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Government Communications Headquarters

In research, Government Communications Headquarters stands highest in Health Sciences (#16,301 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,237
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,216
of 1,844
Research works
412
▼ 97% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.62×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Government Communications Headquarters

What is Government Communications Headquarters 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
Health SciencesDomain #16,301 of 16,688 0.3%183

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Government Communications Headquarters 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Government Communications Headquarters work in?

In all years, 45% of research at Government Communications Headquarters is in Health Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Health Professions (23%), Social Sciences (16%), Medicine (15%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 183 fractional works · 44.5% of its workHealth Professions: 93 fractional works · 22.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 72 fractional works · 17.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedicine: 61 fractional works · 14.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 18 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 18 fractional works · 4.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 15 fractional works · 3.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPeriodontics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 107 fractional works · 26.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 67 fractional works · 16.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 34 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 106 fractional works · 25.6% of its workEngineering: 43 fractional works · 10.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 16 fractional works · 3.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 2.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 34 fractional works · 8.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSignal Processing: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 14 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGovernmentCommunications…412fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences45%Social Sciences26%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Health Professions9322.7%
    2. Medicine6114.9%
    3. Nursing184.5%
    4. Dentistry102.6%
    1. Social Sciences6716.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance123.0%
    3. Psychology102.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities102.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting61.6%
    6. Decision Sciences20.4%
    1. Engineering4310.4%
    2. Computer Science348.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy143.4%
    4. Mathematics61.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.9%
    6. Environmental Science30.6%
    7. Materials Science10.3%
    8. Chemistry10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology61.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.0%
    3. Neuroscience30.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.6%
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: 7.51× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemistry: 1.78× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 34.13× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.86× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 34.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing34.13×1 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7.51×2 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.86×0 works
  4. Chemistry1.78×0 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.61×0 works
  6. Psychology1.52×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.95×1 works
  8. Environmental Science0.56×0 works
  9. Medicine0.49×1 works
  10. Engineering0.33×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.29×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Government Communications Headquarters?

Ranked on the quality score, John Fiske, Keith Marshall and Ronuk Vasant lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Government Communications Headquarters.

  1. 1 John Fiske United Kingdom · #1,546,698 worldwide 274 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Keith Marshall United Kingdom · #3,078,728 worldwide 306 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Ronuk Vasant United Kingdom · #4,321,387 worldwide 71 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 A.R. Carmichael United Kingdom · #4,510,633 worldwide 292 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 David Herson United Kingdom · #5,159,415 worldwide 6 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 P. J. D. Gething United Kingdom · #5,176,323 worldwide 249 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Alan Morgan United Kingdom · #5,380,432 worldwide 34 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 John R. C. Mew United Kingdom · #5,728,743 worldwide 534 citations · 101 works
All ranked researchers at Government Communications Headquarters

What are the most cited papers from Government Communications Headquarters?

The most cited paper from Government Communications Headquarters is "An Identity Based Encryption Scheme Based on Quadratic Residues" (Clifford Cocks, 2001), with 1,110 citations. Next come "The algebraic decoding of Goppa codes" (230) and "The effect of grammar teaching on writing development" (170).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 An Identity Based Encryption Scheme Based on Quadratic Residues Clifford Cocks · Lecture notes in computer science Conference paper 2001 1,110
2 The algebraic decoding of Goppa codes Nicholas J. Patterson · IEEE Transactions on Information Theory Mar 1975 230
3 The effect of grammar teaching on writing development Richard Andrews, Carole J. Torgerson, Sue Beverton et al. · British Educational Research Journal Open access 3 Jan 2006 170
4 Significance Tests in Parallel and in Series Irving John Good · Journal of the American Statistical Association Dec 1958 121
5 Dental education in the metaverse Lino Locurcio · BDJ Open access 25 Feb 2022 74
All 65 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Government Communications Headquarters?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Primary Care, Policy, NHS, Health Policy, Healthcare, Gender Differences and Leadership Development.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Public Health54▲ 9.7×21 topics
  2. Primary Care49▲ 28×10 topics
  3. Policy26▲ 36×5 topics
  4. NHS25▲ 303×2 topics
  5. Healthcare20▲ 6.8×9 topics
  6. Health Policy20▲ 32×4 topics
  7. COVID-1918▲ 6.6×8 topics
  8. Gender Differences18▲ 14×4 topics
  9. Leadership Development18▲ 100×2 topics
  10. Dental Students17▲ 152×2 topics
  11. Motivation17▲ 14×3 topics
  12. Career Choice17▲ 135×1 topic
  13. Professional Expectations17▲ 199×1 topic
  14. Healthcare Workers15▲ 26×3 topics
  15. Nursing Education15▲ 30×3 topics
  16. Security14▲ 8.1×5 topics
  17. Nursing Advocacy14▲ 186×1 topic
  18. Political Participation14▲ 41×1 topic
  19. Workforce Planning14▲ 123×2 topics
  20. Ethics14▲ 7.1×4 topics
  21. Health Inequalities14▲ 32×1 topic
  22. doctors' strikes14▲ 247×1 topic
  23. Patient Care13▲ 34×3 topics
  24. Health Workforce13▲ 67×2 topics
  25. International Relations13▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Analysis12▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Intelligence12▲ 56×1 topic
  28. International Law12▲ 11×7 topics
  29. Government12▲ 205×1 topic
  30. Reform12▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Public-Private Partnerships12▲ 45×2 topics
  32. Quality Improvement11▲ 12×7 topics
  33. Patient Satisfaction10▲ 9.6×6 topics
  34. Cyber Security10▲ 101×1 topic
  35. Internet Governance10▲ 254×1 topic
  36. Ethical Considerations10▲ 7.1×8 topics
  37. Artificial Neural Networks9▲ 5.3×4 topics
  38. Advanced Practice Nursing7▲ 100×1 topic
  39. Nurse Practitioners7▲ 100×1 topic
  40. Elderly Care7▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Government Communications Headquarters publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Food composition and properties, Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques, Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects and Food Science and Nutritional Studies.

Food composition and properties: 1 fractional worksPlant Growth Enhancement Techniques: 1 fractional worksPlant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects: 1 fractional worksFood Science and Nutritional Studies: 0 fractional worksAgricultural Systems and Practices: 0 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…0Agricultural Economics and Practices: 0 fractional worksGenerational Differences and Trends: 0 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitigation: 0 fractional worksMedia, Religion, Digital Communication: 0 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 0 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsPlant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences4 others

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

  1. 1 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  2. 2 Plant Growth Enhancement Techniques Plant Science 1 works
  3. 3 Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Food Science and Nutritional Studies Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Systems and Practices Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
  7. 7 Generational Differences and Trends Life-span and Life-course Studies 0 works
  8. 8 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Media, Religion, Digital Communication Philosophy 0 works
  10. 10 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization 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 available30.9%not open69.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.8%domestic only97.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Government Communications Headquarters's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 97% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Government Communications Headquarters as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000036% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Government Communications Headquarters0.000023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Government Communications Headquarters over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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