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Newcastle University

In research, Newcastle University stands highest in Health Sciences (#178 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#201 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#216 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geriatrics and Gerontology, Anthropology and Music — Geriatrics and Gerontology is 3.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#372
of 28,054 · #226 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#21
of 1,094
Research works
66k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
2M
30.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Newcastle 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
Health SciencesDomain #178 of 11,982 22.0%1,943 #105
Social SciencesDomain #201 of 10,521 28.8%2,532 #124
MedicineField #216 of 10,443 20.4%1,515 #126
Social SciencesField #198 of 6,365 30.0%1,301 #106
Physical SciencesDomain #624 of 12,888 20.2%2,802 #349
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #130 of 2,578 29.5%456 #120
Life SciencesDomain #403 of 7,800 23.8%970 #189
Health ProfessionsField #101 of 1,928 28.5%331 #46
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #60 of 916 29.8%232 #56
PsychologyField #152 of 2,181 28.7%316 #206

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Newcastle 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. Health Sciences#105 #178
  2. Social Sciences#124 #201
  3. Medicine#126 #216
  4. Social Sciences#106 #198
  5. Physical Sciences#349 #624
  6. Sociology and Political Science#120 #130
  7. Life Sciences#189 #403
  8. Health Professions#46 #101
  9. General Health Professions#56 #60
  10. Psychology#206 #152
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 Newcastle University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geriatrics and Gerontology takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 32.0 works3.6×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 81.1 works3.5×
  3. MusicSubfield · 23.4 works3.5×
  4. HistorySubfield · 81.6 works3.1×
  5. Gender StudiesSubfield · 88.8 works3.0×
  6. ArcheologySubfield · 61.8 works2.5×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 201 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 498 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 66 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 182 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.03× its world share, 30 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 101 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 520 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 144 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 74 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 1,119 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 440 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 158 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 71 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 146 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.08× its world share, 43 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 331 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 1,515 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 36 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.66× its world share, 19 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.66× its world share, 396 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 229 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 85 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 205 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 316 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 1,301 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Newcastle University?

Ranked on the composite score, Lynn Rochester, Brian Randell and Quentin M. Anstee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Newcastle University.

  1. 1 Lynn Rochester United Kingdom · #2,662 worldwide 1.3k citations · 112 works
  2. 2 Brian Randell United Kingdom · #3,006 worldwide 1.4k citations · 77 works
  3. 3 Quentin M. Anstee United Kingdom · #3,482 worldwide 944 citations · 92 works
  4. 4 R. A. W. Rhodes United Kingdom · #3,559 worldwide 1.1k citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Lynn J. Frewer United Kingdom · #5,780 worldwide 1.3k citations · 95 works
  6. 6 Michael Goodfellow United Kingdom · #7,859 worldwide 970 citations · 86 works
  7. 7 P. C. W. Davies United Kingdom · #9,426 worldwide 989 citations · 62 works
  8. 8 David Parkin United Kingdom · #9,536 worldwide 1.1k citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Stephen Graham United Kingdom · #13,968 worldwide 498 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 John Burn United Kingdom · #14,915 worldwide 542 citations · 80 works
All ranked researchers at Newcastle University

Which keywords describe research at Newcastle University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Epidemiology, Public Health, Machine Learning, Quality of Life, Aging and Gender.

▲ 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. Epidemiology280▼ 0.86×129 topics
  2. Climate Change274▲ 1.23×96 topics
  3. Globalization240▲ 1.48×107 topics
  4. Machine Learning233▼ 0.86×87 topics
  5. Deep Learning214▼ 0.76×81 topics
  6. Sustainability194◆ 0.97×89 topics
  7. Inflammation184◆ 1.07×82 topics
  8. Public Health182▲ 1.52×60 topics
  9. Quality of Life163▲ 1.37×55 topics
  10. Mental Health160▲ 1.32×43 topics
  11. Renewable Energy145▲ 1.22×44 topics
  12. Environmental Impact142◆ 1.01×56 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress129◆ 0.96×59 topics
  14. Identity117▲ 1.95×50 topics
  15. Gender110▲ 2.5×45 topics
  16. Aging110▲ 2.5×18 topics
  17. Healthcare107◆ 1.15×31 topics
  18. Human Rights106▲ 1.25×56 topics
  19. Nationalism101▲ 2.7×30 topics
  20. Remote Sensing100◆ 0.98×33 topics
  21. History94▲ 1.63×40 topics
  22. Colonialism94▲ 2.4×39 topics
  23. Neoliberalism92▲ 3.1×21 topics
  24. Social Support88▲ 1.93×17 topics
  25. Biomarkers87▲ 1.55×18 topics
  26. Primary Care74▲ 2.4×15 topics
  27. Ethnicity70▲ 2.2×17 topics
  28. Health Disparities67▲ 3.1×9 topics
  29. Mortality Risk64▲ 3.2×6 topics
  30. Feminism63▲ 2.7×21 topics
  31. Health Outcomes61▲ 2.7×8 topics
  32. Urban Development61▲ 2.0×19 topics
  33. Democracy60▲ 2.0×19 topics
  34. Power Electronics60▲ 2.2×8 topics
  35. Health Equity55▲ 2.4×6 topics
  36. Cognitive Decline41▲ 4.1×2 topics
  37. Late Antiquity40▲ 9.1×3 topics
  38. Demography35▲ 9.1×3 topics
  39. Ancient Rome32▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Greek Literature32▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Newcastle University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Classical Antiquity Studies, Health disparities and outcomes and Electric Motor Design and Analysis.

Dementia and Cognitive I…35Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 35 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…32Classical Antiquity Studies: 32 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 28 fractional worksElectric Motor Design an…26Electric Motor Design and Analysis: 26 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…26Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 26 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 26 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 23 fractional worksMental Health and Patien…21Mental Health and Patient Involvement: 21 fractional worksCombustion and flame dynamics: 19 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 19 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthAnthropologyHealthElectrical and Electronic Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 35 works
  2. 2 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 32 works
  3. 3 Health disparities and outcomes Health 28 works
  4. 4 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  5. 5 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 26 works
  6. 6 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 26 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 23 works
  8. 8 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 21 works
  9. 9 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 19 works
  10. 10 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 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 available34.4%not open65.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.2%domestic only76.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Newcastle University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Other research institutions in Newcastle upon Tyne

All research institutions in Newcastle upon Tyne

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.