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Home Office

In research, Home Office stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,990 of 14,833 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,784 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,780 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,720
of 22,385 · #7,007 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#423
of 862
Research works
1.9k
▲ 85% vs 2018-21
Citations
32k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Home Office

What is Home 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 SciencesDomain #5,990 of 14,833 8.8%613
Physical SciencesDomain #7,784 of 17,446 10.2%547
Social SciencesField #4,780 of 9,330 9.0%348
Life SciencesDomain #6,645 of 11,023 8.9%294
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,578 of 4,066 9.1%160
Health SciencesDomain #10,635 of 16,688 6.0%400
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,769 of 5,801 8.6%175
MedicineField #9,761 of 14,558 6.1%261
EngineeringField #6,733 of 9,532 7.8%167

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

Which fields of science does Home Office work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Home Office is in Health Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (15%), Health Professions (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 55 fractional works · 36.3% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 20.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 8.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 6.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 6.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 51 fractional works · 33.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 15.5% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 6.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 29 fractional works · 18.9% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 6.8% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 5.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 11.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKHome Office153fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences33%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3120.6%
    2. Health Professions128.0%
    3. Nursing106.7%
    4. Veterinary10.8%
    5. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences2415.5%
    2. Psychology106.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities74.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance53.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting31.8%
    6. Decision Sciences21.5%
    1. Computer Science106.8%
    2. Engineering85.5%
    3. Environmental Science53.6%
    4. Mathematics10.9%
    5. Chemistry10.6%
    6. Materials Science10.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    9. Energy00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences95.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.4%
    3. Neuroscience21.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
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: 1.25× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.03× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 13.74× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.75× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.68× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.21× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 13.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing13.74×10 works
  2. Veterinary5.75×1 works
  3. Health Professions3.03×12 works
  4. Psychology2.21×10 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.68×7 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.60×1 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.58×2 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.40×5 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.25×9 works
  10. Social Sciences1.22×24 works
  11. Medicine1.07×32 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.02×2 works
  13. Neuroscience1.00×2 works
  14. Computer Science0.87×10 works
  15. Mathematics0.77×1 works
  16. Environmental Science0.72×5 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.55×3 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×4 works
  19. Dentistry0.39×0 works
  20. Chemistry0.37×1 works
  21. Engineering0.37×8 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×1 works
  23. Energy0.26×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.15×1 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Home Office?

Ranked on the quality score, Kenneth Wallace Smalldon, Roger Tarling and I.W. Evett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Home Office.

  1. 1 Kenneth Wallace Smalldon United Kingdom · #1,361,740 worldwide 1.5k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Roger Tarling United Kingdom · #1,403,665 worldwide 2.1k citations · 94 works
  3. 3 I.W. Evett United Kingdom · #1,424,501 worldwide 6.1k citations · 128 works
  4. 4 A.C. Moffat United Kingdom · #1,565,037 worldwide 3.6k citations · 112 works
  5. 5 C.A. Pounds United Kingdom · #1,813,048 worldwide 929 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Pat Mayhew United Kingdom · #1,814,947 worldwide 1.5k citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Stephen M. Bleay United Kingdom · #2,366,190 worldwide 3k citations · 117 works
  8. 8 J.B.F. Lloyd United Kingdom · #2,586,584 worldwide 2k citations · 60 works
  9. 9 Terry Kent United Kingdom · #2,608,101 worldwide 883 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Edwin F. Pearson United Kingdom · #2,609,861 worldwide 1.3k citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Home Office

What are the most cited papers from Home Office?

The most cited paper from Home Office is "Forensic application of DNA ‘fingerprints’" (Peter Gill, Alec J. Jeffreys, David J. Werrett, 1985), with 1,197 citations. Next come "Survey of the Quality of Experimental Design, Statistical Analysis and Reporting of Research Using Animals" (879) and "“SITUATIONAL” CRIME PREVENTION: THEORY AND PRACTICE" (722).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Forensic application of DNA ‘fingerprints’ Peter Gill, Alec J. Jeffreys, David J. Werrett · Nature Dec 1985 1,197
2 Survey of the Quality of Experimental Design, Statistical Analysis and Reporting of Research Using Animals Carol Kilkenny, Nick Parsons, Ed Kadyszewski et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 30 Nov 2009 879
3 “SITUATIONAL” CRIME PREVENTION: THEORY AND PRACTICE Ronald V. Clarke · The British Journal of Criminology Apr 1980 722
4 Science knowledge and attitudes across cultures: a meta-analysis Nick Allum, Patrick Sturgis, Dimitra Tabourazi et al. · Public Understanding of Science ReviewOpen access 19 Dec 2007 683
5 Psychopathy and the predictive validity of the PCL-R: an international perspective Robert D. Hare, Danny Clark, Martin Grann et al. · Behavioral Sciences & the Law 2000 639
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Home Office?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Child Development, Public Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Global Burden of Disease, Healthcare, Maternal and Child Undernutrition, Water Sanitation Hygiene and Metabolic Syndrome.

▲ 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 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 Health8▲ 3.5×24 topics
  2. Inflammation8▲ 2.4×22 topics
  3. Sustainability7▲ 1.89×19 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.6×17 topics
  5. Climate Change6▲ 1.52×13 topics
  6. Epidemiology6◆ 1.01×39 topics
  7. Healthcare6▲ 3.6×11 topics
  8. Child Development6▲ 9.2×5 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 4.5×11 topics
  10. Mental Health5▲ 2.3×13 topics
  11. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.0×9 topics
  12. Globalization4▲ 1.51×12 topics
  13. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 11×2 topics
  14. Maternal and Child Undernutrition4▲ 34×1 topic
  15. Water Sanitation Hygiene4▲ 34×1 topic
  16. Quality of Life4▲ 1.92×17 topics
  17. Smart Home4▲ 17×3 topics
  18. Cancer Therapy4▲ 4.5×6 topics
  19. Health Equity4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  20. Internet of Things4▲ 2.8×6 topics
  21. Social Support4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  22. Precision Medicine4▲ 4.6×5 topics
  23. Security3▲ 3.1×7 topics
  24. Health Effects3▲ 3.2×4 topics
  25. IoT3▲ 4.8×3 topics
  26. Long-Term Care3▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Well-being3▲ 4.5×6 topics
  28. Herbal Medicine3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  29. Bioactive Compounds2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  30. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  31. Cancer Prevention2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  32. Nursing Home2▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Psychological Distress2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  34. Quality of Care2▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Clinical Decision Support2▲ 8.6×1 topic
  36. Embodiment2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  37. Alternative Medicine2▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Complementary Medicine2▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Weight Loss2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  40. Mobile Devices2▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Home Office publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies.

Child Nutrition and Wate…4Child Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksComplementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 2 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …2Nutritional Studies and Diet: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Patien…2Mental Health and Patient Involvement: 2 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…1Smart Grid Energy Management: 1 fractional worksWireless Sensor Networks…1Wireless Sensor Networks for Data Analysis: 1 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth InformaticsComplementary and alternative medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  4. 4 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 2 works
  6. 6 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Wireless Sensor Networks for Data Analysis Computer Networks and Communications 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 available24.7%not open75.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Home Office's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 85% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Home Office as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00044% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Home Office0.00097% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Home Office 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Home Office6.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.3% in 1992.

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