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Royal Armouries

In research, Royal Armouries stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,044 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,597
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,241
of 1,844
Research works
297
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
534
1.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Royal Armouries

What is Royal Armouries 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,044 of 14,833 2.8%222

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Armouries 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Royal Armouries work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research at Royal Armouries is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Arts and Humanities (26%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (11%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 19 fractional works · 60.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 26.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 9.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 25.9% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 9.2% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 30.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 11.0% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRoyal Armouries32fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences61%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences926.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities825.9%
    3. Psychology14.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting01.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences411.0%
    2. Engineering26.7%
    3. Computer Science25.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy13.7%
    5. Environmental Science12.5%
    6. Chemistry01.0%
    1. Medicine25.0%
    1. Neuroscience11.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.01× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 8.97× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities8.97×8 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences7.01×4 works
  3. Social Sciences2.12×8 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.65×1 works
  5. Psychology1.43×1 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.02×1 works
  7. Neuroscience1.00×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.71×2 works
  9. Chemistry0.67×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.49×1 works
  11. Engineering0.45×2 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.36×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×0 works
  15. Medicine0.26×2 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Royal Armouries?

Ranked on the quality score, Martin M. Pegler, Guy M. Wilson and Robert D. Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Armouries.

  1. 1 Martin M. Pegler United Kingdom · #3,085,931 worldwide 109 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Guy M. Wilson United Kingdom · #3,410,901 worldwide 85 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Robert D. Smith United Kingdom · #3,580,240 worldwide 262 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Christopher Gravett United Kingdom · #3,632,566 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Malcolm Mercer United Kingdom · #3,858,304 worldwide 104 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Ian Bottomley United Kingdom · #4,155,130 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Edward Impey United Kingdom · #4,339,914 worldwide 107 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Peter G. Smithurst United Kingdom · #4,482,711 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Graeme Rimer United Kingdom · #4,640,222 worldwide 12 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Leslie Southwick United Kingdom · #4,876,197 worldwide 21 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Armouries

What are the most cited papers from Royal Armouries?

The most cited paper from Royal Armouries is "Perimortem trauma in King Richard III: a skeletal analysis" (Jo Appleby, Guy Nathan Rutty, S. V. Hainsworth et al., 2014), with 84 citations. Next come "The role of computed tomography in terminal ballistic analysis" (59) and "Armour in England, 1325–99" (32).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Perimortem trauma in King Richard III: a skeletal analysis Jo Appleby, Guy Nathan Rutty, S. V. Hainsworth et al. · The Lancet Open access 17 Sep 2014 84
2 The role of computed tomography in terminal ballistic analysis Guy Nathan Rutty, Pamela J. Boyce, Claire E Robinson et al. · International Journal of Legal Medicine 4 Jan 2007 59
3 Armour in England, 1325–99 Thom Richardson · Journal of Medieval History 4 Aug 2011 32
4 The Archduke and the Bullet-Proof Vest: 19th-Century Innovation Versus 20th-Century Firepower Lisa Traynor · Arms & Armour Oct 2014 17
5 Self-regulation mediates effects of adapted mindfulness-based stress reduction on anxiety among college students Emily L. Cary, Dessa Bergen‐Cico, Samantha E. Sinegar et al. · Journal of American College Health 2 May 2023 16
All 69 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Royal Armouries?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Exchange, History, Religion, Medieval, Trade and LiDAR.

▲ 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-now 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Archaeology4▲ 98×4 topics
  2. Cultural Heritage2▲ 13×4 topics
  3. Cultural Exchange2▲ 50×3 topics
  4. History2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  5. Religion2▲ 13×3 topics
  6. Machine Learning2▲ 1.73×3 topics
  7. Medieval2▲ 148×2 topics
  8. Remote Sensing2▲ 4.3×2 topics
  9. Trade2▲ 64×2 topics
  10. Ethics2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  11. LiDAR2▲ 109×1 topic
  12. Satellite Imagery2▲ 36×1 topic
  13. Colonialism1▲ 9.4×4 topics
  14. Scandinavia1▲ 301×1 topic
  15. Viking Age1▲ 301×1 topic
  16. Archery1▲ 342×1 topic
  17. Biomechanics1▲ 12×1 topic
  18. International Relations1▲ 15×3 topics
  19. Literature1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  20. Mental Health1▲ 2.4×5 topics
  21. Urban Development1▲ 9.4×4 topics
  22. British Army1▲ 416×1 topic
  23. Counterinsurgency1▲ 299×1 topic
  24. Electron Beams1▲ 181×1 topic
  25. Holocene1▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Laser-Plasma Accelerators1▲ 181×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal Armouries publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Archaeological Research and Protection, Historical and Archaeological Studies, Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics.

Archaeological Research …2Archaeological Research and Protection: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeolo…1Historical and Archaeological Studies: 1 fractional worksMechanics and Biomechani…1Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies: 1 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interaction…1Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksMilitary History and Strategy: 1 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 1 fractional worksMetallurgy and Cultural …1Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts: 1 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 1 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and Rock Art…1Archaeology and Rock Art Studies: 1 fractional works
Space and Planetary ScienceHistoryBiomedical EngineeringNuclear and High Energy Physics3 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 2 works
  2. 2 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 1 works
  3. 3 Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  5. 5 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Scottish History and National Identity History 1 works
  7. 7 Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts Archeology 1 works
  8. 8 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 1 works
  9. 9 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 1 works
  10. 10 Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Archeology 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 available11.5%not open88.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Royal Armouries's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Royal Armouries as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Royal Armouries0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Royal Armouries over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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