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Trinity House

In research, Trinity House stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,910 of 17,446 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,983 of 14,833 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,041 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,703
of 22,385 · #3,169 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#241
of 862
Research works
772
▲ 68% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.7k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Trinity House

What is Trinity House 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,910 of 17,446 8.0%203
Social SciencesDomain #2,983 of 14,833 9.2%302
Health SciencesDomain #4,041 of 16,688 8.7%205
MedicineField #4,328 of 14,558 8.3%149
Social SciencesField #4,346 of 9,330 9.1%132

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Trinity House 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Trinity House work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Trinity House is in Social Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Medicine (14%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 64 fractional works · 36.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 16.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 7.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 6.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 57 fractional works · 32.8% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 11.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 6.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 5.4% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 38 fractional works · 21.5% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 13.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKTrinity House175fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences37%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2816.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities137.6%
    3. Psychology116.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance74.1%
    5. Decision Sciences21.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting21.1%
    1. Computer Science2011.2%
    2. Engineering126.7%
    3. Mathematics95.4%
    4. Environmental Science63.3%
    5. Chemistry31.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.3%
    7. Materials Science21.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy21.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    10. Energy10.3%
    1. Medicine2413.6%
    2. Health Professions127.0%
    3. Dentistry10.3%
    4. Veterinary10.3%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology73.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences63.7%
    3. Neuroscience20.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.78× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.44× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.56× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.66× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.31× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.63× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.93× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.06× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics4.56×9 works
  2. Health Professions2.66×12 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.63×13 works
  4. Veterinary2.31×1 works
  5. Psychology2.06×11 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.93×7 works
  7. Computer Science1.44×20 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.28×2 works
  9. Social Sciences1.28×28 works
  10. Chemistry1.06×3 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.98×1 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.94×1 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.85×2 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.78×6 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×7 works
  16. Medicine0.71×24 works
  17. Dentistry0.69×1 works
  18. Environmental Science0.66×6 works
  19. Neuroscience0.57×2 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.54×2 works
  21. Engineering0.45×12 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.42×1 works
  23. Nursing0.41×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.38×2 works
  25. Energy0.36×1 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.35×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Trinity House?

Ranked on the quality score, Nigel Crisp, George Obita and Arthur Irwin Dasent lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Trinity House.

  1. 1 Nigel Crisp United Kingdom · #490,376 worldwide 7.9k citations · 99 works
  2. 2 George Obita United Kingdom · #1,219,429 worldwide 288 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Arthur Irwin Dasent United Kingdom · #2,584,058 worldwide 20 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Edward Riddle United Kingdom · #2,626,395 worldwide 6 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Algernon E. Aspinall United Kingdom · #2,702,482 worldwide 37 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 David Lipsey United Kingdom · #2,749,712 worldwide 79 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Marian Wenzel United Kingdom · #2,936,842 worldwide 106 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Adrian Williamson United Kingdom · #3,064,131 worldwide 194 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Verity LJ Adams United Kingdom · #3,119,326 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 F. Filce Leek United Kingdom · #3,510,921 worldwide 259 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Trinity House

What are the most cited papers from Trinity House?

The most cited paper from Trinity House is "The inverted microscope method of estimating algal numbers and the statistical basis of estimations by counting" (John Lund, Charlotte Kipling, E. D. Le Cren, 1958), with 2,675 citations. Next come "Arsenic in groundwater: A threat to sustainable agriculture in South and South-east Asia" (575) and "A systematic review and meta-analysis of premature mortality in bipolar affective disorder" (375).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The inverted microscope method of estimating algal numbers and the statistical basis of estimations by counting John Lund, Charlotte Kipling, E. D. Le Cren · Hydrobiologia Apr 1958 2,675
2 Arsenic in groundwater: A threat to sustainable agriculture in South and South-east Asia Hugh Brammer, Peter Ravenscroft · Environment International 25 Dec 2008 575
3 A systematic review and meta-analysis of premature mortality in bipolar affective disorder Joseph Hayes, Jonathan C. Miles, Kate R Walters et al. · Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica ReviewOpen access 3 Mar 2015 375
4 Risk of cancer in patients with dermatomyositis or polymyositis and follow-up implications: a Scottish population-based cohort study Diane Stockton, Val R. Doherty, David Brewster · British Journal of Cancer Open access Jul 2001 308
5 Biological sex affects the neurobiology of autism Meng‐Chuan Lai, Michael Vincent Lombardo, John Suckling et al. · Brain Open access 8 Aug 2013 307
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Trinity House?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethical Considerations, Palliative Care, End-of-Life, Health Care Costs, Advance Care Planning, Family Perspectives, Machine Learning and Teaching Methods.

▲ 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-now 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. Machine Learning11▲ 1.91×25 topics
  2. Ethical Considerations8▲ 13×6 topics
  3. Palliative Care7▲ 27×3 topics
  4. End-of-Life7▲ 46×2 topics
  5. Health Care Costs7▲ 49×2 topics
  6. Deep Learning7◆ 1.09×18 topics
  7. Advance Care Planning6▲ 64×1 topic
  8. Family Perspectives6▲ 64×1 topic
  9. Quality of Life6▲ 2.5×14 topics
  10. Human Rights6▲ 3.3×7 topics
  11. Neural Networks5▲ 1.71×10 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 1.68×10 topics
  13. Teaching Methods4▲ 14×2 topics
  14. Big Data4▲ 2.3×6 topics
  15. History4▲ 3.1×5 topics
  16. Technology4▲ 4.0×6 topics
  17. Social Justice4▲ 3.4×8 topics
  18. Philosophy3▲ 4.3×4 topics
  19. Mathematics Education3▲ 41×2 topics
  20. Medicine3▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Science3▲ 7.8×3 topics
  22. Global Governance3▲ 7.7×6 topics
  23. Historical Sources3▲ 100×1 topic
  24. Mathematical Concepts3▲ 100×1 topic
  25. Cost-effectiveness Analysis3▲ 20×1 topic
  26. Health Utility Measures3▲ 20×1 topic
  27. Neuroscience3▲ 5.1×6 topics
  28. Church History3▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Environmental Law3▲ 7.4×1 topic
  30. International Law3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  31. Rights of Nature3▲ 110×1 topic
  32. Health3▲ 3.7×6 topics
  33. Parallel Computing3▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Financial Crisis2▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Observations2▲ 69×1 topic
  36. Quality of Care2▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Society2▲ 6.5×1 topic
  38. Calvinism2▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Reformation2▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Regulatory Challenges2▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Trinity House publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, History and Theory of Mathematics, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life and Environmental law and policy.

Palliative Care and End-…6Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 6 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Ma…3History and Theory of Mathematics: 3 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…3Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental law and policy: 3 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 2 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…2Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional worksData Analysis with R: 2 fractional worksInternational Environmental Law and Policies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Text Analysis Techniques: 1 fractional worksChemical Synthesis and Analysis: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthTheoretical Computer ScienceEconomics and EconometricsLaw5 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  2. 2 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 3 works
  3. 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  4. 4 Environmental law and policy Law 3 works
  5. 5 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  6. 6 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 2 works
  7. 7 Data Analysis with R Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 International Environmental Law and Policies Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Text Analysis Techniques Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Chemical Synthesis and Analysis Molecular Biology 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 available37.6%not open62.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Trinity House's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 68% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Trinity House as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00059% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Trinity House0.00073% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Trinity House over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Trinity House7.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.6% in 2013.

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