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University of Liverpool

In research, University of Liverpool stands highest in Health Sciences (#93 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#119 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#157 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Equine, Veterinary and Small Animals — Equine is 15.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#202
of 28,054 · #164 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#13
of 1,094
Research works
86k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3M
26.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is University of Liverpool 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 #93 of 11,982 19.3%3,120 #75
MedicineField #119 of 10,443 18.7%2,588 #99
Social SciencesDomain #157 of 10,521 26.0%2,687 #174
Physical SciencesDomain #307 of 12,888 22.9%3,182 #212
Social SciencesField #195 of 6,365 28.0%1,209 #168
PsychologyField #72 of 2,181 23.9%368 #135
Life SciencesDomain #263 of 7,800 23.1%1,102 #158
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #35 of 828 22.5%261 #57
EngineeringField #316 of 6,636 21.5%1,137 #248
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #128 of 2,578 29.1%441 #146

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Liverpool 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#75 #93
  2. Medicine#99 #119
  3. Social Sciences#174 #157
  4. Physical Sciences#212 #307
  5. Social Sciences#168 #195
  6. Psychology#135 #72
  7. Life Sciences#158 #263
  8. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#57 #35
  9. Engineering#248 #316
  10. Sociology and Political Science#146 #128
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 Liverpool specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Equine takes 15.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EquineSubfield · 20.4 works16×
  2. VeterinaryField · 85.4 works6.2×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 65.0 works5.2×
  4. ClassicsSubfield · 22.6 works3.8×
  5. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 118.6 works3.7×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 218 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 557 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.34× its world share, 136 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 157 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.95× its world share, 34 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 33 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 140 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 654 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 193 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 56 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 1,137 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 336 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 229 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.05× its world share, 125 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.24× its world share, 278 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.92× its world share, 45 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 357 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.33× its world share, 2,588 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 45 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.23× its world share, 85 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.35× its world share, 395 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 297 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 127 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 291 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 368 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 1,209 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Liverpool?

Ranked on the composite score, John Wilding, David J. Schiffrin and Donald Bethell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Liverpool.

  1. 1 John Wilding · #1,427 worldwide 1.8k citations · 113 works
  2. 2 David J. Schiffrin · #5,954 worldwide 1.6k citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Donald Bethell · #6,708 worldwide 1.4k citations · 66 works
  4. 4 A. Vogt · #8,219 worldwide 1.5k citations · 57 works
  5. 5 A. D. Bradshaw · #8,340 worldwide 1.1k citations · 52 works
  6. 6 George A. Parker · #9,004 worldwide 1.7k citations · 52 works
  7. 7 H. Fröhlich · #10,484 worldwide 695 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Daniel H. Palmer · #10,998 worldwide 648 citations · 66 works
  9. 9 Ole H. Petersen · #11,175 worldwide 981 citations · 92 works
  10. 10 Deirdre A. Lane · #11,398 worldwide 619 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at University of Liverpool

Which keywords describe research at University of Liverpool?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology593▲ 1.49×132 topics
  2. Deep Learning314◆ 0.91×82 topics
  3. Machine Learning303◆ 0.92×88 topics
  4. Inflammation246▲ 1.17×79 topics
  5. Public Health238▲ 1.63×62 topics
  6. Climate Change228▼ 0.84×98 topics
  7. Globalization207◆ 1.04×104 topics
  8. Mental Health204▲ 1.38×44 topics
  9. Quality of Life175▲ 1.20×53 topics
  10. Treatment167▲ 1.36×50 topics
  11. Neural Networks151◆ 0.97×37 topics
  12. Risk Factors146▲ 1.32×37 topics
  13. COVID-19139◆ 1.01×28 topics
  14. Diagnosis133▲ 1.41×41 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress132▼ 0.80×57 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease128◆ 1.14×38 topics
  17. Social Media125◆ 0.87×33 topics
  18. Guidelines118▲ 2.5×13 topics
  19. Human Rights114◆ 1.09×57 topics
  20. Identity114▲ 1.55×57 topics
  21. Obesity112▲ 1.47×25 topics
  22. Gender106▲ 1.93×40 topics
  23. Depression101◆ 1.13×24 topics
  24. History96▲ 1.35×48 topics
  25. Immunotherapy94▲ 1.31×19 topics
  26. Pathogenesis88▲ 1.72×24 topics
  27. Nationalism88▲ 1.90×31 topics
  28. Global Burden88▲ 1.63×12 topics
  29. Neoliberalism85▲ 2.4×22 topics
  30. Mortality84▲ 1.44×13 topics
  31. Immune Response84▲ 1.46×22 topics
  32. Colonialism81▲ 1.69×38 topics
  33. Catheter Ablation78▲ 6.4×2 topics
  34. Primary Care77▲ 2.0×15 topics
  35. Vaccine76▲ 1.85×11 topics
  36. Anticoagulant Therapy70▲ 5.6×4 topics
  37. Stroke Prevention67▲ 5.6×2 topics
  38. Atrial Fibrillation67▲ 6.7×2 topics
  39. Risk Stratification62▲ 8.6×1 topic
  40. Thromboembolism62▲ 8.6×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Liverpool publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum.

Atrial Fibrillation Mana…62Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 62 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 29 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 28 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 24 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 22 fractional worksPolitical and Economic history of UK and US: 22 fractional worksIrish and British Studies21Irish and British Studies: 21 fractional worksVeterinary Oncology Research: 21 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 21 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…21Health disparities and outcomes: 21 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineNuclear and High Energy PhysicsEconomics and EconometricsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 62 works
  2. 2 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studiesNuclear and High Energy Physics 29 works
  3. 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics and Econometrics 28 works
  4. 4 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 24 works
  5. 5 Cystic Fibrosis Research AdvancesPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 22 works
  6. 6 Political and Economic history of UK and USPolitical Science and International Relations 22 works
  7. 7 Irish and British StudiesSociology and Political Science 21 works
  8. 8 Veterinary Oncology ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 21 works
  9. 9 Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchAtmospheric Science 21 works
  10. 10 Health disparities and outcomesHealth 21 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 available33.1%not open66.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.1%domestic only77.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Liverpool's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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 Liverpool

All research institutions in Liverpool

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.