Institute for Employment Studies
In research, Institute for Employment Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,636 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,972 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, all time
- #25,067 of 42,892
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #1,332 of 2,253
- Research works
- 422 ▼ 20% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 8.2k 19.3 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 17.2% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 27% world 28%
What is Institute for Employment Studies known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #6,636 of 16,945 | 29.2% | 295 | |
| Social SciencesField | #4,972 of 10,206 | 33.6% | 150 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Employment Studies 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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Arts and Humanities 3.6×
- Health Professions 3.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3.0×
- Psychology 3.0×
- Social Sciences 2.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.4×
- Decision Sciences 2.1×
- Mathematics 1.0×
- Engineering 0.4×
- Computer Science 0.4×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.3×
- Energy 0.3×
- Nursing 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Environmental Science 0.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Neuroscience 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Institute for Employment Studies?
Ranked on the composite score, Becci Newton, Marta Kahancová and Jim Hillage lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Employment Studies.
- 1 Becci Newton United Kingdom · #500,073 worldwide 50 citations · 21 works
- 2 Marta Kahancová United Kingdom · #993,722 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
- 3 Jim Hillage United Kingdom · #1,366,174 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
Which keywords describe research at Institute for Employment Studies?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Labor Market, Unemployment, Mental Health, Human Rights, Education, Social Determinants of Health, Gender and Social Justice.
- Youth Transitions
- Linguistic Historiography
- Language Teaching
- Graduate Attributes
- Constitutional Law
- Migration
- Social Interaction
- Wage Inequality
- Job Satisfaction
- Driver Behavior
- Soft Skills
- Colonialism
- Health Outcomes
- Supply Chain Management
- Public Health
- Career Development
- Social Determinants of Health
- Globalization
- Human Rights
- Mental Health
- Labor Market
- Education
- Unemployment
- Gender
- Social Justice
- Politics
- Academic Achievement
- Economic Crisis
- Precarious Employment
- Leadership
- Technological Change
- Gender Inequality
- Skill-Biased
- Income Inequality
- Adolescent Development
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Employability
- Labor Force Participation
- Legal Theory
- Social Exclusion
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
- Labor Market4▲ 24×7 topics
- Mental Health4▲ 4.7×8 topics
- Education3▲ 3.5×7 topics
- Human Rights3▲ 5.3×7 topics
- Unemployment3▲ 63×2 topics
- Globalization3▲ 2.5×13 topics
- Gender2▲ 7.4×9 topics
- Social Determinants of Health2▲ 18×4 topics
- Social Justice2▲ 6.8×5 topics
- Career Development2▲ 30×4 topics
- Politics2▲ 13×5 topics
- Public Health2▲ 2.4×10 topics
- Academic Achievement2▲ 19×3 topics
- Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.3×7 topics
- Economic Crisis2▲ 24×1 topic
- Health Outcomes2▲ 11×3 topics
- Precarious Employment2▲ 46×1 topic
- Colonialism1▲ 5.7×6 topics
- Leadership1▲ 5.8×7 topics
- Soft Skills1▲ 57×2 topics
- Technological Change1▲ 68×2 topics
- Driver Behavior1▲ 33×2 topics
- Gender Inequality1▲ 18×3 topics
- Job Satisfaction1▲ 5.7×5 topics
- Skill-Biased1▲ 142×1 topic
- Wage Inequality1▲ 142×1 topic
- Income Inequality1▲ 16×5 topics
- Social Interaction1▲ 5.7×4 topics
- Adolescent Development1▲ 17×3 topics
- Migration1▲ 6.1×4 topics
- Autonomous Vehicles1▲ 9.3×2 topics
- Constitutional Law1▲ 14×1 topic
- Employability1▲ 53×1 topic
- Graduate Attributes1▲ 67×1 topic
- Labor Force Participation1▲ 44×2 topics
- Language Teaching1▲ 7.7×1 topic
- Legal Theory1▲ 28×1 topic
- Linguistic Historiography1▲ 119×1 topic
- Social Exclusion1▲ 28×1 topic
- Youth Transitions1▲ 93×1 topic
Which research topics does Institute for Employment Studies publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Employment and Welfare Studies, Labor market dynamics and wage inequality, Higher Education and Employability and Youth Education and Societal Dynamics.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 2 works
- 2 Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Economics and Econometrics 1 works
- 3 Higher Education and Employability Education 1 works
- 4 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
- 5 Historical Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 1 works
- 6 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 1 works
- 7 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 1 works
- 8 African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
- 9 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 1 works
- 10 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Institute for Employment Studies's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower than in 2013–2017.
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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