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Commonwealth Foundation

In research, Commonwealth Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,571 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,671 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,602
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,703
of 2,253
Research works
505
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Commonwealth Foundation 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 SciencesDomain #10,571 of 16,945 9.2%355
Social SciencesField #7,671 of 10,206 7.7%287

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Commonwealth Foundation 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.48× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.07× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.99× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Commonwealth Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Marshall, Shridath Ramphal and DONALD H. SIMPSON lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Commonwealth Foundation.

  1. 1 Peter Marshall United Kingdom · #116,370 worldwide 62 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Shridath Ramphal United Kingdom · #122,002 worldwide 975 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 DONALD H. SIMPSON United Kingdom · #618,531 worldwide 2 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Emeka Anyaoku United Kingdom · #625,323 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Roy McMurtry United Kingdom · #687,209 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Gardner Murray United Kingdom · #1,193,418 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Commonwealth Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Commonwealth Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Nationalism, Cultural Studies, Imperialism, Social Impact, Military History, Gender Dynamics and African History.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Colonialism90▲ 36×21 topics
  2. Nationalism80▲ 27×16 topics
  3. Cultural Studies53▲ 28×5 topics
  4. Imperialism53▲ 100×5 topics
  5. Social Impact52▲ 39×3 topics
  6. Military History52▲ 285×2 topics
  7. Gender Dynamics51▲ 101×2 topics
  8. African History51▲ 349×1 topic
  9. Post-Colonial Africa51▲ 349×1 topic
  10. Public Opinion48▲ 52×3 topics
  11. Federalism47▲ 86×3 topics
  12. Intergovernmental Relations46▲ 466×2 topics
  13. Collaborative Governance46▲ 343×2 topics
  14. Economic Reform45▲ 638×2 topics
  15. Constitutional Reform44▲ 409×2 topics
  16. Australian Politics44▲ 1450×1 topic
  17. Commonwealth Nations44▲ 1450×1 topic
  18. History38▲ 9.4×18 topics
  19. Human Rights28▲ 6.6×21 topics
  20. Globalization26▲ 2.8×35 topics
  21. Conflict20▲ 26×7 topics
  22. Culture20▲ 8.3×11 topics
  23. Politics19▲ 14×7 topics
  24. International Law18▲ 13×9 topics
  25. Political Economy18▲ 14×7 topics
  26. Religion18▲ 6.0×10 topics
  27. National Identity17▲ 29×4 topics
  28. Identity17▲ 4.5×22 topics
  29. Social Justice17▲ 6.5×9 topics
  30. Gender15▲ 5.3×21 topics
  31. Genetic Diversity15▲ 6.2×9 topics
  32. Land Reform15▲ 81×2 topics
  33. Environmental Governance15▲ 54×2 topics
  34. Gender Equality14▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Agrarian Relations14▲ 337×1 topic
  36. Zimbabwe14▲ 337×1 topic
  37. Society14▲ 12×6 topics
  38. Migration14▲ 8.8×6 topics
  39. Race13▲ 21×9 topics
  40. Governance12▲ 8.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Commonwealth Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation, Irish and British Studies, Law, Rights, and Freedoms and Early Childhood Education and Development.

Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 1 fractional worksIrish and British Studies: 1 fractional worksLaw, Rights, and Freedoms: 1 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 0 fractional worksBelt and Road Initiative: 0 fractional worksEconomic theories and models: 0 fractional worksComplex Systems and Time Series Analysis: 0 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 0 fractional worksLegal principles and applications: 0 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and Society: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceEducationEconomics and Econometrics1 others

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

  1. 1 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  2. 2 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 0 works
  5. 5 Belt and Road Initiative Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  6. 6 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  7. 7 Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  8. 8 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Legal principles and applications Law 0 works
  10. 10 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 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 available16.0%not open84.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Commonwealth Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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