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University of Warwick

In research, University of Warwick stands highest in Social Sciences (#77 of 10,521 worldwide), Decision Sciences (#8 of 703 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#108 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Mathematical Physics and Geometry and Topology — Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics is 8.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#255
of 28,054 · #206 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#15
of 1,094
Research works
63k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7M
27.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is University of Warwick 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 #77 of 10,521 23.9%3,786 #57
Decision SciencesField #8 of 703 21.9%159 #53
Social SciencesField #108 of 6,365 25.8%1,773 #74
Physical SciencesDomain #271 of 12,888 20.1%3,734 #247
Arts and HumanitiesField #65 of 1,998 19.0%661 #35
EngineeringField #232 of 6,636 18.9%1,424 #336
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #94 of 2,578 25.4%639 #47
Health SciencesDomain #521 of 11,982 25.8%1,049 #291
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #56 of 1,201 24.8%324 #26
MedicineField #565 of 10,443 25.2%806 #387

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 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#57 #77
  2. Decision Sciences#53 #8
  3. Social Sciences#74 #108
  4. Physical Sciences#247 #271
  5. Arts and Humanities#35 #65
  6. Engineering#336 #232
  7. Sociology and Political Science#47 #94
  8. Health Sciences#291 #521
  9. Political Science and International Relations#26 #56
  10. Medicine#387 #565
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 Warwick specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsSubfield · 31.9 works8.7×
  2. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 77.5 works5.3×
  3. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 75.7 works5.0×
  4. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 64.5 works4.5×
  5. HistorySubfield · 124.0 works4.2×
← 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, 139 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 327 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 37 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 142 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.89× its world share, 29 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 135 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 749 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 54 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 54 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 1,424 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 218 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.99× its world share, 318 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.15× its world share, 342 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.00× its world share, 411 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 215 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 806 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.48× its world share, 661 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 379 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 159 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.05× its world share, 405 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.45× its world share, 408 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 1,773 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Warwick?

Ranked on the composite score, John Rex, Olalekan A. Uthman and Andrew J. Oswald lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Warwick.

  1. 1 John Rex United Kingdom · #2,306 worldwide 937 citations · 101 works
  2. 2 Olalekan A. Uthman United Kingdom · #2,917 worldwide 5.2k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Andrew J. Oswald United Kingdom · #8,524 worldwide 1.2k citations · 91 works
  4. 4 Kenneth Muir United Kingdom · #8,574 worldwide 636 citations · 126 works
  5. 5 D. James Nokes United Kingdom · #8,818 worldwide 1.1k citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Margaret S. Archer United Kingdom · #11,365 worldwide 493 citations · 63 works
  7. 7 Jean Hartley United Kingdom · #14,403 worldwide 3.1k citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Michael Waterson United Kingdom · #17,009 worldwide 654 citations · 76 works
  9. 9 Martin Underwood United Kingdom · #18,302 worldwide 690 citations · 91 works
  10. 10 Henry Kamen United Kingdom · #19,490 worldwide 154 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at University of Warwick

Which keywords describe research at University of Warwick?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Gender, Identity, Colonialism, Machine Learning, Ethics, Deep Learning and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Globalization402▲ 2.2×117 topics
  2. Deep Learning332◆ 1.05×81 topics
  3. Machine Learning330◆ 1.09×88 topics
  4. Epidemiology227▼ 0.62×122 topics
  5. Identity196▲ 2.9×64 topics
  6. Gender187▲ 3.7×50 topics
  7. Mental Health182▲ 1.34×43 topics
  8. Sustainability179▼ 0.79×88 topics
  9. Human Rights171▲ 1.80×57 topics
  10. History170▲ 2.6×49 topics
  11. Colonialism163▲ 3.7×45 topics
  12. Ethics158▲ 3.5×46 topics
  13. Literature150▲ 3.0×49 topics
  14. Nationalism150▲ 3.5×32 topics
  15. Religion144▲ 3.3×37 topics
  16. Social Media138◆ 1.05×35 topics
  17. Economic Growth134▲ 1.72×28 topics
  18. Neoliberalism132▲ 4.0×25 topics
  19. Innovation131▲ 1.35×49 topics
  20. Culture124▲ 2.5×33 topics
  21. Lithium-ion Batteries121▲ 3.1×4 topics
  22. Thermal Management102▲ 3.3×7 topics
  23. Social Capital98▲ 2.0×16 topics
  24. Philosophy97▲ 2.4×40 topics
  25. Higher Education95▲ 1.90×23 topics
  26. Politics94▲ 3.8×20 topics
  27. Feminism91▲ 3.5×24 topics
  28. Electric Vehicles88▲ 3.2×4 topics
  29. Social Movements87▲ 3.2×21 topics
  30. Monetary Policy81▲ 3.6×11 topics
  31. Cosmopolitanism79▲ 7.9×8 topics
  32. Global Governance69▲ 3.3×19 topics
  33. Society68▲ 3.8×20 topics
  34. Postcolonialism67▲ 5.9×19 topics
  35. Multiculturalism66▲ 3.7×11 topics
  36. Safety Concerns63▲ 4.4×2 topics
  37. Battery Management Systems63▲ 4.5×1 topic
  38. Thermal Runaway63▲ 4.5×1 topic
  39. Market Dynamics60▲ 8.2×3 topics
  40. Approximation Algorithms56▲ 8.6×5 topics

Which research topics does University of Warwick publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Advancements in Battery Materials, Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies and Management and Organizational Studies.

Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 63 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 47 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 34 fractional worksManagement and Organizational Studies: 30 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 30 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and Ethics: 29 fractional worksHistorical Economic and …28Historical Economic and Social Studies: 28 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 27 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 27 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and…25Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 25 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 63 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 47 works
  3. 3 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 34 works
  4. 4 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 30 works
  5. 5 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 30 works
  6. 6 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 29 works
  7. 7 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 28 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 27 works
  9. 9 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 27 works
  10. 10 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 25 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 available37.7%not open62.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Warwick's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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