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University of the Arts

In research, University of the Arts stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,602 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,691
of 28,054 · #11,887 all time
Rank in United States
#1,748
of 4,192
Research works
773
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
44.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is University of the Arts 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 #7,602 of 10,521 13.9%128 #3295

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the Arts 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).

What does University of the Arts specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 39.5 works7.1×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.60× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.14× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.19× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.08× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of the Arts?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Globalization, Literature, Social Justice, Cultural Studies, Neuroscience, Gender and Innovation.

▲ 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. Globalization16▲ 4.2×34 topics
  2. Identity12▲ 8.9×28 topics
  3. Literature10▲ 9.5×21 topics
  4. Social Justice10▲ 8.5×13 topics
  5. Innovation9▲ 4.2×20 topics
  6. Cultural Studies8▲ 12×15 topics
  7. Education8▲ 2.4×22 topics
  8. Gender7▲ 7.1×21 topics
  9. Neuroscience7▲ 13×9 topics
  10. Cultural Heritage7▲ 6.4×12 topics
  11. Colonialism6▲ 7.1×18 topics
  12. History6▲ 4.6×15 topics
  13. Culture6▲ 5.8×12 topics
  14. Pedagogy6▲ 6.2×7 topics
  15. Mental Health6▲ 1.98×20 topics
  16. Nationalism5▲ 5.7×16 topics
  17. Community Engagement5▲ 7.5×8 topics
  18. Feminism4▲ 8.1×11 topics
  19. Performativity4▲ 80×2 topics
  20. Cultural Identity4▲ 4.2×11 topics
  21. Sociology4▲ 16×6 topics
  22. Digital Media4▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Philosophy4▲ 4.8×10 topics
  24. Regulation4▲ 3.8×8 topics
  25. Academic Achievement4▲ 12×6 topics
  26. Emotional Responses4▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Art4▲ 23×5 topics
  28. Technology4▲ 3.8×8 topics
  29. Theatre4▲ 65×2 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations3▲ 5.3×8 topics
  31. Science3▲ 7.3×5 topics
  32. Visual Culture3▲ 33×4 topics
  33. Emotion3▲ 8.4×9 topics
  34. Narrative3▲ 11×8 topics
  35. Embodiment3▲ 8.8×6 topics
  36. Psychological Outcomes3▲ 40×2 topics
  37. Drama Education3▲ 100×1 topic
  38. Performance Art3▲ 100×1 topic
  39. Dance Movement Therapy3▲ 96×1 topic
  40. Injury Patterns3▲ 96×1 topic

Which research topics does University of the Arts publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Theatre and Performance Studies, Diversity and Impact of Dance, Art Education and Development and Fashion and Cultural Textiles.

Theatre and Performance …3Theatre and Performance Studies: 3 fractional worksDiversity and Impact of …3Diversity and Impact of Dance: 3 fractional worksArt Education and Develo…2Art Education and Development: 2 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Tex…2Fashion and Cultural Textiles: 2 fractional worksEducation and Technology Integration: 2 fractional worksArt, Technology, and Culture: 2 fractional worksParticipatory Visual Res…2Participatory Visual Research Methods: 2 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies: 2 fractional worksArt, Politics, and Modernism: 2 fractional worksPosthumanist Ethics and …1Posthumanist Ethics and Activism: 1 fractional works
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyMuseologyEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Theatre and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 3 works
  2. 2 Diversity and Impact of Dance Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Art Education and Development Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  4. 4 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 2 works
  5. 5 Education and Technology Integration Education 2 works
  6. 6 Art, Technology, and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  7. 7 Participatory Visual Research Methods Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 2 works
  9. 9 Art, Politics, and Modernism Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  10. 10 Posthumanist Ethics and Activism Cultural Studies 1 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 available45.7%not open54.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.7%domestic only74.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the Arts's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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