Royal Academy of Music
In research, Royal Academy of Music stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,077 of 16,945 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#3,369 of 3,836 worldwide) and Music (#98 of 102 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, all time
- #41,355 of 42,892
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #2,201 of 2,253
- Research works
- 390 ▼ 34% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 792 2.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 28.7% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 10% world 28%
What is Royal Academy of Music known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #14,077 of 16,945 | 7.7% | 333 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #3,369 of 3,836 | 7.9% | 207 | |
| MusicSubfield | #98 of 102 | 7.7% | 139 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Academy of Music 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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 16.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
Who are the top researchers at Royal Academy of Music?
Ranked on the composite score, Roy Howat, John Griffiths and Margaret J. Kartomi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Academy of Music.
- 1 Roy Howat United Kingdom · #171,761 worldwide 26 citations · 32 works
- 2 John Griffiths United Kingdom · #175,980 worldwide 104 citations · 76 works
- 3 Margaret J. Kartomi United Kingdom · #279,739 worldwide 25 citations · 46 works
- 4 Thomas A. Reiner United Kingdom · #313,268 worldwide 70 citations · 30 works
- 5 Robert Burke United Kingdom · #375,364 worldwide 19 citations · 27 works
- 6 Amanda Glauert United Kingdom · #840,789 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
- 7 E. E. Cummings United Kingdom · #913,664 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
- 8 Anthony Gritten United Kingdom · #1,045,972 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
Which keywords describe research at Royal Academy of Music?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethnomusicology, Musical Theory, Musicology, Informal Learning, Music Education, Emotional Responses, Auditory Cortex and Temporal Processing.
- Visual Culture
- Stress Reduction
- Nationalism
- Innovation
- Identity
- Cultural Studies
- Emotional Responses
- Informal Learning
- Musical Theory
- Ethnomusicology
- Musicology
- Music Education
- Auditory Cortex
- Temporal Processing
- Anxiety
- Music Therapy
- Psychological Outcomes
- Intermediality
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 18 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 18 words, with their numbers
- Ethnomusicology4▲ 495×2 topics
- Musical Theory3▲ 954×1 topic
- Musicology3▲ 954×1 topic
- Informal Learning2▲ 82×1 topic
- Music Education2▲ 334×1 topic
- Emotional Responses2▲ 84×2 topics
- Auditory Cortex2▲ 294×1 topic
- Cultural Studies2▲ 24×4 topics
- Temporal Processing2▲ 398×1 topic
- Identity1▲ 9.3×3 topics
- Anxiety1▲ 13×2 topics
- Innovation1▲ 5.3×3 topics
- Music Therapy1▲ 206×1 topic
- Nationalism1▲ 12×2 topics
- Psychological Outcomes1▲ 144×2 topics
- Stress Reduction1▲ 91×1 topic
- Intermediality1▲ 372×1 topic
- Visual Culture1▲ 88×1 topic
Which research topics does Royal Academy of Music publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Musicology and Musical Analysis, Diverse Music Education Insights, Neuroscience and Music Perception and Music Therapy and Health.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Musicology and Musical Analysis Music 3 works
- 2 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 2 works
- 3 Neuroscience and Music Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
- 4 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 1 works
- 5 Visual Culture and Art Theory Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
- 6 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 1 works
- 7 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 1 works
- 8 Central European national history Sociology and Political Science 1 works
- 9 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
- 10 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 0 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Royal Academy of Music's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 34% lower than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in London
- University College London
- Imperial College London
- King's College London
- Queen Mary University of London
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- University of London
- Brunel University of London
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.