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British Royal University

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Research works
8
▲ 164% vs 2018-21
Citations
5
0.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
British Royal University

Not ranked overall: British Royal University is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does British Royal University work in?

In all years, 48% of research at British Royal University is in Physical Sciences, 42% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (26%), Social Sciences (19%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 48.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 26.5% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 2 fractional works · 26.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 11.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 8.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 4.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 42.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 18.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 8.9% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 11.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 8.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 10.3% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 5.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 4.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 4.4% of its workALL ITS WORKBritish RoyalUniversity8fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences42%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences226.5%
    2. Computer Science111.8%
    3. Environmental Science17.7%
    4. Materials Science02.3%
    1. Social Sciences118.8%
    2. Psychology111.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities110.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.3%
    1. Health Professions04.0%
    2. Medicine01.3%
    1. Neuroscience04.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Computer Science: 3.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 3.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 7.81× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.55× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology7.81×1 works
  2. Computer Science3.09×1 works
  3. Health Professions3.05×0 works
  4. Social Sciences2.55×1 works
  5. Environmental Science1.36×0 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.20×0 works
  7. Medicine0.13×0 works

What are the most cited papers from British Royal University?

The most cited paper from British Royal University is "Study of the influence of UV-irradiation on the photodegradation of plasticized poly(para-tert-butylstyrene) films" (Khalid Essa Al Ani, Afrah Essa Ramadhan, 2010), with 9 citations. Next come "Optimizing Impervious Surface Distribution and Rainwater Harvesting for Urban Flood Resilience in Semi-Arid Regions" (1) and "Experimental Comparison of Zero Trust and Perimeter-Based Security Architectures in Small Networks" (0).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Study of the influence of UV-irradiation on the photodegradation of plasticized poly(para-tert-butylstyrene) films Khalid Essa Al Ani, Afrah Essa Ramadhan · International Journal of Materials Research (formerly Zeitschrift fuer Metallkunde) Dec 2010 9
2 Optimizing Impervious Surface Distribution and Rainwater Harvesting for Urban Flood Resilience in Semi-Arid Regions Andam Mustafa, Michał Szydłowski, Shuokr Qarani Aziz · Urban Science Open access 9 Dec 2025 1
3 Experimental Comparison of Zero Trust and Perimeter-Based Security Architectures in Small Networks Mohammad Salim, Mohamed S Al-Khayat, Omar Hassan Abdulazeez et al. Conference paper 30 Mar 2026 0
4 When moderate storms become Disasters: Operationalising the co-production of flood hazard in Iraq Elisa Savelli, Andam Mohsin Mustafa, Aristeidis Koutroulis · International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction Open access 18 Feb 2026 0
5 Mental Health Aspects of War and Violent Extremism in South Asia Darya Rostam Ahmed, Rania H. Al-Taie, Sheraz Ibrahim Book chapter 2026 0
All 9 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does British Royal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Educational Methods and Teacher Development, Psychology of Development and Education and Health and Conflict Studies.

Education, Innovation an…1Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksEducational Methods and …1Educational Methods and Teacher Development: 1 fractional worksPsychology of Developmen…1Psychology of Development and Education: 1 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 0 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 0 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 0 fractional worksAccess Control and Trust: 0 fractional worksLegal Language and Interpretation: 0 fractional worksSecurity in Wireless Sensor Networks: 0 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 0 fractional works
EducationInformation SystemsDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  2. 2 Educational Methods and Teacher Development Information Systems 1 works
  3. 3 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Access Control and Trust Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Legal Language and Interpretation Law 0 works
  9. 9 Security in Wireless Sensor Networks Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  10. 10 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 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 available65.7%not open34.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has British Royal University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 164% higher than in 2018-2021.

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