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Southampton Solent University

In research, Southampton Solent University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,445 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,529 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,543 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,707
of 22,385 · #4,616 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#243
of 862
Research works
1.3k
▼ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Southampton Solent University

What is Southampton Solent University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,445 of 9,585 10.9%153 #2551
Social SciencesField #3,529 of 5,988 8.5%83 #2191
Physical SciencesDomain #7,543 of 10,670 11.3%71 #5349

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southampton Solent 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,551 #4,445
  2. Social Sciences#2,191 #3,529
  3. Physical Sciences#5,349 #7,543
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Southampton Solent University work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Southampton Solent University is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Computer Science (11%), Medicine (11%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 178 fractional works · 53.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 95 fractional works · 28.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 29 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEducation: 25 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 27 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 21 fractional works · 6.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 17 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 80 fractional works · 24.1% of its workComputer Science: 37 fractional works · 11.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 8.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 61 fractional works · 18.5% of its workMedicine: 37 fractional works · 11.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSouthamptonSolent University332fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences53%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences9528.6%
    2. Psychology278.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities216.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting175.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance113.2%
    6. Decision Sciences72.0%
    1. Computer Science3711.3%
    2. Engineering278.1%
    3. Environmental Science82.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy20.8%
    5. Energy20.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.5%
    7. Mathematics10.3%
    8. Materials Science10.3%
    1. Medicine3711.2%
    2. Health Professions216.3%
    3. Nursing31.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology61.8%
    2. Neuroscience51.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.40× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 2.02× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.16× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.58× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.52× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.71× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 95 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.71×27 works
  2. Health Professions2.40×21 works
  3. Social Sciences2.26×95 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.16×21 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.08×7 works
  6. Nursing2.02×3 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.58×17 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.52×11 works
  9. Computer Science1.45×37 works
  10. Neuroscience0.85×5 works
  11. Energy0.59×2 works
  12. Medicine0.58×37 works
  13. Engineering0.54×27 works
  14. Environmental Science0.46×8 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×6 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.34×2 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×2 works
  18. Mathematics0.26×1 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×3 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.09×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.09×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Southampton Solent University?

Ranked on the quality score, Bailey Ashton Adie, James Peter Fisher and Alberto Amore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southampton Solent University.

  1. 1 Bailey Ashton Adie United Kingdom · #254,414 worldwide 734 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 James Peter Fisher United Kingdom · #304,618 worldwide 4.5k citations · 216 works
  3. 3 Alberto Amore United Kingdom · #397,953 worldwide 1.2k citations · 92 works
  4. 4 Tansy S. Jessop United Kingdom · #496,778 worldwide 695 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 James R. Steele United Kingdom · #558,329 worldwide 5.9k citations · 275 works
  6. 6 Kate Pike United Kingdom · #794,584 worldwide 946 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Michelle A. Jones United Kingdom · #814,853 worldwide 1.9k citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Salman Mahmood United Kingdom · #1,065,056 worldwide 1k citations · 68 works
  9. 9 Yifan Wang United Kingdom · #1,070,339 worldwide 709 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Ajab Khan United Kingdom · #1,076,120 worldwide 223 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Southampton Solent University

What are the most cited papers from Southampton Solent University?

The most cited paper from Southampton Solent University is "Heart Rate Variability and Cardiac Vagal Tone in Psychophysiological Research – Recommendations for Experiment Planning, Data Analysis, and Data Reporting" (Sylvain Laborde, Emma Mosley, Julian Francis Thayer, 2017), with 2,341 citations. Next come "Emerging mechanisms for heavy metal transport in plants" (628) and "Fieldwork is Good: the Student Perception and the Affective Domain" (419).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Heart Rate Variability and Cardiac Vagal Tone in Psychophysiological Research – Recommendations for Experiment Planning, Data Analysis, and Data Reporting Sylvain Laborde, Emma Mosley, Julian Francis Thayer · Frontiers in Psychology Open access 19 Feb 2017 2,341
2 Emerging mechanisms for heavy metal transport in plants Lorraine E. Williams, Jon K. Pittman, J. L. Hall · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes Open access May 2000 628
3 Fieldwork is Good: the Student Perception and the Affective Domain Alan Boyle, Sarah Maguire, Adrián González Martín et al. · Journal of Geography in Higher Education 25 Apr 2007 419
4 The effect of playing formation on high-intensity running and technical profiles in English FA Premier League soccer matches Paul S. Bradley, Christopher Carling, David T. Archer et al. · Journal of Sports Sciences 22 Apr 2011 387
5 The regulation of biofilm development by quorum sensing in Aeromonas hydrophila Martin J. Lynch, Simon Swift, David F. Kirke et al. · Environmental Microbiology 2002 332
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Southampton Solent University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Identity, Social Media, High-Intensity Interval Training, Higher Education, Machine Learning, Maritime Transportation and Masculinity.

▲ 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-now 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. Machine Learning20▲ 1.79×35 topics
  2. Social Media17▲ 3.7×20 topics
  3. Deep Learning15▲ 1.29×29 topics
  4. Identity14▲ 5.9×16 topics
  5. Gender14▲ 7.9×12 topics
  6. Sustainability12▲ 1.54×28 topics
  7. Globalization12▲ 1.84×30 topics
  8. High-Intensity Interval Training11▲ 32×2 topics
  9. Higher Education11▲ 6.5×14 topics
  10. Healthcare9▲ 2.5×12 topics
  11. Qualitative Research9▲ 3.3×9 topics
  12. Big Data8▲ 2.6×13 topics
  13. Maritime Transportation8▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Masculinity8▲ 29×3 topics
  15. Resistance Training8▲ 26×2 topics
  16. Risk Assessment8▲ 3.5×7 topics
  17. Economic Impact8▲ 4.3×2 topics
  18. Performance Analysis7▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Physiological Demands7▲ 33×1 topic
  20. Training Load7▲ 33×1 topic
  21. Sport7▲ 52×2 topics
  22. Fan Culture6▲ 73×1 topic
  23. Femininity6▲ 73×1 topic
  24. Neoliberalism6▲ 5.3×12 topics
  25. Mega Events6▲ 56×1 topic
  26. Sport Tourism6▲ 56×1 topic
  27. Collision Avoidance6▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Path Planning6▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Human Factors6▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Intersectionality6▲ 8.9×4 topics
  31. Student Voice6▲ 59×2 topics
  32. Professional Development6▲ 7.9×9 topics
  33. Autonomous Ships5▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Reflective Practice5▲ 8.6×6 topics
  35. Unmanned Surface Vehicles5▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Co-Creation of Curriculum5▲ 100×1 topic
  37. Gender Dynamics5▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Physical Education5▲ 13×5 topics
  39. Student-Staff Partnerships5▲ 100×1 topic
  40. Gender Identity5▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Southampton Solent University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sports Performance and Training, Sports, Gender, and Society, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts and Maritime Navigation and Safety.

Sports Performance and T…7Sports Performance and Training: 7 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Soci…6Sports, Gender, and Society: 6 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Imp…6Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 6 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and …5Maritime Navigation and Safety: 5 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 5 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 4 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…4Sport Psychology and Performance: 4 fractional worksPhysical Education and Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 3 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineGender StudiesSociology and Political ScienceOcean Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 7 works
  2. 2 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 6 works
  3. 3 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  4. 4 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 5 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 4 works
  9. 9 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 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 available45.5%not open54.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Southampton Solent University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Southampton Solent University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0017% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Southampton Solent University0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Southampton Solent University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Southampton Solent University13.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.9% in 2021.

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