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Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

In research, Universities Federation for Animal Welfare stands highest in Health Sciences (#19,358 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#14,108 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#36,086
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,930
of 2,253
Research works
387
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Universities Federation for Animal Welfare known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #19,358 of 20,462 7.4%141
Life SciencesDomain #14,108 of 14,347 5.7%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universities Federation for Animal Welfare 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).

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: 3.36× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.84× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.92× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.60× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 130.99× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 131.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Universities Federation for Animal Welfare?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Animal Welfare, Emotional State, Stress Indicators, Ethical Considerations, Publication Bias, Animal Research Reporting, ARRIVE Guidelines and Genetic Diversity.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Animal Welfare68▲ 158×5 topics
  2. Emotional State58▲ 446×1 topic
  3. Stress Indicators58▲ 446×1 topic
  4. Ethical Considerations41▲ 32×7 topics
  5. Climate Change37▲ 3.6×30 topics
  6. ARRIVE Guidelines35▲ 544×1 topic
  7. Animal Research Reporting35▲ 544×1 topic
  8. Publication Bias35▲ 168×2 topics
  9. Genetic Diversity29▲ 15×9 topics
  10. Oxytocin29▲ 114×2 topics
  11. Genetic Structure28▲ 89×2 topics
  12. Dog Domestication28▲ 388×1 topic
  13. Genomic Analysis28▲ 24×1 topic
  14. Biodiversity20▲ 7.0×13 topics
  15. Sustainability19▲ 2.7×13 topics
  16. Food Security18▲ 11×8 topics
  17. Mental Health14▲ 3.2×5 topics
  18. Burnout13▲ 35×3 topics
  19. Chicken Domestication13▲ 216×1 topic
  20. Resilience13▲ 8.4×2 topics
  21. Village Poultry13▲ 216×1 topic
  22. Population Dynamics13▲ 11×8 topics
  23. Trophic Cascades12▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Livestock Production12▲ 51×3 topics
  25. Genetic Characterization12▲ 51×2 topics
  26. Viral Pathogenesis12▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Suicide Risk12▲ 81×1 topic
  28. veterinary surgeons12▲ 303×1 topic
  29. African Swine Fever11▲ 86×1 topic
  30. Foot-and-Mouth Disease11▲ 86×1 topic
  31. Environmental Policy11▲ 18×4 topics
  32. Feed Additives11▲ 39×2 topics
  33. Multifunctionality11▲ 50×2 topics
  34. Plant Breeding10▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Population Genetics10▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Animal Breeding10▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Genomic Selection10▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Common Agricultural Policy10▲ 161×1 topic
  39. agricultural subsidies10▲ 161×1 topic
  40. Fisheries Sustainability9▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Universities Federation for Animal Welfare publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact and Social Sciences and Governance.

Animal Behavior and Welf…2Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 1 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 1 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…0CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 0 fractional worksAnimal Genetics and Reproduction: 0 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 0 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 0 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 0 fractional works
Small AnimalsGeneticsEcologyUrban Studies2 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 2 works
  2. 2 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 1 works
  3. 3 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 1 works
  5. 5 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  6. 6 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Animal Genetics and Reproduction Genetics 0 works
  8. 8 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 0 works
  9. 9 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 0 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 0 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 available31.4%not open68.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.2%domestic only95.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universities Federation for Animal Welfare's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower 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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