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Foreign and Commonwealth Office

In research, Foreign and Commonwealth Office stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,589 of 10,206 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,728 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences and Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#27,418
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,462
of 2,253
Research works
413
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Foreign and Commonwealth Office 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 #5,589 of 10,206 15.4%216
Social SciencesDomain #9,728 of 16,945 16.2%294

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Foreign and Commonwealth Office 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 Foreign and Commonwealth Office specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 24.0 works4.1×
  2. Social SciencesDomain · 33.8 works2.9×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.40× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.91× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.08× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Foreign and Commonwealth Office?

Ranked on the composite score, W. Klatt, Alfred Stern and Luke Gibbon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

  1. 1 W. Klatt United Kingdom · #128,704 worldwide 244 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Alfred Stern United Kingdom · #658,455 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Luke Gibbon United Kingdom · #984,297 worldwide 1 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Peninah Thomson United Kingdom · #1,578,583 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Which keywords describe research at Foreign and Commonwealth Office?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Sovereignty, International Law, Global Governance, Federalism, Security Council, International Criminal Law and International Humanitarian Law.

▲ 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. Human Rights10▲ 21×6 topics
  2. Sovereignty9▲ 204×2 topics
  3. International Law8▲ 60×7 topics
  4. Global Governance6▲ 58×6 topics
  5. Federalism6▲ 184×3 topics
  6. Security Council5▲ 204×2 topics
  7. International Criminal Law5▲ 459×1 topic
  8. International Humanitarian Law5▲ 459×1 topic
  9. Diplomacy4▲ 99×3 topics
  10. Environmental Law4▲ 43×2 topics
  11. Aviation4▲ 358×1 topic
  12. Treaties4▲ 883×1 topic
  13. State Sovereignty4▲ 167×2 topics
  14. Bilateral Investment Treaties4▲ 420×1 topic
  15. Foreign Direct Investment4▲ 162×1 topic
  16. Epidemiology2▲ 1.35×19 topics
  17. Globalization2▲ 2.7×7 topics
  18. Colonialism2▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Public Health2▲ 2.8×13 topics
  20. International Relations2▲ 16×5 topics
  21. Pandemic2▲ 3.5×6 topics
  22. Public Opinion2▲ 32×4 topics
  23. COVID-192▲ 2.6×7 topics
  24. Global Trade2▲ 17×4 topics
  25. Infectious Diseases1▲ 9.5×6 topics
  26. Mental Health1▲ 1.95×8 topics
  27. Archaeological Evidence1▲ 50×2 topics
  28. Decolonization1▲ 31×4 topics
  29. Global Impact1▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Gender Roles1▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Nationalism1▲ 5.0×2 topics
  32. American founding1▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 5.8×6 topics
  34. Constitutional government1▲ 70×1 topic
  35. Indian Ocean1▲ 110×1 topic
  36. Labor Movement1▲ 106×1 topic
  37. League of Nations1▲ 442×1 topic
  38. Union Revitalization1▲ 106×1 topic
  39. World War1▲ 442×1 topic
  40. prehistoric movement1▲ 110×1 topic

Which research topics does Foreign and Commonwealth Office publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Law and Human Rights, International Law and Aviation, International Arbitration and Investment Law and Labor Movements and Unions.

International Law and Hu…5International Law and Human Rights: 5 fractional worksInternational Law and Av…4International Law and Aviation: 4 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 4 fractional worksLabor Movements and Unions: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories: 1 fractional worksWorld Wars: History, Literature, and Impact: 1 fractional worksWorld Trade Organization Law: 1 fractional worksMilitary History and Strategy: 1 fractional worksLaw, logistics, and international trade: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsStrategy and ManagementPublic AdministrationAnthropology1 others

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

  1. 1 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 International Law and Aviation Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 4 works
  4. 4 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 1 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 1 works
  7. 7 World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 World Trade Organization Law Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Law, logistics, and international trade Accounting 1 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 available17.1%not open82.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Foreign and Commonwealth Office's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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