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University of Wales Trinity Saint David

In research, University of Wales Trinity Saint David stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,791 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,330 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,579 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,846
of 28,054 · #7,082 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#500
of 1,094
Research works
3k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is University of Wales Trinity Saint David 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 #3,791 of 10,521 20.2%238 #1294
Social SciencesField #3,330 of 6,365 18.6%103 #1017
Physical SciencesDomain #10,579 of 12,888 18.6%62 #7830

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Wales Trinity Saint David 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#1,294 #3,791
  2. Social Sciences#1,017 #3,330
  3. Physical Sciences#7,830 #10,579
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.

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: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.27× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.39× its world share, 55 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.94× its world share, 33 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.06× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 103 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Wales Trinity Saint David?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Cloke, Mike Walker and Janet Burton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

  1. 1 Paul Cloke United Kingdom · #29,626 worldwide 279 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Mike Walker United Kingdom · #85,279 worldwide 424 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Janet Burton United Kingdom · #128,829 worldwide 49 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Norman Gulley United Kingdom · #147,910 worldwide 43 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 A. T. Williams United Kingdom · #206,294 worldwide 272 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Keith Robbins United Kingdom · #216,956 worldwide 72 citations · 111 works
  7. 7 Reginald H. Fuller United Kingdom · #227,520 worldwide 16 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Peter Borsay United Kingdom · #249,905 worldwide 67 citations · 122 works
  9. 9 A. J. B. Higgins United Kingdom · #291,280 worldwide 9 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Thomas O’Loughlin United Kingdom · #309,163 worldwide 13 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at University of Wales Trinity Saint David

Which keywords describe research at University of Wales Trinity Saint David?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Globalization, Education, Nationalism, Colonialism, History, Sustainability and Politics.

▲ 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. Globalization21▲ 3.0×36 topics
  2. Religion17▲ 10×18 topics
  3. Education16▲ 2.6×36 topics
  4. Sustainability15▲ 1.78×30 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management11▲ 3.3×11 topics
  6. Social Media10▲ 2.0×21 topics
  7. History10▲ 4.0×12 topics
  8. Nationalism9▲ 5.7×10 topics
  9. Colonialism9▲ 5.3×12 topics
  10. Mental Health9▲ 1.68×19 topics
  11. Educational Technology9▲ 2.0×18 topics
  12. Innovation8▲ 2.3×19 topics
  13. Higher Education8▲ 4.4×11 topics
  14. E-Learning8▲ 2.3×10 topics
  15. Social Capital8▲ 4.4×10 topics
  16. Identity8▲ 2.9×16 topics
  17. Politics7▲ 7.6×7 topics
  18. Feminism7▲ 7.2×8 topics
  19. Online Learning7▲ 2.4×6 topics
  20. Student Engagement7▲ 4.7×8 topics
  21. Social Interaction7▲ 4.7×7 topics
  22. Culture6▲ 3.5×9 topics
  23. Pedagogy6▲ 3.7×11 topics
  24. Philosophy6▲ 4.0×10 topics
  25. Emotion6▲ 8.0×7 topics
  26. Informal Learning6▲ 12×6 topics
  27. Development5▲ 4.5×6 topics
  28. Secularism5▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Archaeology5▲ 11×7 topics
  30. Technology Integration5▲ 4.9×9 topics
  31. Civil Society5▲ 13×4 topics
  32. NGOs5▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Embodiment5▲ 7.2×4 topics
  34. Academic Achievement5▲ 7.8×6 topics
  35. Lifelong Learning5▲ 6.4×7 topics
  36. Community Development4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  37. Humanitarianism4▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Welfare4▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Faith-Based Organizations4▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Social Services4▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Wales Trinity Saint David publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion, Society, and Development, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Language, Metaphor, and Cognition.

Religion, Society, and D…4Religion, Society, and Development: 4 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …4Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 4 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 3 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition: 3 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 3 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 3 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 3 fractional worksGeographies of human-ani…3Geographies of human-animal interactions: 3 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 3 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePaleontologyManagement of Technology and InnovationExperimental and Cognitive Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 4 works
  3. 3 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 3 works
  4. 4 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 works
  7. 7 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 3 works
  8. 8 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 3 works
  9. 9 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 3 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 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 available23.5%not open76.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.8%domestic only88.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Wales Trinity Saint David's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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