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Ofcom

In research, Ofcom stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,258 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#8,290 of 11,412 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#13,228 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,714
of 28,054 · #21,158 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#895
of 1,094
Research works
576
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.3k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Ofcom 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
Physical SciencesDomain #14,258 of 21,541 13.9%235
EngineeringField #8,290 of 11,412 13.8%133
Social SciencesDomain #13,228 of 16,945 13.8%205

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ofcom 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: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.13× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.47× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.53× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.00× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.37× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.53× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.82× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.66× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ofcom?

Ranked on the composite score, Helena Cobban and Krzysztof B. Wicher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ofcom.

  1. 1 Helena Cobban United Kingdom · #530,514 worldwide 6 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Krzysztof B. Wicher United Kingdom · #1,627,251 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Ofcom

Which keywords describe research at Ofcom?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Divide, Price Discrimination, Broadband, Rural Development, Competition, Firm Performance, Collusion and Market Structure.

▲ 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. Globalization4▲ 2.2×9 topics
  2. Digital Divide3▲ 16×3 topics
  3. Education3▲ 2.1×12 topics
  4. Inflammation3▲ 1.69×8 topics
  5. Qualitative Research3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  6. Economic Development3▲ 4.0×3 topics
  7. Price Discrimination3▲ 86×2 topics
  8. Broadband2▲ 79×2 topics
  9. Rural Development2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  10. Competition2▲ 52×2 topics
  11. Firm Performance2▲ 15×2 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.1×4 topics
  13. Collusion2▲ 256×1 topic
  14. Market Structure2▲ 35×1 topic
  15. Big Data2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  16. ICT2▲ 20×1 topic
  17. Telecommunications2▲ 65×1 topic
  18. Cultural Identity2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  19. Ethical Considerations2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  20. Anthropology2▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Data Integration2▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Media Studies2▲ 28×3 topics
  23. Beamforming2▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Cultural Studies2▲ 4.8×2 topics
  25. Multiculturalism1▲ 8.7×1 topic
  26. Neuroscience1▲ 5.9×5 topics
  27. Post-Modernity1▲ 47×1 topic
  28. Workflow Management1▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Chronic Disease1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  30. Investor Protection1▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Ownership Structure1▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Reciprocity1▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Single-Cell1▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Transcriptomics1▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Asthma1▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Emotions1▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Marketing Strategies1▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Predictive Analytics1▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Social Management1▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Solidarity Economy1▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Ofcom publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Merger and Competition Analysis, ICT Impact and Policies, Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Merger and Competition Analysis: 2 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies: 2 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 1 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 1 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 1 fractional worksSocial and Economic Solidarity: 1 fractional worksBirth, Development, and …1Birth, Development, and Health: 1 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 1 fractional worksDeath, Funerary Practice…1Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsMedia TechnologyPhilosophyAccounting6 others

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

  1. 1 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 2 works
  3. 3 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 1 works
  4. 4 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 1 works
  5. 5 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  8. 8 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning Anthropology 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 available27.5%not open72.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.5%domestic only74.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ofcom's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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