management and Leadership, Smart Cities and Technologies and Corporate Governance and Management.

Sports Performance and T…17Sports Performance and Training: 17 fractional worksCorporate Management and…14Corporate Management and Leadership: 14 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technol…13Smart Cities and Technologies: 13 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…12Corporate Governance and Management: 12 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 12 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 9 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…8Digital Marketing and Social Media: 8 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 7 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 7 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 6 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementMedia TechnologyStrategy and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 17 works
  2. 2 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 14 works
  3. 3 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 13 works
  4. 4 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 12 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 12 works
  6. 6 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 9 works
  7. 7 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 7 works
  9. 9 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 7 works
  10. 10 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 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 available24.9%not open75.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Middlesex University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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