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University of Gloucestershire

In research, University of Gloucestershire stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,539 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,388 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,178 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,809
of 28,054 · #5,952 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#270
of 1,094
Research works
3k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is University of Gloucestershire 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 #1,539 of 10,521 26.8%324 #1137
Social SciencesField #1,388 of 6,365 27.5%169 #1215
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,178 of 2,578 29.4%65 #974
Physical SciencesDomain #8,604 of 12,888 27.5%158 #8046
Computer ScienceField #3,266 of 4,667 27.7%74 #5351
Health SciencesDomain #8,667 of 11,982 23.3%82 #7087
MedicineField #8,695 of 10,443 20.4%60 #7261

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Gloucestershire 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#1,137 #1,539
  2. Social Sciences#1,215 #1,388
  3. Sociology and Political Science#974 #1,178
  4. Physical Sciences#8,046 #8,604
  5. Computer Science#5,351 #3,266
  6. Health Sciences#7,087 #8,667
  7. Medicine#7,261 #8,695
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: 1.24× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.55× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.61× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.75× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.98× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.49× its world share, 49 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.14× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 169 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Gloucestershire?

Ranked on the composite score, Mick Healey, Frank M. Chambers and Damian Maye lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Gloucestershire.

  1. 1 Mick Healey United Kingdom · #21,412 worldwide 419 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Frank M. Chambers United Kingdom · #51,068 worldwide 357 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Damian Maye United Kingdom · #70,021 worldwide 355 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Philip A. Woods United Kingdom · #116,448 worldwide 150 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Peter Jones United Kingdom · #122,979 worldwide 682 citations · 219 works
  6. 6 Julie Ingram United Kingdom · #125,572 worldwide 226 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Paul Read United Kingdom · #140,007 worldwide 137 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Jane Mills United Kingdom · #228,560 worldwide 110 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Mauro Vigani United Kingdom · #280,686 worldwide 150 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Andrew Parker United Kingdom · #298,038 worldwide 102 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at University of Gloucestershire

Which keywords describe research at University of Gloucestershire?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Identity, Ecosystem Services, Machine Learning, Biodiversity Conservation, Globalization, Big Data and Gender.

▲ 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. Sustainability44▲ 3.0×48 topics
  2. Machine Learning35▲ 1.76×36 topics
  3. Globalization29▲ 2.4×51 topics
  4. Identity26▲ 5.9×24 topics
  5. Climate Change24▲ 1.47×45 topics
  6. Deep Learning22◆ 1.07×37 topics
  7. Big Data21▲ 3.8×14 topics
  8. Social Media19▲ 2.2×16 topics
  9. Mental Health18▲ 1.98×22 topics
  10. Gender18▲ 5.3×18 topics
  11. Public Health17▲ 1.94×23 topics
  12. Ecosystem Services17▲ 7.2×7 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management17▲ 3.0×16 topics
  14. Biodiversity Conservation17▲ 7.4×6 topics
  15. Biodiversity16▲ 3.4×12 topics
  16. Artificial Intelligence15▲ 1.76×22 topics
  17. Feminism14▲ 8.3×10 topics
  18. Risk Factors14▲ 2.0×18 topics
  19. Consumer Behavior13▲ 3.4×12 topics
  20. Risk Management12▲ 4.2×8 topics
  21. Social Capital12▲ 3.8×13 topics
  22. Distributed Systems12▲ 12×5 topics
  23. Cybersecurity11▲ 7.6×6 topics
  24. Physical Activity11▲ 3.7×11 topics
  25. Ethics11▲ 3.7×15 topics
  26. Injury Prevention10▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Neoliberalism10▲ 4.7×11 topics
  28. Resource Management10▲ 9.9×3 topics
  29. Prevention10▲ 3.7×4 topics
  30. Social Networks9▲ 5.4×8 topics
  31. Athletic Training9▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Muscle Injuries9▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Sports Injury9▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Performance Analysis8▲ 6.4×3 topics
  35. High-Intensity Interval Training8▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Postcolonialism8▲ 10×8 topics
  37. Community Health8▲ 7.5×3 topics
  38. Resistance Training7▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Environmental Justice7▲ 8.4×3 topics
  40. Masculinity7▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Gloucestershire publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports injuries and prevention, Culinary Culture and Tourism, Sports Performance and Training and Urban Green Space and Health.

Sports injuries and prev…9Sports injuries and prevention: 9 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tou…7Culinary Culture and Tourism: 7 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 7 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 6 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 5 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 5 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 5 fractional worksDistributed and Parallel…5Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems: 5 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 4 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 4 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineFood ScienceHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisGender Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 9 works
  2. 2 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 7 works
  3. 3 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 7 works
  4. 4 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 6 works
  5. 5 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 5 works
  6. 6 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 5 works
  7. 7 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 5 works
  8. 8 Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Computer Networks and Communications 5 works
  9. 9 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 4 works
  10. 10 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 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 available46.0%not open54.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Gloucestershire's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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