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Local Government Association

In research, Local Government Association stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,797 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,949 of 10,206 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#1,781 of 2,376 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,165
of 28,054 · #21,631 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,064
of 1,094
Research works
762
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Local Government Association 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 #3,797 of 16,945 18.4%552
Social SciencesField #2,949 of 10,206 20.3%364
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,781 of 2,376 21.8%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Local Government Association 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: 1.51× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.41× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.52× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.56× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.74× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Local Government Association?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean-Marie Woehrling, Arthur Newsholme and Ian Briggs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Local Government Association.

  1. 1 Jean-Marie Woehrling United Kingdom · #464,536 worldwide 3 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Arthur Newsholme United Kingdom · #985,972 worldwide 2 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Ian Briggs United Kingdom · #1,092,313 worldwide 49 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Local Government Association

Which keywords describe research at Local Government Association?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Growth, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Political Economy, Governance, Regional Development and Development.

▲ 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. Globalization8▲ 4.1×23 topics
  2. Sustainability6▲ 2.6×21 topics
  3. Sustainable Development6▲ 4.0×18 topics
  4. Economic Growth5▲ 6.4×11 topics
  5. Climate Change4▲ 1.56×15 topics
  6. Political Economy4▲ 14×5 topics
  7. Economic Development3▲ 4.3×9 topics
  8. Governance3▲ 11×7 topics
  9. Education3▲ 1.98×12 topics
  10. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.4×9 topics
  11. Regional Development3▲ 8.9×7 topics
  12. Development3▲ 9.2×5 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 2.2×8 topics
  14. Vulnerability3▲ 13×4 topics
  15. Financial Security3▲ 24×3 topics
  16. Fiscal Policy3▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Social Capital3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  18. Resilience2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  19. Knowledge Economy2▲ 22×4 topics
  20. Regional Disparities2▲ 45×2 topics
  21. Institutional Quality2▲ 21×3 topics
  22. Legal Regulation2▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Supply Chain2▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Climate Change Adaptation2▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Economic Evaluation2▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Fiscal Decentralization2▲ 19×1 topic
  27. Local Public Goods2▲ 145×1 topic
  28. Neoliberalism2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  29. European Union Cohesion Policy2▲ 103×1 topic
  30. Smart Specialization2▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Taxation2▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Rural Development2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  33. Community2▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Constitutional Reform2▲ 52×3 topics
  35. Disaster2▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Economic Security2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  37. Income Inequality2▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Industrial Policy2▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Public Opinion2▲ 14×3 topics
  40. European Union2▲ 7.4×5 topics

Which research topics does Local Government Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Local Government Finance and Decentralization, Regional Development and Policy, Disaster Management and Resilience and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth.

Local Government Finance…2Local Government Finance and Decentralization: 2 fractional worksRegional Development and…2Regional Development and Policy: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and …2Disaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…2Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 1 fractional worksUrbanization and City Planning: 1 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and E…1Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 1 fractional worksEducational Robotics and Engineering: 1 fractional worksEducational and Psychological Assessments: 1 fractional worksEconomic Issues in Ukraine1Economic Issues in Ukraine: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Local Government Finance and Decentralization Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Regional Development and Policy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 Education Systems and Policy Education 1 works
  6. 6 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 1 works
  7. 7 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Educational Robotics and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Educational and Psychological Assessments Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 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 available29.5%not open70.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.9%domestic only77.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Local Government Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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