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University of the West of England

In research, University of the West of England stands highest in Social Sciences (#975 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,563 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#844 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Gender Studies — Gender Studies is 4.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,995
of 28,054 · #1,616 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#82
of 1,094
Research works
14k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
408k
28.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is University of the West of England 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 #975 of 10,521 26.6%924 #431
Health SciencesDomain #1,563 of 11,982 19.5%378 #1279
Social SciencesField #844 of 6,365 27.7%424 #368
EngineeringField #1,236 of 6,636 23.9%346 #1531
Physical SciencesDomain #2,500 of 12,888 23.9%745 #2400
MedicineField #2,294 of 10,443 16.6%265 #2616
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #639 of 2,578 31.0%141 #398
Life SciencesDomain #2,128 of 7,800 26.8%186 #1975
PsychologyField #622 of 2,181 28.3%176 #501
Health ProfessionsField #577 of 1,928 27.3%98 #469

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the West of England 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#431 #975
  2. Health Sciences#1,279 #1,563
  3. Social Sciences#368 #844
  4. Engineering#1,531 #1,236
  5. Physical Sciences#2,400 #2,500
  6. Medicine#2,616 #2,294
  7. Sociology and Political Science#398 #639
  8. Life Sciences#1,975 #2,128
  9. Psychology#501 #622
  10. Health Professions#469 #577
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 the West of England specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Gender Studies takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Gender StudiesSubfield · 32.5 works4.0×
← 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: 0.54× its world share, 57 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 62 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 57 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 194 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 346 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 111 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.67× its world share, 98 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 265 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.42× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.70× its world share, 110 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.49× its world share, 107 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.54× its world share, 73 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.59× its world share, 176 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 424 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of the West of England?

Ranked on the composite score, Victoria Clarke, Glenn Lyons and Lukumon O. Oyedele lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the West of England.

  1. 1 Victoria Clarke United Kingdom · #4,660 worldwide 2.5k citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Glenn Lyons United Kingdom · #56,133 worldwide 470 citations · 85 works
  3. 3 Lukumon O. Oyedele United Kingdom · #67,187 worldwide 377 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Charles Booth United Kingdom · #68,555 worldwide 153 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Zheng Feei United Kingdom · #69,289 worldwide 621 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Jonathan Charteris‐Black United Kingdom · #72,875 worldwide 220 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Irfan Habib United Kingdom · #83,844 worldwide 126 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 David James United Kingdom · #95,328 worldwide 165 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Jona Razzaque United Kingdom · #95,637 worldwide 236 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Paul Hoggett United Kingdom · #96,037 worldwide 88 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at University of the West of England

Which keywords describe research at University of the West of England?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Globalization, Deep Learning, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Public Health, Resilience and Social Capital.

▲ 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 Learning88◆ 1.15×65 topics
  2. Globalization84▲ 1.93×78 topics
  3. Machine Learning83◆ 1.14×67 topics
  4. Mental Health78▲ 2.4×34 topics
  5. Sustainability75▲ 1.38×62 topics
  6. Epidemiology68▼ 0.77×93 topics
  7. Public Health58▲ 1.79×44 topics
  8. Climate Change53◆ 0.88×65 topics
  9. Quality of Life46▲ 1.44×44 topics
  10. Neural Networks46▲ 1.34×34 topics
  11. Healthcare36▲ 1.43×22 topics
  12. Human Rights35▲ 1.52×40 topics
  13. Resilience34▲ 3.2×11 topics
  14. Risk Factors34▲ 1.40×31 topics
  15. Social Capital34▲ 2.9×15 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management33▲ 1.57×17 topics
  17. Risk Management31▲ 2.9×12 topics
  18. Prevalence29▲ 3.2×12 topics
  19. Gender28▲ 2.3×23 topics
  20. Neoliberalism26▲ 3.3×17 topics
  21. Ethics26▲ 2.4×23 topics
  22. Neuroscience24▲ 3.7×12 topics
  23. Psychological Impact22▲ 3.0×10 topics
  24. Psychological Factors22▲ 4.6×6 topics
  25. Monetary Policy21▲ 3.8×10 topics
  26. IoT Security20▲ 2.9×3 topics
  27. Intersectionality20▲ 4.9×11 topics
  28. Market Dynamics18▲ 10.0×3 topics
  29. Discrimination18▲ 4.1×6 topics
  30. Vulnerability18▲ 3.5×8 topics
  31. Social Identity17▲ 8.1×5 topics
  32. Robotic Manipulators16▲ 7.2×3 topics
  33. Security Council16▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Law Enforcement15▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Facilities Management14▲ 8.1×2 topics
  36. Ion Channels14▲ 5.8×4 topics
  37. Electrical Signals14▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Glutamate Receptor-Like Genes14▲ 59×1 topic
  39. Plant Defense14▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Body Image13▲ 7.7×3 topics

Which research topics does University of the West of England publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Management and Organizational Studies and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research.

Plant and Biological Ele…14Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies: 14 fractional worksEating Disorders and Beh…12Eating Disorders and Behaviors: 12 fractional worksManagement and Organizational Studies: 10 fractional worksPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research: 10 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 9 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 9 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 9 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…9Construction Project Management and Performance: 9 fractional worksRobot Manipulation and Learning: 9 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 9 fractional works
Plant ScienceClinical PsychologyOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementCellular and Molecular Neuroscience6 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies Plant Science 14 works
  2. 2 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 12 works
  3. 3 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 10 works
  4. 4 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 10 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 9 works
  6. 6 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  7. 7 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 9 works
  8. 8 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 9 works
  9. 9 Robot Manipulation and Learning Control and Systems Engineering 9 works
  10. 10 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 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 available49.9%not open50.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the West of England's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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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.