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University of Salford

In research, University of Salford stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,645 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,510 of 10,521 worldwide) and Computer Science (#820 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Speech and Hearing — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,460
of 28,054 · #1,275 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#100
of 1,094
Research works
21k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
406k
19.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is University of Salford 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 #1,645 of 11,982 17.7%473 #854
Social SciencesDomain #1,510 of 10,521 22.3%640 #736
Computer ScienceField #820 of 4,667 29.2%176 #713
Social SciencesField #1,325 of 6,365 24.9%301 #543
MedicineField #2,351 of 10,443 18.1%320 #1688
EngineeringField #1,498 of 6,636 17.6%326 #1211
Physical SciencesDomain #3,050 of 12,888 20.5%663 #1241
Life SciencesDomain #3,059 of 7,800 20.8%121 #2757
Health ProfessionsField #837 of 1,928 16.4%133 #445
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,135 of 2,578 23.7%109 #488

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Salford 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#854 #1,645
  2. Social Sciences#736 #1,510
  3. Computer Science#713 #820
  4. Social Sciences#543 #1,325
  5. Medicine#1,688 #2,351
  6. Engineering#1,211 #1,498
  7. Physical Sciences#1,241 #3,050
  8. Life Sciences#2,757 #3,059
  9. Health Professions#445 #837
  10. Sociology and Political Science#488 #1,135
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 Salford specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 39.4 works8.1×
  2. Speech and HearingSubfield · 27.9 works8.0×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 46 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 27 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 176 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.14× its world share, 326 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 96 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.65× its world share, 133 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 320 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.62× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 56 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.38× its world share, 84 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 113 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 301 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Salford?

Ranked on the composite score, W.J. Orville-Thomas, Martin Johnson and Lauri Koskela lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Salford.

  1. 1 W.J. Orville-Thomas United Kingdom · #5,597 worldwide 1.7k citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Martin Johnson United Kingdom · #14,223 worldwide 617 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Lauri Koskela United Kingdom · #20,634 worldwide 810 citations · 102 works
  4. 4 Angela Lee United Kingdom · #53,734 worldwide 328 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Michael Goldsmith United Kingdom · #54,119 worldwide 207 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Elizabeth Chell United Kingdom · #61,647 worldwide 172 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Mike Kagioglou United Kingdom · #63,707 worldwide 198 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Yusuf Arayıcı United Kingdom · #72,161 worldwide 263 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 David Kreps United Kingdom · #73,263 worldwide 429 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Timothy J. Suchomel United Kingdom · #78,185 worldwide 272 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at University of Salford

Which keywords describe research at University of Salford?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Vibration Control, Epidemiology, Supply Chain Management, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Heat Transfer and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology97▲ 1.29×99 topics
  2. Machine Learning86▲ 1.39×67 topics
  3. Deep Learning83▲ 1.27×65 topics
  4. Public Health70▲ 2.5×37 topics
  5. Sustainability61▲ 1.33×60 topics
  6. Globalization59▲ 1.58×62 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management54▲ 3.1×19 topics
  8. Mental Health53▲ 1.91×40 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence44▲ 1.70×30 topics
  10. Healthcare42▲ 1.99×23 topics
  11. Quality of Life42▲ 1.53×45 topics
  12. Big Data40▲ 2.3×20 topics
  13. Vibration Control38▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Heat Transfer36▲ 3.9×15 topics
  15. Health Effects36▲ 3.2×19 topics
  16. Risk Management35▲ 3.8×12 topics
  17. Risk Factors34▲ 1.64×28 topics
  18. Prevention29▲ 3.7×12 topics
  19. Gender27▲ 2.6×23 topics
  20. Primary Care26▲ 3.7×12 topics
  21. Injury Prevention26▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Environmental Noise24▲ 28×1 topic
  23. Noise Pollution24▲ 28×1 topic
  24. Wave Propagation24▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Subwavelength Imaging23▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Acoustic Metamaterials22▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Phononic Crystals22▲ 33×1 topic
  28. High-Intensity Interval Training21▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Gait Analysis20▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Experimental Investigation19▲ 9.3×4 topics
  31. Athletic Training18▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Resistance Training18▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Muscle Injuries18▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Physiological Demands18▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Sports Injury18▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Training Load18▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Sound Quality15▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Transfer Path Analysis15▲ 62×1 topic
  39. Construction Projects15▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Project Success14▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Salford publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Noise Effects and Management, Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research, Sports Performance and Training and Sports injuries and prevention.

Noise Effects and Manage…24Noise Effects and Management: 24 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena …22Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 22 fractional worksSports Performance and T…18Sports Performance and Training: 18 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…18Sports injuries and prevention: 18 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 15 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 14 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …12Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 12 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 10 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 10 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 9 fractional works
Speech and HearingBiomedical EngineeringOrthopedics and Sports MedicineAutomotive Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 24 works
  2. 2 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 22 works
  3. 3 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 18 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 18 works
  5. 5 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 15 works
  6. 6 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 14 works
  7. 7 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 12 works
  8. 8 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 10 works
  9. 9 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 10 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 9 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.9%domestic only84.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Salford's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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.

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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.