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Universities UK

In research, Universities UK stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,630 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,338
of 28,054 · #4,338 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#584
of 1,094
Research works
2.6k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Universities UK 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 #7,630 of 10,521 14.0%71 #2650

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Universities UK 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: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.41× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.22× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.65× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.83× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Universities UK?

Ranked on the composite score, E. Gardner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Universities UK.

  1. 1 E. Gardner United Kingdom · #172,112 worldwide 570 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Universities UK

Which keywords describe research at Universities UK?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Legal Regulation, International Law, Globalization, Transitional Justice, Pedagogy, Social Responsibility and Reform.

▲ 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. Human Rights11▲ 8.0×11 topics
  2. Legal Regulation11▲ 37×3 topics
  3. Globalization10▲ 3.6×13 topics
  4. International Law10▲ 23×3 topics
  5. Education8▲ 3.4×10 topics
  6. Epidemiology7▲ 1.25×34 topics
  7. Transitional Justice6▲ 58×3 topics
  8. Pedagogy6▲ 9.0×3 topics
  9. History5▲ 5.7×8 topics
  10. Social Responsibility5▲ 17×2 topics
  11. Reform5▲ 61×1 topic
  12. Student5▲ 355×1 topic
  13. Public Health5▲ 2.7×18 topics
  14. Culture5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  15. Security5▲ 5.8×6 topics
  16. Digital Economy5▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Criminal Justice4▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Economic Security4▲ 15×3 topics
  19. Environmental Information4▲ 219×1 topic
  20. Global Society4▲ 219×1 topic
  21. Literature4▲ 5.5×4 topics
  22. Martial Law4▲ 470×1 topic
  23. War Crimes4▲ 69×1 topic
  24. Philosophy4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  25. Science4▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Innovation4▲ 2.7×10 topics
  27. Higher Education3▲ 4.6×7 topics
  28. Ethnicity3▲ 6.0×2 topics
  29. Air Force3▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Islam3▲ 10×1 topic
  31. Modernization3▲ 12×1 topic
  32. Public Oversight3▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Social Influence3▲ 10×1 topic
  34. Transport Policy3▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Burnout3▲ 21×4 topics
  36. Job Satisfaction2▲ 4.1×8 topics
  37. Work-related Stress2▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Suicide Risk2▲ 48×1 topic
  39. veterinary surgeons2▲ 194×1 topic
  40. Student Perceptions2▲ 7.9×5 topics

Which research topics does Universities UK publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Social Development in Ukraine, War, Law, and Justice, Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies and Military Technology and Strategies.

Education and Social Development in Ukraine: 5 fractional worksWar, Law, and Justice: 4 fractional worksUkrainian Legal and Fore…4Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies: 4 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …3Military Technology and Strategies: 3 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 3 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Analysis: 3 fractional worksVeterinary Practice and …2Veterinary Practice and Education Studies: 2 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 1 fractional worksMilitary, Security, and Education Studies: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional works
EducationPolitical Science and International RelationsAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Social Development in Ukraine Education 5 works
  2. 2 War, Law, and Justice Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 3 works
  7. 7 Veterinary Practice and Education Studies Speech and Hearing 2 works
  8. 8 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 1 works
  9. 9 Military, Security, and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 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 available18.5%not open81.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Universities UK's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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