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University of Leicester

In research, University of Leicester stands highest in Medicine (#240 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#289 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#518 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology, Paleontology and Astronomy and Astrophysics — Anthropology is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#761
of 28,054 · #379 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#33
of 1,094
Research works
46k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3M
27.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is University of Leicester 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
MedicineField #240 of 10,443 20.6%1,050 #319
Health SciencesDomain #289 of 11,982 21.4%1,271 #302
Social SciencesDomain #518 of 10,521 22.1%1,705 #186
Physical SciencesDomain #1,023 of 12,888 21.6%1,299 #485
Social SciencesField #507 of 6,365 21.3%817 #159
Life SciencesDomain #859 of 7,800 24.2%416 #383
Computer ScienceField #647 of 4,667 24.1%299 #529
Business, Management and AccountingField #366 of 2,578 35.3%168 #313
Health ProfessionsField #391 of 1,928 25.2%204 #183
EngineeringField #1,372 of 6,636 20.7%361 #640

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Leicester 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. Medicine#319 #240
  2. Health Sciences#302 #289
  3. Social Sciences#186 #518
  4. Physical Sciences#485 #1,023
  5. Social Sciences#159 #507
  6. Life Sciences#383 #859
  7. Computer Science#529 #647
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#313 #366
  9. Health Professions#183 #391
  10. Engineering#640 #1,372
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 Leicester specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 77.5 works5.9×
  2. PaleontologySubfield · 31.0 works5.5×
  3. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 120.4 works4.9×
  4. ArcheologySubfield · 65.1 works4.6×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 81 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 204 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 42 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 80 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 51 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 299 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 123 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 361 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 168 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 58 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 39 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.68× its world share, 176 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.65× its world share, 204 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 1,050 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.41× its world share, 326 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 168 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 50 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 146 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 198 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 817 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 Leicester?

Ranked on the composite score, Brian F. Windley, Nilesh J. Samani and Christopher E. Brightling lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Leicester.

  1. 1 Brian F. Windley · #1,662 worldwide 3.9k citations · 89 works
  2. 2 Nilesh J. Samani · #1,989 worldwide 1.8k citations · 107 works
  3. 3 Christopher E. Brightling · #2,120 worldwide 1.3k citations · 174 works
  4. 4 Melanie J. Davies · #3,924 worldwide 1.9k citations · 190 works
  5. 5 Matthew J. Bown · #5,214 worldwide 1.2k citations · 65 works
  6. 6 Traolach Brugha · #7,737 worldwide 4.1k citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Paul R. Burton · #8,750 worldwide 1.8k citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Richard D. Alexander · #11,374 worldwide 1.2k citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Martin D. Tobin · #11,723 worldwide 754 citations · 69 works
  10. 10 David Mattingly · #12,433 worldwide 252 citations · 67 works
All ranked researchers at University of Leicester

Which keywords describe research at University of Leicester?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Epidemiology, Deep Learning, Cardiovascular Disease, Mental Health, Public Health, Machine Learning and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Epidemiology203◆ 1.09×119 topics
  2. Deep Learning184◆ 1.15×76 topics
  3. Globalization158▲ 1.71×89 topics
  4. Machine Learning151◆ 0.99×83 topics
  5. Mental Health122▲ 1.77×41 topics
  6. Inflammation113▲ 1.16×78 topics
  7. Public Health113▲ 1.65×55 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease110▲ 2.1×37 topics
  9. Climate Change108▼ 0.86×84 topics
  10. Human Rights91▲ 1.89×53 topics
  11. Quality of Life83▲ 1.23×48 topics
  12. Identity79▲ 2.3×49 topics
  13. Healthcare72▲ 1.37×27 topics
  14. Treatment72▲ 1.27×47 topics
  15. Gender71▲ 2.8×43 topics
  16. Diagnosis71▲ 1.63×35 topics
  17. Depression71▲ 1.71×23 topics
  18. Nationalism69▲ 3.2×29 topics
  19. History66▲ 2.0×34 topics
  20. Colonialism66▲ 3.0×40 topics
  21. Social Capital63▲ 2.5×18 topics
  22. Management63▲ 1.71×29 topics
  23. Global Burden62▲ 2.5×12 topics
  24. Convolutional Neural Networks61▲ 1.77×14 topics
  25. Mortality58▲ 2.1×13 topics
  26. Primary Care56▲ 3.1×14 topics
  27. Religion54▲ 2.4×27 topics
  28. Literature52▲ 2.1×38 topics
  29. Heart Failure52▲ 2.5×13 topics
  30. Neoliberalism44▲ 2.6×20 topics
  31. International Law42▲ 2.9×21 topics
  32. Archaeology40▲ 6.4×10 topics
  33. Intersectionality40▲ 4.7×12 topics
  34. Glycemic Control37▲ 5.1×4 topics
  35. Respiratory33▲ 7.2×2 topics
  36. Cultural Exchange33▲ 5.4×10 topics
  37. COPD30▲ 9.7×1 topic
  38. spirometry30▲ 9.7×1 topic
  39. African Diaspora28▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Late Antiquity26▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Leicester publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Classical Antiquity Studies, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies and Asthma and respiratory diseases.

Chronic Obstructive Pulm…30Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 30 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…19Classical Antiquity Studies: 19 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 19 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 19 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 18 fractional worksTranslation Studies and Practices: 18 fractional worksRenal Diseases and Glomerulopathies: 18 fractional worksHistorical Economic and …17Historical Economic and Social Studies: 17 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 17 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 16 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineAnthropologyPaleontologyPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 30 works
  2. 2 Classical Antiquity StudiesAnthropology 19 works
  3. 3 Archaeology and ancient environmental studiesPaleontology 19 works
  4. 4 Asthma and respiratory diseasesPhysiology 19 works
  5. 5 Astro and Planetary ScienceAstronomy and Astrophysics 18 works
  6. 6 Translation Studies and PracticesLanguage and Linguistics 18 works
  7. 7 Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesNephrology 18 works
  8. 8 Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics and Econometrics 17 works
  9. 9 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19Neurology 17 works
  10. 10 Historical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesAnthropology 16 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 available37.2%not open62.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Leicester's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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 Leicester

All research institutions in Leicester

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.