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Save the Children

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World rank, all time
#20,567
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,043
of 1,844
Research works
225
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.4k
32.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Save the Children

Which fields of science does Save the Children work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Save the Children is in Social Sciences, 34% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Medicine (16%), Health Professions (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 19 fractional works · 48.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 30.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 34.5% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 16.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 11.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKSave the Children40fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences49%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1230.6%
    2. Psychology37.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities25.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting12.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.3%
    6. Decision Sciences01.1%
    1. Medicine616.1%
    2. Health Professions411.3%
    3. Nursing37.1%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences23.8%
    2. Environmental Science13.0%
    3. Engineering12.9%
    4. Computer Science11.3%
    5. Mathematics00.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
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: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.41× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.29× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 14.43× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.75× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.28× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 14.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing14.43×3 works
  2. Health Professions4.29×4 works
  3. Social Sciences2.42×12 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.41×2 works
  5. Psychology2.28×3 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.75×2 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.09×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.07×1 works
  9. Medicine0.84×6 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.82×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.79×2 works
  12. Environmental Science0.61×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.61×0 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.43×0 works
  15. Veterinary0.25×0 works
  16. Engineering0.19×1 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.19×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.17×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Save the Children?

Ranked on the quality score, Sarah Williams, Paula Valentine and Andrew Clarke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Save the Children.

  1. 1 Sarah Williams United Kingdom · #1,654,822 worldwide 316 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Paula Valentine United Kingdom · #1,671,210 worldwide 188 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Andrew Clarke United Kingdom · #1,980,898 worldwide 517 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Tahlil Ahmed United Kingdom · #2,329,961 worldwide 146 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Peter Poore United Kingdom · #2,409,727 worldwide 409 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Lilly Schofield United Kingdom · #2,733,812 worldwide 302 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Angela Penrose United Kingdom · #2,807,134 worldwide 119 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Claudine Prudhon United Kingdom · #3,042,571 worldwide 900 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Sue Stubbs United Kingdom · #3,075,860 worldwide 401 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Samy Ahmar United Kingdom · #3,151,596 worldwide 139 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Save the Children

What are the most cited papers from Save the Children?

The most cited paper from Save the Children is "4 million neonatal deaths: When? Where? Why?" (Joy Elizabeth Lawn, Simon Cousens, Jelka Zupan, 2005), with 3,740 citations. Next come "Every Newborn: progress, priorities, and potential beyond survival" (2,011) and "Stillbirths: rates, risk factors, and acceleration towards 2030" (1,850).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 4 million neonatal deaths: When? Where? Why? Joy Elizabeth Lawn, Simon Cousens, Jelka Zupan · The Lancet Mar 2005 3,740
2 Every Newborn: progress, priorities, and potential beyond survival Joy Elizabeth Lawn, Hannah K. Blencowe, Shefali Oza et al. · The Lancet 19 May 2014 2,011
3 Stillbirths: rates, risk factors, and acceleration towards 2030 Joy Elizabeth Lawn et al. · The Lancet Open access 18 Jan 2016 1,850
4 Can available interventions end preventable deaths in mothers, newborn babies, and stillbirths, and at what cost? Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Jai K Das, Rajiv Bahl et al. · The Lancet 19 May 2014 1,431
5 A Field of One's Own: Gender and Land Rights in South Asia. John Harriss, Bina Agarwal · The Economic Journal May 1996 1,278
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Save the Children?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Child Development, Global Burden of Disease, Maternal and Child Undernutrition, Water Sanitation Hygiene, Gender Inequality, Health Outcomes and Resettlement.

▲ 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. Mental Health4▲ 7.4×13 topics
  2. Child Development4▲ 23×4 topics
  3. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 30×3 topics
  4. Maternal and Child Undernutrition3▲ 87×1 topic
  5. Water Sanitation Hygiene3▲ 87×1 topic
  6. Epidemiology2▲ 1.34×16 topics
  7. Gender Inequality2▲ 36×5 topics
  8. Risk Factors2▲ 4.6×9 topics
  9. Health Outcomes2▲ 17×3 topics
  10. Resettlement2▲ 53×2 topics
  11. Maternal Mortality2▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Chronic Disease2▲ 22×3 topics
  13. Community Health Workers2▲ 42×2 topics
  14. Health Disparities2▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Intersectionality2▲ 20×3 topics
  16. Social Determinants2▲ 18×3 topics
  17. Agriculture1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  18. Conditional Cash Transfers1▲ 102×1 topic
  19. Food Security1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  20. Health Inequalities1▲ 29×2 topics
  21. School Subsidies1▲ 102×1 topic
  22. Trauma1▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Vulnerability1▲ 15×4 topics
  24. African Diaspora1▲ 86×1 topic
  25. Black Feminist Theory1▲ 372×1 topic
  26. Child Mortality1▲ 45×1 topic
  27. Health Systems1▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Immigrant1▲ 48×1 topic
  29. Psychological Adjustment1▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Refugee1▲ 60×1 topic
  31. Ethical Considerations1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  32. Food Insecurity1▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Neoliberalism1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  34. Nutritional Consequences1▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Agricultural Origins1▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Agroecology1▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Humanitarian Intervention1▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Poverty1▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Radiocarbon Dating1▲ 77×1 topic
  40. Responsibility to Protect1▲ 91×1 topic

Which research topics does Save the Children publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies and Migration, Health and Trauma.

Child Nutrition and Wate…3Child Nutrition and Water Access: 3 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …1Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 1 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…1Migration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …1Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 1 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 1 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsSafety ResearchAnthropologyClinical Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  2. 2 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  3. 3 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 1 works
  4. 4 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 1 works
  8. 8 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 1 works
  10. 10 Rural Development and Agriculture 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 available45.0%not open55.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.8%domestic only69.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Save the Children's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Save the Children as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Save the Children0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Save the Children over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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