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Northeastern University London

In research, Northeastern University London stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,971 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 3.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#37,882
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#2,033
of 2,253
Research works
160
▲ 229% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Northeastern University London known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #13,971 of 16,945 22.1%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northeastern University London 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).

What does Northeastern University London specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 3.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesDomain · 21.8 works3.2×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 10.71× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.13× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northeastern University London?

Ranked on the composite score, Lars Kjær lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northeastern University London.

  1. 1 Lars Kjær United Kingdom · #866,072 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Northeastern University London

Which keywords describe research at Northeastern University London?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Literature, Religion, Neoliberalism, History, Human Rights, Biopolitics and Democracy.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Ethics3▲ 24×8 topics
  2. Literature3▲ 18×7 topics
  3. Religion2▲ 17×7 topics
  4. History2▲ 11×5 topics
  5. Human Rights2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  6. Neoliberalism2▲ 21×3 topics
  7. Biopolitics2▲ 100×3 topics
  8. Democracy2▲ 19×5 topics
  9. Globalization2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  10. Identity2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  11. Perception2▲ 96×2 topics
  12. Philosophy2▲ 14×5 topics
  13. Politics2▲ 23×5 topics
  14. Truth2▲ 197×2 topics
  15. Security2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  16. Cultural Identity2▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Gender1▲ 9.5×5 topics
  18. International Law1▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Culture1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  20. Literary Criticism1▲ 101×3 topics
  21. Nationalism1▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Power1▲ 70×2 topics
  23. Subjectivity1▲ 367×2 topics
  24. Text Mining1▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Sovereignty1▲ 47×3 topics
  26. Belief1▲ 272×1 topic
  27. Imperialism1▲ 52×2 topics
  28. Knowledge1▲ 162×1 topic
  29. Machine Learning1▲ 1.26×4 topics
  30. American Literature1▲ 295×2 topics
  31. Biomedical Literature1▲ 147×1 topic
  32. Biomedical Ontologies1▲ 147×1 topic
  33. Capitalism1▲ 56×2 topics
  34. Foucault1▲ 280×1 topic
  35. Governmentality1▲ 143×1 topic
  36. Marxism1▲ 87×2 topics
  37. Medieval1▲ 100×2 topics
  38. Society1▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Violence1▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Northeastern University London publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, Foucault, Power, and Ethics, Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies and Poetry Analysis and Criticism.

Epistemology, Ethics, an…1Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 1 fractional worksFoucault, Power, and Eth…1Foucault, Power, and Ethics: 1 fractional worksBiomedical Text Mining and Ontologies: 1 fractional worksPoetry Analysis and Criticism: 1 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and Thought: 1 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Marxism: 1 fractional worksPhilosophical Ethics and Theory: 1 fractional worksMedieval Literature and …1Medieval Literature and History: 1 fractional worksPhilosophy and Theoretical Science: 1 fractional worksBangladesh Politics, Society, and Development: 0 fractional works
PhilosophySociology and Political ScienceMolecular BiologyLiterature and Literary Theory3 others

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

  1. 1 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy 1 works
  2. 2 Foucault, Power, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Poetry Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  5. 5 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 1 works
  6. 6 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 1 works
  8. 8 Medieval Literature and History Classics 1 works
  9. 9 Philosophy and Theoretical Science Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development Political Science and International Relations 0 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: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northeastern University London's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 229% higher 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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