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University of Chester

In research, University of Chester stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,863 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,604 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,685 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History — History is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,164
of 28,054 · #4,741 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#283
of 1,094
Research works
4.2k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is University of Chester 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 #2,863 of 10,521 21.2%374 #1177
Health SciencesDomain #4,604 of 11,982 13.8%163 #3664
Social SciencesField #2,685 of 6,365 26.8%166 #1079
Physical SciencesDomain #7,550 of 12,888 14.6%148 #5412
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,674 of 2,578 26.1%66 #1357
PsychologyField #1,448 of 2,181 17.4%82 #1534
MedicineField #7,572 of 10,443 11.1%112 #8603
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,485 of 1,998 13.2%66 #547

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Chester 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#1,177 #2,863
  2. Health Sciences#3,664 #4,604
  3. Social Sciences#1,079 #2,685
  4. Physical Sciences#5,412 #7,550
  5. Sociology and Political Science#1,357 #1,674
  6. Psychology#1,534 #1,448
  7. Medicine#8,603 #7,572
  8. Arts and Humanities#547 #1,485
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 Chester specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 20.0 works8.4×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 43 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 42 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.59× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.17× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 112 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.37× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.12× its world share, 66 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.30× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.65× its world share, 82 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 166 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Chester?

Ranked on the composite score, Neville J. Ford, Howard Williams and Paul Kingston lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Chester.

  1. 1 Neville J. Ford United Kingdom · #36,433 worldwide 844 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Howard Williams United Kingdom · #55,322 worldwide 123 citations · 85 works
  3. 3 Paul Kingston United Kingdom · #106,569 worldwide 166 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Gary Davies United Kingdom · #121,712 worldwide 223 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Philip E. B. Jourdain United Kingdom · #152,824 worldwide 83 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Ivan Waddington United Kingdom · #175,247 worldwide 90 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 John Cartwright United Kingdom · #175,263 worldwide 207 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Andy Smith United Kingdom · #317,520 worldwide 97 citations · 60 works
  9. 9 Yubin Yan United Kingdom · #375,520 worldwide 99 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 John Williams United Kingdom · #384,995 worldwide 102 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at University of Chester

Which keywords describe research at University of Chester?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Religion, Globalization, Nationalism, Resilience, Well-being, Gender 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 2022–2025 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. Mental Health43▲ 4.0×33 topics
  2. Epidemiology32◆ 1.10×73 topics
  3. Globalization29▲ 2.0×41 topics
  4. Machine Learning22◆ 0.92×40 topics
  5. Religion21▲ 6.0×19 topics
  6. Public Health18▲ 1.66×31 topics
  7. Identity17▲ 3.2×24 topics
  8. Nationalism17▲ 5.0×15 topics
  9. Quality of Life17▲ 1.58×36 topics
  10. History16▲ 3.1×18 topics
  11. Resilience16▲ 4.5×12 topics
  12. Gender16▲ 3.9×24 topics
  13. Well-being14▲ 5.0×12 topics
  14. Social Justice14▲ 3.3×21 topics
  15. Colonialism14▲ 4.0×18 topics
  16. Health13▲ 4.5×12 topics
  17. Ethics12▲ 3.3×16 topics
  18. Culture11▲ 2.9×9 topics
  19. Prevalence11▲ 3.6×11 topics
  20. Philosophy10▲ 3.2×10 topics
  21. Coping Strategies10▲ 5.5×5 topics
  22. Psychological Impact10▲ 4.2×8 topics
  23. Stress10▲ 3.5×8 topics
  24. Health Disparities9▲ 4.5×7 topics
  25. Religious Identity9▲ 19×4 topics
  26. Reflective Practice8▲ 5.7×7 topics
  27. Evidence-Based Practice8▲ 8.2×7 topics
  28. Society8▲ 5.5×4 topics
  29. Trade8▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Intersectionality8▲ 5.8×7 topics
  31. Archaeology7▲ 7.4×3 topics
  32. Medieval7▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Diaspora7▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Psychological Adjustment7▲ 6.5×4 topics
  35. Positive Emotions7▲ 7.9×2 topics
  36. Territoriality7▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Devolution7▲ 64×2 topics
  38. Physical Education7▲ 7.4×3 topics
  39. Wales6▲ 144×1 topic
  40. Welsh literature6▲ 144×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Chester publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Studies of British Isles, Resilience and Mental Health, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies and Geographies of human-animal interactions.

Historical Studies of Br…6Historical Studies of British Isles: 6 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…5Resilience and Mental Health: 5 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 5 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 5 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 4 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 4 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 4 fractional worksFractional Differential …4Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 4 fractional worksHemophilia Treatment and Research: 4 fractional worksInclusion and Disability in Education and Sport: 4 fractional works
HistoryClinical PsychologyPaleontologyGeography, Planning and Development5 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Studies of British Isles History 6 works
  2. 2 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 works
  3. 3 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 5 works
  4. 4 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 5 works
  5. 5 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  7. 7 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 4 works
  8. 8 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 4 works
  9. 9 Hemophilia Treatment and Research Hematology 4 works
  10. 10 Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport Sociology and Political Science 4 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 available41.4%not open58.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Chester's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher 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 Chester

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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.