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Royal Society of Edinburgh

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Research works
85
▲ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
1k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Royal Society of Edinburgh is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 5.08× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.74× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.63× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.50× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Royal Society of Edinburgh?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Education, Globalization, Gender Differences, History, Poverty Reduction, Human Rights and Ethical Issues.

▲ 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. Globalization4▲ 2.8×14 topics
  2. Education4▲ 3.6×11 topics
  3. Renewable Energy4▲ 4.6×12 topics
  4. History3▲ 4.2×9 topics
  5. Human Rights3▲ 3.8×8 topics
  6. Gender Differences2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  7. Mental Health2▲ 2.4×8 topics
  8. Ethical Issues2▲ 24×2 topics
  9. Philosophy2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  10. Poverty Reduction2▲ 23×2 topics
  11. Global Governance2▲ 10.0×4 topics
  12. Literature2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  13. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  14. Culture2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  15. Economic Dispatch2▲ 82×1 topic
  16. Ethical Considerations2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  17. Memory2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  18. Psychological Impact2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  19. Unit Commitment2▲ 82×1 topic
  20. Assisted Reproductive Technology2▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Imperialism2▲ 17×4 topics
  22. Smart Grid2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  23. Biopolitics1▲ 30×3 topics
  24. Collaboration1▲ 26×2 topics
  25. District Heating1▲ 69×1 topic
  26. Energy Systems1▲ 57×1 topic
  27. Health Research1▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Neighborhood Effects1▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Regulatory Challenges1▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Stem Cell Regulation1▲ 72×1 topic
  31. Violence1▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Cosmopolitanism1▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Emotion1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  34. Gender Inequality1▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Global Trends1▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Infertility1▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Law Enforcement1▲ 36×2 topics
  38. Reproductive Technologies1▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Youth Violence1▲ 35×2 topics
  40. Ethnography1▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Royal Society of Edinburgh publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electric Power System Optimization, Integrated Energy Systems Optimization, Smart Grid Energy Management and Process Optimization and Integration.

Electric Power System Optimization: 2 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…1Smart Grid Energy Management: 1 fractional worksProcess Optimization and…1Process Optimization and Integration: 1 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 1 fractional worksContemporary Sociological Theory and Practice: 1 fractional worksDecolonial Thought and E…1Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies: 1 fractional worksHistory of Computing Technologies: 0 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories: 0 fractional worksHistory and Developments in Astronomy: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringGeography, Planning and DevelopmentSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Electric Power System Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Process Optimization and Integration Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  6. 6 Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies Anthropology 1 works
  8. 8 History of Computing Technologies Computer Science Applications 0 works
  9. 9 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 0 works
  10. 10 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available53.4%not open46.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.2%domestic only76.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Society of Edinburgh's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% 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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