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Department for International Development

In research, Department for International Development stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,918 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,875
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,480
of 2,253
Research works
271
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
8k
29.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Department for International Development 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 #11,918 of 16,945 34.1%156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Department for International Development 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: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.00× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.86× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.01× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.24× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Department for International Development?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Feminism, Life Cycle Assessment, Medicinal Chemistry, Social Movements, Non-Communicable Diseases, Catalysis and Black Studies.

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

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.7×5 topics
  2. Human Rights1▲ 4.4×6 topics
  3. Education1▲ 2.3×8 topics
  4. Globalization1▲ 2.1×6 topics
  5. Catalysis1▲ 5.8×3 topics
  6. Feminism1▲ 12×2 topics
  7. Life Cycle Assessment1▲ 13×2 topics
  8. Medicinal Chemistry1▲ 13×2 topics
  9. Non-Communicable Diseases1▲ 11×2 topics
  10. Social Movements1▲ 12×2 topics
  11. Black Studies1▲ 137×1 topic
  12. Civil Rights Movement1▲ 137×1 topic
  13. Corporate Political Activity1▲ 92×1 topic
  14. Global Trade1▲ 16×1 topic
  15. Solvent Selection1▲ 159×1 topic
  16. Sustainable Chemistry1▲ 159×1 topic

Which research topics does Department for International Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Race, History, and American Society and Religion, Society, and Development.

Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksChemistry and Chemical Engineering: 1 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…1Race, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…1Religion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksPolitical and Economic history of UK and US: 0 fractional worksMetallurgy and Cultural Artifacts: 0 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform…0Social Policy and Reform Studies: 0 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 0 fractional worksIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 0 fractional worksDisability Education and Employment: 0 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementEnvironmental ChemistrySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  2. 2 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  3. 3 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  6. 6 Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts Archeology 0 works
  7. 7 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  9. 9 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 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 available37.1%not open62.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.8%domestic only67.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Department for International Development's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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