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Institute for Government

In research, Institute for Government stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,993 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,152 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 4.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#30,172
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,610
of 2,253
Research works
258
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Institute for Government 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 #7,993 of 16,945 24.5%170
Social SciencesField #7,152 of 10,206 24.0%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Government 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).

What does Institute for Government specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 22.9 works4.0×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.14× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.14× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.03× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Government?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Neergaard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Government.

  1. 1 Paul Neergaard United Kingdom · #1,138,797 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Government

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Government?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: National Identity, Public Opinion, Colonialism, Innovation, Collaborative Governance, Intellectual Property, Global Collaboration and Public-Private Partnerships.

▲ 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. National Identity5▲ 96×4 topics
  2. Public Opinion5▲ 83×4 topics
  3. Globalization4▲ 5.2×17 topics
  4. Colonialism4▲ 20×4 topics
  5. Innovation4▲ 8.7×3 topics
  6. Collaborative Governance4▲ 450×2 topics
  7. Intellectual Property4▲ 77×2 topics
  8. Global Collaboration4▲ 266×2 topics
  9. Public-Private Partnerships4▲ 122×3 topics
  10. Intergovernmental Relations4▲ 757×2 topics
  11. Australian history4▲ 781×1 topic
  12. British imperialism4▲ 781×1 topic
  13. Commonwealth Nations4▲ 2819×1 topic
  14. Developing Countries4▲ 86×1 topic
  15. Entrepreneurship4▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Federalism4▲ 125×1 topic
  17. Health Biotechnology4▲ 538×1 topic
  18. Climate Change Adaptation2▲ 30×3 topics
  19. Social Capital2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  20. Vulnerability2▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Resilience2▲ 10×2 topics
  22. Community2▲ 39×1 topic
  23. Disaster2▲ 92×1 topic
  24. Democracy2▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Public Health2▲ 3.0×5 topics
  26. Social Media2▲ 2.9×8 topics
  27. Diaspora2▲ 69×3 topics
  28. Identity2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  29. Motor Learning2▲ 45×1 topic
  30. Sport Performance2▲ 45×1 topic
  31. Economic Development1▲ 3.8×6 topics
  32. Latin America1▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Health Inequalities1▲ 25×3 topics
  34. E-Government1▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Economic Policy1▲ 54×3 topics
  36. Trust1▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Bollywood1▲ 121×1 topic
  38. Framingham Study1▲ 1094×1 topic
  39. Indian cinema1▲ 121×1 topic
  40. Performance Analysis1▲ 10×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Government publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biotechnology and Related Fields, Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism, Australian History and Society and Disaster Management and Resilience.

Biotechnology and Related Fields: 4 fractional worksCommonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism: 4 fractional worksAustralian History and Society: 4 fractional worksDisaster Management and …2Disaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksSports and Physical Educ…2Sports and Physical Education Research: 2 fractional worksHistorical and modern ep…1Historical and modern epidemiology studies: 1 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and Culture: 1 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 1 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 1 fractional worksImpact of Education Environments: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political SciencePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation3 others

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

  1. 1 Biotechnology and Related Fields Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  2. 2 Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 Australian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  6. 6 Historical and modern epidemiology studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  8. 8 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Impact of Education Environments Education 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 available40.3%not open59.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.0%domestic only63.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Government's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower 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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