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Queen Mary University of London

In research, Queen Mary University of London stands highest in Health Sciences (#171 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#197 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#225 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Periodontics, Mathematical Physics and Orthodontics — Periodontics is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#270
of 28,054 · #241 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#17
of 1,094
Research works
52k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5M
28.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Queen Mary University of London 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 #171 of 11,982 23.9%2,131 #169
MedicineField #197 of 10,443 24.1%1,717 #210
Social SciencesDomain #225 of 10,521 23.8%2,340 #209
Life SciencesDomain #232 of 7,800 27.1%873 #235
EngineeringField #200 of 6,636 25.4%1,011 #208
Physical SciencesDomain #447 of 12,888 26.1%2,814 #276
Social SciencesField #265 of 6,365 25.8%1,159 #198
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #65 of 1,201 25.2%303 #68
SurgerySubfield #108 of 1,816 26.8%192 #178
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #233 of 3,579 27.6%501 #251

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Queen Mary University of 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).

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#169 #171
  2. Medicine#210 #197
  3. Social Sciences#209 #225
  4. Life Sciences#235 #232
  5. Engineering#208 #200
  6. Physical Sciences#276 #447
  7. Social Sciences#198 #265
  8. Political Science and International Relations#68 #65
  9. Surgery#178 #108
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#251 #233
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 Queen Mary University of London specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Periodontics takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PeriodonticsSubfield · 46.4 works4.2×
  2. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 46.3 works3.6×
  3. OrthodonticsSubfield · 33.0 works3.6×
  4. HistorySubfield · 92.1 works3.5×
  5. DentistryField · 129.5 works3.3×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 90 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 501 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 88 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 178 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 22 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 62 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 719 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 54 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 51 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.83× its world share, 1,011 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 185 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 219 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.82× its world share, 174 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.74× its world share, 316 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.27× its world share, 130 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 246 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.09× its world share, 1,717 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 33 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.63× its world share, 384 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 182 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 69 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 251 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 295 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 1,159 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Queen Mary University of London?

Ranked on the composite score, D. Axen, E. Eisenhandler and Steffen E. Petersen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Queen Mary University of London.

  1. 1 D. Axen United Kingdom · #866 worldwide 4k citations · 125 works
  2. 2 E. Eisenhandler United Kingdom · #1,001 worldwide 3.8k citations · 104 works
  3. 3 Steffen E. Petersen United Kingdom · #1,199 worldwide 2.4k citations · 114 works
  4. 4 A. Astbury United Kingdom · #1,209 worldwide 3.9k citations · 95 works
  5. 5 Andreas Baumbach United Kingdom · #2,295 worldwide 1.4k citations · 93 works
  6. 6 Tao Xiang United Kingdom · #5,794 worldwide 2.2k citations · 135 works
  7. 7 Patricia B. Munroe United Kingdom · #6,047 worldwide 1.2k citations · 86 works
  8. 8 Mark J. Caulfield United Kingdom · #6,299 worldwide 1.4k citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Jack Cuzick United Kingdom · #7,562 worldwide 1.2k citations · 151 works
  10. 10 Chris Griffiths United Kingdom · #8,696 worldwide 853 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Queen Mary University of London

Which keywords describe research at Queen Mary University of London?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Globalization, Machine Learning, Human Rights, Inflammation, Gender and MIMO Systems.

▲ 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. Deep Learning367▲ 1.32×77 topics
  2. Epidemiology345◆ 1.07×129 topics
  3. Machine Learning271◆ 1.02×78 topics
  4. Globalization259▲ 1.62×109 topics
  5. Inflammation219▲ 1.29×81 topics
  6. Human Rights170▲ 2.0×55 topics
  7. Public Health159▲ 1.34×63 topics
  8. Quality of Life154▲ 1.31×54 topics
  9. Neural Networks136◆ 1.08×37 topics
  10. Risk Factors123▲ 1.37×37 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency122▲ 1.59×31 topics
  12. Cancer122◆ 1.11×55 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence121◆ 1.08×38 topics
  14. Treatment120▲ 1.21×50 topics
  15. Gender115▲ 2.6×44 topics
  16. Identity112▲ 1.89×57 topics
  17. History106▲ 1.86×42 topics
  18. Colonialism105▲ 2.7×36 topics
  19. Nationalism102▲ 2.7×27 topics
  20. Convolutional Neural Networks99▲ 1.65×14 topics
  21. Neoliberalism84▲ 2.9×24 topics
  22. Monetary Policy78▲ 4.0×11 topics
  23. Primary Care74▲ 2.4×15 topics
  24. MIMO Systems66▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Wireless Communications65▲ 4.5×5 topics
  26. Health Disparities62▲ 2.9×9 topics
  27. Global Governance59▲ 3.2×17 topics
  28. Wireless Communication59▲ 4.8×5 topics
  29. Quantum Gravity56▲ 8.4×4 topics
  30. Channel Estimation55▲ 7.8×4 topics
  31. Public Opinion51▲ 5.0×7 topics
  32. Black Holes50▲ 6.4×3 topics
  33. Economic Policy49▲ 12×7 topics
  34. Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces46▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access46▲ 14×1 topic
  36. British Politics40▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Depoliticisation40▲ 35×1 topic
  38. String Theory40▲ 8.6×2 topics
  39. Field Theories39▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Holographic39▲ 10×1 topic

Which research topics does Queen Mary University of London publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies, Political and Economic history of UK and US, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics and Music and Audio Processing.

Advanced Wireless Commun…46Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies: 46 fractional worksPolitical and Economic h…40Political and Economic history of UK and US: 40 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 39 fractional worksMusic and Audio Processing36Music and Audio Processing: 36 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…36Antenna Design and Analysis: 36 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 33 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 32 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…25Dental Health and Care Utilization: 25 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 22 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 22 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringPolitical Science and International RelationsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsSignal Processing6 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
  2. 2 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 40 works
  3. 3 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 39 works
  4. 4 Music and Audio Processing Signal Processing 36 works
  5. 5 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 36 works
  6. 6 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 33 works
  7. 7 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 32 works
  8. 8 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 25 works
  9. 9 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 22 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 22 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 available40.2%not open59.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.1%domestic only73.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Queen Mary University of London's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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