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Commonwealth Education Trust

In research, Commonwealth Education Trust stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,620 of 10,206 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,432 of 16,945 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,623 of 4,340 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,705
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#906
of 2,253
Research works
1.3k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
8%
world 28%

What is Commonwealth Education Trust known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #2,620 of 10,206 12.4%628
Social SciencesDomain #4,432 of 16,945 13.4%752
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,623 of 4,340 16.3%168
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,616 of 2,376 12.1%157
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,178 of 6,031 7.9%284
Life SciencesDomain #11,319 of 14,347 9.1%345
AnthropologySubfield #468 of 590 11.1%166
Physical SciencesDomain #19,434 of 21,541 11.8%124

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Commonwealth Education Trust 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).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.75× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.97× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.95× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Commonwealth Education Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Kenneth Robinson, MICHAEL TWADDLE and Martin Wight lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Commonwealth Education Trust.

  1. 1 Kenneth Robinson United Kingdom · #53,751 worldwide 98 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 MICHAEL TWADDLE United Kingdom · #93,882 worldwide 98 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Martin Wight United Kingdom · #260,558 worldwide 25 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Peter Lyon United Kingdom · #293,088 worldwide 36 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 F. D. Bennett United Kingdom · #314,290 worldwide 133 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Robert Holland United Kingdom · #384,290 worldwide 105 citations · 100 works
  7. 7 David Blake United Kingdom · #590,948 worldwide 26 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Stanley Trapido United Kingdom · #613,733 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Peter Fraser United Kingdom · #664,332 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Richard Bourne United Kingdom · #756,779 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Commonwealth Education Trust

Which keywords describe research at Commonwealth Education Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Development, Human Rights, Laos, Thailand, Economic Growth, Development Policies, Foreign Aid and Conflict.

▲ 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 27 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Economic Development2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  2. Human Rights2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  3. Economic Growth2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  4. Development Policies2▲ 148×1 topic
  5. Foreign Aid2▲ 148×1 topic
  6. Laos2▲ 376×1 topic
  7. Thailand2▲ 376×1 topic
  8. Conflict2▲ 30×3 topics
  9. Globalization2▲ 2.5×6 topics
  10. Epidemiology2▲ 1.20×13 topics
  11. Machine Learning2▲ 1.44×8 topics
  12. Ethnicity2▲ 12×3 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 3.0×4 topics
  14. COVID-191▲ 3.1×6 topics
  15. E-Learning1▲ 4.1×5 topics
  16. Mental Health1▲ 2.7×6 topics
  17. Depression1▲ 4.0×5 topics
  18. Public Health1▲ 2.5×5 topics
  19. Health Inequalities1▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Risk Factors1▲ 2.9×7 topics
  21. Civil Society1▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Gender1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  23. Healthcare Workers1▲ 12×1 topic
  24. Identity1▲ 4.1×2 topics
  25. Myanmar1▲ 200×1 topic
  26. NHS1▲ 207×1 topic
  27. state building1▲ 200×1 topic

Which research topics does Commonwealth Education Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies, International Development and Aid, Healthcare Systems and Challenges and Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography.

Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 2 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and C…1Healthcare Systems and Challenges: 1 fractional worksAsian Geopolitics and Et…1Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography: 1 fractional worksObsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders: 1 fractional worksCaribbean history, culture, and politics: 1 fractional worksPharmacological Receptor…1Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects: 1 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 1 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 0 fractional worksPolitical theory and Gramsci: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsDevelopmentGeneral Health ProfessionsClinical Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Challenges General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 1 works
  7. 7 Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Education Systems and Policy Education 0 works
  10. 10 Political theory and Gramsci Sociology and Political Science 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 available8.5%not open91.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.1%domestic only75.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Commonwealth Education Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower 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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