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Independent Dance

In research, Independent Dance stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,341 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,666 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,684 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Visual Arts and Performing Arts and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology — Visual Arts and Performing Arts is 53.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,815
of 28,054 · #18,537 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#399
of 1,094
Research works
1.9k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
2.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Independent Dance 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 #5,341 of 10,521 12.1%305 #6448
Social SciencesField #4,666 of 6,365 13.3%134 #5415
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,684 of 1,998 11.8%111 #2507
Physical SciencesDomain #10,993 of 12,888 9.0%85 #17034

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Independent Dance 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#6,448 #5,341
  2. Social Sciences#5,415 #4,666
  3. Arts and Humanities#2,507 #1,684
  4. Physical Sciences#17,034 #10,993
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Independent Dance specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Visual Arts and Performing Arts takes 53.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 39.9 works53×
  2. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 21.9 works10×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.49× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.56× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.43× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 8.51× its world share, 111 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.12× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 134 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Independent Dance?

Ranked on the composite score, Guillermo Gómez‐Peña, Ann Hutchinson Guest and Jürg Stenzl lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Independent Dance.

  1. 1 Guillermo Gómez‐Peña United Kingdom · #217,585 worldwide 31 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Ann Hutchinson Guest United Kingdom · #352,603 worldwide 31 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Jürg Stenzl United Kingdom · #394,214 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Baptiste Touverey United Kingdom · #425,729 worldwide 0 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Andrea Gottdang United Kingdom · #491,527 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Andrea Lindmayr-Brandl United Kingdom · #517,717 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Nicole Haitzinger United Kingdom · #559,187 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Gerhard Croll United Kingdom · #560,363 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Susanne Foellmer United Kingdom · #596,855 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Daniel Brandenburg United Kingdom · #642,624 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Independent Dance

Which keywords describe research at Independent Dance?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Neuroscience, Identity, Colonialism, Emotional Responses, Cultural Studies, Ethics and Psychological Outcomes.

▲ 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. Globalization47▲ 5.2×54 topics
  2. Neuroscience30▲ 23×13 topics
  3. Identity29▲ 8.7×40 topics
  4. Education25▲ 3.2×41 topics
  5. Colonialism22▲ 10×28 topics
  6. Emotional Responses21▲ 41×3 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence20▲ 3.2×23 topics
  8. Cultural Studies20▲ 11×17 topics
  9. Ethics19▲ 8.7×18 topics
  10. Psychological Outcomes18▲ 100×2 topics
  11. Cultural Heritage18▲ 7.3×20 topics
  12. Performativity18▲ 142×2 topics
  13. Physical Fitness17▲ 27×3 topics
  14. Dance Movement Therapy17▲ 261×1 topic
  15. Injury Patterns17▲ 261×1 topic
  16. Anthropocene17▲ 67×3 topics
  17. Feminism17▲ 13×12 topics
  18. Literature16▲ 6.6×25 topics
  19. Nationalism16▲ 7.4×17 topics
  20. Social Justice15▲ 5.6×22 topics
  21. Affect15▲ 84×2 topics
  22. Big Data15▲ 3.6×11 topics
  23. Gender14▲ 5.8×26 topics
  24. Theatre14▲ 103×3 topics
  25. Qualitative Research13▲ 3.3×16 topics
  26. Culture13▲ 5.3×19 topics
  27. History12▲ 3.8×26 topics
  28. Art11▲ 29×6 topics
  29. Drama Education11▲ 155×1 topic
  30. Performance Art11▲ 155×1 topic
  31. Cultural Politics10▲ 34×5 topics
  32. Aesthetics10▲ 29×4 topics
  33. Space10▲ 60×3 topics
  34. Biopolitics9▲ 30×4 topics
  35. Digital Media9▲ 12×6 topics
  36. Emotion9▲ 9.6×5 topics
  37. Postcolonialism9▲ 16×13 topics
  38. Discrimination8▲ 9.6×5 topics
  39. Postmodernism8▲ 51×4 topics
  40. Geography8▲ 55×2 topics

Which research topics does Independent Dance publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diversity and Impact of Dance, Theatre and Performance Studies, Art Therapy and Mental Health and Geographies of human-animal interactions.

Diversity and Impact of …17Diversity and Impact of Dance: 17 fractional worksTheatre and Performance Studies: 11 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental Health: 8 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 8 fractional worksPosthumanist Ethics and Activism: 7 fractional worksArt, Politics, and Modernism: 7 fractional worksArt, Technology, and Cul…6Art, Technology, and Culture: 6 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 6 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 4 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 4 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyVisual Arts and Performing ArtsConservationGeography, Planning and Development4 others

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

  1. 1 Diversity and Impact of Dance Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 17 works
  2. 2 Theatre and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 11 works
  3. 3 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 8 works
  4. 4 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 8 works
  5. 5 Posthumanist Ethics and Activism Cultural Studies 7 works
  6. 6 Art, Politics, and Modernism Visual Arts and Performing Arts 7 works
  7. 7 Art, Technology, and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 6 works
  8. 8 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 6 works
  9. 9 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 4 works
  10. 10 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 4 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 available45.2%not open54.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.4%domestic only83.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Independent Dance's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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