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New College

In research, New College stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,192 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#1,289 of 1,998 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,177 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,513
of 28,054 · #4,496 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#318
of 1,094
Research works
3.1k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is New College 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 #3,192 of 10,521 22.3%159 #1170
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,289 of 1,998 12.9%61 #417
Social SciencesField #4,177 of 6,365 22.7%69 #2043

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where New College 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. Social Sciences#1,170 #3,192
  2. Arts and Humanities#417 #1,289
  3. Social Sciences#2,043 #4,177
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.

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: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.95× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.66× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 9.30× its world share, 61 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.55× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 69 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New College?

Ranked on the composite score, Terry Eagleton, Alan Ryan and J. L. Mackie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New College.

  1. 1 Terry Eagleton · #10,346 worldwide 303 citations · 144 works
  2. 2 Alan Ryan · #19,499 worldwide 188 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 J. L. Mackie · #35,021 worldwide 954 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Anthony Quinton · #55,825 worldwide 233 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Ann Jefferson · #58,210 worldwide 76 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Mark Griffith · #64,676 worldwide 125 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 William Poole · #69,516 worldwide 306 citations · 98 works
  8. 8 H. G. Nicholas · #73,784 worldwide 66 citations · 57 works
  9. 9 C. S. L. Davies · #89,692 worldwide 96 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Dieter Helm · #127,450 worldwide 226 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at New College

Which keywords describe research at New College?

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

▲ 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. Globalization18▲ 4.0×39 topics
  2. History11▲ 6.9×14 topics
  3. Nationalism11▲ 10×16 topics
  4. Colonialism10▲ 9.4×15 topics
  5. Religion10▲ 9.3×17 topics
  6. Empire9▲ 47×5 topics
  7. Economic Growth9▲ 4.5×16 topics
  8. Cultural Identity8▲ 6.8×10 topics
  9. Literature8▲ 6.5×12 topics
  10. Philosophy8▲ 7.5×12 topics
  11. Social History8▲ 40×7 topics
  12. Ethics7▲ 6.3×16 topics
  13. Gender7▲ 5.5×13 topics
  14. Identity7▲ 4.1×17 topics
  15. Inequality6▲ 13×5 topics
  16. National Identity6▲ 24×4 topics
  17. Culture6▲ 5.2×9 topics
  18. Health6▲ 6.5×5 topics
  19. Trade6▲ 30×3 topics
  20. Europe5▲ 39×2 topics
  21. Central Asia5▲ 32×4 topics
  22. Cultural History5▲ 18×8 topics
  23. Cultural Studies5▲ 5.9×8 topics
  24. Late Antiquity5▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Height5▲ 107×1 topic
  26. Wages5▲ 107×1 topic
  27. International Relations4▲ 8.2×8 topics
  28. Society4▲ 10×5 topics
  29. Migration4▲ 5.7×5 topics
  30. Perception4▲ 28×3 topics
  31. Soviet Union4▲ 33×3 topics
  32. Feminism4▲ 6.4×7 topics
  33. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 16×5 topics
  34. Archaeology4▲ 13×7 topics
  35. Demography4▲ 36×2 topics
  36. Truth4▲ 52×2 topics
  37. Cultural Politics4▲ 24×3 topics
  38. Public Opinion4▲ 13×5 topics
  39. Ancient Rome4▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Conflict4▲ 9.5×7 topics

Which research topics does New College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Economic and Social Studies, Classical Antiquity Studies, Scottish History and National Identity and Soviet and Russian History.

Historical Economic and …5Historical Economic and Social Studies: 5 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…4Classical Antiquity Studies: 4 fractional worksScottish History and Nat…3Scottish History and National Identity: 3 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History3Soviet and Russian History: 3 fractional worksHistorical Art and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 2 fractional worksHistorical Architecture …2Historical Architecture and Urbanism: 2 fractional worksEpistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 2 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…2Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsAnthropologyHistoryPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics and Econometrics 5 works
  2. 2 Classical Antiquity StudiesAnthropology 4 works
  3. 3 Scottish History and National IdentityHistory 3 works
  4. 4 Soviet and Russian HistoryPolitical Science and International Relations 3 works
  5. 5 Historical Art and Culture StudiesMuseology 2 works
  6. 6 Medieval Literature and HistoryClassics 2 works
  7. 7 Historical Architecture and UrbanismHistory 2 works
  8. 8 Epistemology, Ethics, and MetaphysicsPhilosophy 2 works
  9. 9 Christian Theology and MissionReligious studies 2 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisHistory and Philosophy of Science 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 available18.7%not open81.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has New College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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.

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