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University of Bath

In research, University of Bath stands highest in Social Sciences (#132 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#126 of 6,365 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#53 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mathematical Physics, Applied Psychology and Gender Studies — Mathematical Physics is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#529
of 28,054 · #337 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#27
of 1,094
Research works
36k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1M
31.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is University of Bath 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 #132 of 10,521 36.6%1,659 #190
Social SciencesField #126 of 6,365 40.0%762 #176
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #53 of 1,201 39.3%134 #108
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #119 of 2,578 37.2%282 #137
Physical SciencesDomain #685 of 12,888 19.5%2,058 #316
Decision SciencesField #55 of 703 33.3%70 #169
Health SciencesDomain #1,082 of 11,982 27.1%684 #831
EducationSubfield #174 of 1,892 52.8%105 #173
EngineeringField #642 of 6,636 19.0%838 #269
MedicineField #1,110 of 10,443 26.4%526 #1031

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Bath 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. Social Sciences#190 #132
  2. Social Sciences#176 #126
  3. Political Science and International Relations#108 #53
  4. Sociology and Political Science#137 #119
  5. Physical Sciences#316 #685
  6. Decision Sciences#169 #55
  7. Health Sciences#831 #1,082
  8. Education#173 #174
  9. Engineering#269 #642
  10. Medicine#1,031 #1,110
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.

What does University of Bath specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mathematical Physics takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 35.5 works4.7×
  2. Applied PsychologySubfield · 30.4 works4.4×
  3. Gender StudiesSubfield · 59.9 works3.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.30× its world share, 68 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 189 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 105 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.84× its world share, 31 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.98× its world share, 33 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.29× its world share, 173 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 252 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 80 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 42 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.16× its world share, 838 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 213 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.04× its world share, 175 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.10× its world share, 119 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.24× its world share, 133 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 147 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 526 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.72× its world share, 101 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.67× its world share, 260 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 70 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.59× its world share, 164 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.06× its world share, 303 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 762 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Bath?

Ranked on the composite score, J. C. Knight, T. A. Birks and Chris Chatfield lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Bath.

  1. 1 J. C. Knight United Kingdom · #2,273 worldwide 1.9k citations · 140 works
  2. 2 T. A. Birks United Kingdom · #3,269 worldwide 1.5k citations · 107 works
  3. 3 Chris Chatfield United Kingdom · #6,206 worldwide 1.6k citations · 58 works
  4. 4 John Purcell United Kingdom · #10,713 worldwide 441 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Joanna J. Bryson United Kingdom · #11,150 worldwide 832 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 Stephen T. Newman United Kingdom · #13,861 worldwide 853 citations · 81 works
  7. 7 William Scott United Kingdom · #15,706 worldwide 685 citations · 85 works
  8. 8 Michael Scriven United Kingdom · #18,941 worldwide 461 citations · 96 works
  9. 9 Gavin Shaddick United Kingdom · #18,969 worldwide 876 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 J.R. Willis United Kingdom · #21,674 worldwide 890 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at University of Bath

Which keywords describe research at University of Bath?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Mental Health, Catalysis, Public Health, Neoliberalism, Epidemiology, Climate Change and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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. Globalization186▲ 1.97×90 topics
  2. Epidemiology152▼ 0.80×102 topics
  3. Mental Health124▲ 1.76×40 topics
  4. Climate Change119◆ 0.92×76 topics
  5. Public Health116▲ 1.65×46 topics
  6. Sustainability111◆ 0.94×72 topics
  7. Machine Learning111▼ 0.70×75 topics
  8. Deep Learning101▼ 0.61×73 topics
  9. Environmental Impact96▲ 1.17×46 topics
  10. Catalysis89▲ 2.8×28 topics
  11. Renewable Energy70◆ 1.01×43 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications68▲ 1.20×34 topics
  13. Corporate Governance66▲ 1.84×17 topics
  14. Depression65▲ 1.53×23 topics
  15. Economic Growth62▲ 1.50×23 topics
  16. Neoliberalism61▲ 3.5×20 topics
  17. Heat Transfer58▲ 2.4×13 topics
  18. Resilience56▲ 2.4×12 topics
  19. Social Justice55▲ 1.94×27 topics
  20. Social Capital52▲ 2.0×16 topics
  21. Higher Education49▲ 1.89×18 topics
  22. Global Governance43▲ 4.0×14 topics
  23. Adolescents43▲ 2.4×8 topics
  24. Well-being41▲ 2.2×14 topics
  25. Large-Eddy Simulation40▲ 4.3×5 topics
  26. Emotion Regulation39▲ 2.6×9 topics
  27. Income Inequality38▲ 5.6×7 topics
  28. Monetary Policy38▲ 3.3×13 topics
  29. Gender Inequality37▲ 5.5×6 topics
  30. Global Trade36▲ 3.7×6 topics
  31. Psychiatric Disorders33▲ 5.2×4 topics
  32. Organometallic Chemistry31▲ 14×5 topics
  33. Institutional Theory31▲ 6.6×3 topics
  34. Environmental Attitudes28▲ 7.6×2 topics
  35. Social Policy28▲ 6.0×3 topics
  36. Public Health Governance26▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Health Inequities25▲ 9.8×2 topics
  38. Corporate Political Activity25▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Health In All Policies25▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Market Dynamics25▲ 6.5×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Bath publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Management and Organizational Studies, Social Policy and Reform Studies and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Global Public Health Pol…25Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 25 fractional worksManagement and Organizat…19Management and Organizational Studies: 19 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 18 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 17 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 17 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 16 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 16 fractional worksEnvironmental Education …16Environmental Education and Sustainability: 16 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 15 fractional worksGlobal Educational Policies and Reforms: 15 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementPolitical Science and International RelationsAccountingOrthopedics and Sports Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 25 works
  2. 2 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 19 works
  3. 3 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 18 works
  4. 4 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 17 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 17 works
  6. 6 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 16 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 16 works
  8. 8 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 16 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 15 works
  10. 10 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 15 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 available40.5%not open59.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Bath's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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.

Other research institutions in Bath

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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.