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Civil Service

In research, Civil Service stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,799 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,985 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,335 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Philosophy, General Health Professions and Health Professions — Philosophy is 21.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,930
of 28,054 · #14,449 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,003
of 1,094
Research works
845
▲ 231% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.2k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Civil Service 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 #9,799 of 10,521 4.0%122 #4706
Social SciencesField #5,985 of 6,365 5.6%73 #4241
Health SciencesDomain #11,335 of 11,982 2.2%63 #6547

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Civil Service 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,706 #9,799
  2. Social Sciences#4,241 #5,985
  3. Health Sciences#6,547 #11,335
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Civil Service specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Philosophy takes 21.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PhilosophySubfield · 20.0 works21×
  2. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 44.4 works15×
  3. Health ProfessionsField · 45.3 works7.9×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.88× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.41× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.01× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.57× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.63× its world share, 73 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Civil Service?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Hodgkin and W Cloetens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Civil Service.

  1. 1 Thomas Hodgkin United Kingdom · #198,905 worldwide 61 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 W Cloetens United Kingdom · #997,654 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Civil Service

Which keywords describe research at Civil Service?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Philosophy, Identity, Mental Health, Religion, Public Health Policy, Healthcare and Social Support.

▲ 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. History33▲ 22×5 topics
  2. Philosophy31▲ 33×2 topics
  3. Identity25▲ 16×4 topics
  4. Mental Health23▲ 7.1×11 topics
  5. Quality of Life21▲ 6.7×12 topics
  6. Religion21▲ 20×3 topics
  7. Healthcare21▲ 8.4×5 topics
  8. Public Health Policy21▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Social Support21▲ 17×6 topics
  10. Aging20▲ 17×4 topics
  11. Ethics20▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Retirement20▲ 137×2 topics
  13. Cultural Studies20▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Medical Ethics20▲ 70×2 topics
  15. Narrative20▲ 58×2 topics
  16. Elderly20▲ 37×3 topics
  17. Healthcare Legislation20▲ 152×1 topic
  18. Patient Rights20▲ 123×1 topic
  19. Caregiving20▲ 123×1 topic
  20. Community Living20▲ 203×1 topic
  21. Hermeneutics20▲ 111×1 topic
  22. Interpretation20▲ 232×1 topic
  23. Economic Security16▲ 34×6 topics
  24. Globalization15▲ 3.5×23 topics
  25. Ethnicity15▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Sustainable Development14▲ 4.1×22 topics
  27. Legal Regulation14▲ 29×4 topics
  28. Social Influence12▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Culture12▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Foresight12▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Public Oversight12▲ 43×1 topic
  32. Transport Policy12▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Air Force12▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Islam12▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Modernization12▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Literature11▲ 9.6×1 topic
  37. Sharia Law11▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Artificial Intelligence11▲ 3.8×15 topics
  39. Economic Development10▲ 5.7×12 topics
  40. Digital Transformation9▲ 7.7×13 topics

Which research topics does Civil Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Medicine and Society, Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity, Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues and Legal and Regulatory Analysis.

Health, Medicine and Society: 20 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 20 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 20 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…12Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 12 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …12Military Technology and Strategies: 12 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 11 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues: 6 fractional worksEconomic and Technological Developments in Russia: 4 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 3 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPhilosophyTransportationAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 20 works
  2. 2 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 20 works
  3. 3 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 20 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 12 works
  5. 5 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 12 works
  6. 6 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  7. 7 Legal and Policy Issues Law 6 works
  8. 8 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 4 works
  9. 9 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 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 available42.1%not open57.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.9%domestic only62.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Civil Service's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 231% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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