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University of Suffolk

In research, University of Suffolk stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,419 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,147 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,192 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 18.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,464
of 28,054 · #10,853 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#315
of 1,094
Research works
1.6k
▲ 71% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is University of Suffolk 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 #3,419 of 11,982 26.8%128 #5013
Social SciencesDomain #3,147 of 10,521 28.9%201 #4164
Social SciencesField #2,192 of 6,365 30.9%116 #3642
MedicineField #5,655 of 10,443 27.7%89 #7968
Physical SciencesDomain #10,829 of 12,888 15.8%70 #12421

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Suffolk 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#5,013 #3,419
  2. Social Sciences#4,164 #3,147
  3. Social Sciences#3,642 #2,192
  4. Medicine#7,968 #5,655
  5. Physical Sciences#12,421 #10,829
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 Suffolk specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 18.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 20.1 works18×
← 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, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.93× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.09× its world share, 89 worksMedicineNursing: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.85× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.39× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.00× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 116 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Suffolk?

Ranked on the composite score, Marco Beato, Giles Barrow and Emma Bond lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Suffolk.

  1. 1 Marco Beato United Kingdom · #463,921 worldwide 60 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Giles Barrow United Kingdom · #583,975 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Emma Bond United Kingdom · #596,898 worldwide 78 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Sarah Richards United Kingdom · #844,683 worldwide 4 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 William Cox United Kingdom · #892,118 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Simon Hallsworth United Kingdom · #1,007,710 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Frank Wells United Kingdom · #1,114,903 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Sam Chenery-Morris United Kingdom · #1,177,336 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Paul Andell United Kingdom · #1,632,178 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of Suffolk

Which keywords describe research at University of Suffolk?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Risk Factors, High-Intensity Interval Training, Resistance Training, Performance Analysis, Injury Prevention, Physiological Demands and Training Load.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 1.43×49 topics
  2. Mental Health21▲ 3.4×27 topics
  3. Risk Factors18▲ 3.8×20 topics
  4. Public Health15▲ 2.4×29 topics
  5. Globalization14▲ 1.63×32 topics
  6. High-Intensity Interval Training12▲ 28×2 topics
  7. Resistance Training12▲ 30×2 topics
  8. Qualitative Research12▲ 3.1×11 topics
  9. Performance Analysis12▲ 12×2 topics
  10. Social Media12▲ 1.90×19 topics
  11. Injury Prevention11▲ 22×4 topics
  12. Physiological Demands11▲ 42×1 topic
  13. Training Load11▲ 42×1 topic
  14. Athletic Training10▲ 25×3 topics
  15. Psychological Impact9▲ 6.8×8 topics
  16. Prevalence9▲ 5.0×11 topics
  17. Prevention9▲ 4.8×3 topics
  18. Muscle Injuries8▲ 30×1 topic
  19. Sports Injury8▲ 30×1 topic
  20. Leadership8▲ 4.0×14 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis8▲ 3.2×11 topics
  22. Neoliberalism8▲ 5.0×12 topics
  23. Higher Education7▲ 3.2×11 topics
  24. Social Capital7▲ 3.3×8 topics
  25. Ethical Considerations7▲ 4.8×14 topics
  26. Job Satisfaction6▲ 3.6×10 topics
  27. Physical Activity6▲ 3.1×7 topics
  28. Primary Care6▲ 4.0×9 topics
  29. Child Development6▲ 3.4×6 topics
  30. Adolescents6▲ 3.7×6 topics
  31. Quality Improvement6▲ 7.1×6 topics
  32. Developmental Trajectories5▲ 9.9×3 topics
  33. Criminal Behavior5▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Law Enforcement5▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 8.5×6 topics
  36. Youth Violence4▲ 24×3 topics
  37. Violence4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  38. Neighborhood Effects4▲ 9.0×2 topics
  39. Social Identity4▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Racial Disparities4▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Suffolk publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Sports injuries and prevention, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis and Crime Patterns and Interventions.

Sports Performance and T…11Sports Performance and Training: 11 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 8 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 4 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Interventions: 4 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 4 fractional worksPolicing Practices and Perceptions: 3 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Media: 3 fractional worksSexual Assault and Victimization Studies: 3 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 3 fractional worksRadiology practices and education: 3 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSociology and Political ScienceDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 11 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 8 works
  3. 3 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 3 works
  8. 8 Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies Gender Studies 3 works
  9. 9 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  10. 10 Radiology practices and education Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 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 available34.0%not open66.0%

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 Suffolk's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 71% 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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