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Woolf Institute

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Research works
90
▼ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
459
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Woolf Institute

Not ranked overall: Woolf Institute is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Woolf Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Woolf Institute is in Social Sciences, 14% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (70%), Computer Science (11%), Arts and Humanities (9%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 25 fractional works · 85.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 69.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 31.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 26.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 8.5% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 14.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 10.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workALL ITS WORKWoolf Institute29fractional works, 2022-now
Physical Sciences14%Social Sciences86%

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 2 domains and 6 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2069.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities28.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting14.6%
    4. Psychology12.9%
    1. Computer Science310.9%
    2. Engineering13.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Woolf Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 20.3 works5.5×
  2. Social SciencesDomain · 24.9 works3.4×
← 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.

Computer Science: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringArts and Humanities: 2.96× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.51× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 6 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences5.51×20 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.96×2 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.42×1 works
  4. Computer Science1.40×3 works
  5. Psychology0.94×1 works
  6. Engineering0.23×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Woolf Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Lev Topor, Jan‐Jonathan Bock and Jan Vandeburie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Woolf Institute.

  1. 1 Lev Topor United Kingdom · #834,827 worldwide 206 citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Jan‐Jonathan Bock United Kingdom · #2,348,995 worldwide 107 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Jan Vandeburie United Kingdom · #3,342,159 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Woolf Institute

What are the most cited papers from Woolf Institute?

The most cited paper from Woolf Institute is "Public Engagement With Science Among Religious Minorities: Lessons From COVID-19" (Lea Taragin‐Zeller, Yael Rozenblum, Ayelet Baram‐Tsabari, 2020), with 59 citations. Next come "The role of endogenous opioids in congestive heart failure: effects of nalmefene on systemic and regional hemodynamics in dogs." (58) and "From the global politics of poverty alleviation to the global politics of social solidarity" (54).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Public Engagement With Science Among Religious Minorities: Lessons From COVID-19 Lea Taragin‐Zeller, Yael Rozenblum, Ayelet Baram‐Tsabari · Science Communication Open access Oct 2020 59
2 The role of endogenous opioids in congestive heart failure: effects of nalmefene on systemic and regional hemodynamics in dogs. Chang‐seng Liang, Naoaki Imai, Charles Keith Stone et al. · Circulation Open access Feb 1987 58
3 From the global politics of poverty alleviation to the global politics of social solidarity Bob Deacon, Shana R. Cohen · Global Social Policy Dec 2011 54
4 Hereditary hyperlipidemia in the rabbit due to overproduction of lipoproteins. I. Biochemical studies. Agnes La Ville, PETER R. TURNER, R. M. Pittilo et al. · Arteriosclerosis An Official Journal of the American Heart Association Inc Open access Mar 1987 43
5 Hereditary hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis in the rabbit due to overproduction of lipoproteins. II. Preliminary report of arterial pathology. Alan Michael Seddon, NEVILLE J. WOOLF, Agnes La Ville et al. · Arteriosclerosis An Official Journal of the American Heart Association Inc Mar 1987 42
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Woolf Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Information Warfare, International Law, Cyber Security, Internet Governance, Human Rights, Nationalism, Security and Israel.

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

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Information Warfare6▲ 585×2 topics
  2. International Law5▲ 56×2 topics
  3. Cyber Security5▲ 349×1 topic
  4. Internet Governance5▲ 976×1 topic
  5. Human Rights4▲ 13×5 topics
  6. Nationalism3▲ 26×5 topics
  7. Security2▲ 12×2 topics
  8. Israel2▲ 222×2 topics
  9. Social Media2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  11. Cybersecurity2▲ 28×2 topics
  12. Palestine2▲ 126×2 topics
  13. Ethnic Identity2▲ 56×1 topic
  14. Globalization2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  15. Internet2▲ 77×3 topics
  16. Occupation2▲ 103×1 topic
  17. Sovereignty2▲ 70×3 topics
  18. Big Data2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  19. Digitalization2▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Religion2▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Secularism2▲ 52×3 topics
  22. European Union1▲ 21×1 topic
  23. International Relations1▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Policing1▲ 1444×1 topic
  25. Risk Management1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  26. Digital Divide1▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Data Protection1▲ 118×1 topic
  28. Digital Rights1▲ 387×1 topic
  29. Digital Transformation1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  30. Economic Development1▲ 4.3×1 topic
  31. Empire1▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Fake News1▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Hybrid Warfare1▲ 199×1 topic
  34. Information Security1▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Misinformation1▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Policy Compliance1▲ 85×1 topic
  37. Russia1▲ 82×1 topic
  38. Telecommunications1▲ 87×1 topic

Which research topics does Woolf Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, German Security and Defense Policies and Digitalization, Law, and Regulation.

Cybersecurity and Cyber …5Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 5 fractional worksJewish and Middle Easter…2Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 2 fractional worksGerman Security and Defe…1German Security and Defense Policies: 1 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and Regulation: 1 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies: 1 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 1 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 1 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 1 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 1 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceLawMedia Technology2 others

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

  1. 1 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 German Security and Defense Policies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 1 works
  5. 5 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 1 works
  6. 6 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  10. 10 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 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 available26.3%not open73.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Woolf Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Woolf Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Woolf Institute0.000054% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Woolf Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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