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University of Lancashire

In research, University of Lancashire stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,325 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,014 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,852 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Clinical Psychology — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,037
of 28,054 · #2,276 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#116
of 1,094
Research works
9.4k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
221k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is University of Lancashire 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,325 of 11,982 19.5%454 #1093
Social SciencesDomain #2,014 of 10,521 23.0%598 #770
MedicineField #2,852 of 10,443 17.0%323 #2450
Physical SciencesDomain #3,673 of 12,888 19.8%327 #2972
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #289 of 916 27.6%63 #321
Computer ScienceField #1,584 of 4,667 26.7%67 #2237
Social SciencesField #2,282 of 6,365 21.4%280 #751
Health ProfessionsField #877 of 1,928 26.5%100 #466
Life SciencesDomain #3,726 of 7,800 26.3%141 #3411
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,254 of 2,578 20.0%112 #612

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Lancashire 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. Health Sciences#1,093 #1,325
  2. Social Sciences#770 #2,014
  3. Medicine#2,450 #2,852
  4. Physical Sciences#2,972 #3,673
  5. General Health Professions#321 #289
  6. Computer Science#2,237 #1,584
  7. Social Sciences#751 #2,282
  8. Health Professions#466 #877
  9. Life Sciences#3,411 #3,726
  10. Sociology and Political Science#612 #1,254
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 Lancashire specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 25.2 works6.5×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 37.2 works4.7×
  3. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 70.6 works4.4×
← 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: 0.53× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 62 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 31 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 67 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 111 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.52× its world share, 51 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.11× its world share, 16 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.50× its world share, 100 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 323 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.47× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.04× its world share, 90 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.26× its world share, 151 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 280 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Lancashire?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard Sharpley, Soo Downe and Philip R. Stone lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Lancashire.

  1. 1 Richard Sharpley United Kingdom · #7,541 worldwide 711 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Soo Downe United Kingdom · #45,970 worldwide 312 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Philip R. Stone United Kingdom · #56,977 worldwide 214 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Peter Aggett United Kingdom · #73,404 worldwide 213 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Morris Gordon United Kingdom · #75,734 worldwide 345 citations · 91 works
  6. 6 Anthony K Akobeng United Kingdom · #75,748 worldwide 257 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 T. Richard Hull United Kingdom · #86,209 worldwide 349 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Christopher Carling United Kingdom · #102,856 worldwide 83 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Linden J. Ball United Kingdom · #120,959 worldwide 425 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Jim Richards United Kingdom · #149,116 worldwide 226 citations · 68 works
All ranked researchers at University of Lancashire

Which keywords describe research at University of Lancashire?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Public Health, Resilience, Quality of Life, Prevalence and Ethical Considerations.

▲ 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. Epidemiology80▲ 1.33×96 topics
  2. Mental Health78▲ 3.5×35 topics
  3. Risk Factors53▲ 3.2×33 topics
  4. Public Health46▲ 2.1×42 topics
  5. Quality of Life42▲ 1.93×43 topics
  6. Globalization40▲ 1.36×56 topics
  7. Identity32▲ 2.9×31 topics
  8. Resilience31▲ 4.2×11 topics
  9. Prevalence27▲ 4.3×14 topics
  10. Ethical Considerations25▲ 4.8×12 topics
  11. Gender25▲ 3.0×26 topics
  12. History25▲ 2.3×21 topics
  13. Well-being24▲ 4.1×13 topics
  14. Child Development22▲ 3.5×6 topics
  15. Social Support19▲ 2.3×13 topics
  16. Global Burden19▲ 2.3×11 topics
  17. Prevention19▲ 3.0×12 topics
  18. Gender Differences18▲ 3.2×13 topics
  19. Psychological Impact18▲ 3.7×9 topics
  20. Neuroscience17▲ 3.7×13 topics
  21. Health Consequences16▲ 3.7×4 topics
  22. Gender-based Violence14▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Evidence-Based Practice14▲ 7.1×7 topics
  24. Psychiatric Disorders14▲ 6.8×3 topics
  25. Injury Prevention14▲ 7.4×4 topics
  26. Intimate Partner Violence13▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Psychological Interventions12▲ 6.2×4 topics
  28. HIV Infection12▲ 7.9×2 topics
  29. Adolescent Dating Violence12▲ 23×1 topic
  30. Domestic Violence12▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Psychological Adjustment12▲ 5.5×4 topics
  32. High-Intensity Interval Training12▲ 7.4×2 topics
  33. Resettlement11▲ 8.6×3 topics
  34. Resistance Training11▲ 7.8×2 topics
  35. Adverse Experiences11▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Childhood Trauma11▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Athletic Training10▲ 7.4×2 topics
  38. Physiological Demands10▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Training Load10▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Anthropocene10▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Lancashire publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Intimate Partner and Family Violence, Child Abuse and Trauma, Sports Performance and Training and Sports injuries and prevention.

Intimate Partner and Fam…12Intimate Partner and Family Violence: 12 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma11Child Abuse and Trauma: 11 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 10 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…10Sports injuries and prevention: 10 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…9Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 9 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 8 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 8 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health D…7Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 7 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 7 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 7 fractional works
HealthClinical PsychologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineRehabilitation5 others

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

  1. 1 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 12 works
  2. 2 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 11 works
  3. 3 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
  5. 5 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 9 works
  6. 6 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  7. 7 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 8 works
  8. 8 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  9. 9 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 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 available36.9%not open63.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Lancashire'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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