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Southampton Solent University

In research, Southampton Solent University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,998 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,813 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,850 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,918
of 28,054 · #13,293 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#503
of 1,094
Research works
1.3k
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Southampton Solent 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 #3,998 of 10,521 24.2%153 #2626
Social SciencesField #2,813 of 6,365 26.2%83 #1613
Physical SciencesDomain #11,850 of 12,888 18.9%71 #15827

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 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#2,626 #3,998
  2. Social Sciences#1,613 #2,813
  3. Physical Sciences#15,827 #11,850
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.

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: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.44× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.58× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 2.08× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.91× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.67× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.58× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.64× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.27× its world share, 83 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 Southampton Solent University?

Ranked on the composite score, Phil Armstrong, Raza Hasan and Margaret Ross lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southampton Solent University.

  1. 1 Phil Armstrong United Kingdom · #274,006 worldwide 4 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Raza Hasan United Kingdom · #325,830 worldwide 73 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Margaret Ross United Kingdom · #471,640 worldwide 19 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Kevin Harris United Kingdom · #556,940 worldwide 25 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Salman Mahmood United Kingdom · #746,679 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Jing Lü United Kingdom · #751,473 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 James Fisher United Kingdom · #794,455 worldwide 49 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 James Steele United Kingdom · #885,885 worldwide 60 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Rory Magrath United Kingdom · #917,622 worldwide 27 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Alberto Amore United Kingdom · #975,774 worldwide 21 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Southampton Solent University

Which keywords describe research at Southampton Solent University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Media, Identity, High-Intensity Interval Training, Gender, Higher Education, Machine Learning, Resistance Training and Maritime Transportation.

▲ 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. Machine Learning17▲ 1.84×34 topics
  2. Social Media17▲ 4.0×20 topics
  3. Identity13▲ 6.3×14 topics
  4. Deep Learning13▲ 1.28×27 topics
  5. Sustainability11▲ 1.59×24 topics
  6. Gender11▲ 7.0×8 topics
  7. High-Intensity Interval Training11▲ 36×2 topics
  8. Globalization11▲ 1.91×28 topics
  9. Higher Education11▲ 6.8×14 topics
  10. Resistance Training8▲ 29×2 topics
  11. Healthcare8▲ 2.3×11 topics
  12. Maritime Transportation8▲ 50×2 topics
  13. Masculinity8▲ 31×3 topics
  14. Big Data7▲ 2.8×13 topics
  15. Economic Impact7▲ 4.3×2 topics
  16. Performance Analysis7▲ 11×2 topics
  17. Qualitative Research7▲ 2.8×9 topics
  18. Physiological Demands7▲ 37×1 topic
  19. Training Load7▲ 37×1 topic
  20. Risk Assessment6▲ 3.3×7 topics
  21. Mega Events6▲ 61×1 topic
  22. Neoliberalism6▲ 6.1×12 topics
  23. Sport6▲ 56×2 topics
  24. Sport Tourism6▲ 61×1 topic
  25. Fan Culture6▲ 81×1 topic
  26. Femininity6▲ 81×1 topic
  27. Collision Avoidance5▲ 10.0×3 topics
  28. Health Promotion5▲ 5.7×5 topics
  29. Student Voice5▲ 65×2 topics
  30. Co-Creation of Curriculum5▲ 111×1 topic
  31. Path Planning5▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Student-Staff Partnerships5▲ 111×1 topic
  33. Human Factors5▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Gender Dynamics5▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Physical Education5▲ 13×5 topics
  36. Professional Development5▲ 8.2×9 topics
  37. Reflective Practice5▲ 8.7×5 topics
  38. Autonomous Ships5▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Unmanned Surface Vehicles5▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Student Perceptions4▲ 8.2×6 topics

Which research topics does Southampton Solent University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, Sports, Gender, and Society and Higher Education Practises and Engagement.

Sports Performance and T…7Sports Performance and Training: 7 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Imp…6Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 6 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Soci…6Sports, Gender, and Society: 6 fractional worksHigher Education Practis…5Higher Education Practises and Engagement: 5 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 5 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 4 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…3Sport Psychology and Performance: 3 fractional worksPhysical Education and Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 2 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSociology and Political ScienceGender StudiesEducation6 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 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 6 works
  4. 4 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 5 works
  5. 5 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 3 works
  9. 9 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southampton Solent University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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