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National Trust

In research, National Trust stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,142 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#18,907 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,407
of 28,054 · #25,718 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#618
of 1,094
Research works
477
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is National Trust 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 #11,142 of 16,945 16.3%262
Physical SciencesDomain #18,907 of 21,541 23.1%131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Trust 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: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.10× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.51× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.74× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.80× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.84× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.28× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Nigel Blades and J. Goldsworth lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Trust.

  1. 1 Nigel Blades United Kingdom · #668,498 worldwide 49 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 J. Goldsworth United Kingdom · #874,361 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Trust

Which keywords describe research at National Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conservation, Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Cultural Sustainability, Cultural Heritage, Urban Development, Adaptive Reuse and Intangible Heritage.

▲ 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. Climate Change11▲ 4.4×29 topics
  2. Conservation10▲ 26×12 topics
  3. Population Dynamics7▲ 31×7 topics
  4. Cultural Sustainability6▲ 127×2 topics
  5. Cultural Heritage6▲ 13×9 topics
  6. Urban Development6▲ 18×4 topics
  7. Machine Learning5▲ 1.82×17 topics
  8. Sustainable Development5▲ 3.6×5 topics
  9. Adaptive Reuse4▲ 127×1 topic
  10. Intangible Heritage4▲ 127×1 topic
  11. Phylogeny4▲ 32×7 topics
  12. Migration4▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Invasive Species4▲ 10×11 topics
  14. Biodiversity3▲ 5.0×13 topics
  15. Marine Ecosystems3▲ 70×2 topics
  16. Sea-Level Rise3▲ 32×4 topics
  17. Ecology3▲ 22×4 topics
  18. Fisheries3▲ 87×3 topics
  19. Mediterranean3▲ 35×3 topics
  20. Rays3▲ 167×1 topic
  21. Sharks3▲ 167×1 topic
  22. Agricultural Origins2▲ 85×1 topic
  23. Radiocarbon Dating2▲ 85×1 topic
  24. Risk Assessment2▲ 4.1×3 topics
  25. Maritime Archaeology2▲ 137×1 topic
  26. Sea-Level Change2▲ 137×1 topic
  27. Social Inequality2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  28. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Informal Education2▲ 128×1 topic
  30. Museum Learning2▲ 128×1 topic
  31. African Diaspora2▲ 58×2 topics
  32. Archaeology of Resistance2▲ 253×1 topic
  33. Black Feminist Theory2▲ 253×1 topic
  34. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 5.8×1 topic
  35. Late Antiquity2▲ 43×2 topics
  36. Museum Environments2▲ 109×1 topic
  37. Cosmopolitanism2▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Acoustic Communication2▲ 38×3 topics
  40. LiDAR2▲ 43×2 topics

Which research topics does National Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies and Maritime and Coastal Archaeology.

Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 4 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 3 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …2Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 2 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Arc…2Maritime and Coastal Archaeology: 2 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 2 fractional worksConservation Techniques …2Conservation Techniques and Studies: 2 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksHistorical Art and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 1 fractional works
ArcheologyNature and Landscape ConservationPaleontologyMuseology4 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 4 works
  2. 2 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  3. 3 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 2 works
  4. 4 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 2 works
  5. 5 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 2 works
  6. 6 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 2 works
  7. 7 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 2 works
  8. 8 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  9. 9 Historical Art and Culture Studies Museology 2 works
  10. 10 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 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 available33.0%not open67.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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