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The Folklore Society

In research, The Folklore Society stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,705 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,573
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,470
of 2,253
Research works
202
▲ 149% vs 2013–17
Citations
746
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is The Folklore 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,705 of 16,945 16.5%167

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Folklore 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: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.30× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.67× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 15.45× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 15.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Folklore Society?

Ranked on the composite score, Jacqueline Simpson, Gillian Bennett and Wilfrid Bonser lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Folklore Society.

  1. 1 Jacqueline Simpson United Kingdom · #281,049 worldwide 28 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Gillian Bennett United Kingdom · #515,012 worldwide 26 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Wilfrid Bonser United Kingdom · #608,362 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Theo Brown United Kingdom · #634,266 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at The Folklore Society

Which keywords describe research at The Folklore Society?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Transmission, Folklore, Gender Roles, Mythology, Feminism, Literary Analysis, Social History and Children's Literature.

▲ 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. Cultural Transmission6▲ 209×2 topics
  2. Folklore6▲ 311×3 topics
  3. Gender Roles6▲ 138×2 topics
  4. Mythology6▲ 311×2 topics
  5. Feminism6▲ 56×2 topics
  6. Literary Analysis6▲ 786×2 topics
  7. Social History6▲ 184×2 topics
  8. Children's Literature6▲ 380×1 topic
  9. Fairy Tales6▲ 974×1 topic
  10. Climate Change6▲ 5.5×16 topics
  11. Culture5▲ 25×8 topics
  12. Literature4▲ 19×5 topics
  13. History4▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Remote Sensing3▲ 6.8×9 topics
  15. Cultural Identity3▲ 14×8 topics
  16. Education3▲ 4.1×7 topics
  17. Identity3▲ 9.6×7 topics
  18. Religion2▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 40×2 topics
  20. Philosophy2▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Society2▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Forest Fires2▲ 134×1 topic
  23. Wildfire Activity2▲ 134×1 topic
  24. Gender2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  25. Manuscripts2▲ 239×1 topic
  26. Medieval2▲ 142×1 topic
  27. Ethnography2▲ 27×3 topics
  28. Etymology2▲ 93×2 topics
  29. Linguistics2▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Memory2▲ 20×4 topics
  31. Postcolonialism2▲ 35×3 topics
  32. Vulnerability2▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Ecological Knowledge2▲ 95×2 topics
  34. Colonialism2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  35. Ethics2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  36. Food Security2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  37. Alchemy1▲ 98×2 topics
  38. Arctic Indigenous Peoples1▲ 196×1 topic
  39. Cultural History1▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Indo-European1▲ 160×1 topic

Which research topics does The Folklore Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies, Fire effects on ecosystems, Medieval Literature and History and Indigenous Studies and Ecology.

Folklore, Mythology, and…6Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies: 6 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems2Fire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional worksMedieval Literature and …2Medieval Literature and History: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and E…1Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 1 fractional worksLinguistics and language…1Linguistics and language evolution: 1 fractional worksTravel Writing and Liter…1Travel Writing and Literature: 1 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 1 fractional worksCambodian History and Society: 1 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 1 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryGlobal and Planetary ChangeClassicsGeneral Health Professions6 others

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

  1. 1 Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies Literature and Literary Theory 6 works
  2. 2 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Medieval Literature and History Classics 2 works
  4. 4 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 1 works
  6. 6 Travel Writing and Literature History 1 works
  7. 7 Research in Social Sciences Education 1 works
  8. 8 Cambodian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 1 works
  10. 10 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 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 available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Folklore Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 149% 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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