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University of Leeds

In research, University of Leeds stands highest in Social Sciences (#98 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#176 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#18 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Music, Classics and History and Philosophy of Science — Music is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#183
of 28,054 · #137 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#12
of 1,094
Research works
92k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8M
30.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is University of Leeds 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 #98 of 10,521 26.2%3,787 #76
Physical SciencesDomain #176 of 12,888 21.9%3,816 #147
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #18 of 1,209 30.1%357 #32
Health SciencesDomain #185 of 11,982 22.8%2,135 #145
Social SciencesField #118 of 6,365 27.0%1,754 #68
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #48 of 2,578 26.7%642 #55
MedicineField #212 of 10,443 21.4%1,706 #173
Environmental ScienceField #90 of 3,551 29.4%593 #54
Arts and HumanitiesField #82 of 1,998 21.1%726 #30
EngineeringField #292 of 6,636 20.6%1,368 #213

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Leeds 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#76 #98
  2. Physical Sciences#147 #176
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#32 #18
  4. Health Sciences#145 #185
  5. Social Sciences#68 #118
  6. Sociology and Political Science#55 #48
  7. Medicine#173 #212
  8. Environmental Science#54 #90
  9. Arts and Humanities#30 #82
  10. Engineering#213 #292
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 Leeds specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Music takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MusicSubfield · 59.0 works6.7×
  2. ClassicsSubfield · 33.0 works5.2×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 77.5 works4.7×
  4. Public AdministrationSubfield · 22.2 works3.9×
  5. HistorySubfield · 110.7 works3.2×
  6. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 150.2 works3.2×
← 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: 0.62× its world share, 314 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 418 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 64 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 156 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.91× its world share, 34 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 120 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 566 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 357 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 75 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 1,368 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 593 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 301 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.05× its world share, 132 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.14× its world share, 271 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.07× its world share, 56 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 308 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 1,706 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 53 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 13 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.35× its world share, 726 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 389 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 110 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.42× its world share, 325 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.48× its world share, 482 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 1,754 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Leeds?

Ranked on the composite score, Zygmunt Bauman, Chris P Gale and Michel Seymour lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Leeds.

  1. 1 Zygmunt Bauman United Kingdom · #622 worldwide 827 citations · 145 works
  2. 2 Chris P Gale United Kingdom · #1,988 worldwide 2k citations · 79 works
  3. 3 Michel Seymour United Kingdom · #2,785 worldwide 690 citations · 89 works
  4. 4 Alistair S. Hall United Kingdom · #4,164 worldwide 1.6k citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Oliver L. Phillips United Kingdom · #5,068 worldwide 2.3k citations · 69 works
  6. 6 Jerome R. Ravetz United Kingdom · #5,739 worldwide 663 citations · 66 works
  7. 7 Martin Conway United Kingdom · #5,841 worldwide 564 citations · 88 works
  8. 8 Philip Quirke United Kingdom · #6,145 worldwide 832 citations · 120 works
  9. 9 M. J. Kirkby United Kingdom · #7,226 worldwide 2.4k citations · 54 works
  10. 10 John Young United Kingdom · #8,702 worldwide 1.4k citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at University of Leeds

Which keywords describe research at University of Leeds?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Climate Change, Gender, Identity, Colonialism, Sustainability, Neoliberalism and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Climate Change432▲ 1.50×101 topics
  2. Globalization384▲ 1.83×117 topics
  3. Epidemiology322▼ 0.76×130 topics
  4. Deep Learning280▼ 0.76×82 topics
  5. Sustainability280◆ 1.07×96 topics
  6. Machine Learning271▼ 0.77×89 topics
  7. Inflammation214◆ 0.96×81 topics
  8. Gender197▲ 3.4×53 topics
  9. Identity197▲ 2.5×66 topics
  10. Public Health196▲ 1.26×60 topics
  11. Mental Health190▲ 1.21×43 topics
  12. Environmental Impact173◆ 0.95×63 topics
  13. Human Rights169▲ 1.53×57 topics
  14. Colonialism153▲ 3.0×44 topics
  15. History153▲ 2.0×49 topics
  16. Social Media149◆ 0.98×33 topics
  17. Quality of Life149◆ 0.96×55 topics
  18. Renewable Energy143◆ 0.93×45 topics
  19. Risk Factors142▲ 1.20×36 topics
  20. Biomedical Applications140◆ 1.10×35 topics
  21. Nanoparticles137◆ 1.02×41 topics
  22. Remote Sensing135◆ 1.02×37 topics
  23. Religion134▲ 2.6×37 topics
  24. Economic Growth127▲ 1.40×25 topics
  25. Neoliberalism126▲ 3.3×25 topics
  26. Obesity122▲ 1.51×26 topics
  27. Literature122▲ 2.1×50 topics
  28. Culture121▲ 2.1×29 topics
  29. Ethics118▲ 2.3×44 topics
  30. Physical Activity114▲ 2.2×12 topics
  31. Social Capital111▲ 1.97×17 topics
  32. Nationalism105▲ 2.1×31 topics
  33. Global Warming99▲ 2.3×14 topics
  34. Feminism97▲ 3.2×24 topics
  35. Society78▲ 3.8×20 topics
  36. Greenhouse Gas Emissions74▲ 2.5×8 topics
  37. Emotion72▲ 3.2×12 topics
  38. Driver Behavior50▲ 6.0×2 topics
  39. Perception47▲ 6.6×6 topics
  40. Truth43▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Leeds publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban Transport and Accessibility, Transportation Planning and Optimization, Employment and Welfare Studies and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Urban Transport and Acce…45Urban Transport and Accessibility: 45 fractional worksTransportation Planning …37Transportation Planning and Optimization: 37 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 33 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 32 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety29Traffic and Road Safety: 29 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 28 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 27 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics26Social Media and Politics: 26 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 26 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 26 fractional works
TransportationGeneral Health ProfessionsAtmospheric ScienceSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality4 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 45 works
  2. 2 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 37 works
  3. 3 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 33 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 32 works
  5. 5 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 29 works
  6. 6 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 28 works
  7. 7 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 27 works
  8. 8 Social Media and Politics Communication 26 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 26 works
  10. 10 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 26 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 available32.8%not open67.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Leeds's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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 Leeds

All research institutions in Leeds

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.