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Gray's Inn

In research, Gray's Inn stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,052 of 11,023 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,354 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,282 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,148
of 34,923
Rank in ??
#67
of 615
Research works
823
▼ 64% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Gray's Inn

What is Gray's Inn 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
Life SciencesDomain #4,052 of 11,023 11.4%187
Health SciencesDomain #6,354 of 16,688 11.9%355
MedicineField #6,282 of 14,558 10.6%239
Social SciencesDomain #10,151 of 14,833 8.7%160
Physical SciencesDomain #14,796 of 17,446 11.2%120

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gray's Inn 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 Gray's Inn work in?

In all years, 43% of research at Gray's Inn is in Health Sciences, 23% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Social Sciences (10%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 355 fractional works · 43.1% of its workMedicine: 239 fractional works · 29.0% of its workSurgery: 30 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 20 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 19 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 17 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 15 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnatomy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 64 fractional works · 7.8% of its workOral Surgery: 25 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPeriodontics: 20 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrthodontics: 16 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 44 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacy: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedical Terminology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 187 fractional works · 22.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 72 fractional works · 8.7% of its workPlant Science: 34 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInsect Science: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 58 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 47 fractional works · 5.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 21 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSensory Systems: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 160 fractional works · 19.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 84 fractional works · 10.2% of its workLaw: 29 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 26 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 16 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 120 fractional works · 14.6% of its workEngineering: 34 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 24 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeophysics: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGray's Inn823fractional works, all years
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences19%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine23929.0%
    2. Dentistry647.8%
    3. Health Professions445.3%
    4. Nursing60.7%
    5. Veterinary20.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences728.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology587.1%
    3. Neuroscience475.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.6%
    1. Social Sciences8410.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities222.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance172.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting161.9%
    5. Psychology151.8%
    6. Decision Sciences70.8%
    1. Engineering344.1%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences242.9%
    3. Environmental Science202.5%
    4. Materials Science131.6%
    5. Computer Science121.4%
    6. Chemistry101.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy30.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    9. Mathematics10.1%
    10. Energy10.1%
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: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.91× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.24× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.39× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.80× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.84× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science4.39×2 works
  2. Neuroscience3.24×0 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.99×0 works
  4. Social Sciences1.98×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.97×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.91×0 works
  7. Psychology1.84×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.80×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.33×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.60×0 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.58×0 works
  12. Engineering0.49×1 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×0 works
  14. Medicine0.40×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Gray's Inn?

Ranked on the quality score, Brenda F. Nesbitt, Peter S. Beevor and Ralph Lester lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gray's Inn.

  1. 1 Brenda F. Nesbitt #1,181,375 worldwide 2.5k citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Peter S. Beevor #1,575,233 worldwide 1.7k citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Ralph Lester #2,026,891 worldwide 1k citations · 27 works
  4. 4 J. Dougan #3,222,645 worldwide 331 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 J. A. Cornelius #3,702,339 worldwide 373 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 A.H. Manchanda #4,048,945 worldwide 190 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Helen Mountfield #4,106,145 worldwide 8 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Gabriel Moss #4,149,007 worldwide 60 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 A. T. Kuhn #4,783,508 worldwide 458 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 D. E. Silverside #4,842,744 worldwide 29 citations · 14 works
All ranked researchers at Gray's Inn

What are the most cited papers from Gray's Inn?

The most cited paper from Gray's Inn is "Stimulated acoustic emissions from within the human auditory system" (David T. Kemp, 1978), with 2,376 citations. Next come "Isotopic evidence for source of diagenetic carbonates formed during burial of organic-rich sediments" (1,356) and "A Guide to the Effective Use of Otoacoustic Emissions" (624).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Stimulated acoustic emissions from within the human auditory system David T. Kemp · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Nov 1978 2,376
2 Isotopic evidence for source of diagenetic carbonates formed during burial of organic-rich sediments Hilary Irwin, Charles David Curtis, Max Laurence Coleman · Nature Sep 1977 1,356
3 A Guide to the Effective Use of Otoacoustic Emissions David T. Kemp, Siobhán Ryan, Peter Bray · Ear and Hearing Apr 1990 624
4 Evidence of mechanical nonlinearity and frequency selective wave amplification in the cochlea David T. Kemp · European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 1979 535
5 The Presentation and Diagnosis of 100 Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Sheila Sherlock, Peter J. Scheuer · New England Journal of Medicine 27 Sep 1973 507
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Gray's Inn?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Hearing Loss, Epidemiology, Public Health, Human Rights, Speech Perception, Health-related Quality of Life and Dental Caries.

▲ 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. Epidemiology60▲ 1.80×76 topics
  2. Quality of Life50▲ 4.5×31 topics
  3. Public Health35▲ 3.1×34 topics
  4. Hearing Loss35▲ 28×4 topics
  5. Human Rights28▲ 4.0×31 topics
  6. Inflammation24▲ 1.27×41 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome18▲ 2.5×12 topics
  8. Risk Factors17▲ 2.0×15 topics
  9. Speech Perception16▲ 18×2 topics
  10. Surgical Management15▲ 4.1×12 topics
  11. Health-related Quality of Life15▲ 8.5×3 topics
  12. Dental Caries15▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Language Development15▲ 11×2 topics
  14. Cochlear Implants15▲ 39×1 topic
  15. Cognitive Decline15▲ 17×1 topic
  16. Tissue Engineering14▲ 3.3×11 topics
  17. Precision Medicine14▲ 5.7×6 topics
  18. Clinical Trials14▲ 2.7×10 topics
  19. Prevention13▲ 4.1×13 topics
  20. Chronic Diseases13▲ 5.8×5 topics
  21. Ethical Issues13▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Genetic Variation13▲ 5.0×5 topics
  23. Endoscopic Surgery13▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Behavior Change13▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Neural Plasticity12▲ 7.6×2 topics
  26. Nutrigenomics12▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Personalized Nutrition12▲ 44×1 topic
  28. International Law12▲ 5.3×14 topics
  29. Cochlear Neuropathy12▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Tinnitus12▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Property Rights11▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Bone Regeneration10▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Dental Materials9▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Mechanical Ventilation9▲ 8.7×2 topics
  35. Restorative Dentistry9▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Bacterial Diversity8▲ 9.8×2 topics
  37. Sovereignty8▲ 9.2×7 topics
  38. Oral Microbiome8▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Periodontal Diseases8▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Contract Law8▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Gray's Inn publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Legal principles and applications, DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses.

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksLegal principles and applications: 1 fractional worksDNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry: 0 fractional worksWildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses: 0 fractional worksLaw in Society and Culture: 0 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 0 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitiga…0Urban Heat Island Mitigation: 0 fractional worksArchitecture and Art History Studies: 0 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 0 fractional worksCriminal Law and Evidence: 0 fractional works
EcologyLawMolecular BiologyNature and Landscape Conservation4 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  2. 2 Legal principles and applications Law 1 works
  3. 3 DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Molecular Biology 0 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  5. 5 Law in Society and Culture Law 0 works
  6. 6 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 0 works
  7. 7 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Architecture and Art History Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 0 works
  9. 9 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 0 works
  10. 10 Criminal Law and Evidence Law 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 available27.3%not open72.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Gray's Inn's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 64% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Gray's Inn as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000024% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Gray's Inn0.0000065% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Gray's Inn over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%Gray's Inn12.1% in 2016all institutions10.0% in 201620002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.4% in 2015.

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