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National Audit Office

In research, National Audit Office stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,703 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,346
of 28,054 · #35,002 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#976
of 1,094
Research works
593
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is National Audit Office 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,703 of 10,521 10.8%66 #11945

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Audit Office 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: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.50× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.95× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.76× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.35× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Audit Office?

Ranked on the composite score, C.D. Kearl and Franz Antoine lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Audit Office.

  1. 1 C.D. Kearl United Kingdom · #946,525 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Franz Antoine United Kingdom · #1,507,384 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at National Audit Office

Which keywords describe research at National Audit Office?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Economic Development, Regional Development, Environmental Management, Financial Security, Digital Transformation, Globalization and Economic Security.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development15▲ 8.7×16 topics
  2. Economic Development9▲ 10×9 topics
  3. Globalization9▲ 4.2×16 topics
  4. Regional Development9▲ 22×7 topics
  5. Environmental Management7▲ 17×6 topics
  6. Financial Security7▲ 61×2 topics
  7. Digital Transformation7▲ 12×9 topics
  8. Innovation7▲ 6.1×14 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 4.5×10 topics
  10. Economic Security6▲ 28×4 topics
  11. Corporate Governance5▲ 6.8×10 topics
  12. Renewable Energy5▲ 3.4×7 topics
  13. Industrial Policy5▲ 42×2 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management5▲ 4.6×8 topics
  15. Economic Growth4▲ 4.8×8 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency4▲ 4.4×3 topics
  17. Financial Stability4▲ 20×4 topics
  18. Green Investments4▲ 61×1 topic
  19. Social Safety4▲ 61×1 topic
  20. Fiscal Risks4▲ 86×1 topic
  21. Performance Measurement4▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Public Finance4▲ 71×1 topic
  23. Environmental Protection3▲ 65×3 topics
  24. Global Economy3▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Financial Reporting3▲ 25×4 topics
  26. COVID-19 Impact3▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Consumer Behavior3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  28. Agricultural Innovation3▲ 63×1 topic
  29. Crisis Management3▲ 66×1 topic
  30. Financial Performance3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  31. Institutional Theory3▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Religion3▲ 5.5×5 topics
  33. Earnings Management3▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Capsule Endoscopy2▲ 149×1 topic
  35. Critical Success Factors2▲ 116×2 topics
  36. Digital Economy2▲ 13×6 topics
  37. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding2▲ 149×1 topic
  38. Knowledge Clusters2▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Russian Economy2▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Public-Private Partnerships2▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does National Audit Office publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business and Economic Development, Economic Issues in Ukraine, Banking, Crisis Management, COVID-19 Impact and Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment.

Business and Economic De…4Business and Economic Development: 4 fractional worksEconomic Issues in Ukraine4Economic Issues in Ukraine: 4 fractional worksBanking, Crisis Manageme…3Banking, Crisis Management, COVID-19 Impact: 3 fractional worksGastrointestinal Bleedin…2Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Technological Developments in Russia: 2 fractional worksPublic-Private Partnership Projects: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Business De…2Economic and Business Development Strategies: 2 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Manag…2Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 2 fractional worksPublic Policy and Admini…2Public Policy and Administration Research: 2 fractional worksAccounting and Organizat…2Accounting and Organizational Management: 2 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesGastroenterology6 others

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

  1. 1 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  2. 2 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  3. 3 Banking, Crisis Management, COVID-19 Impact General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  4. 4 Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment Gastroenterology 2 works
  5. 5 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 2 works
  6. 6 Public-Private Partnership Projects Strategy and Management 2 works
  7. 7 Economic and Business Development Strategies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 2 works
  9. 9 Public Policy and Administration Research Public Administration 2 works
  10. 10 Accounting and Organizational Management Management Information Systems 2 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-authors23.6%domestic only76.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Audit Office's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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