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Department for Education

In research, Department for Education stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,217 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,052 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,119
of 28,054 · #15,976 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#372
of 1,094
Research works
679
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.3k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Department for Education 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 #5,217 of 10,521 20.5%115 #3884
Social SciencesField #4,052 of 6,365 21.1%61 #2859

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department for Education 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 Department for Education specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 37.3 works7.8×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.70× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.71× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.69× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.59× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.09× its world share, 61 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Department for Education?

Ranked on the composite score, Jan Alexis Nielsen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Department for Education.

  1. 1 Jan Alexis Nielsen United Kingdom · #1,131,295 worldwide 13 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Department for Education

Which keywords describe research at Department for Education?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, STEM Education, Educational Technology, Interdisciplinary Research, Embodiment, Evaluation, Team Science and Transdisciplinarity.

▲ 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. Education24▲ 9.2×33 topics
  2. Educational Technology10▲ 5.2×17 topics
  3. Globalization9▲ 2.9×18 topics
  4. STEM Education8▲ 12×8 topics
  5. Mental Health7▲ 3.1×20 topics
  6. Embodiment7▲ 24×5 topics
  7. Interdisciplinary Research7▲ 50×2 topics
  8. Evaluation7▲ 82×2 topics
  9. Team Science7▲ 170×1 topic
  10. Transdisciplinarity7▲ 305×1 topic
  11. Pedagogy6▲ 8.1×8 topics
  12. Higher Education6▲ 7.1×12 topics
  13. Tacit Knowledge6▲ 81×2 topics
  14. Pragmatism6▲ 146×2 topics
  15. Qualitative Research5▲ 3.9×12 topics
  16. Ethical Guidelines5▲ 60×1 topic
  17. Interactional Expertise5▲ 290×1 topic
  18. Teacher Professional Development5▲ 20×4 topics
  19. Teaching Strategies5▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Lifelong Learning4▲ 14×7 topics
  21. 21st Century Skills4▲ 9.4×4 topics
  22. Mathematics Education4▲ 62×2 topics
  23. Metacognition4▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Student Engagement4▲ 6.9×8 topics
  25. Technology Integration4▲ 9.1×8 topics
  26. Learning4▲ 9.2×6 topics
  27. Social Sciences4▲ 19×3 topics
  28. Learning Outcomes4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  29. Motivation4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  30. Self-Regulation4▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Neoliberalism4▲ 6.9×5 topics
  32. Teacher Preparation4▲ 36×3 topics
  33. Discourse Analysis4▲ 9.2×3 topics
  34. Reflective Practice4▲ 13×5 topics
  35. Gender Studies4▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Special Education4▲ 40×4 topics
  37. Conceptual Change4▲ 81×2 topics
  38. Inquiry-Based Teaching3▲ 93×1 topic
  39. Scientific Literacy3▲ 93×1 topic
  40. Teacher Education3▲ 16×5 topics

Which research topics does Department for Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration, Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Science Education and Pedagogy and Social and Educational Sciences.

Interdisciplinary Resear…7Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration: 7 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 5 fractional worksScience Education and Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 3 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 3 fractional worksMathematics Education an…2Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 2 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 2 fractional worksGlobal Educational Policies and Reforms: 2 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Mathematics: 2 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementSocial PsychologyEducationDevelopmental and Educational Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration Information Systems and Management 7 works
  2. 2 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 5 works
  3. 3 Science Education and Pedagogy Education 3 works
  4. 4 Social and Educational Sciences Education 3 works
  5. 5 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 3 works
  7. 7 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 2 works
  8. 8 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 2 works
  9. 9 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 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 available42.2%not open57.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.7%domestic only70.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department for Education's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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