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The Robertson Trust

In research, The Robertson Trust stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,657 of 20,462 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,170 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,218
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#826
of 2,253
Research works
463
▼ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
29.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is The Robertson Trust 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,657 of 20,462 29.0%124
Physical SciencesDomain #17,170 of 21,541 16.9%172

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Robertson Trust 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: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.17× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.46× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 2.99× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.34× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.98× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Robertson Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul F. Worthington and Bill Robertson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Robertson Trust.

  1. 1 Paul F. Worthington United Kingdom · #562,785 worldwide 80 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Bill Robertson United Kingdom · #1,437,794 worldwide 15 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at The Robertson Trust

Which keywords describe research at The Robertson Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Social Support, Clinical Practice, Economic Growth, Substance Abuse, Resilience, Health and Homelessness.

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

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Public Health2▲ 5.2×11 topics
  2. Epidemiology2▲ 1.36×17 topics
  3. Social Support2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  4. Economic Growth2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  5. Clinical Practice1▲ 28×2 topics
  6. Globalization1▲ 2.1×4 topics
  7. Substance Abuse1▲ 55×2 topics
  8. Mental Health1▲ 2.5×4 topics
  9. Resilience1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  10. Cancer Treatment1▲ 14×3 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 3.0×13 topics
  12. Health1▲ 8.6×1 topic
  13. Homelessness1▲ 81×1 topic
  14. Developmental Trauma1▲ 131×1 topic
  15. Financial Reporting1▲ 26×2 topics
  16. Insurance1▲ 39×1 topic
  17. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy1▲ 131×1 topic
  18. Risk Management1▲ 6.4×1 topic
  19. Tax Avoidance1▲ 75×2 topics
  20. UV Radiation1▲ 68×2 topics

Which research topics does The Robertson Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Homelessness and Social Issues, Insurance and Financial Risk Management, Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies.

Homelessness and Social …1Homelessness and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksInsurance and Financial …1Insurance and Financial Risk Management: 1 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…1Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 1 fractional worksJewish and Middle Easter…1Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 1 fractional worksPhotodynamic Therapy Research Studies: 1 fractional worksTaxation and Legal Issues: 0 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging0Skin Protection and Aging: 0 fractional worksListeria monocytogenes in Food Safety: 0 fractional worksCorporate Taxation and Avoidance: 0 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…0Climate Change Policy and Economics: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsClinical PsychologySociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Taxation and Legal Issues Accounting 0 works
  7. 7 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 0 works
  8. 8 Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety Biotechnology 0 works
  9. 9 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 0 works
  10. 10 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 0 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 available27.8%not open72.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.6%domestic only75.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Robertson Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% lower 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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