Question 1

What is New College known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, New College stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,128 of 9,585 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#979 of 1,896 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,484 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 9.2× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does New College rank in research?

Accepted Answer

New College ranks #5,530 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#2,362 all time), and #215 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at New College?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, George Law Cawkwell, John L. Mackie and G. E. M. de Ste. Croix lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New College.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from New College?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from New College is "The global obesity pandemic: shaped by global drivers and local environments" (Boyd Anthony Swinburn, Gary Sacks, Kevin D. Hall et al., 2011), with 4,949 citations. Next come "Health and economic burden of the projected obesity trends in the USA and the UK" (2,746) and "Dissecting the cycle: a methodological investigation" (1,531).

Question 5

Which research topics does New College publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Historical Economic and Social Studies, Classical Antiquity Studies, Scottish History and National Identity and Historical Art and Culture Studies.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at New College?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Nationalism, History, Religion, Colonialism, Empire, Philosophy and Social History.

Question 7

Which fields of science does New College work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 71% of research at New College is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Arts and Humanities (27%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (7%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is New College's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.