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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

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Research works
26
▲ 345% vs 2018-21
Citations
122
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Not ranked overall: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is in Social Sciences, 11% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (51%), Business, Management and Accounting (19%), Medicine (7%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 16 fractional works · 77.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 51.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 40.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 19.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 16.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 11.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.9% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKForeign,Commonwealth &…21fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences77%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1151.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting419.3%
    3. Psychology14.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.8%
    1. Environmental Science15.2%
    2. Engineering02.3%
    3. Energy01.9%
    4. Mathematics01.2%
    5. Computer Science00.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine27.0%
    2. Health Professions02.1%
    3. Nursing00.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.99× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.06× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting5.99×4 works
  2. Social Sciences4.06×11 works
  3. Energy2.03×0 works
  4. Nursing1.60×0 works
  5. Psychology1.31×1 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.29×1 works
  7. Environmental Science1.05×1 works
  8. Mathematics0.98×0 works
  9. Health Professions0.78×0 works
  10. Medicine0.37×2 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.19×0 works
  13. Engineering0.15×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.04×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office?

The most cited paper from Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is "The state of adolescent menstrual health in low- and middle-income countries and suggestions for future action and research" (Marina Plesons, Archana Patkar, Jenelle Babb et al., 2021), with 74 citations. Next come "Knowledge Priorities on Climate Change and Water in the Upper Indus Basin: A Horizon Scanning Exercise to Identify the Top 100 Research Questions in Social and Natural Sciences" (55) and "Empowering refugees through cash and agriculture: A regression discontinuity design" (48).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The state of adolescent menstrual health in low- and middle-income countries and suggestions for future action and research Marina Plesons, Archana Patkar, Jenelle Babb et al. · Reproductive Health Open access 8 Feb 2021 74
2 Knowledge Priorities on Climate Change and Water in the Upper Indus Basin: A Horizon Scanning Exercise to Identify the Top 100 Research Questions in Social and Natural Sciences Andrew Orr et al. · Earth s Future Open access 24 Mar 2022 55
3 Empowering refugees through cash and agriculture: A regression discontinuity design Claire MacPherson, Olivier C. Sterck · Journal of Development Economics 8 Jan 2021 48
4 Genomic epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis infection in sympatric badger and cattle populations in Northern Ireland Assel Akhmetova et al. · Microbial Genomics Open access 25 May 2023 46
5 Can police training reduce ethnic/racial disparities in stop and search? Evidence from a multisite UK trial Joel E. Miller, Paul King Quinton, Banos Alexandrou et al. · Criminology & Public Policy Open access 15 Oct 2020 37
All 91 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Sovereignty, International Law, Global Governance, Environmental Law, Diplomacy, 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-now 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 12 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 12 words, with their numbers
  1. Human Rights8▲ 38×5 topics
  2. Sovereignty8▲ 408×2 topics
  3. International Law7▲ 107×3 topics
  4. Global Governance4▲ 82×3 topics
  5. Environmental Law4▲ 93×2 topics
  6. Diplomacy4▲ 198×1 topic
  7. International Criminal Law4▲ 838×1 topic
  8. International Humanitarian Law4▲ 838×1 topic
  9. Treaties4▲ 1979×1 topic
  10. Bilateral Investment Treaties3▲ 847×1 topic
  11. Foreign Direct Investment3▲ 324×2 topics
  12. Investment Treaty Arbitration3▲ 847×1 topic

Which research topics does Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: International Law and Aviation, International Law and Human Rights, International Arbitration and Investment Law and Law, logistics, and international trade.

International Law and Av…4International Law and Aviation: 4 fractional worksInternational Law and Hu…4International Law and Human Rights: 4 fractional worksInternational Arbitratio…3International Arbitration and Investment Law: 3 fractional worksLaw, logistics, and international trade: 1 fractional worksPolitical and Economic history of UK and US: 0 fractional worksRisk Perception and Management: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 0 fractional worksPublic Relations and Crisis Communication: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsStrategy and ManagementAccountingSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 International Law and Aviation Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 3 works
  4. 4 Law, logistics, and international trade Accounting 1 works
  5. 5 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  6. 6 Risk Perception and Management Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  9. 9 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 0 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 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 available43.5%not open56.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.4%domestic only74.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 345% higher than in 2018-2021.

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