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University College Birmingham

In research, University College Birmingham stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,317 of 9,902 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,294 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,800 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#3,458
of 22,385 · #2,893 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#172
of 862
Research works
902
▲ 197% vs 2018-21
Citations
32k
36.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.19×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%

What is University College Birmingham 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,317 of 9,902 28.4%75 #2989
Physical SciencesDomain #5,294 of 10,670 8.2%60 #3056
Social SciencesDomain #4,800 of 9,585 11.8%87 #2652

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where University College Birmingham 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. Health Sciences#2,989 #2,317
  2. Physical Sciences#3,056 #5,294
  3. Social Sciences#2,652 #4,800
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 University College Birmingham work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research at University College Birmingham is in Social Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 112 fractional works · 35.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 49 fractional works · 15.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 6.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 18 fractional works · 5.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 99 fractional works · 30.8% of its workMedicine: 72 fractional works · 22.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 12 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOral Surgery: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPeriodontics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthodontics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 78 fractional works · 24.4% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 10.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 19 fractional works · 5.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 32 fractional works · 9.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversityCollege…321fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences35%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4915.2%
    2. Psychology206.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting185.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance123.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities92.9%
    6. Decision Sciences51.6%
    1. Medicine7222.6%
    2. Health Professions134.2%
    3. Dentistry123.6%
    4. Nursing10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Engineering3510.8%
    2. Computer Science195.8%
    3. Environmental Science103.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.1%
    5. Energy30.9%
    6. Materials Science30.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy20.8%
    8. Mathematics20.5%
    9. Chemistry10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology154.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology61.8%
    3. Neuroscience51.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
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: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.77× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 7.49× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.17× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.00× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.70× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.71× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.02× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry7.49×12 works
  2. Psychology2.02×20 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.77×6 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.71×12 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.70×18 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.61×5 works
  7. Health Professions1.59×14 works
  8. Social Sciences1.20×49 works
  9. Medicine1.17×72 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.05×1 works
  11. Energy1.00×3 works
  12. Arts and Humanities1.00×9 works
  13. Neuroscience0.99×5 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.88×15 works
  15. Computer Science0.74×18 works
  16. Engineering0.72×35 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.70×4 works
  18. Nursing0.70×1 works
  19. Environmental Science0.65×10 works
  20. Veterinary0.52×0 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.47×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.45×2 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.35×2 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×4 works
  25. Materials Science0.24×3 works
  26. Chemistry0.15×1 works

Who are the top researchers at University College Birmingham?

Ranked on the quality score, Faiza Khan, Anthony Ingold and B C Windle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University College Birmingham.

  1. 1 Faiza Khan United Kingdom · #1,792,797 worldwide 350 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Anthony Ingold United Kingdom · #2,388,326 worldwide 438 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 B C Windle United Kingdom · #2,908,272 worldwide 310 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Keith Ward United Kingdom · #3,423,261 worldwide 26 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at University College Birmingham

What are the most cited papers from University College Birmingham?

The most cited paper from University College Birmingham is "Ordering, metastability and phase transitions in two-dimensional systems" (J. Michael Kosterlitz, D. J. Thouless, 1973), with 9,586 citations. Next come "Periodontitis: Consensus report of workgroup 2 of the 2017 World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri‐Implant Diseases and Conditions" (3,213) and "The critical properties of the two-dimensional xy model" (2,904).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ordering, metastability and phase transitions in two-dimensional systems J. Michael Kosterlitz, D. J. Thouless · Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics Open access 12 Apr 1973 9,586
2 Periodontitis: Consensus report of workgroup 2 of the 2017 World Workshop on the Classification of Periodontal and Peri‐Implant Diseases and Conditions Panos N. Papapanou et al. · Journal of Periodontology Open access Jun 2018 3,213
3 The critical properties of the two-dimensional xy model J. Michael Kosterlitz · Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics Open access 21 Mar 1974 2,904
4 Do humans have two systems to track beliefs and belief-like states? Ian A. Apperly, Stephen Butterfill · Psychological Review 2009 1,296
5 Exploring the sensitivity of next generation gravitational wave detectors B. P. Abbott et al. · Classical and Quantum Gravity Open access722 authors 24 Jan 2017 1,243
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at University College Birmingham?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Inflammation, Mental Health, Economic Growth, Sustainability and Self-Regulation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15◆ 1.15×70 topics
  2. Machine Learning11◆ 1.06×51 topics
  3. Quality of Life10▲ 2.2×36 topics
  4. Deep Learning10▼ 0.86×46 topics
  5. Inflammation9▲ 1.38×46 topics
  6. Sustainability9▲ 1.16×36 topics
  7. Mental Health8▲ 1.75×27 topics
  8. Globalization8▲ 1.20×32 topics
  9. Economic Growth6▲ 2.4×19 topics
  10. Public Health6▲ 1.19×27 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 1.19×17 topics
  12. Risk Factors5▲ 1.48×24 topics
  13. Big Data5▲ 1.64×14 topics
  14. Healthcare5▲ 1.36×18 topics
  15. Management4▲ 1.70×20 topics
  16. Depression4▲ 1.52×17 topics
  17. Primary Care4▲ 3.2×12 topics
  18. Gender4▲ 2.1×14 topics
  19. Medical Education4▲ 4.2×10 topics
  20. Self-Regulation3▲ 5.9×5 topics
  21. Prevalence3▲ 2.5×12 topics
  22. Well-being3▲ 2.7×11 topics
  23. Neoliberalism3▲ 2.6×11 topics
  24. Academic Achievement3▲ 5.5×4 topics
  25. Health Equity3▲ 3.2×4 topics
  26. Dental Caries3▲ 8.8×2 topics
  27. Biomaterials3▲ 3.4×4 topics
  28. Diabetes Mellitus3▲ 4.0×4 topics
  29. Social Determinants3▲ 4.0×3 topics
  30. Employee Engagement2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  31. Patient Engagement2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  32. Employment Patterns2▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Gender Bias2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  34. Bone Regeneration2▲ 5.7×2 topics
  35. Inflammatory Pathways2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  36. Europe2▲ 9.3×2 topics
  37. Training Pathways2▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Oral Microbiome2▲ 8.9×1 topic
  39. Orthopedic Surgery2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  40. Periodontal Diseases2▲ 8.9×1 topic

Which research topics does University College Birmingham publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education Systems and Policy, Historical Economic and Social Studies, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research and Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments.

  1. 1 Education Systems and Policy Education 2 works
  2. 2 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 2 works
  4. 4 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 2 works
  5. 5 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 2 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 1 works
  8. 8 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  10. 10 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 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 available43.8%not open56.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.3%domestic only66.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has University College Birmingham's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 197% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 University College Birmingham as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%University College Birmingham0.0021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of University College Birmingham 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%30%University College Birmingham13.4% 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 24.8% in 2024.

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