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Imperial War Museum

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World rank, all time
#37,257
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#2,003
of 2,253
Research works
127
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
518
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.88× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyArts and Humanities: 8.07× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.72× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Imperial War Museum?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, International Relations, Gender, Identity, Humanitarianism, Military History, Gender Roles and Global Impact.

▲ 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. Colonialism22▲ 35×15 topics
  2. International Relations18▲ 66×9 topics
  3. Gender14▲ 19×15 topics
  4. Identity11▲ 12×12 topics
  5. Humanitarianism11▲ 129×2 topics
  6. Military History10▲ 228×2 topics
  7. Gender Roles10▲ 74×2 topics
  8. Global Impact10▲ 66×2 topics
  9. League of Nations10▲ 1135×1 topic
  10. World War10▲ 1135×1 topic
  11. History10▲ 9.5×14 topics
  12. Human Rights8▲ 7.2×14 topics
  13. Religion7▲ 9.5×6 topics
  14. Cultural Heritage7▲ 12×9 topics
  15. Nationalism6▲ 8.8×7 topics
  16. Culture5▲ 8.6×5 topics
  17. Cultural Sustainability5▲ 89×2 topics
  18. Politics5▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Remote Sensing5▲ 3.3×4 topics
  20. Society4▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Informal Education4▲ 220×1 topic
  22. Museum Learning4▲ 220×1 topic
  23. Archaeology4▲ 22×3 topics
  24. Cold War4▲ 44×4 topics
  25. Satellite Imagery4▲ 36×2 topics
  26. British Army4▲ 347×1 topic
  27. Counterinsurgency4▲ 210×1 topic
  28. Memory4▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Aerial Survey4▲ 184×1 topic
  30. LiDAR4▲ 82×1 topic
  31. Cultural Studies4▲ 7.7×6 topics
  32. Feminism4▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Cultural History4▲ 19×4 topics
  34. Economy3▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Holocaust3▲ 94×3 topics
  36. Italy3▲ 84×2 topics
  37. Vietnam3▲ 65×1 topic
  38. Diplomacy3▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Fascism3▲ 101×1 topic
  40. Totalitarianism3▲ 81×1 topic

Which research topics does Imperial War Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European history and politics, Discourse Analysis in Language Studies, European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies and Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration.

European history and pol…1European history and politics: 1 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis in La…1Discourse Analysis in Language Studies: 1 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geo…1European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 1 fractional worksMemory, Trauma, and Comm…1Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration: 1 fractional worksWorld Wars: History, Literature, and Impact: 1 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Power Generatio…0Advanced Power Generation Technologies: 0 fractional worksRenewable energy and sustainable power systems: 0 fractional worksPhotography and Visual Culture: 0 fractional worksPolish Historical and Cultural Studies: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary TheorySocial PsychologyElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  2. 2 Discourse Analysis in Language Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  3. 3 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Power Generation Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Renewable energy and sustainable power systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  9. 9 Photography and Visual Culture History 0 works
  10. 10 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 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 available25.7%not open74.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Imperial War Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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