Question 1

What is Ofcom known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Ofcom stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,361 of 17,446 worldwide), Engineering (#7,281 of 9,532 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#11,623 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

Question 2

How does Ofcom rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Ofcom ranks #16,309 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#13,548 all time), and #560 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Ofcom?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, William R. Webb, W K Waterfall and Charlotte Worker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ofcom.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Ofcom?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Ofcom is "Wireless Communications" (William R. Webb, 2011), with 950 citations. Next come "Cell refractive index for cell biology and disease diagnosis: past, present and future" (580) and "Role of biological Data Mining and Machine Learning Techniques in Detecting and Diagnosing the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): A Systematic Review" (289).

Question 5

Which research topics does Ofcom publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: ICT Impact and Policies, Merger and Competition Analysis, Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies and Social and Economic Solidarity.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Ofcom?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Divide, Broadband, Price Discrimination, Rural Development, ICT, Telecommunications, Regulation and Economic Development.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Ofcom work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Ofcom is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (17%), Engineering (16%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Ofcom's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 65% higher than in 2018-2021.