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Government of the United Kingdom

In research, Government of the United Kingdom stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,265 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,968
of 28,054 · #11,510 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#906
of 1,094
Research works
1.1k
▲ 58% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Government of the United Kingdom 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 #8,265 of 10,521 21.7%63 #4430

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Government of the United Kingdom 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: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.77× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.14× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.09× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Government of the United Kingdom?

Ranked on the composite score, H. Egan and A.D. Wilson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Government of the United Kingdom.

  1. 1 H. Egan United Kingdom · #386,710 worldwide 84 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 A.D. Wilson United Kingdom · #812,012 worldwide 41 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Government of the United Kingdom

Which keywords describe research at Government of the United Kingdom?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Democracy, Political Economy, Economic Growth, Governance, Poverty Reduction, Public Opinion and Income Inequality.

▲ 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. Globalization11▲ 5.2×30 topics
  2. Epidemiology6▲ 1.34×50 topics
  3. Economic Growth5▲ 5.1×11 topics
  4. Democracy5▲ 11×10 topics
  5. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.4×12 topics
  6. Political Economy4▲ 14×4 topics
  7. Climate Change4▲ 1.26×18 topics
  8. Human Rights4▲ 3.0×13 topics
  9. Social Justice3▲ 4.7×10 topics
  10. Governance3▲ 8.1×6 topics
  11. Public Health3▲ 1.84×22 topics
  12. Pandemic3▲ 2.4×8 topics
  13. Poverty Reduction3▲ 20×4 topics
  14. Income Inequality3▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Public Opinion3▲ 20×5 topics
  16. Corporate Governance2▲ 3.0×8 topics
  17. Economic Development2▲ 2.6×7 topics
  18. India2▲ 30×3 topics
  19. Nationalism2▲ 4.6×10 topics
  20. Identity2▲ 2.8×8 topics
  21. Development2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  22. Ethnicity2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  23. NGOs2▲ 20×4 topics
  24. Social Capital2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  25. Economic Reforms2▲ 68×3 topics
  26. International Law2▲ 6.0×7 topics
  27. Neoliberalism2▲ 5.0×9 topics
  28. Policy2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  29. Global Governance2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  30. National Identity2▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Vaccine2▲ 4.1×8 topics
  32. Citizenship2▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Conflict2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  34. Social Policy2▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Gender Equality2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  36. Gender Inequality2▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Institutional Change2▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Welfare State2▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Legal Education1▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Power1▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Government of the United Kingdom publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Policy and Reform Studies, International Development and Aid, Public Policy and Administration Research and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion.

Social Policy and Reform…2Social Policy and Reform Studies: 2 fractional worksInternational Developmen…1International Development and Aid: 1 fractional worksPublic Policy and Administration Research: 1 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 1 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 1 fractional worksInternational Science and Diplomacy: 1 fractional worksEducational and Psychological Assessments: 1 fractional worksIndian Economic and Soci…1Indian Economic and Social Development: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksCorruption and Economic Development: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsDevelopmentPublic AdministrationEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 International Development and Aid Development 1 works
  3. 3 Public Policy and Administration Research Public Administration 1 works
  4. 4 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 1 works
  6. 6 International Science and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Educational and Psychological Assessments Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Indian Economic and Social Development Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Corruption and Economic Development Sociology and Political Science 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.0%domestic only78.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Government of the United Kingdom's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% higher 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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