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Commonwealth Secretariat

In research, Commonwealth Secretariat stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,798 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,681 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,444
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,747
of 2,253
Research works
410
▲ 79% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is Commonwealth Secretariat 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 #12,798 of 16,945 17.2%260
Social SciencesField #8,681 of 10,206 15.9%149

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

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.84× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.79× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10.60× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Commonwealth Secretariat?

Ranked on the composite score, L. Beníšek and Matthew Paul Moorhead lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Commonwealth Secretariat.

  1. 1 L. Beníšek United Kingdom · #605,393 worldwide 56 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Matthew Paul Moorhead United Kingdom · #806,800 worldwide 0 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Commonwealth Secretariat

Which keywords describe research at Commonwealth Secretariat?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Global Governance, Poverty Reduction, Technology, Governance and Human Rights.

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

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization4▲ 8.3×9 topics
  2. Economic Development3▲ 16×5 topics
  3. Economic Growth2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  4. Global Governance2▲ 31×3 topics
  5. Sustainability2▲ 2.8×8 topics
  6. Human Rights2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  7. Poverty Reduction2▲ 46×2 topics
  8. Technology2▲ 11×3 topics
  9. Governance1▲ 18×2 topics
  10. Innovation1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  11. International Trade Law1▲ 42×1 topic
  12. WTO Dispute Settlement1▲ 713×1 topic
  13. Decolonization1▲ 66×2 topics
  14. Climate Change1▲ 1.77×9 topics
  15. Education1▲ 2.8×6 topics
  16. Vulnerability1▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Empowerment1▲ 45×1 topic
  18. Immunotherapy1▲ 5.9×2 topics
  19. International Law1▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Market Size1▲ 59×2 topics
  21. Microfinance1▲ 86×1 topic
  22. Social Capital1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  23. Artistic Exchange1▲ 343×1 topic
  24. Bladder Cancer1▲ 107×1 topic
  25. Cultural Transfer1▲ 343×1 topic
  26. International Trade1▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Islands1▲ 343×1 topic
  28. Okun's Law1▲ 871×1 topic
  29. Productivity1▲ 73×1 topic
  30. Small States1▲ 343×1 topic
  31. Unemployment1▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Urothelial Carcinoma1▲ 93×1 topic

Which research topics does Commonwealth Secretariat publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: World Trade Organization Law, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Global trade and economics and Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments.

World Trade Organization…1World Trade Organization Law: 1 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…1Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 1 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 1 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial C…1Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 1 fractional worksHistorical Art and Cultu…1Historical Art and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacif…1Island Studies and Pacific Affairs: 1 fractional worksUnemployment and Economi…1Unemployment and Economic Growth: 1 fractional worksCommonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 1 fractional worksMining and Resource Management: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 World Trade Organization Law Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  2. 2 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  4. 4 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Historical Art and Culture Studies Museology 1 works
  6. 6 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 1 works
  7. 7 Unemployment and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 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 available10.2%not open89.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Commonwealth Secretariat's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 79% 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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