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University College Birmingham

In research, University College Birmingham stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,469 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,430 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,772 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,773
of 28,054 · #9,366 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#298
of 1,094
Research works
902
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
36.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is University College Birmingham 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,469 of 11,982 36.5%75 #9586
Social SciencesDomain #6,430 of 10,521 21.8%87 #3548
Physical SciencesDomain #9,772 of 12,888 18.5%60 #8345

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 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. Health Sciences#9,586 #4,469
  2. Social Sciences#3,548 #6,430
  3. Physical Sciences#8,345 #9,772
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: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.67× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.77× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 7.73× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.14× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.80× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.95× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.07× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University College Birmingham?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Self-Regulation, Academic Achievement, Dental Caries, Machine Learning and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 1.18×57 topics
  2. Quality of Life9▲ 2.5×35 topics
  3. Machine Learning8◆ 1.06×43 topics
  4. Deep Learning8◆ 0.94×39 topics
  5. Sustainability7▲ 1.20×27 topics
  6. Mental Health7▲ 1.99×25 topics
  7. Inflammation7▲ 1.33×37 topics
  8. Globalization6◆ 1.13×20 topics
  9. Public Health5▲ 1.30×25 topics
  10. Risk Factors5▲ 1.75×20 topics
  11. Economic Growth5▲ 2.2×16 topics
  12. Management4▲ 1.99×17 topics
  13. Big Data4▲ 1.60×12 topics
  14. Primary Care4▲ 3.8×11 topics
  15. Self-Regulation3▲ 7.4×5 topics
  16. Academic Achievement3▲ 7.3×4 topics
  17. Dental Caries3▲ 12×2 topics
  18. Health3▲ 2.7×6 topics
  19. Prevalence3▲ 2.7×12 topics
  20. Prevention3▲ 2.6×7 topics
  21. Well-being3▲ 2.9×11 topics
  22. Medical Education3▲ 4.2×10 topics
  23. Social Determinants3▲ 5.0×3 topics
  24. Health Equity2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  25. Biomaterials2▲ 3.9×4 topics
  26. Gender Bias2▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Training2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  28. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  29. Psychological Factors2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  30. Diabetes Mellitus2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  31. Employee Engagement2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  32. Inflammatory Pathways2▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Patient Engagement2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  34. Training Pathways2▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Vocational Education2▲ 8.4×1 topic
  36. Height2▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Wages2▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Academic Medicine2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  39. Oral Microbiome2▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Periodontal Diseases2▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does University College Birmingham publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education Systems and Policy, Historical Economic and Social Studies, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research and Early Childhood Education and Development.

Education Systems and Po…2Education Systems and Policy: 2 fractional worksHistorical Economic and …2Historical Economic and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 2 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…2Early Childhood Education and Development: 2 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration…1Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 1 fractional worksCybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 1 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…1Dental Health and Care Utilization: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 1 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 1 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsPeriodonticsUrology4 others

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

  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 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 2 works
  5. 5 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 1 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 1 works
  9. 9 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University College Birmingham's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower 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.

Other research institutions in Birmingham

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.