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2026-09-07 · Research focus · University of Bradford · United Kingdom

What drives University of Bradford's research

Ask where University of Bradford's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 6,447 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 73 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Antenna Design and Analysis; Archaeology and ancient environmental studies; Visual perception and processing mechanisms.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 3.58, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

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Every figure derives from the open global research record and is checkable at source.

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