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University of Ulster

In research, University of Ulster stands highest in Social Sciences (#765 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#880 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,252 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and History — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 3.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,409
of 28,054 · #1,084 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#59
of 1,094
Research works
28k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
673k
23.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is University of Ulster 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 #765 of 10,521 24.9%923 #550
Health SciencesDomain #880 of 11,982 18.9%995 #408
MedicineField #1,252 of 10,443 18.2%792 #612
Physical SciencesDomain #1,694 of 12,888 23.3%809 #1311
Social SciencesField #994 of 6,365 22.3%423 #557
EngineeringField #1,066 of 6,636 27.3%308 #1068
PsychologyField #420 of 2,181 31.0%201 #438
Clinical PsychologySubfield #159 of 738 33.0%92 #192
Life SciencesDomain #1,866 of 7,800 20.3%267 #1182
Health ProfessionsField #564 of 1,928 23.2%158 #454

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Ulster 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#550 #765
  2. Health Sciences#408 #880
  3. Medicine#612 #1,252
  4. Physical Sciences#1,311 #1,694
  5. Social Sciences#557 #994
  6. Engineering#1,068 #1,066
  7. Psychology#438 #420
  8. Clinical Psychology#192 #159
  9. Life Sciences#1,182 #1,866
  10. Health Professions#454 #564
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 Ulster specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 3.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 25.2 works3.3×
  2. HistorySubfield · 29.6 works3.1×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 116 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 80 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 241 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 31 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.94× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 308 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 109 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 51 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.24× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.00× its world share, 158 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.38× its world share, 792 worksMedicineNursing: 1.66× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.36× its world share, 118 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 81 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 67 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.21× its world share, 201 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 423 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Ulster?

Ranked on the composite score, JJ Strain, Roger Marchant and Poonam Singh Nee Nigam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Ulster.

  1. 1 JJ Strain United Kingdom · #2,265 worldwide 3.9k citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Roger Marchant United Kingdom · #4,991 worldwide 1.4k citations · 77 works
  3. 3 Poonam Singh Nee Nigam United Kingdom · #6,567 worldwide 1.6k citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Donna Fitzsimons United Kingdom · #9,082 worldwide 2.1k citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Yuhua Li United Kingdom · #14,965 worldwide 473 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 A. B. Atkinson United Kingdom · #16,769 worldwide 772 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 İbrahim M. Banat United Kingdom · #19,341 worldwide 940 citations · 66 works
  8. 8 Helen Dolk United Kingdom · #21,372 worldwide 410 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 Stephen Brown United Kingdom · #27,755 worldwide 624 citations · 55 works
  10. 10 James Davis United Kingdom · #31,373 worldwide 1.3k citations · 173 works
All ranked researchers at University of Ulster

Which keywords describe research at University of Ulster?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Deep Learning, Mental Health, Public Health, Identity, Nationalism, Conflict and Transition.

▲ 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. Epidemiology176▲ 1.48×119 topics
  2. Deep Learning153▲ 1.49×74 topics
  3. Mental Health111▲ 2.5×39 topics
  4. Machine Learning103◆ 1.05×78 topics
  5. Public Health93▲ 2.1×45 topics
  6. Quality of Life75▲ 1.73×53 topics
  7. Identity71▲ 3.2×32 topics
  8. Inflammation71◆ 1.13×72 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease69▲ 2.1×33 topics
  10. Depression61▲ 2.3×21 topics
  11. Neural Networks59▲ 1.28×34 topics
  12. Globalization58◆ 0.98×65 topics
  13. Healthcare58▲ 1.71×25 topics
  14. Nationalism58▲ 4.2×18 topics
  15. Obesity53▲ 2.3×25 topics
  16. Risk Factors49▲ 1.49×36 topics
  17. Treatment47▲ 1.30×46 topics
  18. Social Support44▲ 2.6×16 topics
  19. Ethnicity43▲ 3.8×8 topics
  20. Physical Activity42▲ 2.9×10 topics
  21. Resilience42▲ 2.9×12 topics
  22. Conflict42▲ 8.5×9 topics
  23. Anxiety41▲ 2.9×12 topics
  24. Transition41▲ 15×5 topics
  25. Metabolic Syndrome41▲ 1.66×20 topics
  26. Gender39▲ 2.4×24 topics
  27. Reconciliation36▲ 72×2 topics
  28. Paramilitarism36▲ 60×2 topics
  29. Peace Process36▲ 60×2 topics
  30. Consociationalism36▲ 99×1 topic
  31. Northern Ireland36▲ 99×1 topic
  32. Primary Care35▲ 3.1×13 topics
  33. Adolescents34▲ 3.1×8 topics
  34. Heart Failure34▲ 2.6×13 topics
  35. Prevalence32▲ 2.6×14 topics
  36. Ethical Considerations30▲ 3.0×16 topics
  37. Health Equity30▲ 3.7×6 topics
  38. Health Disparities27▲ 3.5×7 topics
  39. Type 2 Diabetes25▲ 3.8×5 topics
  40. Evidence-Based Practice24▲ 6.1×7 topics

Which research topics does University of Ulster publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Irish and British Studies, Diabetes Treatment and Management, Health disparities and outcomes and Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems.

Irish and British Studies36Irish and British Studies: 36 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 14 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 13 fractional worksContext-Aware Activity Recognition Systems: 12 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 12 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 12 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and …12Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 12 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 11 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 11 fractional worksFire dynamics and safety…10Fire dynamics and safety research: 10 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismHealthComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition5 others

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

  1. 1 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 36 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 14 works
  3. 3 Health disparities and outcomes Health 13 works
  4. 4 Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 12 works
  5. 5 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  6. 6 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 12 works
  7. 7 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 12 works
  8. 8 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 11 works
  9. 9 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 11 works
  10. 10 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 10 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.2%domestic only77.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Ulster's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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.

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.