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University for the Creative Arts

In research, University for the Creative Arts stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,028 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,687 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,744
of 22,385 · #13,849 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#326
of 862
Research works
688
▲ 60% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
University for the Creative Arts

What is University for the Creative Arts 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,028 of 9,585 7.1%174 #4131
Social SciencesField #3,687 of 5,988 5.6%78 #5864

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does University for the Creative Arts work in?

In 2022-now, 79% of research at University for the Creative Arts is in Social Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (34%), Arts and Humanities (21%), Computer Science (9%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 199 fractional works · 78.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 87 fractional works · 34.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 30 fractional works · 12.0% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workUrban Studies: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 53 fractional works · 20.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 11 fractional works · 4.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 11 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMuseology: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMusic: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 20 fractional works · 8.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 41 fractional works · 16.2% of its workComputer Science: 23 fractional works · 9.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArchitecture: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversity forthe Creative Arts253fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences79%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences8734.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities5320.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting208.1%
    4. Psychology208.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance135.1%
    6. Decision Sciences52.0%
    1. Computer Science239.2%
    2. Engineering114.2%
    3. Environmental Science41.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    5. Energy00.2%
    6. Materials Science00.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Health Professions41.7%
    2. Medicine31.4%
    1. Neuroscience31.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.8%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.2%
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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 7.25× its world share, 53 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.50× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.41× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.62× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.73× its world share, 87 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities7.25×53 works
  2. Social Sciences2.73×87 works
  3. Psychology2.62×20 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.50×20 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.41×13 works
  6. Decision Sciences2.08×5 works
  7. Computer Science1.19×23 works
  8. Neuroscience0.70×3 works
  9. Health Professions0.63×4 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.44×2 works
  11. Environmental Science0.31×4 works
  12. Engineering0.28×11 works
  13. Energy0.21×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×2 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works
  16. Medicine0.07×4 works
  17. Materials Science0.05×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.04×1 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Simon Watney, Martin Charter and Kim Trogal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University for the Creative Arts.

  1. 1 Simon Watney United Kingdom · #1,349,966 worldwide 3.5k citations · 79 works
  2. 2 Martin Charter United Kingdom · #1,587,480 worldwide 1.4k citations · 134 works
  3. 3 Kim Trogal United Kingdom · #1,992,776 worldwide 201 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Marília Jardim United Kingdom · #2,244,530 worldwide 37 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Victoria Kelley United Kingdom · #2,371,344 worldwide 97 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Jessica Kelly United Kingdom · #2,423,236 worldwide 222 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Gary D. Rhodes United Kingdom · #2,467,071 worldwide 134 citations · 85 works
  8. 8 Francis Summers United Kingdom · #2,600,499 worldwide 476 citations · 100 works
  9. 9 Dominic Rahtz United Kingdom · #2,771,498 worldwide 18 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Birgitta Hosea United Kingdom · #2,822,234 worldwide 69 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at University for the Creative Arts

What are the most cited papers from University for the Creative Arts?

The most cited paper from University for the Creative Arts is "Gender Stereotypes and Their Impact on Women’s Career Progressions from a Managerial Perspective" (Naznin Tabassum, Bhabani Shankar Nayak, 2021), with 314 citations. Next come "Fostering change to sustainable consumption and production: an evidence based view" (311) and "Demystification and Actualisation of Data Saturation in Qualitative Research Through Thematic Analysis" (280).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Gender Stereotypes and Their Impact on Women’s Career Progressions from a Managerial Perspective Naznin Tabassum, Bhabani Shankar Nayak · IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review Open access 10 Feb 2021 314
2 Fostering change to sustainable consumption and production: an evidence based view Arnold Tukker, Sophie Emmert, Martin Charter et al. · Journal of Cleaner Production 4 Dec 2007 311
3 Demystification and Actualisation of Data Saturation in Qualitative Research Through Thematic Analysis Muhammad Faisal Naeem, Wilson Ozuem, Kerry E. Howell et al. · International Journal of Qualitative Methods Open access 2024 280
4 Remanufacturing and product design Martin Charter, Casper Gray · International Journal of Product Development 2008 235
5 Data journeys: Capturing the socio-material constitution of data objects and flows Jo Bates, Yuwei Lin, Paula Goodale · Big Data & Society Open access 13 Jul 2016 198
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at University for the Creative Arts?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Social Capital, Cultural Studies, Entrepreneurship, Neoliberalism, Gender, Urban Development and Identity.

▲ 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. Globalization31▲ 6.1×38 topics
  2. Sustainability13▲ 2.2×22 topics
  3. Education12▲ 2.8×22 topics
  4. Social Capital12▲ 9.0×10 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 2.9×20 topics
  6. Cultural Studies10▲ 11×12 topics
  7. Entrepreneurship10▲ 9.7×7 topics
  8. Identity10▲ 5.2×17 topics
  9. Gender9▲ 6.7×16 topics
  10. Neoliberalism9▲ 9.9×10 topics
  11. Literature9▲ 6.3×17 topics
  12. Urban Development8▲ 9.2×5 topics
  13. Culture8▲ 6.2×11 topics
  14. History8▲ 4.4×13 topics
  15. Economic Impact8▲ 5.6×3 topics
  16. Embodiment8▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Social Justice8▲ 5.0×11 topics
  18. Colonialism8▲ 6.2×15 topics
  19. Neuroscience8▲ 9.7×7 topics
  20. Higher Education7▲ 5.3×10 topics
  21. Innovation7▲ 2.7×14 topics
  22. Market Dynamics7▲ 34×3 topics
  23. Creative Economy6▲ 74×1 topic
  24. Cultural Identity6▲ 5.1×8 topics
  25. Cultural Policy6▲ 65×1 topic
  26. Virtual Reality6▲ 5.2×6 topics
  27. Social Interaction6▲ 5.9×3 topics
  28. Visual Culture6▲ 43×5 topics
  29. Feminism6▲ 7.7×9 topics
  30. Aesthetics6▲ 28×7 topics
  31. Ethics6▲ 4.4×9 topics
  32. Stereotypes5▲ 23×3 topics
  33. Sociology5▲ 14×5 topics
  34. Box Office5▲ 76×1 topic
  35. Film Industry5▲ 76×1 topic
  36. Psychology4▲ 13×5 topics
  37. Narrative4▲ 11×8 topics
  38. Cultural History4▲ 14×5 topics
  39. Digital Media4▲ 8.4×3 topics
  40. Student Perceptions4▲ 8.4×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: 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: 5 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 3 fractional worksDigital Games and Media3Digital Games and Media: 3 fractional worksCreativity in Education and Neuroscience: 3 fractional worksAsian Culture and Media Studies: 3 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…3Digital Marketing and Social Media: 3 fractional worksDiverse Music Education Insights: 2 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 2 fractional worksArt, Politics, and Moder…2Art, Politics, and Modernism: 2 fractional works
Urban StudiesEconomics and EconometricsMuseologySociology and Political Science5 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 5 works
  3. 3 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 3 works
  4. 4 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Asian Culture and Media Studies Cultural Studies 3 works
  7. 7 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 2 works
  9. 9 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 2 works
  10. 10 Art, Politics, and Modernism Visual Arts and Performing Arts 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 60% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 for the Creative Arts as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00076% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%University for the Creative Arts0.00092% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of University for the Creative Arts 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%University for the Creative Arts11.8% 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 17.5% in 2015.

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