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University of Wolverhampton

In research, University of Wolverhampton stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,838 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,411 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,910 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,190
of 28,054 · #3,088 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#164
of 1,094
Research works
8.5k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
171k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is University of Wolverhampton 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 #1,838 of 10,521 26.0%447 #764
Health SciencesDomain #3,411 of 11,982 15.7%212 #2754
Social SciencesField #1,910 of 6,365 25.7%217 #633
Physical SciencesDomain #5,377 of 12,888 23.0%279 #3774
EngineeringField #3,035 of 6,636 23.0%122 #2948
MedicineField #4,851 of 10,443 15.7%162 #5483
Life SciencesDomain #4,178 of 7,800 24.4%74 #5249
Computer ScienceField #2,615 of 4,667 25.7%87 #1345
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,589 of 2,578 21.2%84 #611
PsychologyField #1,550 of 2,181 19.0%82 #938

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Wolverhampton 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#764 #1,838
  2. Health Sciences#2,754 #3,411
  3. Social Sciences#633 #1,910
  4. Physical Sciences#3,774 #5,377
  5. Engineering#2,948 #3,035
  6. Medicine#5,483 #4,851
  7. Life Sciences#5,249 #4,178
  8. Computer Science#1,345 #2,615
  9. Sociology and Political Science#611 #1,589
  10. Psychology#938 #1,550
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: 0.55× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 87 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 122 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 162 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.94× its world share, 57 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.19× its world share, 39 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.36× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.67× its world share, 82 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 217 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Wolverhampton?

Ranked on the composite score, Alan Nevill, Mike Thelwall and Gary D. Holt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Wolverhampton.

  1. 1 Alan Nevill United Kingdom · #11,383 worldwide 733 citations · 78 works
  2. 2 Mike Thelwall United Kingdom · #22,952 worldwide 1.1k citations · 148 works
  3. 3 Gary D. Holt United Kingdom · #45,613 worldwide 411 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Paul Olomolaiye United Kingdom · #68,746 worldwide 211 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 John Traxler United Kingdom · #82,203 worldwide 190 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 John Benson United Kingdom · #89,810 worldwide 308 citations · 140 works
  7. 7 John R. Packham United Kingdom · #124,381 worldwide 113 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Arun Arjunan United Kingdom · #178,694 worldwide 213 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 F Harris United Kingdom · #180,246 worldwide 167 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Sarah Hayes United Kingdom · #197,383 worldwide 73 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at University of Wolverhampton

Which keywords describe research at University of Wolverhampton?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Globalization, Sustainability, Gender, Machine Learning, Supply Chain Management, Identity and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. Mental Health44▲ 3.0×35 topics
  2. Machine Learning42▲ 1.26×48 topics
  3. Deep Learning40▲ 1.16×60 topics
  4. Sustainability40▲ 1.63×47 topics
  5. Globalization38▲ 1.92×48 topics
  6. Epidemiology34▼ 0.86×82 topics
  7. Public Health28▲ 1.93×41 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management25▲ 2.6×15 topics
  9. Social Media24▲ 1.67×25 topics
  10. Identity23▲ 3.1×23 topics
  11. Gender22▲ 3.9×22 topics
  12. Healthcare21▲ 1.81×25 topics
  13. Big Data20▲ 2.2×14 topics
  14. Human Rights20▲ 1.93×21 topics
  15. Risk Management18▲ 3.8×9 topics
  16. Colonialism17▲ 3.5×17 topics
  17. Neuroscience14▲ 4.5×11 topics
  18. Social Justice13▲ 2.2×18 topics
  19. Additive Manufacturing12▲ 3.9×5 topics
  20. Prevalence12▲ 2.9×11 topics
  21. Health Disparities12▲ 4.4×9 topics
  22. COVID-19 Impact12▲ 6.9×3 topics
  23. Ethical Considerations12▲ 3.3×11 topics
  24. Psychological Impact11▲ 3.3×8 topics
  25. Stigma11▲ 7.7×4 topics
  26. Violence11▲ 7.2×6 topics
  27. Digital Pedagogy10▲ 64×2 topics
  28. Postdigital Education10▲ 104×1 topic
  29. Technology-Enhanced Learning10▲ 96×1 topic
  30. Corpus Linguistics9▲ 4.3×5 topics
  31. Bibliometric Analysis8▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Interdisciplinary Research8▲ 9.2×2 topics
  33. Physical Fitness8▲ 5.8×3 topics
  34. Social Impact Assessment8▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Geopolymer8▲ 5.6×2 topics
  36. Leadership Style8▲ 5.8×2 topics
  37. Research Evaluation8▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Scientific Impact8▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Construction Projects8▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Project Success8▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Wolverhampton publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Education and Society, scientometrics and bibliometrics research, Construction Project Management and Performance and Sex work and related issues.

Digital Education and So…10Digital Education and Society: 10 fractional worksscientometrics and bibli…8scientometrics and bibliometrics research: 8 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…8Construction Project Management and Performance: 8 fractional worksSex work and related iss…6Sex work and related issues: 6 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 6 fractional worksDiversity and Impact of Dance: 5 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…5Digital Transformation in Industry: 5 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 5 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 5 fractional worksCrime and Detective Fict…5Crime and Detective Fiction Studies: 5 fractional works
Information SystemsStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyManagement Science and Operations ResearchSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Education and Society Information Systems 10 works
  2. 2 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 8 works
  3. 3 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 8 works
  4. 4 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  6. 6 Diversity and Impact of Dance Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 5 works
  7. 7 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 5 works
  9. 9 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Crime and Detective Fiction Studies Literature and Literary Theory 5 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 available36.6%not open63.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Wolverhampton's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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.

Other research institutions in Wolverhampton

All research institutions in Wolverhampton

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.