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Trinity College London

In research, Trinity College London stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,859 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,466 of 21,541 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,439 of 3,836 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,086
of 28,054 · #10,341 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#475
of 1,094
Research works
645
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
47.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Trinity College London 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 #4,859 of 16,945 18.8%418
Physical SciencesDomain #7,466 of 21,541 27.6%159
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,439 of 3,836 19.3%142
Social SciencesField #8,037 of 10,206 13.5%195

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Trinity College London 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.37× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.01× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 9.46× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.51× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Trinity College London?

Ranked on the composite score, E. H. Carr, H. Glauert and James George Frazer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Trinity College London.

  1. 1 E. H. Carr United Kingdom · #6,629 worldwide 347 citations · 86 works
  2. 2 H. Glauert United Kingdom · #787,813 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 James George Frazer United Kingdom · #826,804 worldwide 64 citations · 169 works
  4. 4 Simon Duffy United Kingdom · #861,721 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Sebastian De Haro United Kingdom · #1,060,922 worldwide 76 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Adam Coleman United Kingdom · #1,479,246 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Trinity College London

Which keywords describe research at Trinity College London?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Philosophy, History, Literature, Culture, Nationalism, Society, Colonialism and Religion.

▲ 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. Philosophy6▲ 19×12 topics
  2. History6▲ 11×9 topics
  3. Literature5▲ 12×10 topics
  4. Culture4▲ 12×6 topics
  5. Globalization4▲ 3.1×12 topics
  6. Nationalism4▲ 12×6 topics
  7. Society4▲ 28×4 topics
  8. Colonialism3▲ 9.8×6 topics
  9. Identity3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  10. Religion3▲ 8.7×6 topics
  11. Gender3▲ 6.9×6 topics
  12. Innovation3▲ 3.5×3 topics
  13. Quantum Gravity3▲ 47×3 topics
  14. Science2▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Cosmopolitanism2▲ 31×3 topics
  16. Neoliberalism2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  17. Medicine2▲ 34×2 topics
  18. Social Justice2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  19. Technology2▲ 5.3×2 topics
  20. Economic Growth2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  21. Ethics2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  22. Ethnicity2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  23. Cultural Studies2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  24. Artistic Exchange2▲ 199×1 topic
  25. Cultural Transfer2▲ 199×1 topic
  26. Income Inequality2▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Biography2▲ 105×1 topic
  28. Observations2▲ 110×1 topic
  29. American founding1▲ 60×1 topic
  30. Constitutional government1▲ 60×1 topic
  31. Peacebuilding1▲ 29×3 topics
  32. Political Economy1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  33. Social History1▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Truth1▲ 57×3 topics
  35. Cost-effectiveness Analysis1▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Financialization1▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Health Utility Measures1▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Lorentz Violation1▲ 113×1 topic
  39. National Identity1▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Noncommutative Field Theory1▲ 113×1 topic

Which research topics does Trinity College London publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Art and Culture Studies, History of Science and Medicine, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Medieval Literature and History.

Historical Art and Cultu…2Historical Art and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksHistory of Science and M…2History of Science and Medicine: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 1 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 1 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Ne…1Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 1 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 1 fractional worksIrish and British Studies: 1 fractional works
MuseologyHistory and Philosophy of SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsClassics5 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Art and Culture Studies Museology 2 works
  2. 2 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  3. 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Medieval Literature and History Classics 1 works
  5. 5 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  7. 7 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 1 works
  8. 8 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 1 works
  9. 9 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available24.0%not open76.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Trinity College London's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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