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York St John University

In research, York St John University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,065 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#797 of 5,988 worldwide) and Psychology (#760 of 2,121 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology (Clinical Psychology is 4.7× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#2,542
of 22,385 · #3,086 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#137
of 862
Research works
2.6k
▲ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
30k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.21×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%

What is York St John University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #1,065 of 9,585 15.4%551 #1031
Social SciencesField #797 of 5,988 14.6%285 #864
PsychologyField #760 of 2,121 17.5%102 #828
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,118 of 2,526 11.1%106 #1109
Health SciencesDomain #4,419 of 9,902 16.8%103 #7016
Arts and HumanitiesField #978 of 1,896 12.5%82 #692
Physical SciencesDomain #6,337 of 10,670 16.9%91 #7989

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,031 #1,065
  2. Social Sciences#864 #797
  3. Psychology#828 #760
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,109 #1,118
  5. Health Sciences#7,016 #4,419
  6. Arts and Humanities#692 #978
  7. Physical Sciences#7,989 #6,337
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does York St John University work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at York St John University is in Social Sciences, 14% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Psychology (13%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 638 fractional works · 68.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 321 fractional works · 34.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 118 fractional works · 12.8% of its workEducation: 48 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 44 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGender Studies: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 121 fractional works · 13.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 46 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 37 fractional works · 4.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 93 fractional works · 10.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 17 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhilosophy: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workReligious studies: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMusic: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 64 fractional works · 6.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 20 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 25 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 19 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 130 fractional works · 14.1% of its workMedicine: 79 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 48 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 27 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 115 fractional works · 12.4% of its workComputer Science: 57 fractional works · 6.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 21 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 26 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 43 fractional works · 4.6% of its workNeuroscience: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 17 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKYork St JohnUniversity925fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences69%

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 Sciences32134.7%
    2. Psychology12113.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities9310.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting646.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance252.7%
    6. Decision Sciences141.5%
    1. Medicine798.5%
    2. Health Professions485.2%
    3. Nursing20.2%
    4. Dentistry20.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Computer Science576.2%
    2. Environmental Science262.8%
    3. Engineering171.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy40.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.4%
    6. Energy30.3%
    7. Materials Science10.2%
    8. Mathematics10.1%
    9. Chemistry10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Neuroscience192.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences111.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology101.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does York St John University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 45.9 works4.7×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 57 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.96× its world share, 48 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 79 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.48× its world share, 93 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.15× its world share, 64 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.28× its world share, 121 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.74× its world share, 321 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.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology4.28×121 works
  2. Arts and Humanities3.48×93 works
  3. Social Sciences2.74×321 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.15×64 works
  5. Health Professions1.96×48 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.54×14 works
  7. Neuroscience1.26×19 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.25×25 works
  9. Computer Science0.79×57 works
  10. Environmental Science0.57×26 works
  11. Medicine0.44×79 works
  12. Nursing0.42×2 works
  13. Dentistry0.38×2 works
  14. Energy0.31×3 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×4 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×11 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.24×1 works
  18. Veterinary0.24×0 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.21×2 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×10 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.20×4 works
  22. Engineering0.12×17 works
  23. Mathematics0.12×1 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.09×0 works
  25. Chemistry0.06×1 works
  26. Materials Science0.04×1 works

Who are the top researchers at York St John University?

Ranked on the quality score, Muhammad Salman Shabbir, Beth Teresa Bell and Brett Heasman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is York St John University.

  1. 1 Muhammad Salman Shabbir United Kingdom · #57,691 worldwide 3.5k citations · 111 works
  2. 2 Beth Teresa Bell United Kingdom · #340,441 worldwide 1.3k citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Brett Heasman United Kingdom · #376,319 worldwide 1.4k citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Daniel J. Madigan United Kingdom · #507,220 worldwide 5.4k citations · 176 works
  5. 5 Lorna Hamilton United Kingdom · #513,859 worldwide 1k citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Brendan Paddison United Kingdom · #549,351 worldwide 564 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Olalekan Adeban Adekola United Kingdom · #570,319 worldwide 1.4k citations · 71 works
  8. 8 Matthew Clarke United Kingdom · #622,931 worldwide 2.5k citations · 270 works
  9. 9 David Weir United Kingdom · #655,869 worldwide 2k citations · 128 works
  10. 10 Stephen Gibson United Kingdom · #731,834 worldwide 1.7k citations · 91 works
All ranked researchers at York St John University

What are the most cited papers from York St John University?

The most cited paper from York St John University is "Perfectionism is increasing over time: A meta-analysis of birth cohort differences from 1989 to 2016." (Thomas Curran, Andrew P. Hill, 2017), with 767 citations. Next come "Towards an understanding of teacher attrition: A meta-analysis of burnout, job satisfaction, and teachers’ intentions to quit" (664) and "Secondary prevention in the clinical management of patients with cardiovascular diseases. Core components, standards and outcome measures for referral and delivery" (604).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Perfectionism is increasing over time: A meta-analysis of birth cohort differences from 1989 to 2016. Thomas Curran, Andrew P. Hill · Psychological Bulletin ReviewOpen access 28 Dec 2017 767
2 Towards an understanding of teacher attrition: A meta-analysis of burnout, job satisfaction, and teachers’ intentions to quit Daniel J. Madigan, Lisa E. Kim · Teaching and Teacher Education ReviewOpen access 25 Jun 2021 664
3 Secondary prevention in the clinical management of patients with cardiovascular diseases. Core components, standards and outcome measures for referral and delivery Massimo Francesco Piepoli, Ugo Corrà, Stamatis N. Adamopoulos et al. · European Journal of Preventive Cardiology Open access 20 Jun 2012 604
4 Observing bullying at school: The mental health implications of witness status. Ian Rivers, V. Paul Poteat, Nathalie F. Noret et al. · School Psychology Quarterly Open access Dec 2009 509
5 The psychology of passion: A meta-analytical review of a decade of research on intrapersonal outcomes Thomas Curran, Andrew P. Hill, Paul R. Appleton et al. · Motivation and Emotion Open access 5 Jun 2015 505
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Which keywords describe research at York St John University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Religion, Globalization, Well-being, Gender, Social Justice, Identity and Community 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-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. Mental Health53▲ 4.0×34 topics
  2. Globalization50▲ 2.8×60 topics
  3. Religion38▲ 9.0×24 topics
  4. Identity30▲ 4.5×30 topics
  5. Gender30▲ 6.0×27 topics
  6. Social Justice30▲ 5.4×21 topics
  7. Well-being28▲ 7.7×13 topics
  8. Social Media26▲ 2.0×24 topics
  9. Quality of Life25▲ 1.89×31 topics
  10. Healthcare23▲ 2.1×18 topics
  11. Community Development23▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Development22▲ 6.5×9 topics
  13. Neoliberalism21▲ 6.4×14 topics
  14. Social Capital21▲ 4.3×12 topics
  15. Leadership20▲ 4.5×19 topics
  16. History20▲ 3.1×19 topics
  17. Humanitarianism20▲ 35×4 topics
  18. Higher Education19▲ 3.9×15 topics
  19. Civil Society19▲ 19×4 topics
  20. NGOs18▲ 21×3 topics
  21. International Aid18▲ 42×2 topics
  22. Faith-Based Organizations18▲ 64×1 topic
  23. Social Services18▲ 43×1 topic
  24. Literature17▲ 3.4×19 topics
  25. Social Support17▲ 3.4×15 topics
  26. Resilience16▲ 3.6×11 topics
  27. Feminism16▲ 6.1×13 topics
  28. Ethics16▲ 3.3×23 topics
  29. Coping Strategies15▲ 6.5×7 topics
  30. Health14▲ 3.8×9 topics
  31. Emotion Regulation14▲ 4.8×9 topics
  32. Academic Achievement14▲ 8.6×8 topics
  33. Community Engagement14▲ 4.5×7 topics
  34. Ethical Considerations14▲ 4.2×13 topics
  35. Market Dynamics12▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Self-Regulation11▲ 6.9×5 topics
  37. Intersectionality11▲ 6.4×9 topics
  38. Secularism11▲ 12×5 topics
  39. Student Perceptions11▲ 6.6×7 topics
  40. Psychological Adjustment10▲ 7.7×5 topics

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

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

  1. 1 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  2. 2 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 8 works
  3. 3 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 7 works
  4. 4 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 7 works
  6. 6 Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies Clinical Psychology 7 works
  7. 7 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 6 works
  8. 8 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 6 works
  9. 9 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 6 works
  10. 10 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 York St John University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0041% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%York St John University0.0039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of York St John 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%York St John University16.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.9% in 2007.

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