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School of Advanced Study

In research, School of Advanced Study stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,306 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,048 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,293
of 28,054 · #13,292 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#481
of 1,094
Research works
823
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.9k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is School of Advanced Study known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,306 of 10,521 18.7%161 #3564
Social SciencesField #4,048 of 6,365 19.2%87 #3210

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where School of Advanced Study 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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.33× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.32× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.62× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.40× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.00× its world share, 87 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at School of Advanced Study?

Ranked on the composite score, Damien Short, Sue Onslow and Ophélia Deroy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is School of Advanced Study.

  1. 1 Damien Short United Kingdom · #389,749 worldwide 54 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Sue Onslow United Kingdom · #941,924 worldwide 10 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Ophélia Deroy United Kingdom · #959,411 worldwide 59 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at School of Advanced Study

Which keywords describe research at School of Advanced Study?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Literature, Nationalism, Human Rights, Globalization, Gender, History and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Globalization16▲ 3.5×46 topics
  2. Human Rights13▲ 5.7×23 topics
  3. Identity13▲ 7.9×32 topics
  4. Literature13▲ 10×24 topics
  5. Nationalism12▲ 11×19 topics
  6. History11▲ 6.9×25 topics
  7. Gender11▲ 8.7×27 topics
  8. Colonialism9▲ 8.6×20 topics
  9. Culture9▲ 7.5×15 topics
  10. Religion9▲ 8.0×17 topics
  11. Democracy6▲ 7.5×12 topics
  12. Consumer Behavior6▲ 4.2×11 topics
  13. Philosophy6▲ 5.8×9 topics
  14. Innovation6▲ 2.4×15 topics
  15. Politics6▲ 9.1×11 topics
  16. Race5▲ 20×11 topics
  17. Society5▲ 11×9 topics
  18. Governance5▲ 6.4×11 topics
  19. Emotion4▲ 9.4×8 topics
  20. National Identity4▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Customer Satisfaction4▲ 5.9×5 topics
  22. Ethnicity4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  23. Cultural Studies4▲ 4.6×9 topics
  24. International Law4▲ 5.7×9 topics
  25. Conflict4▲ 10×6 topics
  26. Feminism4▲ 6.0×8 topics
  27. Migration4▲ 5.0×10 topics
  28. NGOs4▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 15×5 topics
  30. Political Economy4▲ 6.3×10 topics
  31. Cultural Exchange4▲ 12×8 topics
  32. Global Governance4▲ 6.8×9 topics
  33. Postcolonialism4▲ 12×9 topics
  34. Archaeology3▲ 11×6 topics
  35. Service Quality3▲ 5.4×3 topics
  36. Refugees3▲ 11×8 topics
  37. Empire3▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Gender Dynamics3▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Decolonization3▲ 16×5 topics
  40. Security Council3▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does School of Advanced Study publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Consumer Behavior and Marketing Influence, Medieval Literature and History, Global Peace and Security Dynamics and Scottish History and National Identity.

Consumer Behavior and Ma…2Consumer Behavior and Marketing Influence: 2 fractional worksMedieval Literature and …2Medieval Literature and History: 2 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksDigital Humanities and Scholarship: 2 fractional worksEmployee Performance and…2Employee Performance and Management: 2 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 2 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and Integration: 2 fractional works
MarketingClassicsPolitical Science and International RelationsHistory5 others

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

  1. 1 Consumer Behavior and Marketing Influence Marketing 2 works
  2. 2 Medieval Literature and History Classics 2 works
  3. 3 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Scottish History and National Identity History 2 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  6. 6 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  7. 7 Digital Humanities and Scholarship Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  8. 8 Employee Performance and Management Human Factors and Ergonomics 2 works
  9. 9 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available43.9%not open56.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.0%domestic only72.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has School of Advanced Study's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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