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Royal Society

In research, Royal Society stands highest in Physics and Astronomy (#2,093 of 2,917 worldwide), Social Sciences (#11,684 of 14,833 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,631 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,661
of 22,385 · #9,223 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#355
of 862
Research works
1.5k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
38k
25.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Royal Society

What is Royal Society 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
Physics and AstronomyField #2,093 of 2,917 12.0%201
Social SciencesDomain #11,684 of 14,833 8.8%418
EngineeringField #7,631 of 9,532 15.4%163
Physical SciencesDomain #14,046 of 17,446 12.8%716
Social SciencesField #7,730 of 9,330 8.6%196
Life SciencesDomain #9,143 of 11,023 11.7%139
Health SciencesDomain #14,620 of 16,688 8.0%224
MedicineField #12,920 of 14,558 8.5%166

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Society 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 Society work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Royal Society is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (14%), Social Sciences (13%), Engineering (11%).

Physical Sciences: 59 fractional works · 41.9% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 10.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 7.2% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 42 fractional works · 29.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 13.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 6.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 24 fractional works · 17.3% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 14.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 11.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRoyal Society141fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences30%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1510.7%
    2. Environmental Science128.5%
    3. Computer Science107.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy74.7%
    5. Materials Science42.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences42.5%
    7. Energy32.1%
    8. Mathematics21.5%
    9. Chemistry21.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.6%
    1. Social Sciences1913.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities96.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting64.1%
    4. Decision Sciences32.3%
    5. Psychology31.8%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.5%
    1. Medicine2014.1%
    2. Health Professions42.6%
    3. Veterinary10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology85.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences53.3%
    3. Neuroscience11.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.7%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
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: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.29× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.70× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.10× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.82× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.31× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary2.82×0 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.39×3 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.31×9 works
  4. Energy2.29×3 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy2.10×7 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.95×1 works
  7. Environmental Science1.70×12 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.66×1 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.58×4 works
  10. Mathematics1.27×2 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.26×6 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.09×8 works
  13. Social Sciences1.04×19 works
  14. Health Professions0.99×4 works
  15. Computer Science0.93×10 works
  16. Materials Science0.84×4 works
  17. Chemistry0.75×2 works
  18. Medicine0.73×20 works
  19. Engineering0.72×15 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.72×2 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.69×5 works
  22. Neuroscience0.64×2 works
  23. Psychology0.60×3 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.44×1 works
  25. Dentistry0.22×0 works
  26. Nursing0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Royal Society?

Ranked on the quality score, Philip Sidney, Phil Hurst and R. W. J. Keay lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Society.

  1. 1 Philip Sidney United Kingdom · #1,617,883 worldwide 1.4k citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Phil Hurst United Kingdom · #2,939,198 worldwide 177 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 R. W. J. Keay United Kingdom · #3,049,161 worldwide 2.9k citations · 72 works
  4. 4 Edward Hindle United Kingdom · #3,056,657 worldwide 2.7k citations · 158 works
  5. 5 J. H. Beynon United Kingdom · #3,183,268 worldwide 15k citations · 615 works
  6. 6 F. P. Mackie United Kingdom · #3,457,727 worldwide 699 citations · 101 works
  7. 7 Maurice Yonge United Kingdom · #3,612,256 worldwide 2.2k citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Jane Davy United Kingdom · #3,808,994 worldwide 109 citations · 67 works
  9. 9 David Shoenberg United Kingdom · #4,033,957 worldwide 5.1k citations · 123 works
  10. 10 C. Justin Proctor United Kingdom · #4,153,408 worldwide 940 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Society

What are the most cited papers from Royal Society?

The most cited paper from Royal Society is "The mean free path of electrons in metals" (E. H. Sondheimer, 1952), with 2,617 citations. Next come "ARRIVE 2.0 and the British Journal of Pharmacology: Updated guidance for 2020" (1,201) and "Supercurrents through barriers" (1,020).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The mean free path of electrons in metals E. H. Sondheimer · Advances In Physics 1952 2,617
2 ARRIVE 2.0 and the British Journal of Pharmacology: Updated guidance for 2020 Elliot J. Lilley, S. Clare Stanford, David Kendall et al. · British Journal of Pharmacology Open access 14 Jul 2020 1,201
3 Supercurrents through barriers Brian D. Josephson · Advances In Physics Oct 1965 1,020
4 Interpretation of the de Haas-van Alphen effect Lars Onsager · The London Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science Sep 1952 709
5 Global importance of large‐diameter trees James A. Lutz et al. · Global Ecology and Biogeography 8 May 2018 590
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Royal Society?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Climate Change, Science Communication, Data Mining, International Law, Epidemiology, Electric Vehicles and Global Burden.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology7▲ 1.27×28 topics
  2. Climate Change6▲ 1.69×24 topics
  3. Education6▲ 2.3×16 topics
  4. Machine Learning5◆ 1.14×15 topics
  5. Sustainability4▲ 1.29×15 topics
  6. Renewable Energy4▲ 1.96×9 topics
  7. Data Mining4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  8. Environmental Impact4▲ 1.58×13 topics
  9. Biodiversity4▲ 3.4×15 topics
  10. Big Data3▲ 2.5×7 topics
  11. Global Burden3▲ 4.3×5 topics
  12. International Law3▲ 6.6×9 topics
  13. Electric Vehicles3▲ 6.9×5 topics
  14. Science Communication3▲ 24×3 topics
  15. Mortality3▲ 3.4×8 topics
  16. Biogeography2▲ 6.1×12 topics
  17. Service Quality2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  18. Ecology2▲ 9.0×7 topics
  19. Global Warming2▲ 3.7×5 topics
  20. Invasive Species2▲ 3.7×9 topics
  21. Socioeconomic Factors2▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Child Injury2▲ 54×1 topic
  23. Unintentional Injuries2▲ 54×1 topic
  24. Decision Support System2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  25. Energy Transition2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  26. Injury Severity2▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Genetic Structure2▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Historical Figures2▲ 71×2 topics
  29. Transportation2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  30. Capacity Building2▲ 20×3 topics
  31. DNA Barcoding2▲ 7.0×7 topics
  32. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 7.1×7 topics
  33. Peer Review2▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Scholarly Communication2▲ 41×2 topics
  35. Blood Transfusion2▲ 26×3 topics
  36. Control Strategies2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  37. EROI2▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Environmental Attitudes2▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Fossil Fuels2▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Medicine2▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Royal Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, History and advancements in chemistry and Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies.

Injury Epidemiology and …2Injury Epidemiology and Prevention: 2 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustai…2Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 2 fractional worksHistory and advancements in chemistry: 2 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 2 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and Open Access: 1 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 1 fractional worksMedical History and Innovations: 1 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversit…1Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 1 fractional worksChemistry and Chemical Engineering: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryAutomotive Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  3. 3 History and advancements in chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 1 works
  6. 6 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Medical History and Innovations History 1 works
  8. 8 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 1 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry 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 available27.5%not open72.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.3%domestic only77.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Royal Society's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Royal Society as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00048% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Royal Society0.00065% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Royal Society12.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.3% in 2021.

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