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Sheffield Hallam University

In research, Sheffield Hallam University stands highest in Social Sciences (#712 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#876 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,099 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Gender Studies, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Literature and Literary Theory — Gender Studies is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,699
of 28,054 · #1,781 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#106
of 1,094
Research works
13k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
245k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Sheffield Hallam University 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 #712 of 10,521 25.0%1,062 #406
Social SciencesField #876 of 6,365 25.9%539 #348
Health SciencesDomain #2,099 of 11,982 18.9%437 #1555
PsychologyField #506 of 2,181 24.3%166 #599
Business, Management and AccountingField #602 of 2,578 31.5%113 #397
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #643 of 2,578 27.1%197 #352
Physical SciencesDomain #3,741 of 12,888 19.4%459 #2335
MedicineField #3,271 of 10,443 15.8%292 #2775
EngineeringField #2,306 of 6,636 19.9%183 #1980
EducationSubfield #689 of 1,892 30.2%86 #180

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

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#406 #712
  2. Social Sciences#348 #876
  3. Health Sciences#1,555 #2,099
  4. Psychology#599 #506
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#397 #602
  6. Sociology and Political Science#352 #643
  7. Physical Sciences#2,335 #3,741
  8. Medicine#2,775 #3,271
  9. Engineering#1,980 #2,306
  10. Education#180 #689
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 Sheffield Hallam University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Gender Studies takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Gender StudiesSubfield · 45.2 works6.0×
  2. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 28.4 works5.3×
  3. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 53.0 works4.8×
  4. HistorySubfield · 29.5 works4.4×
← 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, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 38 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 131 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 183 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.37× its world share, 130 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 292 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.45× its world share, 147 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.68× its world share, 112 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 72 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.62× its world share, 166 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 539 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sheffield Hallam University?

Ranked on the composite score, James A. Banks, Bill Bramwell and Peter Wells lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sheffield Hallam University.

  1. 1 James A. Banks United Kingdom · #22,166 worldwide 492 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Bill Bramwell United Kingdom · #25,278 worldwide 603 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Peter Wells United Kingdom · #40,268 worldwide 327 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Sue Clegg United Kingdom · #77,368 worldwide 187 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Antonio Feteira United Kingdom · #105,989 worldwide 494 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Harry Arne Solberg United Kingdom · #124,271 worldwide 145 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Christina Beatty United Kingdom · #128,750 worldwide 95 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 John F. Kelley United Kingdom · #133,115 worldwide 209 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Sara Mills United Kingdom · #134,430 worldwide 111 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Kayhan Tajeddini United Kingdom · #141,912 worldwide 333 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Sheffield Hallam University

Which keywords describe research at Sheffield Hallam University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Identity, Globalization, Mental Health, Neoliberalism, Public Health, Physical Activity and Social Media.

▲ 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. Globalization96▲ 2.4×73 topics
  2. Mental Health80▲ 2.6×36 topics
  3. Identity73▲ 4.8×41 topics
  4. Gender73▲ 6.5×31 topics
  5. Public Health70▲ 2.3×36 topics
  6. Sustainability66▲ 1.31×56 topics
  7. Epidemiology66▼ 0.80×76 topics
  8. Social Media54▲ 1.83×28 topics
  9. Neoliberalism47▲ 6.3×19 topics
  10. Physical Activity40▲ 3.9×11 topics
  11. Quality of Life39▲ 1.32×38 topics
  12. Literature37▲ 3.3×29 topics
  13. Qualitative Research37▲ 2.0×17 topics
  14. Colonialism36▲ 3.6×30 topics
  15. Economic Growth32▲ 1.81×19 topics
  16. Higher Education32▲ 2.8×19 topics
  17. Well-being31▲ 3.9×14 topics
  18. Social Support30▲ 2.6×14 topics
  19. Nationalism30▲ 3.1×22 topics
  20. Social Capital29▲ 2.6×15 topics
  21. Social Justice28▲ 2.3×26 topics
  22. Health28▲ 3.4×13 topics
  23. Ethics28▲ 2.8×21 topics
  24. Primary Care27▲ 3.5×13 topics
  25. Labor Market25▲ 4.1×7 topics
  26. Feminism24▲ 4.2×15 topics
  27. Cultural Studies23▲ 2.9×14 topics
  28. Ethical Considerations22▲ 3.2×15 topics
  29. High-Intensity Interval Training21▲ 9.4×2 topics
  30. Reflective Practice21▲ 5.3×7 topics
  31. Community Development21▲ 5.3×5 topics
  32. Evidence-Based Practice19▲ 7.2×7 topics
  33. Resistance Training19▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Social Identity19▲ 9.8×5 topics
  35. Social History18▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Urban Regeneration17▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Mega Events17▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Sport Tourism17▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Physiological Demands16▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Training Load16▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Sheffield Hallam University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, Sports Performance and Training, Sport Psychology and Performance and Employment and Welfare Studies.

Sport and Mega-Event Imp…17Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 17 fractional worksSports Performance and T…16Sports Performance and Training: 16 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 14 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 12 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 11 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 10 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 10 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …10Homelessness and Social Issues: 10 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Media: 9 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 9 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceOrthopedics and Sports MedicineDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 16 works
  3. 3 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 14 works
  4. 4 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 12 works
  5. 5 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 11 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
  7. 7 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 10 works
  8. 8 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 10 works
  9. 9 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 9 works
  10. 10 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 9 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 available33.3%not open66.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sheffield Hallam University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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.

Other research institutions in Sheffield

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.