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University of South Wales

In research, University of South Wales stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,796 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,218 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,162 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,070
of 28,054 · #3,414 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#195
of 1,094
Research works
7.9k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
143k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is University of South Wales 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,796 of 12,888 24.0%259 #2771
Social SciencesDomain #3,218 of 10,521 18.3%400 #1514
Health SciencesDomain #5,162 of 11,982 14.0%203 #2567
Social SciencesField #2,790 of 6,365 18.0%216 #1077
EngineeringField #3,072 of 6,636 24.6%99 #1174
MedicineField #5,312 of 10,443 12.3%144 #4325
Computer ScienceField #2,798 of 4,667 25.4%83 #1365
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,713 of 2,578 18.2%80 #966
PsychologyField #1,628 of 2,181 17.2%80 #1455

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of South Wales 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. Physical Sciences#2,771 #3,796
  2. Social Sciences#1,514 #3,218
  3. Health Sciences#2,567 #5,162
  4. Social Sciences#1,077 #2,790
  5. Engineering#1,174 #3,072
  6. Medicine#4,325 #5,312
  7. Computer Science#1,365 #2,798
  8. Sociology and Political Science#966 #1,713
  9. Psychology#1,455 #1,628
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.

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: 0.25× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 83 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 99 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.26× its world share, 54 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 144 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.10× its world share, 55 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.90× its world share, 80 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 216 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of South Wales?

Ranked on the composite score, Trevor Bennett, D. Rees and Ian Jeffreys lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of South Wales.

  1. 1 Trevor Bennett United Kingdom · #24,815 worldwide 427 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 D. Rees United Kingdom · #38,643 worldwide 633 citations · 108 works
  3. 3 Ian Jeffreys United Kingdom · #82,344 worldwide 142 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Alan J. Guwy United Kingdom · #84,333 worldwide 462 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Andrew Blyth United Kingdom · #91,725 worldwide 161 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Robert East United Kingdom · #128,835 worldwide 299 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Howard Williamson United Kingdom · #169,762 worldwide 72 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 David Hillier United Kingdom · #269,367 worldwide 223 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Jiping Bai United Kingdom · #284,924 worldwide 349 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 David Turner United Kingdom · #289,042 worldwide 44 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at University of South Wales

Which keywords describe research at University of South Wales?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Public Health, Globalization, Healthcare, Deep Learning, Gender, Epidemiology and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology39◆ 1.07×74 topics
  2. Deep Learning38▲ 1.22×58 topics
  3. Mental Health37▲ 2.8×32 topics
  4. Globalization36▲ 2.0×55 topics
  5. Public Health34▲ 2.6×35 topics
  6. Machine Learning32◆ 1.08×51 topics
  7. Healthcare25▲ 2.5×21 topics
  8. Risk Factors23▲ 2.3×26 topics
  9. Quality of Life22▲ 1.64×32 topics
  10. Human Rights20▲ 2.1×24 topics
  11. Education20▲ 1.25×30 topics
  12. Security19▲ 3.1×19 topics
  13. Gender18▲ 3.7×19 topics
  14. Identity16▲ 2.4×26 topics
  15. Internet of Things16▲ 1.99×12 topics
  16. Prevalence16▲ 4.2×13 topics
  17. Well-being15▲ 4.4×13 topics
  18. History15▲ 2.3×18 topics
  19. Neuroscience15▲ 5.4×11 topics
  20. Social Justice14▲ 2.5×18 topics
  21. Ethical Considerations13▲ 4.2×10 topics
  22. Resilience13▲ 3.0×11 topics
  23. Literature13▲ 2.6×10 topics
  24. Social Support12▲ 2.5×14 topics
  25. International Law12▲ 4.2×12 topics
  26. Health11▲ 3.0×11 topics
  27. IoT Security11▲ 3.8×3 topics
  28. Law Enforcement11▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Primary Care11▲ 3.1×13 topics
  30. Neoliberalism10▲ 3.2×13 topics
  31. Communication10▲ 3.6×9 topics
  32. International Relations10▲ 4.5×13 topics
  33. Cybersecurity10▲ 4.3×5 topics
  34. Violence9▲ 6.7×6 topics
  35. High-Intensity Interval Training9▲ 9.1×2 topics
  36. Social Identity8▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Cosmopolitanism8▲ 7.9×4 topics
  38. Gender-based Violence7▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Cybercrime7▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Mental Illness7▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does University of South Wales publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Intimate Partner and Family Violence, Sports Performance and Training, Innovative concrete reinforcement materials and Concrete and Cement Materials Research.

Intimate Partner and Fam…6Intimate Partner and Family Violence: 6 fractional worksSports Performance and T…6Sports Performance and Training: 6 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 6 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 5 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 5 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 5 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 5 fractional worksPolicing Practices and P…4Policing Practices and Perceptions: 4 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 4 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 4 fractional works
HealthOrthopedics and Sports MedicineCivil and Structural EngineeringEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 6 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 5 works
  6. 6 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 5 works
  7. 7 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 5 works
  8. 8 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  9. 9 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 4 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 available21.8%not open78.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of South Wales's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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