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Museum of London

In research, Museum of London stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,735 of 16,945 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,913 of 3,836 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,971
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,022
of 2,253
Research works
458
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Museum of London 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 #5,735 of 16,945 28.1%296
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,913 of 3,836 32.1%161

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Museum of London 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: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.96× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 8.40× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.79× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Museum of London?

Ranked on the composite score, Rebecca Redfern lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Museum of London.

  1. 1 Rebecca Redfern United Kingdom · #584,334 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Museum of London

Which keywords describe research at Museum of London?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, History, Globalization, Identity, Gender, Nationalism, Cultural Studies and Cultural Diversity.

▲ 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. Globalization5▲ 4.5×18 topics
  2. Colonialism4▲ 16×13 topics
  3. History4▲ 11×18 topics
  4. Identity3▲ 7.7×14 topics
  5. Gender3▲ 9.5×12 topics
  6. Climate Change3▲ 1.90×21 topics
  7. Cultural Studies3▲ 13×5 topics
  8. Nationalism3▲ 10×11 topics
  9. Biodiversity2▲ 5.0×10 topics
  10. Cultural Diversity2▲ 16×3 topics
  11. International Relations2▲ 15×3 topics
  12. Military History2▲ 123×2 topics
  13. Humanitarianism2▲ 55×2 topics
  14. Cultural Memory2▲ 61×2 topics
  15. Religion2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  16. Social Capital2▲ 5.7×2 topics
  17. Culture2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  18. Ethnic Minority Business2▲ 108×1 topic
  19. Global Impact2▲ 17×1 topic
  20. Immigrant Entrepreneurship2▲ 108×1 topic
  21. World War2▲ 576×1 topic
  22. Cultural Sustainability1▲ 44×2 topics
  23. Imperialism1▲ 29×4 topics
  24. Molecular Phylogeny1▲ 15×8 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 7.9×7 topics
  26. Biogeography1▲ 8.6×7 topics
  27. Evolution1▲ 9.2×8 topics
  28. Occupation1▲ 35×2 topics
  29. Health Outcomes1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  30. Material Culture1▲ 49×2 topics
  31. Phylogeny1▲ 14×5 topics
  32. Clothing1▲ 95×1 topic
  33. Educational Methods1▲ 319×1 topic
  34. Fashion1▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Historiography1▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Informal Learning1▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Music Education1▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Pedagogical Research1▲ 319×1 topic
  39. Precarious Employment1▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Unemployment1▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Museum of London publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy, World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact, Education, Psychology, and Social Research and Diverse Music Education Insights.

Migration, Ethnicity, an…2Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy: 2 fractional worksWorld Wars: History, Lit…2World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact: 2 fractional worksEducation, Psychology, and Social Research: 1 fractional worksDiverse Music Education Insights: 1 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…1Employment and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 1 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 1 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Her…1Museums and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 1 fractional worksPolitical and Economic history of UK and US: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEducationMusic4 others

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

  1. 1 Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 Education, Psychology, and Social Research Education 1 works
  4. 4 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 1 works
  5. 5 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 1 works
  7. 7 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 1 works
  8. 8 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 1 works
  9. 9 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 1 works
  10. 10 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 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 available30.9%not open69.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Museum of London's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower 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.

Other research institutions in London

All research institutions in London

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.