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Centre for Social Justice

In research, Centre for Social Justice stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,193 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,896 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,280
of 28,054 · #22,318 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#826
of 1,094
Research works
857
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Centre for Social Justice 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 #6,193 of 10,521 21.1%97 #4849
Social SciencesField #3,896 of 6,365 19.9%73 #2996

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre for Social Justice 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).

What does Centre for Social Justice specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 29.0 works6.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.17× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.18× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.29× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.87× its world share, 73 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Centre for Social Justice?

Ranked on the composite score, David Gordon, Christina Pantazis and SJ Cemlyn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre for Social Justice.

  1. 1 David Gordon United Kingdom · #39,587 worldwide 293 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Christina Pantazis United Kingdom · #98,137 worldwide 179 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 SJ Cemlyn United Kingdom · #375,563 worldwide 29 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Ann Singleton United Kingdom · #1,064,495 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Shailen Nandy United Kingdom · #1,392,652 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Centre for Social Justice

Which keywords describe research at Centre for Social Justice?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, International Law, Globalization, Global Governance, Mental Health, Social Justice, Gender and Feminism.

▲ 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. Human Rights14▲ 12×28 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 3.8×30 topics
  3. Mental Health8▲ 4.5×16 topics
  4. International Law7▲ 18×14 topics
  5. Global Governance6▲ 23×10 topics
  6. Social Justice6▲ 8.3×16 topics
  7. Gender6▲ 8.5×13 topics
  8. Feminism5▲ 15×7 topics
  9. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.7×11 topics
  10. Public Health5▲ 2.7×10 topics
  11. Education4▲ 2.1×16 topics
  12. Judicial Review4▲ 40×4 topics
  13. Identity4▲ 4.8×12 topics
  14. Social Media4▲ 2.5×12 topics
  15. Nationalism4▲ 7.3×9 topics
  16. Neoliberalism4▲ 9.2×12 topics
  17. Public Policy4▲ 6.2×7 topics
  18. Intersectionality4▲ 16×8 topics
  19. Social Inequality3▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Colonialism3▲ 5.7×7 topics
  21. Public Opinion3▲ 21×4 topics
  22. Gender Inequality3▲ 19×4 topics
  23. Environmental Law3▲ 13×6 topics
  24. Psychological Impact3▲ 7.8×7 topics
  25. Cultural Diversity3▲ 10×7 topics
  26. Development3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  27. Discrimination3▲ 12×8 topics
  28. Ethnicity3▲ 6.0×7 topics
  29. Immigration3▲ 20×5 topics
  30. Community Engagement3▲ 6.7×6 topics
  31. Criminal Justice3▲ 9.9×6 topics
  32. Stigma3▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Cold War2▲ 34×2 topics
  34. HIV/AIDS2▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Cybercrime2▲ 35×3 topics
  36. Politics2▲ 7.6×8 topics
  37. Social Exclusion2▲ 29×3 topics
  38. Violence2▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Access to Justice2▲ 70×2 topics
  40. Race2▲ 17×6 topics

Which research topics does Centre for Social Justice publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sex work and related issues, Human Rights and Development, Judicial and Constitutional Studies and Homelessness and Social Issues.

Sex work and related iss…2Sex work and related issues: 2 fractional worksHuman Rights and Develop…2Human Rights and Development: 2 fractional worksJudicial and Constitutional Studies: 2 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …2Homelessness and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksOmbudsman and Human Rights2Ombudsman and Human Rights: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksSexual Assault and Victimization Studies: 2 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …1Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksLegal Education and Practice Innovations: 1 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLawGeneral Health ProfessionsGender Studies2 others

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

  1. 1 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Judicial and Constitutional Studies Law 2 works
  4. 4 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Ombudsman and Human Rights Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies Gender Studies 2 works
  8. 8 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  9. 9 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 1 works
  10. 10 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 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 available37.5%not open62.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre for Social Justice's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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