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Chatham House

In research, Chatham House stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,413 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,944 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science — Political Science and International Relations is 13.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,875
of 28,054 · #7,407 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#501
of 1,094
Research works
1.8k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Chatham House 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 #4,413 of 10,521 32.0%97 #1551
Social SciencesField #2,944 of 6,365 32.7%73 #913

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chatham House 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 Chatham House specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 13.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 27.8 works13×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 26.9 works5.2×
← 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: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 3.18× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.69× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.64× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.03× 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, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chatham House?

Ranked on the composite score, Arnold J. Toynbee, Adrian Hyde‐Price and William Wallace lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chatham House.

  1. 1 Arnold J. Toynbee United Kingdom · #17,272 worldwide 203 citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Adrian Hyde‐Price United Kingdom · #71,152 worldwide 113 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 William Wallace United Kingdom · #87,409 worldwide 113 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Louis Turner United Kingdom · #140,307 worldwide 147 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Stephen Woolcock United Kingdom · #189,975 worldwide 64 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Paul Cornish United Kingdom · #212,832 worldwide 37 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Adeed Dawisha United Kingdom · #237,699 worldwide 60 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 William Wallace United Kingdom · #279,264 worldwide 39 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Alex Vines United Kingdom · #372,221 worldwide 34 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Mariano Aguirre Ernst United Kingdom · #424,433 worldwide 2 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Chatham House

Which keywords describe research at Chatham House?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Human Rights, Global Governance, Colonialism, International Law, Politics and Neoliberalism.

▲ 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. Climate Change21▲ 5.4×27 topics
  2. Globalization18▲ 6.5×31 topics
  3. Human Rights12▲ 8.3×18 topics
  4. Global Governance11▲ 35×7 topics
  5. Colonialism11▲ 16×14 topics
  6. Sustainability11▲ 3.0×23 topics
  7. International Law9▲ 21×6 topics
  8. Politics8▲ 21×9 topics
  9. Public Health8▲ 3.8×16 topics
  10. Neoliberalism7▲ 14×12 topics
  11. Governance6▲ 13×7 topics
  12. NGOs6▲ 42×3 topics
  13. Renewable Energy6▲ 2.8×11 topics
  14. Genocide6▲ 70×3 topics
  15. Ethics6▲ 7.9×6 topics
  16. Migration5▲ 11×8 topics
  17. Economic Growth5▲ 4.4×8 topics
  18. Energy Transition5▲ 24×3 topics
  19. International Relations5▲ 15×8 topics
  20. Democracy5▲ 9.8×9 topics
  21. Environmental Ethics5▲ 58×4 topics
  22. Gender5▲ 6.5×7 topics
  23. Geopolitics5▲ 22×5 topics
  24. Political Economy5▲ 13×10 topics
  25. Conflict5▲ 20×7 topics
  26. Global Warming5▲ 8.0×5 topics
  27. Greenhouse Gas Emissions5▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Hegemony5▲ 123×2 topics
  29. Public Perception4▲ 25×4 topics
  30. Information Warfare4▲ 91×2 topics
  31. Diplomacy4▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Middle East4▲ 43×2 topics
  33. International Institutions4▲ 119×1 topic
  34. Power4▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Poverty Reduction4▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Development Policies3▲ 67×1 topic
  37. Digital Sovereignty3▲ 55×2 topics
  38. Foreign Aid3▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Vulnerability3▲ 11×5 topics
  40. European Union3▲ 10×5 topics

Which research topics does Chatham House publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Relations and Foreign Policy, International Development and Aid, Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies and Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts.

International Relations …4International Relations and Foreign Policy: 4 fractional worksInternational Developmen…3International Development and Aid: 3 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 3 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 3 fractional worksClimate Change and Geoengineering: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Contemporary Political Dynamics: 2 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 2 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…2Climate Change Policy and Economics: 2 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsDevelopmentSociology and Political ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 International Development and Aid Development 3 works
  3. 3 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Climate Change and Geoengineering Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  6. 6 Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics History 2 works
  7. 7 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  8. 8 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 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 available12.0%not open88.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chatham House's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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