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University of Hull

In research, University of Hull stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,157 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,394 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,791 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Literature and Literary Theory — History is 4.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,954
of 28,054 · #860 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#80
of 1,094
Research works
25k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
575k
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is University of Hull 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 #1,157 of 10,521 21.0%826 #418
Health SciencesDomain #1,394 of 11,982 15.1%568 #817
Physical SciencesDomain #1,791 of 12,888 23.9%650 #800
MedicineField #1,859 of 10,443 14.3%448 #1534
Social SciencesField #1,177 of 6,365 22.0%398 #418
Environmental ScienceField #920 of 3,551 30.8%137 #458
EngineeringField #1,919 of 6,636 21.5%223 #922
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #915 of 2,578 17.7%159 #417
Life SciencesDomain #3,792 of 7,800 16.8%141 #1884
Computer ScienceField #2,331 of 4,667 22.7%90 #1074

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Hull 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#418 #1,157
  2. Health Sciences#817 #1,394
  3. Physical Sciences#800 #1,791
  4. Medicine#1,534 #1,859
  5. Social Sciences#418 #1,177
  6. Environmental Science#458 #920
  7. Engineering#922 #1,919
  8. Sociology and Political Science#417 #915
  9. Life Sciences#1,884 #3,792
  10. Computer Science#1,074 #2,331
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 Hull specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 31.1 works4.4×
  2. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 34.9 works3.0×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 58 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 31 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.02× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.19× its world share, 41 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 90 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 24 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 223 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 137 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 55 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.87× its world share, 108 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 448 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.90× its world share, 120 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 87 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 28 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.77× its world share, 83 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 111 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 398 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Hull?

Ranked on the composite score, David A. Bell, Richard Swinburne and David Richardson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Hull.

  1. 1 David A. Bell United Kingdom · #1,653 worldwide 1.1k citations · 94 works
  2. 2 Richard Swinburne United Kingdom · #3,310 worldwide 505 citations · 96 works
  3. 3 David Richardson United Kingdom · #8,169 worldwide 677 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 David Crouch United Kingdom · #8,209 worldwide 389 citations · 103 works
  5. 5 A. Matthews United Kingdom · #9,380 worldwide 1.6k citations · 115 works
  6. 6 John G.F. Cleland United Kingdom · #18,998 worldwide 2.2k citations · 326 works
  7. 7 Paul G. Bahn United Kingdom · #20,001 worldwide 277 citations · 75 works
  8. 8 Ron J. Patton United Kingdom · #20,246 worldwide 1.4k citations · 120 works
  9. 9 Peter Draper United Kingdom · #24,341 worldwide 212 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Jack Hayward United Kingdom · #31,147 worldwide 138 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at University of Hull

Which keywords describe research at University of Hull?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Gender, Climate Change, Human Rights, Mental Health, Epidemiology and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology81◆ 0.93×99 topics
  2. Globalization78▲ 1.82×68 topics
  3. Climate Change72▲ 1.22×76 topics
  4. Sustainability62▲ 1.17×52 topics
  5. Machine Learning56▼ 0.79×62 topics
  6. Mental Health54▲ 1.70×37 topics
  7. Renewable Energy51▲ 1.61×37 topics
  8. Identity50▲ 3.1×37 topics
  9. Public Health50▲ 1.56×45 topics
  10. Quality of Life49▲ 1.57×44 topics
  11. Human Rights49▲ 2.2×48 topics
  12. Gender44▲ 3.7×32 topics
  13. Inflammation43◆ 0.94×67 topics
  14. Risk Factors36▲ 1.49×31 topics
  15. Healthcare34▲ 1.39×22 topics
  16. Colonialism33▲ 3.2×26 topics
  17. Nationalism33▲ 3.3×18 topics
  18. History31▲ 2.0×27 topics
  19. Primary Care31▲ 3.7×14 topics
  20. Literature30▲ 2.6×29 topics
  21. Economic Growth30▲ 1.59×17 topics
  22. Ethical Considerations28▲ 3.8×18 topics
  23. Health26▲ 2.9×11 topics
  24. Self-Assembly24▲ 3.4×10 topics
  25. Inequality22▲ 4.5×8 topics
  26. Bioimaging20▲ 4.0×5 topics
  27. Politics20▲ 3.3×14 topics
  28. Medical Education19▲ 3.3×11 topics
  29. Supramolecular Chemistry18▲ 9.7×3 topics
  30. Violence17▲ 5.2×11 topics
  31. Trade15▲ 8.6×3 topics
  32. Europe15▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Height15▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Wages15▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Complex Systems14▲ 6.1×2 topics
  36. Immunology14▲ 6.0×2 topics
  37. System Dynamics13▲ 9.9×2 topics
  38. Health Care Costs13▲ 7.2×2 topics
  39. Problem Structuring Methods13▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Soft Systems Methodology13▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Hull publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Economic and Social Studies, Complex Systems and Decision Making, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials.

Historical Economic and …15Historical Economic and Social Studies: 15 fractional worksComplex Systems and Deci…13Complex Systems and Decision Making: 13 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…12Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 12 fractional worksLuminescence and Fluores…8Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials: 8 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 8 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 8 fractional worksMolecular Sensors and Io…8Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection: 8 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 8 fractional worksPickering emulsions and particle stabilization: 8 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…7Asthma and respiratory diseases: 7 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsManagement Science and Operations ResearchPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMaterials Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 15 works
  2. 2 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 13 works
  3. 3 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  4. 4 Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials Materials Chemistry 8 works
  5. 5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 works
  6. 6 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection Spectroscopy 8 works
  8. 8 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  9. 9 Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization Materials Chemistry 8 works
  10. 10 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 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 available30.9%not open69.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Hull's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower 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 Hull

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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.