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York St John University

In research, York St John University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,236 of 10,521 worldwide), Psychology (#484 of 2,181 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,802 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,368
of 28,054 · #7,900 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#206
of 1,094
Research works
2.6k
▲ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is York St John University 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 #1,236 of 10,521 27.3%551 #1176
PsychologyField #484 of 2,181 29.1%102 #993
Social SciencesField #1,802 of 6,365 27.9%285 #1173
Health SciencesDomain #3,887 of 11,982 27.4%103 #8521
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,039 of 2,578 26.7%106 #1054
Arts and HumanitiesField #875 of 1,998 20.6%82 #613
Physical SciencesDomain #8,952 of 12,888 32.5%91 #15980

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where York St John 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).

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#1,176 #1,236
  2. Psychology#993 #484
  3. Social Sciences#1,173 #1,802
  4. Health Sciences#8,521 #3,887
  5. Sociology and Political Science#1,054 #1,039
  6. Arts and Humanities#613 #875
  7. Physical Sciences#15,980 #8,952
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 York St John University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 39.5 works4.8×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.97× its world share, 40 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.63× its world share, 82 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.87× its world share, 47 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.30× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.31× its world share, 102 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.89× its world share, 285 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at York St John University?

Ranked on the composite score, Matthew Clarke, Robert Whiting and Daniel J. Madigan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is York St John University.

  1. 1 Matthew Clarke United Kingdom · #87,886 worldwide 136 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Robert Whiting United Kingdom · #97,201 worldwide 74 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Daniel J. Madigan United Kingdom · #362,178 worldwide 148 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Andrew Village United Kingdom · #488,092 worldwide 70 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Nick J. Watson United Kingdom · #510,548 worldwide 27 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Anthony Smart United Kingdom · #521,025 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Richard Muir United Kingdom · #524,011 worldwide 26 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Divine Charura United Kingdom · #704,834 worldwide 14 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Adam James Smith United Kingdom · #742,785 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Peter Watt United Kingdom · #815,505 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at York St John University

Which keywords describe research at York St John University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Mental Health, Globalization, Gender, Social Justice, Well-being, Community Development and Development.

▲ 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 Health48▲ 4.2×32 topics
  2. Globalization44▲ 2.9×50 topics
  3. Religion36▲ 9.8×21 topics
  4. Identity27▲ 4.8×27 topics
  5. Gender27▲ 6.3×24 topics
  6. Social Justice26▲ 5.8×20 topics
  7. Social Media24▲ 2.1×23 topics
  8. Well-being23▲ 7.7×13 topics
  9. Community Development22▲ 15×4 topics
  10. Development22▲ 8.0×9 topics
  11. Quality of Life21▲ 1.86×27 topics
  12. Humanitarianism20▲ 40×4 topics
  13. Civil Society19▲ 21×3 topics
  14. Leadership19▲ 5.0×17 topics
  15. Neoliberalism19▲ 6.7×13 topics
  16. NGOs18▲ 24×3 topics
  17. History18▲ 3.3×18 topics
  18. Healthcare18▲ 2.0×17 topics
  19. International Aid18▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Faith-Based Organizations18▲ 71×1 topic
  21. Social Services18▲ 50×1 topic
  22. Higher Education17▲ 4.1×12 topics
  23. Social Capital17▲ 4.1×12 topics
  24. Resilience15▲ 4.0×11 topics
  25. Social Support15▲ 3.4×12 topics
  26. Literature15▲ 3.5×16 topics
  27. Feminism14▲ 6.3×12 topics
  28. Health13▲ 4.2×7 topics
  29. Colonialism13▲ 3.4×16 topics
  30. Community Engagement12▲ 4.8×7 topics
  31. Emotion Regulation12▲ 5.1×9 topics
  32. Coping Strategies12▲ 6.2×5 topics
  33. Academic Achievement12▲ 8.8×8 topics
  34. Market Dynamics11▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Intersectionality10▲ 7.2×9 topics
  36. Secularism10▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Student Perceptions10▲ 6.7×7 topics
  38. Self-Regulation9▲ 6.6×5 topics
  39. Psychological Adjustment9▲ 7.9×5 topics
  40. Spirituality9▲ 12×5 topics

Which research topics does York St John University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion, Society, and Development, Religious Tourism and Spaces, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research.

Religion, Society, and D…18Religion, Society, and Development: 18 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Spaces: 7 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 7 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 6 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 6 fractional worksManagement and Organizational Studies: 6 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies5Cinema and Media Studies: 5 fractional worksPerfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies: 5 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 5 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…5Family and Disability Support Research: 5 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeography, Planning and DevelopmentCognitive NeuroscienceReligious studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  2. 2 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 7 works
  3. 3 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  4. 4 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  5. 5 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 6 works
  6. 6 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works
  7. 7 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  8. 8 Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies Clinical Psychology 5 works
  9. 9 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 5 works
  10. 10 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 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 available41.6%not open58.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has York St John University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% 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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