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University of Staffordshire

In research, University of Staffordshire stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,718 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,757 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,031 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,041
of 28,054 · #4,145 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#276
of 1,094
Research works
6.4k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
117k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is University of Staffordshire 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 #2,718 of 10,521 25.2%339 #1050
Health SciencesDomain #3,757 of 11,982 19.9%169 #2156
Social SciencesField #2,031 of 6,365 25.2%167 #854
MedicineField #5,018 of 10,443 18.8%117 #4153
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,398 of 2,578 26.2%63 #997
Physical SciencesDomain #7,763 of 12,888 19.9%220 #5564
Computer ScienceField #3,071 of 4,667 23.7%94 #2579
EngineeringField #4,585 of 6,636 18.5%77 #5268
PsychologyField #1,652 of 2,181 27.1%80 #882

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Staffordshire 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#1,050 #2,718
  2. Health Sciences#2,156 #3,757
  3. Social Sciences#854 #2,031
  4. Medicine#4,153 #5,018
  5. Sociology and Political Science#997 #1,398
  6. Physical Sciences#5,564 #7,763
  7. Computer Science#2,579 #3,071
  8. Engineering#5,268 #4,585
  9. Psychology#882 #1,652
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 Staffordshire specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 33.0 works4.1×
← 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, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.57× its world share, 94 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 76 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.16× its world share, 44 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 117 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.37× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.41× its world share, 80 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 167 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Staffordshire?

Ranked on the composite score, Ruth Chambers, Ellis Cashmore and Elhadj Benkhelifa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Staffordshire.

  1. 1 Ruth Chambers United Kingdom · #69,430 worldwide 81 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Ellis Cashmore United Kingdom · #82,684 worldwide 104 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Elhadj Benkhelifa United Kingdom · #91,557 worldwide 306 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Alun Munslow United Kingdom · #105,202 worldwide 85 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 David Jary United Kingdom · #117,129 worldwide 120 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Sarah Grogan United Kingdom · #135,426 worldwide 119 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Keith Hayward United Kingdom · #226,057 worldwide 126 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Trevor Taylor United Kingdom · #228,126 worldwide 41 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Peter Nolan United Kingdom · #276,905 worldwide 58 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Thomas Welsh United Kingdom · #325,966 worldwide 77 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at University of Staffordshire

Which keywords describe research at University of Staffordshire?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Mental Health, Machine Learning, Well-being, Epidemiology, Globalization, Social Support and Self-Regulation.

▲ 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. Deep Learning46▲ 1.75×60 topics
  2. Machine Learning41▲ 1.61×52 topics
  3. Epidemiology38▲ 1.23×56 topics
  4. Mental Health33▲ 2.9×29 topics
  5. Globalization28▲ 1.86×36 topics
  6. Sustainability22◆ 1.15×36 topics
  7. Public Health20▲ 1.79×29 topics
  8. Well-being18▲ 6.1×12 topics
  9. Depression17▲ 2.5×14 topics
  10. Social Media16▲ 1.50×16 topics
  11. Quality of Life16▲ 1.47×29 topics
  12. Social Support16▲ 3.8×12 topics
  13. Healthcare16▲ 1.79×19 topics
  14. Meta-Analysis16▲ 3.5×14 topics
  15. Qualitative Research16▲ 2.3×14 topics
  16. Risk Factors15▲ 1.82×21 topics
  17. Big Data15▲ 2.2×16 topics
  18. Biomechanics12▲ 5.3×8 topics
  19. Health12▲ 4.0×9 topics
  20. Neoliberalism12▲ 4.5×15 topics
  21. IoT Security12▲ 4.8×3 topics
  22. Diabetes12▲ 3.1×9 topics
  23. Higher Education12▲ 2.8×11 topics
  24. Prevention11▲ 3.5×7 topics
  25. Adolescents11▲ 3.9×7 topics
  26. Self-Regulation11▲ 8.0×5 topics
  27. Job Satisfaction11▲ 3.2×12 topics
  28. Social Interaction10▲ 3.3×6 topics
  29. Anomaly Detection10▲ 4.4×4 topics
  30. Neuroscience10▲ 4.2×10 topics
  31. Psychological Distress8▲ 4.4×5 topics
  32. Cybersecurity8▲ 4.4×4 topics
  33. Developmental Trajectories7▲ 7.5×3 topics
  34. Psychological Adjustment7▲ 6.3×3 topics
  35. Motor Imagery7▲ 7.4×2 topics
  36. Intrinsic Motivation7▲ 7.3×3 topics
  37. Behavior Change Techniques7▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Theory of Planned Behaviour7▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Gait Analysis7▲ 9.0×2 topics
  40. Law Enforcement7▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Staffordshire publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Behavioral Health and Interventions, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management and Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies.

Behavioral Health and In…7Behavioral Health and Interventions: 7 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…6Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 6 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 6 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomecha…6Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 6 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…5Sport Psychology and Performance: 5 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 5 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 5 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, …4Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 4 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 4 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 4 fractional works
Applied PsychologyComputer Networks and CommunicationsEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismBiomedical Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Behavioral Health and Interventions Applied Psychology 7 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  3. 3 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 6 works
  4. 4 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  6. 6 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 5 works
  7. 7 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 5 works
  8. 8 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 4 works
  9. 9 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 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 available22.7%not open77.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Staffordshire's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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