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2026-09-04 · Research focus · University of Wales · United Kingdom

What drives University of Wales's research

Ask where University of Wales's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 1,287 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 61 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Geology and Paleoclimatology Research; Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research; Scottish History and National Identity.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 4.56, 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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