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City St George's, University of London

In research, City St George's, University of London stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,434 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,366 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,695
of 28,054 · #25,175 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#424
of 1,094
Research works
388
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
507
1.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is City St George's, University of London 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 #5,434 of 10,521 15.8%142 #9119
Social SciencesField #4,366 of 6,365 15.0%81 #8025

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where City St George's, University of London 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 City St George's, University of London specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 23.6 works6.5×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.09× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.50× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.72× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.30× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.24× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.62× its world share, 82 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at City St George's, University of London?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Public Health, Monetary Policy, Conflict, Nationalism, Social Media, Human Rights and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Globalization20▲ 4.1×47 topics
  2. Epidemiology13▲ 1.35×64 topics
  3. Public Health12▲ 3.4×32 topics
  4. Social Media11▲ 3.1×20 topics
  5. Mental Health10▲ 2.7×24 topics
  6. Human Rights9▲ 3.5×18 topics
  7. Monetary Policy8▲ 13×6 topics
  8. Nationalism8▲ 6.6×16 topics
  9. Conflict7▲ 18×7 topics
  10. Economic Growth6▲ 3.1×15 topics
  11. Security6▲ 3.6×9 topics
  12. Social Capital6▲ 4.4×13 topics
  13. Discrimination5▲ 11×5 topics
  14. International Relations5▲ 9.2×10 topics
  15. Primary Care5▲ 5.7×11 topics
  16. Identity5▲ 2.9×22 topics
  17. Political Economy5▲ 8.2×10 topics
  18. Neoliberalism5▲ 5.6×12 topics
  19. Economic Policy5▲ 37×5 topics
  20. Peacebuilding5▲ 29×3 topics
  21. Health4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  22. Feminism4▲ 6.2×11 topics
  23. Occupation4▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Israel4▲ 47×2 topics
  25. Ethnic Identity4▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Geopolitics4▲ 11×6 topics
  27. Russia4▲ 38×3 topics
  28. News Media4▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Settler Colonialism4▲ 37×2 topics
  30. European Union4▲ 6.7×11 topics
  31. Palestine4▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Segregation4▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Political Communication4▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Financial Crisis3▲ 13×6 topics
  35. Violence3▲ 9.5×4 topics
  36. Agenda Setting3▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Content Analysis3▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Income Inequality3▲ 9.5×5 topics
  39. Media Framing3▲ 39×1 topic
  40. National Identity3▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does City St George's, University of London publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Media Studies and Communication, Health and Conflict Studies and Political and Economic history of UK and US.

Jewish and Middle Easter…4Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 4 fractional worksMedia Studies and Commun…3Media Studies and Communication: 3 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Stud…3Health and Conflict Studies: 3 fractional worksPolitical and Economic h…2Political and Economic history of UK and US: 2 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 2 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and C…2Healthcare Systems and Challenges: 2 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 2 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 2 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics2Social Media and Politics: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceCommunicationGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International Relations1 others

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

  1. 1 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Media Studies and Communication Communication 3 works
  3. 3 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Challenges General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Social Media and Politics Communication 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 available34.9%not open65.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has City St George's, University of London's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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