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Royal National Institute of Blind

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World rank, all time
#36,195
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,935
of 2,253
Research works
230
▼ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 8.29× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEnergy: 1.88× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 5.86× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.01× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal National Institute of Blind?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Greenhalgh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal National Institute of Blind.

  1. 1 Robert Greenhalgh United Kingdom · #1,612,121 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Royal National Institute of Blind

Which keywords describe research at Royal National Institute of Blind?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Impact, User Experience, Disability Divide, Web Accessibility, Cross-modal Plasticity, Tactile Perception, Myopia and Visual Impairment.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Social Impact18▲ 30×3 topics
  2. User Experience18▲ 135×2 topics
  3. Disability Divide18▲ 1031×1 topic
  4. Web Accessibility18▲ 1031×1 topic
  5. Epidemiology16▲ 1.68×12 topics
  6. Cross-modal Plasticity15▲ 170×1 topic
  7. Tactile Perception15▲ 170×1 topic
  8. Quality of Life13▲ 4.1×17 topics
  9. Myopia12▲ 82×2 topics
  10. Visual Impairment12▲ 111×2 topics
  11. Global Prevalence12▲ 55×1 topic
  12. Refractive Error12▲ 134×1 topic
  13. Globalization8▲ 1.92×14 topics
  14. Healthcare7▲ 4.0×4 topics
  15. Digital Divide6▲ 15×6 topics
  16. Employment Patterns6▲ 45×2 topics
  17. Self-Determination6▲ 168×1 topic
  18. Universal Design for Learning6▲ 168×1 topic
  19. Elderly Care6▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Virtual Reality5▲ 6.3×5 topics
  21. Cultural Competence5▲ 18×4 topics
  22. Inclusion5▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Direct Payments5▲ 130×1 topic
  24. Personalisation5▲ 130×1 topic
  25. Retirement5▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Diversity4▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Informal Learning4▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Quality of Care4▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Poverty4▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Global South4▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Epidemiological Study4▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Healthcare Outsourcing4▲ 147×1 topic
  33. Intersectionality4▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Medical Tourism4▲ 147×1 topic
  35. Light Pollution4▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Nighttime Light Data4▲ 70×1 topic
  37. Telemedicine4▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Aging Workforce4▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Lifelong Learning4▲ 9.9×2 topics
  40. Accessibility3▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Royal National Institute of Blind publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Tactile and Sensory Interactions, Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport and Disability Rights and Representation.

Ophthalmology and Visual…1Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 1 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Interactions: 1 fractional worksInclusion and Disability in Education and Sport: 1 fractional worksDisability Rights and Representation: 0 fractional worksAssistive Technology in Communication and Mobility: 0 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 0 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 0 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 0 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and Prevention: 0 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 0 fractional works
EpidemiologyCognitive NeuroscienceSociology and Political ScienceSafety Research6 others

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

  1. 1 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  2. 2 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  3. 3 Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Disability Rights and Representation Safety Research 0 works
  5. 5 Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility Occupational Therapy 0 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 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.

openly available14.7%not open85.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal National Institute of Blind's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% lower 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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