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Parliament of United Kingdom

In research, Parliament of United Kingdom stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,413 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History, Political Science and International Relations and Arts and Humanities — History is 62.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,156
of 28,054 · #30,733 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,063
of 1,094
Research works
489
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Parliament of United Kingdom 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 #9,413 of 10,521 6.3%91 #7784

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Parliament of United Kingdom 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).

What does Parliament of United Kingdom specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 62.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 20.5 works63×
  2. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 22.8 works15×
  3. Arts and HumanitiesField · 34.4 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 11.72× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.65× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.17× its world share, 41 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Parliament of United Kingdom?

Ranked on the composite score, Patrick Little, T. A. Jenkins and Sally Lipscombe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Parliament of United Kingdom.

  1. 1 Patrick Little United Kingdom · #489,145 worldwide 53 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 T. A. Jenkins United Kingdom · #526,428 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Sally Lipscombe United Kingdom · #609,800 worldwide 8 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Catherine Fairbairn United Kingdom · #674,379 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Douglas Pyper United Kingdom · #706,071 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Sue Holland United Kingdom · #1,171,313 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Djuna Thurley United Kingdom · #1,274,852 worldwide 3 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Arthur Latham United Kingdom · #1,406,943 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Parliament of United Kingdom

Which keywords describe research at Parliament of United Kingdom?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, History, Nationalism, Cultural Identity, Europe, Literature, Economic Growth and Inequality.

▲ 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. Globalization15▲ 7.5×19 topics
  2. History11▲ 16×8 topics
  3. Nationalism11▲ 24×6 topics
  4. Cultural Identity10▲ 20×5 topics
  5. Europe10▲ 156×2 topics
  6. Literature10▲ 17×5 topics
  7. Economic Growth9▲ 11×5 topics
  8. Inequality9▲ 39×4 topics
  9. Colonialism9▲ 18×7 topics
  10. Health9▲ 22×5 topics
  11. Trade8▲ 100×2 topics
  12. Height8▲ 398×1 topic
  13. Wages8▲ 398×1 topic
  14. Human Rights7▲ 7.1×15 topics
  15. Empire7▲ 80×2 topics
  16. National Identity6▲ 56×1 topic
  17. Scotland6▲ 807×1 topic
  18. Reformation6▲ 184×2 topics
  19. Public Opinion5▲ 43×4 topics
  20. Religious Identity5▲ 86×3 topics
  21. Diaspora5▲ 93×2 topics
  22. Church History5▲ 112×2 topics
  23. Social History5▲ 59×2 topics
  24. Wales5▲ 804×1 topic
  25. Welsh literature5▲ 804×1 topic
  26. Religion5▲ 9.9×6 topics
  27. Calvinism5▲ 190×1 topic
  28. Religious Controversy5▲ 190×1 topic
  29. Culture5▲ 8.5×6 topics
  30. Global Governance5▲ 20×7 topics
  31. Federalism4▲ 66×2 topics
  32. International Law4▲ 14×8 topics
  33. Society4▲ 21×4 topics
  34. Security Council4▲ 74×2 topics
  35. American founding4▲ 123×1 topic
  36. Constitutional government4▲ 123×1 topic
  37. International Relations4▲ 16×9 topics
  38. Gender4▲ 6.8×7 topics
  39. Genocide3▲ 56×3 topics
  40. Artistic Exchange3▲ 253×1 topic

Which research topics does Parliament of United Kingdom publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Economic and Social Studies, Scottish History and National Identity, Historical Studies of British Isles and Reformation and Early Modern Christianity.

Historical Economic and Social Studies: 8 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 6 fractional worksHistorical Studies of Br…5Historical Studies of British Isles: 5 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…5Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 5 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 4 fractional worksHistorical Art and Culture Studies: 3 fractional worksDigital and Traditional …3Digital and Traditional Archives Management: 3 fractional worksPolitical and Economic history of UK and US: 2 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsHistoryPolitical Science and International RelationsMuseology2 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  2. 2 Scottish History and National Identity History 6 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies of British Isles History 5 works
  4. 4 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 5 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Historical Art and Culture Studies Museology 3 works
  7. 7 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 3 works
  8. 8 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Medieval Literature and History Classics 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 available17.3%not open82.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Parliament of United Kingdom's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher 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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