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2026-08-28 · Research focus · University of Ulster · United Kingdom

What drives University of Ulster's research

Ask where University of Ulster's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 12,235 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 75 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Irish and British Studies; Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems; Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet.

The recorded collaborative funding footprint stands at €15M across the world's major funders, every award traceable to the funder's own public record. The work's field-weighted citation impact is 3.07, 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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