Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
In research, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,308 of 16,945 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,941 of 3,836 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 13.9× its share of world research.
- World rank, all time
- #35,054 of 42,892
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #1,884 of 2,253
- Research works
- 275 ▼ 21% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 1k 3.8 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 15.4% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 23% world 28%
What is Royal Central School of Speech and Drama 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 | #8,308 of 16,945 | 20.8% | 242 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #1,941 of 3,836 | 26.4% | 130 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Central School of Speech and Drama 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 Royal Central School of Speech and Drama specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 13.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Arts and HumanitiesField · 23.4 works14×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.9×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Arts and Humanities 13.9×
- Psychology 3.4×
- Social Sciences 2.3×
- Health Professions 2.2×
- Decision Sciences 1.9×
- Neuroscience 1.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.3×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Chemistry 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.1×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Environmental Science 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama?
Ranked on the composite score, Tony Fisher and Diana Damian Martin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
- 1 Tony Fisher United Kingdom · #131,636 worldwide 154 citations · 30 works
- 2 Diana Damian Martin United Kingdom · #719,106 worldwide 10 citations · 18 works
Which keywords describe research at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Performativity, Theatre, Drama Education, Performance Art, Identity, Literature and Gender.
- National Identity
- Psychological Outcomes
- Neoliberalism
- Health Disparities
- Multispecies Ethnography
- Ethnicity
- Philosophy
- Postcolonialism
- Social Justice
- Religion
- Politics
- Nationalism
- Ethics
- Affect
- Colonialism
- History
- Gender
- Identity
- Drama Education
- Performativity
- Globalization
- Theatre
- Performance Art
- Literature
- Culture
- Space
- Sustainability
- Anthropocene
- Feminism
- Neuroscience
- Qualitative Research
- Cultural Studies
- Aesthetics
- Emotion
- Quality of Care
- Geography
- Trauma
- Modernism
- Postmodernism
- Cosmopolitanism
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
- Globalization16▲ 14×17 topics
- Performativity11▲ 681×2 topics
- Theatre11▲ 619×2 topics
- Drama Education10▲ 1090×1 topic
- Performance Art10▲ 1090×1 topic
- Identity5▲ 11×11 topics
- Literature4▲ 12×9 topics
- Gender4▲ 12×9 topics
- Culture4▲ 12×5 topics
- History3▲ 8.3×5 topics
- Space3▲ 155×3 topics
- Colonialism3▲ 11×6 topics
- Sustainability3▲ 2.2×6 topics
- Affect3▲ 133×2 topics
- Anthropocene3▲ 94×2 topics
- Ethics3▲ 11×4 topics
- Feminism3▲ 17×4 topics
- Nationalism3▲ 9.9×7 topics
- Neuroscience2▲ 14×5 topics
- Politics2▲ 15×3 topics
- Qualitative Research2▲ 4.5×4 topics
- Religion2▲ 8.4×4 topics
- Cultural Studies2▲ 10×5 topics
- Social Justice2▲ 6.5×5 topics
- Aesthetics2▲ 48×5 topics
- Postcolonialism2▲ 29×5 topics
- Emotion2▲ 17×3 topics
- Philosophy2▲ 7.7×5 topics
- Quality of Care2▲ 40×2 topics
- Ethnicity2▲ 8.8×7 topics
- Geography2▲ 95×1 topic
- Multispecies Ethnography2▲ 120×1 topic
- Trauma2▲ 15×3 topics
- Health Disparities2▲ 11×4 topics
- Modernism2▲ 146×2 topics
- Neoliberalism2▲ 8.4×6 topics
- Postmodernism2▲ 77×3 topics
- Psychological Outcomes2▲ 67×2 topics
- Cosmopolitanism2▲ 24×2 topics
- National Identity2▲ 23×2 topics
Which research topics does Royal Central School of Speech and Drama publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Theatre and Performance Studies, Geographies of human-animal interactions, Vietnamese History and Culture Studies and Posthumanist Ethics and Activism.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Theatre and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 10 works
- 2 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
- 3 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
- 4 Posthumanist Ethics and Activism Cultural Studies 1 works
- 5 Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration Social Psychology 1 works
- 6 Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 1 works
- 7 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
- 8 Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism General Health Professions 1 works
- 9 Reflective Practices in Education Education 1 works
- 10 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Royal Central School of Speech and Drama's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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.
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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.