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Preston University

In research, Preston University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,617 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,416
of 28,054 · #24,920 all time
Rank in Pakistan
#180
of 241
Research works
240
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Preston University 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 #9,617 of 16,945 30.7%144

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

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: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.17× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.44× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.24× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.99× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.48× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Preston University?

Ranked on the composite score, Muhammad Afzal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Preston University.

  1. 1 Muhammad Afzal Pakistan · #684,699 worldwide 36 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Preston University

Which keywords describe research at Preston University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Economic Growth, Mental Health, Resilience, Corporate Governance, Governance, Financial Development and Panel Data Analysis.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy7▲ 6.9×6 topics
  2. Economic Growth6▲ 9.8×9 topics
  3. Mental Health6▲ 5.6×9 topics
  4. Education5▲ 3.8×7 topics
  5. Climate Change4▲ 2.3×14 topics
  6. Resilience4▲ 13×5 topics
  7. Corporate Governance4▲ 8.1×8 topics
  8. COVID-194▲ 4.0×4 topics
  9. Depression4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  10. Pandemic4▲ 4.6×3 topics
  11. Governance4▲ 15×5 topics
  12. Financial Development3▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Panel Data Analysis3▲ 30×2 topics
  14. CO2 Emissions3▲ 25×1 topic
  15. Energy Consumption3▲ 20×1 topic
  16. Risk Management3▲ 9.4×5 topics
  17. Consumer Behavior3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  18. Well-being3▲ 10×3 topics
  19. Digital Transformation3▲ 7.3×5 topics
  20. Economic Development3▲ 4.7×6 topics
  21. Life Satisfaction3▲ 56×2 topics
  22. Positive Psychology3▲ 48×2 topics
  23. ICT3▲ 28×1 topic
  24. Leadership3▲ 7.5×6 topics
  25. Self-Efficacy3▲ 14×3 topics
  26. financial access3▲ 95×1 topic
  27. Anxiety2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  28. Finance2▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Household Fuel Use2▲ 45×1 topic
  30. Indoor Air Pollution2▲ 45×1 topic
  31. Job Satisfaction2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  32. Psychological Distress2▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Vulnerability2▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Healthcare Workers2▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Psychological Impact2▲ 9.2×1 topic
  36. Quarantine2▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Customer Satisfaction2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  38. Human Resource Management2▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Positive Emotions2▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Work Engagement2▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Preston University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Economic Growth and Development, Energy and Environment Impacts and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 3 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…2Energy and Environment Impacts: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health2COVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 2 fractional worksOptimism, Hope, and Well…1Optimism, Hope, and Well-being: 1 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 1 fractional worksGrit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsInformation SystemsPollutionClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  2. 2 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 3 works
  3. 3 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 2 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  6. 6 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Optimism, Hope, and Well-being Applied Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 1 works
  10. 10 Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation Social Psychology 1 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 available62.5%not open37.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.6%domestic only72.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Preston University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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