Northumbria University
In research, Northumbria University stands highest in Social Sciences (#302 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#366 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#271 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Museology, Human-Computer Interaction and Gender Studies (Museology is 4.8× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #456 of 22,385 · #536 all time
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #32 of 862
- Research works
- 19k ▲ 6% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 355k 18.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 15.4% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.22× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 42% world 40%
- International
- 26% world 18%
What is Northumbria University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #302 of 9,585 | 16.6% | 1,973 | #280 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #366 of 10,670 | 16.1% | 1,669 | #496 | |
| Social SciencesField | #271 of 5,988 | 16.4% | 969 | #207 | |
| EngineeringField | #375 of 5,901 | 16.9% | 728 | #459 | |
| Business, Management and AccountingField | #181 of 2,581 | 22.1% | 257 | #198 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #803 of 9,902 | 12.6% | 727 | #982 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #426 of 4,417 | 15.5% | 357 | #527 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #253 of 2,526 | 15.3% | 371 | #219 | |
| MedicineField | #890 of 8,541 | 11.6% | 459 | #1089 | |
| Health ProfessionsField | #269 of 1,895 | 14.4% | 240 | #229 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northumbria 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#280 #302
- Physical Sciences#496 #366
- Social Sciences#207 #271
- Engineering#459 #375
- Business, Management and Accounting#198 #181
- Health Sciences#982 #803
- Computer Science#527 #426
- Sociology and Political Science#219 #253
- Medicine#1,089 #890
- Health Professions#229 #269
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Northumbria University work in?
In 2022-now, 43% of research at Northumbria University is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Engineering (15%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences2,23242.8%
- Social Sciences1,10021.1%
- Psychology3807.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting2925.6%
- Arts and Humanities2474.7%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1292.5%
- Decision Sciences831.6%
- Physical Sciences1,88836.2%
- Engineering79715.3%
- Computer Science4017.7%
- Environmental Science2144.1%
- Physics and Astronomy1262.4%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1182.3%
- Materials Science1162.2%
- Energy430.8%
- Chemistry320.6%
- Mathematics300.6%
- Chemical Engineering130.2%
- Health Sciences81415.6%
- Medicine52010.0%
- Health Professions2635.0%
- Nursing260.5%
- Veterinary30.1%
- Dentistry30.1%
- Life Sciences2845.4%
What does Northumbria University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Museology takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- MuseologySubfield · 30.9 works4.8×
- Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 44.6 works4.1×
- Gender StudiesSubfield · 68.2 works3.6×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Psychology2.39×380 works
- Health Professions1.91×263 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.74×292 works
- Social Sciences1.67×1,100 works
- Decision Sciences1.65×83 works
- Arts and Humanities1.64×247 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.44×118 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.15×129 works
- Neuroscience1.10×94 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.08×126 works
- Engineering1.02×797 works
- Nursing1.01×26 works
- Computer Science0.99×401 works
- Energy0.90×43 works
- Environmental Science0.83×214 works
- Chemical Engineering0.70×13 works
- Materials Science0.64×116 works
- Medicine0.52×520 works
- Mathematics0.49×30 works
- Veterinary0.41×3 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×111 works
- Chemistry0.39×32 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×68 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.21×4 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.15×8 works
- Dentistry0.11×3 works
- Psychology 2.4×
- Health Professions 1.9×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.7×
- Social Sciences 1.7×
- Decision Sciences 1.6×
- Arts and Humanities 1.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.1×
- Neuroscience 1.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.1×
- Engineering 1.0×
- Nursing 1.0×
- Computer Science 1.0×
- Energy 0.9×
- Environmental Science 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering 0.7×
- Materials Science 0.6×
- Medicine 0.5×
- Mathematics 0.5×
- Veterinary 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Chemistry 0.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Northumbria University?
Ranked on the quality score, Ben Bin Xu, Mousa Marzband and James A. Cunningham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northumbria University.
- 1
Ben Bin Xu
United Kingdom · #14,540 worldwide 18k citations · 448 works
- 2
Mousa Marzband
United Kingdom · #18,032 worldwide 13k citations · 300 works
- 3
James A. Cunningham
United Kingdom · #68,873 worldwide 5.2k citations · 185 works
- 4
S. M. Riad Shams
United Kingdom · #70,036 worldwide 3.5k citations · 166 works
- 5
Marco Tomietto
United Kingdom · #70,971 worldwide 3.5k citations · 134 works
- 6
Kezhi Wang
United Kingdom · #72,744 worldwide 16k citations · 416 works
- 7
Muhammad Wakil Shahzad
United Kingdom · #76,793 worldwide 6.9k citations · 250 works
- 8
Ioannis Vogiatzis
United Kingdom · #81,384 worldwide 18k citations · 403 works
- 9
Tracy L Finch
United Kingdom · #81,818 worldwide 16k citations · 224 works
- 10
Paul Potrac
United Kingdom · #82,393 worldwide 5.5k citations · 148 works
Which keywords describe research at Northumbria University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Mental Health, Globalization, Identity, Climate Change, Gender, Social Support and Public Health.
- Mental Illness
- Participatory Design
- Law Enforcement
- Solar Wind
- Prevalence
- Nationalism
- Security
- Well-being
- Risk Management
- Neoliberalism
- Human Rights
- Social Capital
- Remote Sensing
- Social Support
- Supply Chain Management
- Identity
- Public Health
- Deep Learning
- Mental Health
- Globalization
- Sustainability
- Machine Learning
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Social Media
- Renewable Energy
- Gender
- Healthcare
- Quality of Life
- Big Data
- Innovation
- Internet of Things
- Resilience
- Ethics
- Colonialism
- Feminism
- Health Disparities
- Emotion
- Hydrology
- Institutional Theory
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
- Sustainability217▲ 1.70×87 topics
- Globalization178▲ 1.73×90 topics
- Machine Learning176◆ 1.01×81 topics
- Mental Health174▲ 2.3×37 topics
- Climate Change169▲ 1.19×89 topics
- Deep Learning164◆ 0.91×79 topics
- Epidemiology142▼ 0.68×98 topics
- Public Health129▲ 1.69×51 topics
- Social Media113▲ 1.56×32 topics
- Identity107▲ 2.8×50 topics
- Renewable Energy102▲ 1.35×46 topics
- Supply Chain Management94▲ 2.0×21 topics
- Gender90▲ 3.2×46 topics
- Social Support90▲ 3.2×16 topics
- Healthcare88▲ 1.48×31 topics
- Remote Sensing87▲ 1.37×33 topics
- Quality of Life86◆ 1.14×47 topics
- Social Capital79▲ 2.9×17 topics
- Big Data76▲ 1.53×26 topics
- Human Rights74▲ 1.38×56 topics
- Innovation73▲ 1.35×37 topics
- Neoliberalism71▲ 3.8×19 topics
- Internet of Things70▲ 1.57×22 topics
- Risk Management69▲ 2.8×14 topics
- Resilience68▲ 2.7×14 topics
- Well-being66▲ 3.2×14 topics
- Ethics64▲ 2.4×29 topics
- Security61▲ 1.75×27 topics
- Colonialism57▲ 2.3×35 topics
- Nationalism53▲ 2.3×27 topics
- Feminism51▲ 3.3×19 topics
- Prevalence51▲ 2.4×14 topics
- Health Disparities50▲ 3.7×8 topics
- Solar Wind45▲ 9.5×2 topics
- Emotion43▲ 4.0×12 topics
- Law Enforcement36▲ 12×3 topics
- Hydrology35▲ 5.2×4 topics
- Participatory Design32▲ 11×2 topics
- Institutional Theory32▲ 5.9×3 topics
- Mental Illness28▲ 7.6×3 topics
Which research topics does Northumbria University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Cryospheric studies and observations, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Innovative Human-Technology Interaction.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 25 works
- 2 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 25 works
- 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 24 works
- 4 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 22 works
- 5 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 22 works
- 6 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 21 works
- 7 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 20 works
- 8 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 18 works
- 9 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 18 works
- 10 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 16 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Northumbria University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Northumbria University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.021% in 2024.
Fractional works of Northumbria 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.7% in 2023.
Other research institutions in Newcastle upon Tyne
- Newcastle University
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital
- Sage (United Kingdom)
- Newcastle College
- Centre for Life
- Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
- St Nicholas Hospital
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