Question 1

What is Queen's University Belfast known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Queen's University Belfast stands highest in Health Sciences (#301 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#316 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#406 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmaceutical Science, Public Administration and Geriatrics and Gerontology (Pharmaceutical Science is 8.0× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Queen's University Belfast rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Queen's University Belfast ranks #385 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#530 all time), and #28 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Queen's University Belfast?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Chunfei Wu, Liam Gabriel Heaney and Bruce Campbell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Queen's University Belfast.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Queen's University Belfast?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Queen's University Belfast is "Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement" (PRISMA-P Group, David Moher, Larissa Shamseer et al., 2015), with 27,092 citations. Next come "World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour" (11,799) and "COVID-19: consider cytokine storm syndromes and immunosuppression" (10,244).

Question 5

Which research topics does Queen's University Belfast publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Irish and British Studies, Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery, Antenna Design and Analysis and Retinal Diseases and Treatments.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Queen's University Belfast?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Epidemiology, Identity, Conflict, Transition, Ethnicity, Globalization and Mental Health.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Queen's University Belfast work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 32% of research at Queen's University Belfast is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (17%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Queen's University Belfast's?

Accepted Answer

University of Liverpool has the research profile closest to Queen's University Belfast's (similarity 0.67 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Veterinary, followed by The University of Sydney and Tufts University.

Question 9

Is Queen's University Belfast's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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