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British Academy

In research, British Academy stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,778 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,120 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,713
of 28,054 · #9,166 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#425
of 1,094
Research works
1k
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is British Academy known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,778 of 10,521 21.4%128 #2882
Social SciencesField #5,120 of 6,365 17.0%63 #3326

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where British Academy 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.53× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.17× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.74× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.12× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.22× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.75× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at British Academy?

Ranked on the composite score, Aleksy Кwilinski, Jack Beatson and John Buxton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British Academy.

  1. 1 Aleksy Кwilinski United Kingdom · #89,757 worldwide 166 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Jack Beatson United Kingdom · #581,669 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 John Buxton United Kingdom · #640,674 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Raymond W. Kane United Kingdom · #1,630,761 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at British Academy

Which keywords describe research at British Academy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Sustainable Development, Financial Security, Identity, Renewable Energy, Nationalism, Environmental Management and Economic 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization18▲ 4.5×44 topics
  2. Sustainable Development15▲ 4.9×28 topics
  3. Renewable Energy13▲ 4.6×16 topics
  4. Financial Security11▲ 49×3 topics
  5. Identity11▲ 7.4×21 topics
  6. Nationalism10▲ 11×12 topics
  7. Environmental Management9▲ 11×5 topics
  8. Economic Development9▲ 5.4×14 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency8▲ 4.5×10 topics
  10. History8▲ 5.7×18 topics
  11. Innovation8▲ 3.8×21 topics
  12. Human Rights7▲ 3.5×18 topics
  13. Innovation Development7▲ 45×3 topics
  14. Economic Growth7▲ 3.9×15 topics
  15. Culture7▲ 6.3×14 topics
  16. Gender7▲ 6.1×12 topics
  17. Green Investments6▲ 55×1 topic
  18. Religion6▲ 6.4×15 topics
  19. Social Safety6▲ 55×1 topic
  20. Colonialism6▲ 6.2×17 topics
  21. Democracy6▲ 8.0×8 topics
  22. Ethnicity5▲ 7.1×8 topics
  23. Cosmetic Surgery4▲ 53×2 topics
  24. Literature4▲ 4.0×13 topics
  25. Neoliberalism4▲ 5.9×9 topics
  26. Politics4▲ 7.5×9 topics
  27. Economic Policy4▲ 40×3 topics
  28. Authoritarianism4▲ 21×4 topics
  29. Late Antiquity4▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Global Governance4▲ 8.2×6 topics
  31. Anatomy4▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Feminism4▲ 6.4×8 topics
  33. Industrial Policy4▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Financial Development3▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Monetary Policy3▲ 7.1×2 topics
  36. Ancient Rome3▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Greek Literature3▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Rhetoric3▲ 15×2 topics
  39. CO2 Emissions3▲ 8.5×1 topic
  40. Environmental Regulation3▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does British Academy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business and Economic Development, Classical Antiquity Studies, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth and Political and Economic history of UK and US.

Business and Economic De…6Business and Economic Development: 6 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 3 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Eco…3Energy, Environment, Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksPolitical and Economic h…3Political and Economic history of UK and US: 3 fractional worksFacial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques: 3 fractional worksEconomic Issues in Ukraine: 3 fractional worksLabor Market and Education2Labor Market and Education: 2 fractional worksIrish and British Studies: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes: 2 fractional worksMusic History and Culture: 2 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawAnthropologyEconomics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  2. 2 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 3 works
  3. 3 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  4. 4 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  5. 5 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques Dermatology 3 works
  6. 6 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  7. 7 Labor Market and Education Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes History 2 works
  10. 10 Music History and Culture Music 2 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 available43.0%not open57.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has British Academy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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