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London School of Economics and Political Science

In research, London School of Economics and Political Science stands highest in Political Science and International Relations (#3 of 1,201 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#6 of 1,775 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#9 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Finance, Public Administration and Political Science and International Relations — Finance is 11.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#702
of 28,054 · #500 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#31
of 1,094
Research works
38k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1M
29.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is London School of Economics and Political Science 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
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #3 of 1,201 30.4%615 #1
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #6 of 1,775 31.2%724 #6
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #9 of 2,578 34.8%790 #6
Social SciencesDomain #40 of 10,521 31.1%3,733 #24
Social SciencesField #36 of 6,365 32.9%2,150 #18
FinanceSubfield #1 of 135 24.4%170 #9
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #20 of 1,272 34.6%467 #5
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield #3 of 80 26.4%86 #6
Business, Management and AccountingField #179 of 2,578 28.3%313 #40
Health SciencesDomain #871 of 11,982 32.6%395 #712

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where London School of Economics and Political Science 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. Political Science and International Relations#1 #3
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#6 #6
  3. Sociology and Political Science#6 #9
  4. Social Sciences#24 #40
  5. Social Sciences#18 #36
  6. Finance#9 #1
  7. Economics and Econometrics#5 #20
  8. General Economics, Econometrics and Finance#6 #3
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#40 #179
  10. Health Sciences#712 #871
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 London School of Economics and Political Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 11.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 170.3 works12×
  2. Public AdministrationSubfield · 25.5 works9.8×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 614.6 works8.5×
  4. DevelopmentSubfield · 39.2 works8.0×
  5. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 86.0 works7.1×
  6. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 723.7 works7.0×
  7. Gender StudiesSubfield · 108.6 works6.2×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 56 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 51 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 172 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 74 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 143 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.97× its world share, 112 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 35 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 202 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 183 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.56× its world share, 218 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.00× its world share, 313 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 106 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.97× its world share, 724 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.50× its world share, 222 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.50× its world share, 2,150 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at London School of Economics and Political Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Barry Buzan, Ernest Gellner and M. G. Kendall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is London School of Economics and Political Science.

  1. 1 Barry Buzan United Kingdom · #391 worldwide 1.6k citations · 116 works
  2. 2 Ernest Gellner United Kingdom · #740 worldwide 1.8k citations · 98 works
  3. 3 M. G. Kendall United Kingdom · #1,353 worldwide 1.8k citations · 89 works
  4. 4 Anthony J. Venables United Kingdom · #1,541 worldwide 2.3k citations · 96 works
  5. 5 John Van Reenen United Kingdom · #1,642 worldwide 2.1k citations · 139 works
  6. 6 Simeon Djankov United Kingdom · #2,081 worldwide 1.6k citations · 77 works
  7. 7 Susan Strange United Kingdom · #3,722 worldwide 655 citations · 82 works
  8. 8 Henry P. Wynn United Kingdom · #4,153 worldwide 2k citations · 67 works
  9. 9 Elías Mossialos United Kingdom · #4,438 worldwide 885 citations · 78 works
  10. 10 Martin Bulmer United Kingdom · #5,020 worldwide 632 citations · 86 works
All ranked researchers at London School of Economics and Political Science

Which keywords describe research at London School of Economics and Political Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Growth, Human Rights, Neoliberalism, Political Economy, Democracy, Global Governance and Income Inequality.

▲ 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. Globalization542▲ 5.7×123 topics
  2. Economic Growth287▲ 7.0×26 topics
  3. Human Rights278▲ 5.6×62 topics
  4. Neoliberalism204▲ 12×27 topics
  5. Political Economy187▲ 15×17 topics
  6. Economic Development176▲ 4.5×35 topics
  7. Democracy164▲ 9.5×28 topics
  8. Global Governance158▲ 14×17 topics
  9. Mental Health156▲ 2.2×40 topics
  10. Colonialism154▲ 6.7×39 topics
  11. Income Inequality151▲ 22×7 topics
  12. Nationalism149▲ 6.7×32 topics
  13. Governance134▲ 8.4×19 topics
  14. Social Media131▲ 1.90×31 topics
  15. International Law130▲ 8.8×25 topics
  16. Public Opinion130▲ 21×6 topics
  17. Monetary Policy122▲ 10×11 topics
  18. Corporate Governance121▲ 3.4×25 topics
  19. Labor Market120▲ 8.4×16 topics
  20. Ethics114▲ 4.9×36 topics
  21. Inequality110▲ 9.9×19 topics
  22. Regulation104▲ 4.0×14 topics
  23. Gender Inequality101▲ 15×6 topics
  24. Politics98▲ 7.5×21 topics
  25. Religion96▲ 4.2×29 topics
  26. Social Policy88▲ 19×6 topics
  27. European Union84▲ 7.6×24 topics
  28. Health Outcomes83▲ 6.2×8 topics
  29. Multiculturalism78▲ 8.4×7 topics
  30. NGOs78▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Cosmopolitanism72▲ 14×6 topics
  32. Fiscal Policy70▲ 6.7×8 topics
  33. Authoritarianism70▲ 16×5 topics
  34. Institutional Change70▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Welfare State67▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Unemployment66▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Immigration66▲ 12×7 topics
  38. Ideational Power65▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Redistribution65▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Poverty Reduction64▲ 10.0×5 topics

Which research topics does London School of Economics and Political Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Policy and Reform Studies, Employment and Welfare Studies, Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism and Political Philosophy and Ethics.

Social Policy and Reform…65Social Policy and Reform Studies: 65 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…46Employment and Welfare Studies: 46 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 42 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and Ethics: 38 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 37 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 35 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 35 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and G…33Political Conflict and Governance: 33 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 32 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 32 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeneral Health ProfessionsFinanceDevelopment2 others

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

  1. 1 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 65 works
  2. 2 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 46 works
  3. 3 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 42 works
  4. 4 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 38 works
  5. 5 International Development and Aid Development 37 works
  6. 6 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 35 works
  7. 7 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 35 works
  8. 8 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 33 works
  9. 9 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 32 works
  10. 10 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 32 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 available41.5%not open58.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has London School of Economics and Political Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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