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Wrexham University

In research, Wrexham University stands highest in Engineering (#4,331 of 9,532 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,961 of 14,833 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,533 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,254
of 22,385 · #8,642 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#345
of 862
Research works
1.6k
▼ 31% vs 2018-21
Citations
30k
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Wrexham University

What is Wrexham 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
EngineeringField #4,331 of 9,532 10.3%298
Social SciencesDomain #7,961 of 14,833 6.5%553
Physical SciencesDomain #9,533 of 17,446 8.7%592
Life SciencesDomain #8,119 of 11,023 12.1%196
Social SciencesField #7,300 of 9,330 7.2%287
Health SciencesDomain #13,068 of 16,688 9.2%247
MedicineField #12,247 of 14,558 10.8%130

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wrexham 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Wrexham University work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Wrexham University is in Social Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Engineering (17%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 59 fractional works · 39.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 19.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Administration: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 6.0% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 52 fractional works · 34.9% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 17.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 8.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 26 fractional works · 17.3% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 11.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 8.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWrexhamUniversity149fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences40%

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
    1. Social Sciences2919.2%
    2. Psychology106.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities96.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting74.8%
    5. Decision Sciences21.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.3%
    1. Engineering2617.5%
    2. Computer Science138.9%
    3. Environmental Science53.2%
    4. Materials Science32.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy21.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    7. Energy10.5%
    8. Mathematics10.5%
    9. Chemistry00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine1611.1%
    2. Health Professions74.6%
    3. Nursing21.2%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences74.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.3%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.99× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.15× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.16× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 2.41× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.07× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.49× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.28× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary2.48×0 works
  2. Nursing2.41×2 works
  3. Psychology2.28×10 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.07×9 works
  5. Health Professions1.76×7 works
  6. Social Sciences1.52×28 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.50×2 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.49×7 works
  9. Engineering1.16×26 works
  10. Computer Science1.15×13 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.99×7 works
  12. Environmental Science0.65×5 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.63×2 works
  14. Materials Science0.61×3 works
  15. Energy0.59×1 works
  16. Medicine0.58×16 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.54×2 works
  18. Neuroscience0.49×1 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×3 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×1 works
  21. Mathematics0.39×1 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.37×0 works
  23. Dentistry0.23×0 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.16×0 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×0 works
  26. Chemistry0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Wrexham University?

Ranked on the quality score, Bo Liu, Peter Anthony Williams and Andrew McCaddon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wrexham University.

  1. 1 Bo Liu United Kingdom · #755,096 worldwide 4.6k citations · 149 works
  2. 2 Peter Anthony Williams United Kingdom · #849,293 worldwide 35k citations · 942 works
  3. 3 Andrew McCaddon United Kingdom · #1,217,054 worldwide 3.3k citations · 73 works
  4. 4 Saphwan Al‐Assaf United Kingdom · #1,230,455 worldwide 5.5k citations · 121 works
  5. 5 Glyn Owen Phillips United Kingdom · #1,603,893 worldwide 17k citations · 460 works
  6. 6 Owen Edwards United Kingdom · #1,617,760 worldwide 533 citations · 66 works
  7. 7 Alison J. McMillan United Kingdom · #1,649,151 worldwide 3k citations · 110 works
  8. 8 Glenn E. Morris United Kingdom · #1,719,547 worldwide 10k citations · 243 works
  9. 9 Mobayode O. Akinsolu United Kingdom · #1,953,809 worldwide 1.6k citations · 83 works
  10. 10 Christer Viebke United Kingdom · #1,977,387 worldwide 1.5k citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Wrexham University

What are the most cited papers from Wrexham University?

The most cited paper from Wrexham University is "Clay swelling — A challenge in the oilfield" (R. L. Anderson, Ian C. Ratcliffe, H. Chris Greenwell et al., 2009), with 660 citations. Next come "Abnormal gray and white matter volume in delusional infestation" (606) and "Utilization of bacterial cellulose in food" (591).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Clay swelling — A challenge in the oilfield R. L. Anderson, Ian C. Ratcliffe, H. Chris Greenwell et al. · Earth-Science Reviews 20 Nov 2009 660
2 Abnormal gray and white matter volume in delusional infestation Robert Christian Wolf, Markus Karl Huber, Malte Sebastian Depping et al. · Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry 19 Jun 2013 606
3 Utilization of bacterial cellulose in food Zhijun Shi, Yue Zhang, Glyn Owen Phillips et al. · Food Hydrocolloids 24 Jul 2013 591
4 A Gaussian Process Surrogate Model Assisted Evolutionary Algorithm for Medium Scale Expensive Optimization Problems Bo Liu, Qingfu Zhang, Georges E. Gielen · IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation 20 Feb 2013 591
5 Neuromuscular Function After Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage Christopher M. Byrne, Craig Twist, Roger G. Eston · Sports Medicine 2004 517
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Wrexham University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neuroscience, Professional Development, Cultural Competence, Healthcare, Job Satisfaction, Reflective Practice, Evidence-Based Practice and Burnout.

▲ 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-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
  1. Neuroscience7▲ 15×6 topics
  2. Machine Learning7▲ 1.34×28 topics
  3. Healthcare5▲ 3.2×12 topics
  4. Mental Health5▲ 2.3×19 topics
  5. Big Data4▲ 3.1×9 topics
  6. Quality of Life4▲ 1.97×7 topics
  7. Public Health4▲ 1.83×11 topics
  8. Job Satisfaction4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  9. Cultural Competence4▲ 19×3 topics
  10. Professional Development4▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Reflective Practice3▲ 12×4 topics
  12. Burnout3▲ 24×2 topics
  13. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Stress3▲ 5.9×3 topics
  15. Retention3▲ 122×1 topic
  16. Supervision3▲ 65×1 topic
  17. Consumer Behavior3▲ 2.9×8 topics
  18. Social Interaction3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  19. Well-being3▲ 4.4×7 topics
  20. Health2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  21. Gender Differences2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  22. Wireless Communications2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  23. Antenna2▲ 20×1 topic
  24. Art Therapy2▲ 102×1 topic
  25. Emotional Responses2▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Health Benefits2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  27. Microstrip2▲ 20×1 topic
  28. Psychology2▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Social Prescribing2▲ 102×1 topic
  30. Consumer Perception2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  31. Creativity2▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Hydrocolloids2▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Rheological Properties2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  34. Personality Traits2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  35. Spirituality2▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Channel Modeling2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  37. Cognitive Processes2▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Emulsions2▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Gender Dynamics2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Problem Solving2▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Wrexham University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Social Work Education and Practice, Art Therapy and Mental Health, Antenna Design and Analysis and Creativity in Education and Neuroscience.

Social Work Education an…3Social Work Education and Practice: 3 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental H…2Art Therapy and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…2Antenna Design and Analysis: 2 fractional worksCreativity in Education …2Creativity in Education and Neuroscience: 2 fractional worksDigital Games and Media: 2 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …1Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems1Proteins in Food Systems: 1 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering an…1Microwave Engineering and Waveguides: 1 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, …1Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 1 fractional works
Public AdministrationConservationAerospace EngineeringExperimental and Cognitive Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 3 works
  2. 2 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 2 works
  3. 3 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  8. 8 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 1 works
  9. 9 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 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 available26.3%not open73.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.0%domestic only76.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wrexham University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Wrexham University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00048% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Wrexham University0.00063% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Wrexham University 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.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Wrexham University6.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.8% in 2024.

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