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British Council

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World rank, all time
#35,014
of 42,892
Rank in Kenya
#77
of 98
Research works
158
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
28.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
74%
world 28%

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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 5.12× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.99× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 7.73× its world share, 1 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.53× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at British Council?

Ranked on the composite score, Ian Askew, Ben Bellows and Francis Obare lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British Council.

  1. 1 Ian Askew Kenya · #434,089 worldwide 44 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Ben Bellows Kenya · #567,623 worldwide 44 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Francis Obare Kenya · #736,665 worldwide 22 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Timothy Abuya Kenya · #1,068,291 worldwide 32 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at British Council

Which keywords describe research at British Council?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Maternal Mortality, Community Health Workers, Health Inequalities, Child Mortality, Health Systems, Risk Factors and HIV Prevention.

▲ 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. Mental Health9▲ 16×10 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality7▲ 79×2 topics
  3. Community Health Workers6▲ 201×2 topics
  4. Health Inequalities6▲ 132×2 topics
  5. Child Mortality6▲ 222×1 topic
  6. Health Systems6▲ 222×1 topic
  7. Risk Factors5▲ 13×2 topics
  8. HIV Prevention3▲ 143×2 topics
  9. Adolescent Health3▲ 88×2 topics
  10. Gender-based Violence3▲ 131×2 topics
  11. Prevalence3▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Reproductive Health3▲ 147×2 topics
  13. Sexual Behavior3▲ 196×1 topic
  14. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 32×2 topics
  15. Youth Risk Behavior3▲ 196×1 topic
  16. Resilience3▲ 14×2 topics
  17. Health Consequences2▲ 23×1 topic
  18. Intimate Partner Violence2▲ 166×1 topic
  19. Adverse Experiences2▲ 165×1 topic
  20. COVID-192▲ 4.6×7 topics
  21. Childhood Trauma2▲ 103×1 topic
  22. Resettlement2▲ 69×2 topics
  23. Immigrant2▲ 81×1 topic
  24. Refugee2▲ 99×1 topic
  25. Psychological Impact2▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Child Development2▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Family Planning2▲ 93×2 topics
  28. Contraception2▲ 180×1 topic
  29. Poverty Reduction2▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Unintended Pregnancy2▲ 180×1 topic
  31. Gender Inequality2▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Depression2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  33. Pandemic2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  34. Global Burden of Disease1▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Conditional Cash Transfers1▲ 95×1 topic
  36. Maternal and Child Undernutrition1▲ 43×1 topic
  37. School Subsidies1▲ 95×1 topic
  38. Water Sanitation Hygiene1▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Psychological Distress1▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Healthcare Workers1▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does British Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Intimate Partner and Family Violence and Child Abuse and Trauma.

Global Maternal and Chil…6Global Maternal and Child Health: 6 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Re…3Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 3 fractional worksIntimate Partner and Fam…2Intimate Partner and Family Violence: 2 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksReproductive Health and …2Reproductive Health and Contraception: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksFemale Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsHealthClinical Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  2. 2 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 2 works
  4. 4 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 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 available74.1%not open25.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors60.0%domestic only40.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has British Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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