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Oxfam

In research, Oxfam stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,713 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,251
of 28,054 · #5,388 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#480
of 1,094
Research works
1.4k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Oxfam 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 #7,713 of 10,521 22.0%72 #3555

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Oxfam 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: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.64× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 2.11× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.37× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.99× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.70× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Oxfam?

Ranked on the composite score, Deborah Eade, Caroline Sweetman and Andrew Papanikitas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oxfam.

  1. 1 Deborah Eade United Kingdom · #163,546 worldwide 117 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Caroline Sweetman United Kingdom · #187,897 worldwide 84 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Andrew Papanikitas United Kingdom · #347,466 worldwide 42 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Peter Cannon‐Brookes United Kingdom · #361,796 worldwide 12 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Colin P. Clarke United Kingdom · #477,207 worldwide 31 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 John R. Magrath United Kingdom · #618,299 worldwide 27 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Timothy Radcliffe United Kingdom · #708,190 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Ines Smyth United Kingdom · #845,041 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Mackenzie E. C. Walcott United Kingdom · #1,109,372 worldwide 0 citations · 115 works
  10. 10 Vivien Margaret Walden United Kingdom · #1,277,243 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Oxfam

Which keywords describe research at Oxfam?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality Improvement, Human Rights, Primary Care, Health System Reform, Globalization, Chronic Disease Management, Continuity of Care and Patient-Centered Medical Home.

▲ 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. Globalization9▲ 3.3×24 topics
  2. Quality Improvement9▲ 33×3 topics
  3. Human Rights8▲ 5.9×16 topics
  4. Primary Care7▲ 14×7 topics
  5. Health System Reform6▲ 63×2 topics
  6. Chronic Disease Management6▲ 21×2 topics
  7. Continuity of Care6▲ 84×1 topic
  8. Patient-Centered Medical Home6▲ 115×1 topic
  9. Public Health5▲ 2.4×15 topics
  10. Education5▲ 1.94×15 topics
  11. Gender4▲ 5.8×11 topics
  12. Labor Market4▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Mental Health4▲ 2.1×8 topics
  14. Economic Growth4▲ 3.4×8 topics
  15. Governance4▲ 8.6×6 topics
  16. NGOs4▲ 28×3 topics
  17. Neoliberalism4▲ 7.2×11 topics
  18. Poverty Reduction3▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Economic Development3▲ 3.0×8 topics
  20. Nationalism3▲ 5.3×7 topics
  21. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 7.4×2 topics
  22. Gender Inequality3▲ 16×6 topics
  23. Metaphysics3▲ 50×2 topics
  24. Occupation3▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Neuroscience3▲ 6.8×5 topics
  26. Social Determinants of Health3▲ 8.3×3 topics
  27. Cultural Studies2▲ 4.8×2 topics
  28. Health Outcomes2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  29. Atlantic History2▲ 105×1 topic
  30. Development Policies2▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Foreign Aid2▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Transatlantic Slave Trade2▲ 105×1 topic
  33. Unemployment2▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Decolonization2▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Economic Crisis2▲ 13×1 topic
  36. European Union2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  37. Precarious Employment2▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Conflict2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  39. Peacebuilding2▲ 23×4 topics
  40. Sexuality2▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Oxfam publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Primary Care and Health Outcomes, International Development and Aid, Colonialism, slavery, and trade and Employment and Welfare Studies.

Primary Care and Health …6Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 6 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, and trade: 2 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 2 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and Thought: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Quality and M…2Healthcare Quality and Management: 2 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Education: 2 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality, practices: 2 fractional worksMerger and Competition Analysis: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsDevelopmentAnthropologyPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 6 works
  2. 2 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  3. 3 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 2 works
  4. 4 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 2 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Quality and Management Health Information Management 2 works
  8. 8 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  9. 9 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 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 available33.2%not open66.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Oxfam's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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