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Save the Children

savethechildren.org.ukROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#27,446
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,466
of 2,253
Research works
225
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
32.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

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: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.57× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 14.26× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.01× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.87× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.58× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 14.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Save the Children?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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, Resettlement, Gender Inequality and Health Outcomes.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health4▲ 6.9×11 topics
  2. Child Development3▲ 22×3 topics
  3. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 30×3 topics
  4. Maternal and Child Undernutrition2▲ 85×1 topic
  5. Water Sanitation Hygiene2▲ 85×1 topic
  6. Gender Inequality2▲ 37×5 topics
  7. Resettlement2▲ 61×2 topics
  8. Health Outcomes2▲ 17×3 topics
  9. Maternal Mortality2▲ 21×3 topics
  10. Health Disparities2▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Intersectionality2▲ 24×3 topics
  12. Agriculture1▲ 9.9×3 topics
  13. Epidemiology1◆ 1.05×11 topics
  14. Food Security1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  15. Public Health1▲ 2.7×12 topics
  16. Trauma1▲ 20×2 topics
  17. African Diaspora1▲ 100×1 topic
  18. Black Feminist Theory1▲ 438×1 topic
  19. Health Inequalities1▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Immigrant1▲ 54×1 topic
  21. Refugee1▲ 67×1 topic
  22. Risk Factors1▲ 3.5×9 topics
  23. Social Determinants1▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Vulnerability1▲ 17×4 topics
  25. Child Mortality1▲ 51×1 topic
  26. Chronic Disease1▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Conditional Cash Transfers1▲ 97×1 topic
  28. Health Systems1▲ 51×1 topic
  29. School Subsidies1▲ 97×1 topic
  30. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.2×4 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations1▲ 9.7×4 topics
  32. Neoliberalism1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  33. Agricultural Origins1▲ 88×1 topic
  34. Agroecology1▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Humanitarian Intervention1▲ 78×1 topic
  36. Radiocarbon Dating1▲ 88×1 topic
  37. Responsibility to Protect1▲ 97×1 topic

Which research topics does Save the Children publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child Nutrition and Water Access, Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies, Migration, Health and Trauma and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Child Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 1 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…1Migration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…1Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 1 fractional worksHistorical Architecture and Urbanism: 1 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsAnthropologyClinical PsychologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health6 others

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

  1. 1 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  2. 2 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 1 works
  3. 3 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  6. 6 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 1 works
  7. 7 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Historical Architecture and Urbanism History 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Save the Children's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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