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Royal Society

In research, Royal Society stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,940 of 21,541 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,316 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,178 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,020
of 28,054 · #2,869 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#764
of 1,094
Research works
1.5k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
25.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,940 of 21,541 29.7%716
Social SciencesDomain #3,316 of 16,945 19.7%418
Social SciencesField #2,178 of 10,206 18.8%196
Physics and AstronomyField #1,038 of 3,663 33.7%201
MedicineField #5,660 of 17,978 14.2%166
Health SciencesDomain #6,526 of 20,462 13.1%224
EngineeringField #5,122 of 11,412 28.9%163
Life SciencesDomain #11,419 of 14,347 17.9%139

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.12× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.35× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.14× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.77× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Society?

Ranked on the composite score, D. Shoenberg, J. H. Beynon and Auguste Vincent lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Society.

  1. 1 D. Shoenberg United Kingdom · #190,126 worldwide 178 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 J. H. Beynon United Kingdom · #201,087 worldwide 508 citations · 123 works
  3. 3 Auguste Vincent United Kingdom · #374,419 worldwide 2 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Edward Hindle United Kingdom · #884,728 worldwide 45 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Thomas Davidson United Kingdom · #909,663 worldwide 60 citations · 65 works
  6. 6 Edward Sabine United Kingdom · #922,522 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 John Brazier United Kingdom · #1,575,918 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Michael Cole United Kingdom · #1,591,461 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Society

Which keywords describe research at Royal Society?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Global Burden, Electric Vehicles, Science Communication, Climate Change, Socioeconomic Factors, Child Injury and Unintentional Injuries.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 1.52×28 topics
  2. Climate Change5▲ 1.73×21 topics
  3. Renewable Energy4▲ 2.4×8 topics
  4. Environmental Impact4▲ 1.90×13 topics
  5. Education4▲ 1.83×12 topics
  6. Global Burden3▲ 5.4×5 topics
  7. Risk Factors3▲ 2.3×6 topics
  8. Electric Vehicles2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  9. Mortality2▲ 3.9×7 topics
  10. Data Mining2▲ 3.0×4 topics
  11. Science Communication2▲ 27×3 topics
  12. Biodiversity2▲ 2.8×13 topics
  13. International Law2▲ 6.7×8 topics
  14. Socioeconomic Factors2▲ 17×2 topics
  15. Child Injury2▲ 70×1 topic
  16. Global Warming2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  17. Unintentional Injuries2▲ 70×1 topic
  18. Energy Transition2▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Injury Severity2▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Invasive Species2▲ 4.0×8 topics
  21. Historical Figures2▲ 90×2 topics
  22. Model Predictive Control2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  23. Surgery2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  24. Transportation2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  25. Capacity Building2▲ 26×3 topics
  26. Blood Transfusion2▲ 34×3 topics
  27. Control Strategies2▲ 10×2 topics
  28. EROI2▲ 43×1 topic
  29. Environmental Attitudes2▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Fossil Fuels2▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Genetic Structure2▲ 21×3 topics
  32. Anesthesia2▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Chemical Substances2▲ 138×1 topic
  34. Curriculum2▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Energy Storage Systems2▲ 9.8×1 topic
  36. Hybrid Vehicles2▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Partially Ordered Sets2▲ 138×1 topic
  38. Periodic Table2▲ 98×2 topics
  39. Medicine1▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Public Perception1▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Royal Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies and History and advancements in chemistry.

Injury Epidemiology and …2Injury Epidemiology and Prevention: 2 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustai…2Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 2 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 2 fractional worksHistory and advancements in chemistry: 2 fractional worksMedical History and Innovations: 1 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 1 fractional worksChemistry and Chemical E…1Chemistry and Chemical Engineering: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAutomotive EngineeringPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry6 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 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 History and advancements in chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Medical History and Innovations History 1 works
  6. 6 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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