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Royal United Services Institute

In research, Royal United Services Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,746 of 10,206 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,827 of 16,945 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#1,524 of 2,376 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 3.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,720
of 28,054 · #29,531 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#994
of 1,094
Research works
415
▲ 95% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
6.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Royal United Services Institute 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
Social SciencesField #5,746 of 10,206 18.4%260
Social SciencesDomain #9,827 of 16,945 17.1%324
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,524 of 2,376 13.8%144

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal United Services Institute 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).

What does Royal United Services Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 34.3 works3.7×
← 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: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.71× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.52× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.26× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.82× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.70× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal United Services Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, John Warwick Montgomery, Hugh Beach and Shelford Bidwell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal United Services Institute.

  1. 1 John Warwick Montgomery United Kingdom · #46,313 worldwide 271 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Hugh Beach United Kingdom · #323,508 worldwide 19 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Shelford Bidwell United Kingdom · #337,694 worldwide 31 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Paul Latawski United Kingdom · #665,073 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Rodric Braithwaite United Kingdom · #732,414 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Richard Cobbold United Kingdom · #902,486 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Clive Rose United Kingdom · #1,233,167 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Oliver Wright United Kingdom · #1,308,706 worldwide 7 citations · 123 works
All ranked researchers at Royal United Services Institute

Which keywords describe research at Royal United Services Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Security, International Relations, Conflict, Terrorism, Extremism, Radicalization and Information Warfare.

▲ 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. Globalization9▲ 6.0×12 topics
  2. Security5▲ 11×5 topics
  3. International Relations5▲ 29×6 topics
  4. Conflict5▲ 38×3 topics
  5. Extremism4▲ 221×1 topic
  6. Radicalization4▲ 221×1 topic
  7. Terrorism4▲ 131×2 topics
  8. Information Warfare4▲ 176×2 topics
  9. Geopolitics4▲ 34×4 topics
  10. Ukraine4▲ 143×3 topics
  11. Russia4▲ 109×2 topics
  12. Hybrid Warfare3▲ 272×1 topic
  13. Military Strategy3▲ 272×1 topic
  14. Human Rights3▲ 4.1×8 topics
  15. International Law2▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Consumer Behavior2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  17. Nation-Building2▲ 56×2 topics
  18. State-Building2▲ 83×2 topics
  19. Tourism Development2▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Digital Sovereignty2▲ 64×2 topics
  21. Information Security2▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  23. Genocide2▲ 43×2 topics
  24. Digital Education2▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Pedagogy2▲ 4.6×2 topics
  26. Law Enforcement2▲ 38×3 topics
  27. Peacebuilding2▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Sovereignty2▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Health Education2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  30. Humanitarian Intervention1▲ 53×1 topic
  31. Responsibility to Protect1▲ 66×1 topic
  32. European Legal Systems1▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Judicial Review1▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Legal Regulation1▲ 8.2×1 topic
  35. Student Competencies1▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Teaching Methods1▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Transition Economy1▲ 64×1 topic
  38. De Facto States1▲ 142×1 topic
  39. Social Identity1▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Unrecognized Quasi-States1▲ 142×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal United Services Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence, European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, Global Peace and Security Dynamics and Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation.

Terrorism, Counterterror…4Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 4 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 1 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 1 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksPost-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 1 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 1 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEducationAstronomy and Astrophysics1 others

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

  1. 1 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  3. 3 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  7. 7 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available29.8%not open70.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal United Services Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 95% 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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