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Royal Holloway University of London

In research, Royal Holloway University of London stands highest in Social Sciences (#502 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#396 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#311 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Classics, Music and History — Classics is 16.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,750
of 28,054 · #740 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#71
of 1,094
Research works
21k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
552k
25.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Royal Holloway University of London 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 #502 of 10,521 24.3%1,477 #280
Social SciencesField #396 of 6,365 27.4%707 #277
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #311 of 2,578 26.7%277 #210
Physical SciencesDomain #1,858 of 12,888 22.1%642 #801
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #214 of 1,201 25.3%153 #142
Computer ScienceField #1,085 of 4,667 22.7%250 #682
PsychologyField #600 of 2,181 25.1%163 #388
Arts and HumanitiesField #616 of 1,998 14.7%326 #222
Business, Management and AccountingField #795 of 2,578 29.7%137 #243
MedicineField #4,012 of 10,443 23.0%106 #2603

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Holloway University of London 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#280 #502
  2. Social Sciences#277 #396
  3. Sociology and Political Science#210 #311
  4. Physical Sciences#801 #1,858
  5. Political Science and International Relations#142 #214
  6. Computer Science#682 #1,085
  7. Psychology#388 #600
  8. Arts and Humanities#222 #616
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#243 #795
  10. Medicine#2,603 #4,012
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Royal Holloway University of London specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Classics takes 16.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 23.5 works16×
  2. MusicSubfield · 22.5 works11×
  3. HistorySubfield · 77.3 works9.8×
  4. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 30.9 works8.2×
  5. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 25.4 works6.3×
  6. AnthropologySubfield · 41.9 works6.1×
← 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: 0.59× its world share, 68 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 51 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 51 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 250 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 85 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 107 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 77 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.24× its world share, 36 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.22× its world share, 66 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 106 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.60× its world share, 326 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.73× its world share, 137 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.05× its world share, 108 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.18× its world share, 163 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 707 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Royal Holloway University of London?

Ranked on the composite score, Adam Roberts, Michael W. Eysenck and Kenneth G. Paterson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Holloway University of London.

  1. 1 Adam Roberts United Kingdom · #1,894 worldwide 640 citations · 103 works
  2. 2 Michael W. Eysenck United Kingdom · #6,327 worldwide 1.1k citations · 95 works
  3. 3 Kenneth G. Paterson United Kingdom · #12,037 worldwide 1.1k citations · 62 works
  4. 4 A.K. Jonscher United Kingdom · #13,256 worldwide 2.2k citations · 44 works
  5. 5 J. John Lowe United Kingdom · #15,062 worldwide 1.1k citations · 48 works
  6. 6 G. Boorman United Kingdom · #25,406 worldwide 708 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Robert Hall United Kingdom · #27,885 worldwide 688 citations · 89 works
  8. 8 Tim Unwin United Kingdom · #34,876 worldwide 214 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Felix Driver United Kingdom · #43,140 worldwide 142 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Francis Robinson United Kingdom · #44,273 worldwide 123 citations · 61 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Holloway University of London

Which keywords describe research at Royal Holloway University of London?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Gender, Identity, Literature, Nationalism, History, Colonialism and Ethics.

▲ 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. Globalization164▲ 3.4×88 topics
  2. Identity97▲ 5.4×54 topics
  3. Gender93▲ 7.0×46 topics
  4. Climate Change86▲ 1.29×79 topics
  5. Machine Learning81◆ 1.01×66 topics
  6. History80▲ 4.7×37 topics
  7. Literature76▲ 5.7×40 topics
  8. Deep Learning71▼ 0.85×67 topics
  9. Nationalism71▲ 6.2×31 topics
  10. Mental Health70▲ 1.94×35 topics
  11. Colonialism67▲ 5.8×37 topics
  12. Culture64▲ 4.9×24 topics
  13. Ethics63▲ 5.3×36 topics
  14. Human Rights58▲ 2.3×47 topics
  15. Religion57▲ 4.9×27 topics
  16. Feminism47▲ 6.8×19 topics
  17. Philosophy44▲ 4.0×26 topics
  18. Neoliberalism44▲ 5.0×21 topics
  19. Democracy39▲ 4.5×20 topics
  20. Social Movements37▲ 5.0×15 topics
  21. International Relations34▲ 5.8×21 topics
  22. Society32▲ 6.7×15 topics
  23. Emotion31▲ 6.2×12 topics
  24. International Law30▲ 4.0×14 topics
  25. Politics30▲ 4.5×14 topics
  26. Cultural Studies30▲ 3.2×19 topics
  27. Market Dynamics28▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Global Governance25▲ 4.5×14 topics
  29. Social History23▲ 11×6 topics
  30. Public Opinion23▲ 7.5×5 topics
  31. Cultural Exchange22▲ 6.8×11 topics
  32. Institutional Theory22▲ 9.1×3 topics
  33. National Identity21▲ 7.6×8 topics
  34. Occupation21▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Diplomacy21▲ 9.1×7 topics
  36. Biopolitics21▲ 13×5 topics
  37. Empire20▲ 9.9×6 topics
  38. Cosmopolitanism20▲ 7.7×8 topics
  39. Race20▲ 7.3×16 topics
  40. Cold War20▲ 13×5 topics

Which research topics does Royal Holloway University of London publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Management and Organizational Studies, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Geographies of human-animal interactions.

Management and Organizat…16Management and Organizational Studies: 16 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…15Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 15 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 14 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 12 fractional worksShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 12 fractional worksTheatre and Performance Studies: 12 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 12 fractional worksPlant and animal studies11Plant and animal studies: 11 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 11 fractional worksPolitical and Economic history of UK and US: 11 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementHistory and Philosophy of ScienceAtmospheric ScienceGeography, Planning and Development6 others

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

  1. 1 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 16 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 15 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 14 works
  4. 4 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 12 works
  5. 5 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 12 works
  6. 6 Theatre and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 12 works
  7. 7 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 11 works
  9. 9 Medieval Literature and History Classics 11 works
  10. 10 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 11 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 available27.1%not open72.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Holloway University of London's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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