University of Warwick
In research, University of Warwick stands highest in Social Sciences (#106 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#99 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#192 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Mathematical Physics and Geometry and Topology (Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics is 8.5× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #216 of 22,385 · #160 all time
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #18 of 862
- Research works
- 66k ◆ 2% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 1.8M 26.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 13.1% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.19× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 38% world 40%
- International
- 23% world 18%
What is University of Warwick known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #106 of 9,585 | 14.4% | 3,807 | #60 | |
| Social SciencesField | #99 of 5,988 | 15.2% | 1,783 | #63 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #192 of 9,902 | 13.4% | 1,345 | #219 | |
| MedicineField | #205 of 8,541 | 13.4% | 1,077 | #235 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #289 of 10,670 | 12.5% | 3,753 | #195 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #67 of 1,896 | 14.3% | 664 | #40 | |
| EngineeringField | #210 of 5,901 | 13.0% | 1,436 | #195 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #96 of 2,526 | 15.7% | 643 | #45 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #213 of 4,417 | 12.4% | 752 | #232 | |
| MathematicsField | #61 of 1,051 | 11.1% | 342 | #84 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Warwick 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#60 #106
- Social Sciences#63 #99
- Health Sciences#219 #192
- Medicine#235 #205
- Physical Sciences#195 #289
- Arts and Humanities#40 #67
- Engineering#195 #210
- Sociology and Political Science#45 #96
- Computer Science#232 #213
- Mathematics#84 #61
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does University of Warwick work in?
In 2022-now, 39% of research at University of Warwick is in Physical Sciences, 39% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (15%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences4,19339.2%
- Engineering1,58614.8%
- Computer Science8427.9%
- Physics and Astronomy4644.3%
- Mathematics3853.6%
- Materials Science3583.3%
- Environmental Science2532.4%
- Chemistry1511.4%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences610.6%
- Energy590.6%
- Chemical Engineering340.3%
- Social Sciences4,18139.1%
- Social Sciences1,96118.3%
- Arts and Humanities7527.0%
- Psychology4634.3%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance4314.0%
- Business, Management and Accounting4023.8%
- Decision Sciences1731.6%
- Health Sciences1,53614.4%
- Medicine1,24011.6%
- Health Professions2572.4%
- Nursing260.2%
- Dentistry90.1%
- Veterinary40.0%
- Life Sciences7797.3%
What does University of Warwick specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsSubfield · 36.2 works8.5×
- Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 84.6 works5.0×
- Geometry and TopologySubfield · 83.8 works4.8×
- InstrumentationSubfield · 23.3 works4.4×
- History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 70.1 works4.2×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Mathematics3.07×386 works
- Arts and Humanities2.44×752 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.95×464 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.88×431 works
- Decision Sciences1.67×173 works
- Social Sciences1.45×1,961 works
- Psychology1.42×463 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.17×402 works
- Computer Science1.01×842 works
- Engineering0.99×1,586 works
- Materials Science0.96×358 works
- Neuroscience0.94×163 works
- Chemical Engineering0.91×34 works
- Health Professions0.91×257 works
- Chemistry0.90×151 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.69×391 works
- Energy0.60×59 works
- Medicine0.60×1,240 works
- Nursing0.50×26 works
- Environmental Science0.48×253 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.46×49 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×61 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×165 works
- Veterinary0.28×4 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.26×10 works
- Dentistry0.17×9 works
- Mathematics 3.1×
- Arts and Humanities 2.4×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.9×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.9×
- Decision Sciences 1.7×
- Social Sciences 1.4×
- Psychology 1.4×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.2×
- Computer Science 1.0×
- Engineering 1.0×
- Materials Science 1.0×
- Neuroscience 0.9×
- Chemical Engineering 0.9×
- Health Professions 0.9×
- Chemistry 0.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.7×
- Energy 0.6×
- Medicine 0.6×
- Nursing 0.5×
- Environmental Science 0.5×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.3×
- Veterinary 0.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at University of Warwick?
Ranked on the quality score, Soroush Abolfathi, Xavier Didelot and P. Hopkins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Warwick.
- 1
Soroush Abolfathi
United Kingdom · #5,289 worldwide 6.1k citations · 150 works
- 2
Xavier Didelot
United Kingdom · #10,878 worldwide 20k citations · 325 works
- 3
P. Hopkins
United Kingdom · #11,823 worldwide 44k citations · 95 works
- 4
Christopher Quince
United Kingdom · #13,016 worldwide 60k citations · 316 works
- 5
Kamel Mellahi
United Kingdom · #15,032 worldwide 13k citations · 203 works
- 6
Andrew J.S. Coats
United Kingdom · #16,079 worldwide 170k citations · 1,146 works
- 7
Sophie H. Staniszewska
United Kingdom · #18,571 worldwide 20k citations · 221 works
- 8
André Spicer
United Kingdom · #19,093 worldwide 12k citations · 282 works
- 9
Jim Beynon
United Kingdom · #20,131 worldwide 17k citations · 106 works
- 10
Juliane Reinecke
United Kingdom · #22,719 worldwide 4.8k citations · 118 works
Which keywords describe research at University of Warwick?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Gender, Identity, Colonialism, Machine Learning, Ethics, Deep Learning and History.
- Race
- Approximation Algorithms
- Battery Management Systems
- Global Governance
- Society
- Cosmopolitanism
- Electric Vehicles
- Politics
- Feminism
- Philosophy
- Culture
- Economic Growth
- Social Media
- Nationalism
- Ethics
- Human Rights
- Sustainability
- Gender
- Epidemiology
- Machine Learning
- Globalization
- Deep Learning
- Identity
- Mental Health
- History
- Colonialism
- Literature
- Religion
- Neoliberalism
- Innovation
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Thermal Management
- Social Capital
- Social Movements
- Cathode Materials
- Monetary Policy
- Postcolonialism
- Safety Concerns
- Thermal Runaway
- Market Dynamics
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Globalization445▲ 2.1×124 topics
- Machine Learning378◆ 1.06×89 topics
- Deep Learning371◆ 1.01×82 topics
- Epidemiology300▼ 0.70×127 topics
- Identity217▲ 2.8×67 topics
- Gender215▲ 3.7×52 topics
- Mental Health202▲ 1.32×44 topics
- Sustainability195▼ 0.75×93 topics
- History192▲ 2.6×50 topics
- Human Rights190▲ 1.74×61 topics
- Colonialism187▲ 3.7×45 topics
- Ethics179▲ 3.3×48 topics
- Literature174▲ 3.0×52 topics
- Nationalism164▲ 3.4×32 topics
- Religion160▲ 3.2×38 topics
- Social Media154◆ 1.04×35 topics
- Neoliberalism148▲ 3.8×25 topics
- Economic Growth142▲ 1.63×28 topics
- Innovation140▲ 1.27×55 topics
- Culture136▲ 2.4×33 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries130▲ 3.0×4 topics
- Philosophy112▲ 2.4×40 topics
- Thermal Management109▲ 3.1×7 topics
- Feminism108▲ 3.4×25 topics
- Social Capital103▲ 1.86×17 topics
- Politics102▲ 3.6×21 topics
- Social Movements94▲ 3.0×21 topics
- Electric Vehicles94▲ 3.0×4 topics
- Cathode Materials91▲ 2.2×3 topics
- Cosmopolitanism84▲ 7.3×8 topics
- Monetary Policy83▲ 3.3×11 topics
- Society79▲ 3.9×22 topics
- Postcolonialism78▲ 5.1×19 topics
- Global Governance76▲ 3.0×21 topics
- Safety Concerns67▲ 4.2×2 topics
- Battery Management Systems66▲ 4.2×1 topic
- Thermal Runaway66▲ 4.2×1 topic
- Approximation Algorithms64▲ 8.2×5 topics
- Market Dynamics64▲ 7.5×3 topics
- Race63▲ 5.0×18 topics
Which research topics does University of Warwick publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Advancements in Battery Materials, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies and Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 66 works
- 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 52 works
- 3 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 39 works
- 4 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 32 works
- 5 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 32 works
- 6 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 31 works
- 7 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 31 works
- 8 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 29 works
- 9 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 29 works
- 10 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 27 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has University of Warwick's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is University of Warwick as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.044% in 2024.
Fractional works of University of Warwick over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.1% in 2014.
Other research institutions in Coventry
- Coventry University
- Coventry (United Kingdom)
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Severn Trent (United Kingdom)
- Geotechnics (United Kingdom)
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Arden University
- Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom)
Which institutions have research most like University of Warwick's?
Among the world's leading institutions, University of Luxembourg has the research profile closest to University of Warwick's, with both strong in Mathematics.
- 1
University of Luxembourg
Luxembourg · Both strong in Mathematics, Arts and Humanities, Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.86 Compare
- 2
University of Notre Dame
United States · Both strong in Mathematics, Arts and Humanities, Physics and Astronomy 0.85 Compare
- 3
City University of New York
United States · Both strong in Arts and Humanities, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy 0.80 Compare
- 4
TU Dortmund University
Germany · Both strong in Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Arts and Humanities 0.79 Compare
- 5
Arizona State University
United States · Both strong in Physics and Astronomy, Decision Sciences, Social Sciences 0.79 Compare
Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.
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