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Science Oxford

In research, Science Oxford stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,479 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,858 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,010 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Arts and Humanities — History is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,649
of 28,054 · #1,050 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#66
of 1,094
Research works
14k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
301k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Science Oxford 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,479 of 10,521 21.5%408 #678
Health SciencesDomain #1,858 of 11,982 17.2%256 #1575
Physical SciencesDomain #2,010 of 12,888 23.6%510 #1122
Life SciencesDomain #1,735 of 7,800 29.4%148 #1077
EngineeringField #1,485 of 6,636 20.1%211 #1076
MedicineField #2,736 of 10,443 17.5%206 #1822
Social SciencesField #2,086 of 6,365 24.8%173 #885
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,214 of 3,579 34.6%74 #808
Computer ScienceField #1,760 of 4,667 27.7%121 #916
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,592 of 2,578 22.5%63 #946

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Science Oxford 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. Social Sciences#678 #1,479
  2. Health Sciences#1,575 #1,858
  3. Physical Sciences#1,122 #2,010
  4. Life Sciences#1,077 #1,735
  5. Engineering#1,076 #1,485
  6. Medicine#1,822 #2,736
  7. Social Sciences#885 #2,086
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#808 #1,214
  9. Computer Science#916 #1,760
  10. Sociology and Political Science#946 #1,592
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 Science Oxford specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 23.4 works5.5×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 111.2 works2.9×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 74 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.64× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.18× its world share, 121 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 211 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 28 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.34× its world share, 40 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 47 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 206 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.91× its world share, 111 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.50× its world share, 43 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 173 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Science Oxford?

Ranked on the composite score, J. E. Littlewood, G. D. Kilpatrick and Ralph Hanna lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Science Oxford.

  1. 1 J. E. Littlewood · #14,715 worldwide 611 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 G. D. Kilpatrick · #21,594 worldwide 155 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Ralph Hanna · #27,741 worldwide 143 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Terence Cave · #29,602 worldwide 191 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Trevor I. Williams · #33,226 worldwide 148 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 M. DOMINICA LEGGE · #33,309 worldwide 178 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 R. SHACKLETON · #49,776 worldwide 158 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Jean Seznec · #61,352 worldwide 69 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 John Townsend · #71,017 worldwide 227 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 J. H. C. Whitehead · #72,693 worldwide 359 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Science Oxford

Which keywords describe research at Science Oxford?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Primary Care, NHS, Machine Learning, Healthcare Workers, Health Inequalities, doctors' strikes and Workforce Planning.

▲ 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 Learning59▲ 1.31×66 topics
  2. Machine Learning54▲ 1.26×66 topics
  3. Epidemiology40▼ 0.77×99 topics
  4. Globalization37▲ 1.44×76 topics
  5. Public Health37▲ 1.92×44 topics
  6. COVID-1931▲ 1.70×23 topics
  7. History28▲ 3.0×33 topics
  8. Climate Change27▼ 0.77×71 topics
  9. Primary Care27▲ 5.3×13 topics
  10. Healthcare26▲ 1.73×22 topics
  11. Neural Networks25▲ 1.22×32 topics
  12. Heat Transfer22▲ 3.4×14 topics
  13. Healthcare Workers22▲ 6.7×5 topics
  14. NHS20▲ 108×2 topics
  15. Gender20▲ 2.8×33 topics
  16. Literature20▲ 2.8×27 topics
  17. Religion20▲ 3.1×28 topics
  18. Renewable Energy20◆ 1.02×29 topics
  19. Identity19▲ 2.0×40 topics
  20. Health Inequalities19▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Workforce Planning18▲ 40×1 topic
  22. doctors' strikes18▲ 122×1 topic
  23. Artificial Intelligence18◆ 1.01×25 topics
  24. Philosophy17▲ 2.9×20 topics
  25. Big Data16▲ 1.29×18 topics
  26. Culture15▲ 2.2×18 topics
  27. Ethics15▲ 2.3×26 topics
  28. Large-Eddy Simulation14▲ 5.5×5 topics
  29. Nationalism13▲ 2.1×20 topics
  30. Cultural Identity13▲ 1.89×16 topics
  31. Medical Education12▲ 3.6×12 topics
  32. Neoliberalism12▲ 2.6×19 topics
  33. Neuroscience12▲ 3.1×14 topics
  34. Cultural Studies12▲ 2.3×15 topics
  35. Theology10▲ 8.2×4 topics
  36. Society10▲ 4.0×11 topics
  37. International Law10▲ 2.5×17 topics
  38. Boundary Layer8▲ 4.8×3 topics
  39. Church History8▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Social History7▲ 6.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Science Oxford publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Systems and Challenges, Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization and Cardiac Health and Mental Health.

Healthcare Systems and C…18Healthcare Systems and Challenges: 18 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 6 fractional worksTurbomachinery Performance and Optimization: 5 fractional worksCardiac Health and Menta…5Cardiac Health and Mental Health: 5 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 4 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 4 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Educ…4Empathy and Medical Education: 4 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Base…4Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 4 fractional worksHistory of Medical Pract…4History of Medical Practice: 4 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms4Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 4 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsReligious studiesAerospace EngineeringCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Challenges General Health Professions 18 works
  2. 2 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 6 works
  3. 3 Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  5. 5 Medieval Literature and History Classics 4 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 4 works
  7. 7 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  8. 8 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 History of Medical Practice Neurology 4 works
  10. 10 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 4 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 available24.1%not open75.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Science Oxford's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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