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Home Office

In research, Home Office stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,901 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,578 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,805 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,232
of 28,054 · #8,384 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#921
of 1,094
Research works
1.9k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

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 #3,901 of 16,945 24.4%613
Physical SciencesDomain #7,578 of 21,541 19.8%547
Social SciencesField #4,805 of 10,206 26.2%348
Health SciencesDomain #10,250 of 20,462 13.4%400
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,354 of 4,340 31.3%160
Life SciencesDomain #8,156 of 14,347 17.6%294
MedicineField #13,614 of 17,978 13.5%261
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #6,202 of 7,814 19.2%175
EngineeringField #9,211 of 11,412 17.3%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 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: 1.29× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.96× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.10× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 15.06× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.88× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.78× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.56× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.24× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 15.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Home Office?

Ranked on the composite score, Donald W. Winnicott, I.W. Evett and Henry Stevens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Home Office.

  1. 1 Donald W. Winnicott United Kingdom · #5,508 worldwide 778 citations · 189 works
  2. 2 I.W. Evett United Kingdom · #133,369 worldwide 122 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Henry Stevens United Kingdom · #203,937 worldwide 73 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 A.C. Moffat United Kingdom · #282,799 worldwide 140 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 A. S. Curry United Kingdom · #336,798 worldwide 92 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 S.S. Kind United Kingdom · #454,916 worldwide 20 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 R. Gill United Kingdom · #526,664 worldwide 70 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 正光 小川 United Kingdom · #705,727 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 J. Locke United Kingdom · #951,311 worldwide 46 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 William Willcox United Kingdom · #1,082,706 worldwide 9 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Home Office

Which keywords describe research at Home Office?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Child Development, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Healthcare, Smart Home, Maternal and Child Undernutrition and Water Sanitation Hygiene.

▲ 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. Inflammation8▲ 2.9×21 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 4.5×17 topics
  3. Sustainability6▲ 2.0×18 topics
  4. Healthcare6▲ 4.1×10 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 5.3×11 topics
  6. Public Health5▲ 2.9×20 topics
  7. Child Development5▲ 9.7×5 topics
  8. Climate Change5▲ 1.42×11 topics
  9. Globalization4▲ 1.78×11 topics
  10. Smart Home4▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Mental Health4▲ 2.1×11 topics
  12. Cancer Therapy4▲ 5.4×6 topics
  13. Internet of Things4▲ 3.3×6 topics
  14. Maternal and Child Undernutrition4▲ 35×1 topic
  15. Water Sanitation Hygiene4▲ 35×1 topic
  16. Security3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  17. Health Equity3▲ 9.0×3 topics
  18. Obesity3▲ 3.2×10 topics
  19. Precision Medicine3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  20. Health Effects3▲ 3.9×4 topics
  21. Social Support3▲ 4.0×8 topics
  22. IoT3▲ 5.8×3 topics
  23. Long-Term Care2▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 4.4×3 topics
  25. Bioactive Compounds2▲ 7.3×7 topics
  26. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 4.8×2 topics
  27. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  28. Cancer Prevention2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  29. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  30. Embodiment2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  31. Psychological Distress2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  32. Metabolic Health2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  33. Weight Loss2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  34. Ketogenic Diet2▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Low-Carbohydrate Diet2▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Mobile Devices2▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Nursing Home2▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Quality of Care2▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Food Systems2▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Sustainable Diets2▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Home Office publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Diet and metabolism studies, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

Child Nutrition and Wate…4Child Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksDiet and metabolism stud…2Diet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 2 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Patien…2Mental Health and Patient Involvement: 2 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 1 fractional worksWireless Sensor Networks for Data Analysis: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Psychi…1Mental Health and Psychiatry: 1 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsPhysiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsEcology5 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 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 2 works
  3. 3 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  7. 7 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Wireless Sensor Networks for Data Analysis Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  10. 10 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Home Office's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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