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British Film Institute

In research, British Film Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,247 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#38,850
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#2,087
of 2,253
Research works
189
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is British Film Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #13,247 of 16,945 20.4%163

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where British Film Institute 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: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 3.06× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 11.22× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.17× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.35× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at British Film Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Edward Buscombe and Edward Lawrenson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is British Film Institute.

  1. 1 Edward Buscombe United Kingdom · #302,086 worldwide 31 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Edward Lawrenson United Kingdom · #985,257 worldwide 5 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at British Film Institute

Which keywords describe research at British Film Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Gender, Colonialism, Globalization, Cultural Studies, History, Literature and Memory.

▲ 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 25 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Identity4▲ 21×10 topics
  2. Gender4▲ 25×9 topics
  3. Colonialism3▲ 27×9 topics
  4. Globalization3▲ 6.3×9 topics
  5. Cultural Studies3▲ 29×8 topics
  6. History3▲ 15×7 topics
  7. Literature2▲ 16×7 topics
  8. Memory2▲ 28×4 topics
  9. Box Office2▲ 240×1 topic
  10. Film Industry2▲ 240×1 topic
  11. Narrative2▲ 39×5 topics
  12. Nationalism2▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Religion2▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Culture1▲ 9.6×3 topics
  15. Aging1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  16. Education1▲ 2.7×5 topics
  17. Performativity1▲ 155×2 topics
  18. Social Justice1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  19. Feminism1▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Ethics1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  21. Healthcare1▲ 3.3×2 topics
  22. Medical Ethics1▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Palliative Care1▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Sustainability1▲ 1.55×6 topics
  25. Theatre1▲ 126×2 topics

Which research topics does British Film Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cinema and Media Studies, Italian Fascism and Post-war Society, Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues and Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity.

Cinema and Media Studies2Cinema and Media Studies: 2 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 1 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 1 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 1 fractional worksTheatre and Performance Studies: 1 fractional worksAsian Culture and Media …1Asian Culture and Media Studies: 1 fractional worksJapanese History and Cul…1Japanese History and Culture: 1 fractional worksParticipatory Visual Res…0Participatory Visual Research Methods: 0 fractional worksCultural Industries and …0Cultural Industries and Urban Development: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsPhilosophy3 others

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

  1. 1 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 1 works
  5. 5 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Theatre and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  7. 7 Asian Culture and Media Studies Cultural Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Participatory Visual Research Methods Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 0 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 available37.3%not open62.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has British Film Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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