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Westminster University

In research, Westminster University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,898 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,998
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,573
of 8,685
Research works
359
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Westminster University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #7,898 of 16,945 26.6%200

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Westminster University 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).

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: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.63× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.58× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 19.21× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.08× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.83× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 19.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Westminster University?

Ranked on the composite score, Helen H. Hu and Lance Newman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Westminster University.

  1. 1 Helen H. Hu United States · #280,115 worldwide 111 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Lance Newman United States · #731,864 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Westminster University

Which keywords describe research at Westminster University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: STEM Education, Engineering Education, Educational Technology, Economic Growth, Student Engagement, Teaching Strategies, Entrepreneurship and Self-Efficacy.

▲ 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 30 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. STEM Education2▲ 14×3 topics
  2. Educational Technology2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  3. Machine Learning2▲ 1.51×7 topics
  4. Economic Growth2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  5. Engineering Education2▲ 50×3 topics
  6. Education2▲ 2.3×5 topics
  7. Entrepreneurship1▲ 9.2×3 topics
  8. Globalization1▲ 1.84×5 topics
  9. Inflammation1▲ 1.77×5 topics
  10. Student Engagement1▲ 9.2×3 topics
  11. Teaching Strategies1▲ 12×2 topics
  12. Distance Learning1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  13. Higher Education1▲ 5.8×2 topics
  14. History1▲ 4.3×4 topics
  15. Literature1▲ 5.6×4 topics
  16. Racial Disparities1▲ 60×2 topics
  17. Self-Efficacy1▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Active Learning1▲ 15×1 topic
  19. Computational Thinking1▲ 85×1 topic
  20. Flipped Classroom1▲ 85×1 topic
  21. Gender Differences1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  22. Programming Education1▲ 85×1 topic
  23. Regulation1▲ 5.1×3 topics
  24. Remote Laboratories1▲ 101×1 topic
  25. Social Justice1▲ 4.7×4 topics
  26. Virtual Labs1▲ 101×1 topic
  27. Animal Welfare1▲ 30×1 topic
  28. E-Learning1▲ 2.7×3 topics
  29. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 8.7×4 topics
  30. Stress Indicators1▲ 86×1 topic

Which research topics does Westminster University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Experimental Learning in Engineering, Innovative Teaching Methods, Teaching and Learning Programming and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.

Experimental Learning in…1Experimental Learning in Engineering: 1 fractional worksInnovative Teaching Meth…1Innovative Teaching Methods: 1 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Pr…1Teaching and Learning Programming: 1 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…1Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksEducation Discipline and Inequality: 1 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 1 fractional worksInnovation and Socioecon…1Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 1 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksMicroRNA in disease regulation: 1 fractional worksYouth Development and So…1Youth Development and Social Support: 1 fractional works
Media TechnologyEducationComputer Science ApplicationsSmall Animals5 others

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

  1. 1 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 1 works
  2. 2 Innovative Teaching Methods Education 1 works
  3. 3 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 1 works
  4. 4 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 1 works
  5. 5 Education Discipline and Inequality Education 1 works
  6. 6 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  7. 7 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 1 works
  8. 8 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 1 works
  9. 9 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 1 works
  10. 10 Youth Development and Social Support Safety Research 1 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 available24.3%not open75.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.3%domestic only92.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Westminster University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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.

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