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University of Greenwich

In research, University of Greenwich stands highest in Social Sciences (#495 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#561 of 6,365 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#276 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Marketing — Marketing is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,656
of 28,054 · #2,106 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#67
of 1,094
Research works
9.6k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
201k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is University of Greenwich 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 #495 of 10,521 35.2%755 #710
Social SciencesField #561 of 6,365 36.6%339 #744
Business, Management and AccountingField #276 of 2,578 39.5%135 #415
Health SciencesDomain #1,691 of 11,982 27.5%248 #1991
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #369 of 2,578 41.0%129 #453
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #652 of 3,409 34.4%97 #702
PsychologyField #457 of 2,181 32.3%126 #693
Physical SciencesDomain #2,895 of 12,888 23.0%448 #2444
Life SciencesDomain #2,050 of 7,800 32.4%176 #2758
MedicineField #2,972 of 10,443 25.2%156 #3525

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Greenwich 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#710 #495
  2. Social Sciences#744 #561
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#415 #276
  4. Health Sciences#1,991 #1,691
  5. Sociology and Political Science#453 #369
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#702 #652
  7. Psychology#693 #457
  8. Physical Sciences#2,444 #2,895
  9. Life Sciences#2,758 #2,050
  10. Medicine#3,525 #2,972
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 Greenwich specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Marketing takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MarketingSubfield · 27.9 works4.1×
← 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: 1.25× its world share, 97 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.96× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 21 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 126 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 174 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 70 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.75× its world share, 75 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 156 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.57× its world share, 134 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 28 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.33× its world share, 81 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.54× its world share, 126 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 340 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Greenwich?

Ranked on the composite score, John Morton, Trevor Thompson and Patrick Ainley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Greenwich.

  1. 1 John Morton United Kingdom · #25,405 worldwide 281 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Trevor Thompson United Kingdom · #34,028 worldwide 331 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Patrick Ainley United Kingdom · #66,565 worldwide 315 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Li Zhou United Kingdom · #109,389 worldwide 391 citations · 84 works
  5. 5 Terry Cannon United Kingdom · #116,447 worldwide 260 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Vitaly A. Strusevich United Kingdom · #143,248 worldwide 221 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 M. Cross United Kingdom · #145,779 worldwide 249 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Chris Walshaw United Kingdom · #147,548 worldwide 197 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Floya Anthias United Kingdom · #162,651 worldwide 144 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Rosana Pacella United Kingdom · #181,139 worldwide 3.1k citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Greenwich

Which keywords describe research at University of Greenwich?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Globalization, Mental Health, Economic Growth, Social Capital, Neoliberalism, Machine Learning and Consumer Behavior.

▲ 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. Sustainability74▲ 1.88×69 topics
  2. Globalization62▲ 1.95×62 topics
  3. Machine Learning61◆ 1.15×60 topics
  4. Mental Health52▲ 2.2×33 topics
  5. Deep Learning49◆ 0.87×60 topics
  6. Epidemiology44▼ 0.69×94 topics
  7. Public Health42▲ 1.77×48 topics
  8. Climate Change40◆ 0.92×70 topics
  9. Economic Growth39▲ 2.8×19 topics
  10. Social Media33▲ 1.43×27 topics
  11. Social Capital31▲ 3.6×13 topics
  12. Consumer Behavior31▲ 3.0×15 topics
  13. Depression29▲ 2.0×21 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management28▲ 1.86×17 topics
  15. Healthcare28▲ 1.53×22 topics
  16. Corporate Governance28▲ 2.3×18 topics
  17. Neoliberalism27▲ 4.7×14 topics
  18. Higher Education24▲ 2.8×15 topics
  19. Risk Management24▲ 3.0×12 topics
  20. Internet of Things24▲ 1.66×17 topics
  21. Ethics23▲ 2.9×15 topics
  22. Big Data23▲ 1.56×18 topics
  23. Monetary Policy22▲ 5.5×8 topics
  24. Security20▲ 1.92×16 topics
  25. Emotion17▲ 5.1×11 topics
  26. IoT Security17▲ 3.2×3 topics
  27. COVID-19 Impact17▲ 6.2×5 topics
  28. Environmental Management17▲ 2.6×8 topics
  29. Student Engagement16▲ 2.5×12 topics
  30. Destination Image14▲ 9.9×2 topics
  31. Vulnerability13▲ 3.6×7 topics
  32. Tourist Satisfaction13▲ 7.9×2 topics
  33. Community Perceptions13▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Sustainable Tourism13▲ 6.6×2 topics
  35. Tourism Development13▲ 6.4×1 topic
  36. User-Generated Content12▲ 5.4×2 topics
  37. Customer Relationship Management12▲ 5.0×2 topics
  38. Consumer Engagement11▲ 5.5×1 topic
  39. Electronic Word-of-Mouth11▲ 5.5×1 topic
  40. Racial Disparities9▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Greenwich publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis.

Diverse Aspects of Touri…13Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 13 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…11Digital Marketing and Social Media: 11 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 8 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 8 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…8Employment and Welfare Studies: 8 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 7 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 7 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Bra…7Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 7 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 7 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 7 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsGeneral Health ProfessionsComputer Networks and Communications3 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  2. 2 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 8 works
  4. 4 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  5. 5 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 8 works
  6. 6 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 7 works
  7. 7 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 7 works
  8. 8 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 7 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 7 works
  10. 10 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 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 available37.3%not open62.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.2%domestic only74.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Greenwich's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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