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Victoria and Albert Museum

In research, Victoria and Albert Museum stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,501 of 16,945 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#1,276 of 3,836 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,367 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 16.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,222
of 28,054 · #16,992 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#823
of 1,094
Research works
725
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Victoria and Albert Museum 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 #4,501 of 16,945 19.6%566
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,276 of 3,836 22.9%384
Social SciencesField #5,367 of 10,206 12.7%131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Victoria and Albert Museum 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).

What does Victoria and Albert Museum specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 16.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 33.5 works16×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.63× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 16.46× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.85× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 16.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Victoria and Albert Museum?

Ranked on the composite score, John Styles, H. C. Andrews and Edward S. Dodgson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Victoria and Albert Museum.

  1. 1 John Styles United Kingdom · #356,111 worldwide 48 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 H. C. Andrews United Kingdom · #547,603 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Edward S. Dodgson United Kingdom · #568,910 worldwide 1 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Adrian Burton United Kingdom · #652,433 worldwide 14 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Paul Williamson United Kingdom · #699,476 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Marjorie Trusted United Kingdom · #719,415 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Ana Cabrera Lafuente United Kingdom · #827,230 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Victoria and Albert Museum

Which keywords describe research at Victoria and Albert Museum?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Globalization, Identity, Conservation, Cultural Studies, Sustainability, Hyperspectral Imaging and Raman Spectroscopy.

▲ 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 Heritage15▲ 40×14 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 6.6×9 topics
  3. Sustainability8▲ 4.5×8 topics
  4. Identity7▲ 14×9 topics
  5. Conservation7▲ 23×4 topics
  6. Cultural Studies6▲ 23×8 topics
  7. Climate Change5▲ 2.7×7 topics
  8. Hyperspectral Imaging5▲ 25×2 topics
  9. Raman Spectroscopy5▲ 35×2 topics
  10. Archaeological Science5▲ 321×1 topic
  11. Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy5▲ 115×2 topics
  12. X-Ray Fluorescence5▲ 321×1 topic
  13. Digital Media5▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Fashion5▲ 160×2 topics
  15. Clothing4▲ 307×1 topic
  16. Material Culture4▲ 143×1 topic
  17. Environmental Monitoring4▲ 15×1 topic
  18. Museum Environments4▲ 288×1 topic
  19. History4▲ 7.8×10 topics
  20. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 49×3 topics
  21. Feminism4▲ 19×6 topics
  22. Inequality4▲ 22×3 topics
  23. Economic Growth4▲ 5.8×2 topics
  24. Cultural Sustainability3▲ 85×2 topics
  25. Innovation3▲ 4.4×6 topics
  26. Artistic Exchange3▲ 384×1 topic
  27. Cultural Transfer3▲ 384×1 topic
  28. Colonialism3▲ 9.2×8 topics
  29. Nationalism3▲ 9.0×7 topics
  30. Gender3▲ 7.4×6 topics
  31. Health3▲ 9.1×2 topics
  32. Height2▲ 175×1 topic
  33. Wages2▲ 175×1 topic
  34. Biodeterioration2▲ 121×1 topic
  35. Geomycology2▲ 121×1 topic
  36. Neuroscience2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  37. Urban Development2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  38. Informal Education2▲ 141×1 topic
  39. Museum Learning2▲ 141×1 topic
  40. Monetary Policy2▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Victoria and Albert Museum publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis, Fashion and Cultural Textiles, Conservation Techniques and Studies and Historical Art and Culture Studies.

Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis: 5 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 4 fractional worksConservation Techniques …4Conservation Techniques and Studies: 4 fractional worksHistorical Art and Cultu…3Historical Art and Culture Studies: 3 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 2 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Her…2Museums and Cultural Heritage: 2 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 2 fractional worksCrafts, Textile, and Design: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Impact of Dance: 1 fractional works
ArcheologyMuseologyConservationEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis Archeology 5 works
  2. 2 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 4 works
  3. 3 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 4 works
  4. 4 Historical Art and Culture Studies Museology 3 works
  5. 5 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  7. 7 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 2 works
  8. 8 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 2 works
  9. 9 Crafts, Textile, and Design Museology 1 works
  10. 10 Diversity and Impact of Dance Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 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 available18.1%not open81.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Victoria and Albert Museum's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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