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University for the Creative Arts

In research, University for the Creative Arts stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,545 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,043 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,889
of 28,054 · #27,779 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#568
of 1,094
Research works
688
▲ 78% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is University for the Creative Arts 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 #4,545 of 10,521 25.7%174 #6573
Social SciencesField #4,043 of 6,365 25.0%78 #5649

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University for the Creative Arts 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.94× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.66× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.64× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.52× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.82× its world share, 78 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University for the Creative Arts?

Ranked on the composite score, David Robb, Eckhard John and Gary D. Rhodes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University for the Creative Arts.

  1. 1 David Robb United Kingdom · #130,024 worldwide 66 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Eckhard John United Kingdom · #408,960 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Gary D. Rhodes United Kingdom · #614,073 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Stefano Baschiera United Kingdom · #710,339 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Yo Tomita United Kingdom · #724,674 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Sarah McCleave United Kingdom · #727,600 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Alexander Fisher United Kingdom · #846,346 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Bhabani Shankar Nayak United Kingdom · #1,420,375 worldwide 11 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at University for the Creative Arts

Which keywords describe research at University for the Creative Arts?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Social Capital, Entrepreneurship, Cultural Studies, Neoliberalism, Urban Development, Embodiment and Neuroscience.

▲ 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. Globalization27▲ 6.2×32 topics
  2. Sustainability12▲ 2.3×20 topics
  3. Social Capital12▲ 10.0×10 topics
  4. Education11▲ 2.9×20 topics
  5. Entrepreneurship9▲ 11×7 topics
  6. Cultural Studies9▲ 11×10 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 2.9×18 topics
  8. Neoliberalism9▲ 11×10 topics
  9. Urban Development8▲ 9.9×5 topics
  10. Economic Impact8▲ 6.0×3 topics
  11. Identity7▲ 4.6×11 topics
  12. Culture7▲ 6.2×10 topics
  13. Embodiment7▲ 18×4 topics
  14. Gender7▲ 6.0×12 topics
  15. Higher Education7▲ 5.8×10 topics
  16. Neuroscience7▲ 11×7 topics
  17. Social Justice7▲ 5.2×11 topics
  18. Innovation6▲ 2.8×13 topics
  19. Creative Economy6▲ 82×1 topic
  20. Cultural Policy6▲ 72×1 topic
  21. History6▲ 4.0×11 topics
  22. Market Dynamics6▲ 36×3 topics
  23. Literature6▲ 4.9×11 topics
  24. Virtual Reality5▲ 4.9×5 topics
  25. Social Interaction5▲ 6.1×3 topics
  26. Stereotypes5▲ 25×3 topics
  27. Visual Culture5▲ 44×4 topics
  28. Colonialism5▲ 5.0×11 topics
  29. Cultural Identity5▲ 4.5×7 topics
  30. Sociology5▲ 16×5 topics
  31. Aesthetics4▲ 26×5 topics
  32. Box Office4▲ 73×1 topic
  33. Film Industry4▲ 73×1 topic
  34. Psychology4▲ 15×5 topics
  35. Feminism4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  36. Narrative4▲ 11×8 topics
  37. Digital Media4▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Student Perceptions4▲ 9.6×5 topics
  39. Cultural Politics4▲ 25×4 topics
  40. Informal Learning4▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does University for the Creative Arts publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural Industries and Urban Development, Cinema and Media Studies, Fashion and Cultural Textiles and Digital Games and Media.

Cultural Industries and Urban Development: 6 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies: 4 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 3 fractional worksDigital Games and Media3Digital Games and Media: 3 fractional worksAsian Culture and Media Studies: 3 fractional worksCreativity in Education and Neuroscience: 3 fractional worksDiverse Music Education …2Diverse Music Education Insights: 2 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Marxism: 2 fractional worksArt, Politics, and Modernism: 2 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…2Digital Marketing and Social Media: 2 fractional works
Urban StudiesEconomics and EconometricsMuseologySociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 6 works
  2. 2 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 3 works
  4. 4 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Asian Culture and Media Studies Cultural Studies 3 works
  6. 6 Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 2 works
  8. 8 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Art, Politics, and Modernism Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University for the Creative Arts's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 78% higher 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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