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2026-09-10 · Research focus · University of Portsmouth · United Kingdom

What drives University of Portsmouth's research

Ask where University of Portsmouth's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 11,791 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 77 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena; Cosmology and Gravitation Theories; Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 4.66, 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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