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Teesside University

In research, Teesside University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,036 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,466 of 11,982 worldwide) and Engineering (#989 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Building and Construction — Building and Construction is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,813
of 28,054 · #2,919 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#76
of 1,094
Research works
6.9k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
130k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Teesside 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 #1,036 of 10,521 34.6%473 #888
Health SciencesDomain #1,466 of 11,982 21.0%266 #1713
EngineeringField #989 of 6,636 23.2%305 #2050
Physical SciencesDomain #2,200 of 12,888 24.9%599 #3535
Social SciencesField #1,264 of 6,365 31.9%197 #758
MedicineField #2,513 of 10,443 19.7%185 #2440
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #650 of 2,578 36.7%81 #754
Health ProfessionsField #518 of 1,928 25.0%68 #1093
Business, Management and AccountingField #699 of 2,578 44.6%82 #802
Computer ScienceField #1,469 of 4,667 29.1%129 #1194

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Teesside 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#888 #1,036
  2. Health Sciences#1,713 #1,466
  3. Engineering#2,050 #989
  4. Physical Sciences#3,535 #2,200
  5. Social Sciences#758 #1,264
  6. Medicine#2,440 #2,513
  7. Sociology and Political Science#754 #650
  8. Health Professions#1,093 #518
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#802 #699
  10. Computer Science#1,194 #1,469
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 Teesside University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Building and Construction takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 41.2 works4.6×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 129 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.74× its world share, 36 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.41× its world share, 304 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 73 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.80× its world share, 68 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 185 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 39 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.77× its world share, 82 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.94× its world share, 60 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 70 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 197 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Teesside University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi, Matthew Cotton and Helen HG Handoll lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Teesside University.

  1. 1 Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi United Kingdom · #12,624 worldwide 739 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Matthew Cotton United Kingdom · #19,207 worldwide 560 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Helen HG Handoll United Kingdom · #67,620 worldwide 205 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Steve Green United Kingdom · #70,204 worldwide 405 citations · 81 works
  5. 5 Matthew Weston United Kingdom · #113,882 worldwide 216 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 John Dixon United Kingdom · #113,928 worldwide 158 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Patricia A. Turner United Kingdom · #145,317 worldwide 68 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Cormac Ryan United Kingdom · #146,763 worldwide 127 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Pattanathu Rahman United Kingdom · #157,614 worldwide 187 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Robert MacDonald United Kingdom · #165,543 worldwide 106 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Teesside University

Which keywords describe research at Teesside University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Risk Management, Supply Chain Management, Deep Learning, Environmental Impact and Internet of Things.

▲ 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 Learning76▲ 1.62×72 topics
  2. Sustainability73▲ 2.1×61 topics
  3. Renewable Energy68▲ 3.3×33 topics
  4. Deep Learning62▲ 1.26×62 topics
  5. Epidemiology55◆ 0.97×86 topics
  6. Environmental Impact46▲ 1.87×40 topics
  7. Mental Health41▲ 1.94×32 topics
  8. Public Health40▲ 1.91×40 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management38▲ 2.9×15 topics
  10. Internet of Things35▲ 2.8×19 topics
  11. Healthcare35▲ 2.2×19 topics
  12. Risk Management33▲ 4.8×12 topics
  13. Globalization30◆ 1.08×46 topics
  14. Neural Networks30▲ 1.35×29 topics
  15. Security27▲ 2.9×17 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency26▲ 1.96×25 topics
  17. Big Data26▲ 1.96×18 topics
  18. Economic Growth22▲ 1.84×17 topics
  19. Global Burden22▲ 2.9×11 topics
  20. Gender18▲ 2.4×20 topics
  21. Artificial Neural Networks18▲ 2.6×9 topics
  22. Lithium-ion Batteries16▲ 2.6×3 topics
  23. RFID Technology16▲ 6.3×4 topics
  24. Facilities Management16▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Prevalence16▲ 2.8×11 topics
  26. Construction16▲ 8.1×3 topics
  27. Smart Grid16▲ 2.9×8 topics
  28. Electric Vehicles16▲ 3.7×4 topics
  29. Energy Consumption16▲ 4.8×4 topics
  30. Model Predictive Control14▲ 3.8×6 topics
  31. CO2 Emissions14▲ 5.1×3 topics
  32. Cyber-Physical Systems14▲ 3.6×6 topics
  33. BIM13▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Prefabrication13▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Panel Data Analysis12▲ 5.4×3 topics
  36. Financial Development12▲ 5.5×2 topics
  37. Environmental Regulation12▲ 5.6×2 topics
  38. Kuznets Curve12▲ 7.4×1 topic
  39. Trade Openness12▲ 7.4×1 topic
  40. Energy Simulation10▲ 7.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Teesside University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: BIM and Construction Integration, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Advanced Battery Technologies Research.

BIM and Construction Int…13BIM and Construction Integration: 13 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…12Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 12 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…10Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…9Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 9 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 9 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 8 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy …6Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 6 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 6 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 6 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Vola…6Market Dynamics and Volatility: 6 fractional works
Building and ConstructionEconomics and EconometricsInformation SystemsAutomotive Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 13 works
  2. 2 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 10 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 9 works
  5. 5 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 9 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 6 works
  8. 8 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 6 works
  9. 9 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 6 works
  10. 10 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 6 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 available39.8%not open60.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.8%domestic only79.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Teesside University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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