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University of Greater Manchester

In research, University of Greater Manchester stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,348 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,478 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,126 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology, Psychology and Social Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,256
of 28,054 · #6,965 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#310
of 1,094
Research works
2.9k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is University of Greater Manchester 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 #3,348 of 10,521 21.8%302 #2244
Health SciencesDomain #4,478 of 11,982 13.7%121 #4783
Social SciencesField #3,126 of 6,365 25.7%100 #2728
Physical SciencesDomain #7,626 of 12,888 21.0%156 #6122
PsychologyField #1,439 of 2,181 18.6%111 #999
EngineeringField #4,629 of 6,636 17.8%65 #3266

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Greater Manchester 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#2,244 #3,348
  2. Health Sciences#4,783 #4,478
  3. Social Sciences#2,728 #3,126
  4. Physical Sciences#6,122 #7,626
  5. Psychology#999 #1,439
  6. Engineering#3,266 #4,629
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 Greater Manchester specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 45.4 works7.2×
  2. PsychologyField · 111.1 works6.1×
  3. Social PsychologySubfield · 30.5 works5.8×
  4. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 44.5 works5.4×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 46 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 65 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.85× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.74× its world share, 59 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.42× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.00× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.69× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.07× its world share, 111 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 100 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Greater Manchester?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Richard Horrocks, Andrew Alderson and Terry Hyland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Greater Manchester.

  1. 1 A. Richard Horrocks United Kingdom · #62,667 worldwide 424 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Andrew Alderson United Kingdom · #91,091 worldwide 463 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Terry Hyland United Kingdom · #120,228 worldwide 169 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Celestine Iwendi United Kingdom · #145,356 worldwide 220 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Baljinder K. Kandola United Kingdom · #184,936 worldwide 274 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Ηλίας Σιώρης United Kingdom · #203,286 worldwide 193 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Navneet Soin United Kingdom · #219,689 worldwide 239 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Philip Davies United Kingdom · #256,982 worldwide 124 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 D. Morton United Kingdom · #348,520 worldwide 125 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 S.C. Anand United Kingdom · #368,315 worldwide 65 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at University of Greater Manchester

Which keywords describe research at University of Greater Manchester?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Well-being, Resilience, Machine Learning, Emotion Regulation, Neuroscience, Patient Engagement and Positive Psychology.

▲ 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 Health46▲ 5.3×29 topics
  2. Machine Learning34▲ 1.75×56 topics
  3. Deep Learning25▲ 1.21×45 topics
  4. Well-being24▲ 11×12 topics
  5. Resilience22▲ 7.4×12 topics
  6. Healthcare20▲ 2.9×18 topics
  7. Depression19▲ 3.6×10 topics
  8. Public Health18▲ 2.1×21 topics
  9. Globalization18▲ 1.53×33 topics
  10. Emotion Regulation15▲ 8.0×9 topics
  11. Neuroscience15▲ 8.4×8 topics
  12. Social Support15▲ 4.4×11 topics
  13. Patient Engagement15▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management14▲ 2.6×17 topics
  15. Positive Psychology14▲ 29×3 topics
  16. Anxiety13▲ 4.7×6 topics
  17. Mental Health Services13▲ 42×2 topics
  18. Social Capital13▲ 4.0×11 topics
  19. Positive Emotions12▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Stakeholder Engagement12▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Life Satisfaction12▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Systematic Review12▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Public Involvement12▲ 77×1 topic
  24. Recovery Model12▲ 77×1 topic
  25. Student Engagement12▲ 5.1×10 topics
  26. Motivation12▲ 4.7×8 topics
  27. Cognitive Therapy11▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Intrinsic Motivation11▲ 15×4 topics
  29. Psychological Impact10▲ 5.2×6 topics
  30. Psychological Distress10▲ 6.5×5 topics
  31. Coping Strategies10▲ 6.4×7 topics
  32. Psychological Adjustment10▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Psychiatric Disorders10▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Psychological Resilience9▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Primary Care9▲ 4.0×10 topics
  36. Neoliberalism9▲ 4.2×14 topics
  37. Health Outcomes9▲ 5.3×6 topics
  38. Anxiety Disorders7▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Psychological Well-being7▲ 8.1×6 topics
  40. Educational Games7▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Greater Manchester publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mental Health and Patient Involvement, Educational Games and Gamification, Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction and Resilience and Mental Health.

Mental Health and Patien…12Mental Health and Patient Involvement: 12 fractional worksEducational Games and Ga…7Educational Games and Gamification: 7 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 6 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 6 fractional worksOptimism, Hope, and Well-being: 6 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 6 fractional worksDigital Mental Health In…5Digital Mental Health Interventions: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 5 fractional worksFlame retardant materials and properties: 4 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…4Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 4 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsDevelopmental and Educational PsychologySocial PsychologyClinical Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 12 works
  2. 2 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 7 works
  3. 3 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 6 works
  4. 4 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 6 works
  5. 5 Optimism, Hope, and Well-being Applied Psychology 6 works
  6. 6 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 6 works
  7. 7 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 5 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 works
  9. 9 Flame retardant materials and properties Polymers and Plastics 4 works
  10. 10 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 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 available27.3%not open72.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Greater Manchester's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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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.