Question 1

What is Newcastle University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Newcastle University stands highest in Social Sciences (#178 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#228 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#234 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geriatrics and Gerontology, Music and Anthropology (Geriatrics and Gerontology is 3.9× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Newcastle University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Newcastle University ranks #228 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#278 all time), and #21 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Newcastle University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, João F. Passos, Muzlifah A. Haniffa and Quentin Mark Anstee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Newcastle University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Newcastle University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Newcastle University is "Definition, diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus and its complications. Part 1: diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus. Provisional report of a WHO Consultation" (K. G. M. M. Alberti, Paul Zimmet, WHO Consultation, 1998), with 15,336 citations. Next come "Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis" (14,151) and "Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls" (9,692).

Question 5

Which research topics does Newcastle University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Nutrition and Health in Aging and Classical Antiquity Studies.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Newcastle University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Newcastle University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 31% of research at Newcastle University is in Health Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Social Sciences (14%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Newcastle University's?

Accepted Answer

The University of Sydney has the research profile closest to Newcastle University's (similarity 0.82 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Health Professions, followed by The University of Melbourne and The University of Queensland.

Question 9

Is Newcastle University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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