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Action for ME

In research, Action for ME stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,088 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#12,188 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,430
of 28,054 · #24,720 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#691
of 1,094
Research works
313
▲ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
6k
19.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Action for ME 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 #11,088 of 20,462 30.2%125
Social SciencesDomain #12,188 of 16,945 23.9%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Action for ME 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: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.01× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.65× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 3.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.58× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Action for ME?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Maternal Mortality, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Rural Development, Ethical Considerations, Community Engagement and Community Health Workers.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 1.96×29 topics
  2. Public Health4▲ 4.6×21 topics
  3. Mental Health3▲ 3.6×15 topics
  4. Sustainability3▲ 2.2×6 topics
  5. Climate Change3▲ 1.84×16 topics
  6. Maternal Mortality3▲ 19×4 topics
  7. Depression2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  8. Quality of Life2▲ 2.6×13 topics
  9. Ethical Considerations2▲ 9.7×6 topics
  10. Rural Development2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  11. Complications2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  12. Social Justice2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  13. Community Engagement2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  14. Community Health Workers2▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Health Outcomes2▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Neoliberalism2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  17. Social Support2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  18. Global Burden2▲ 5.1×5 topics
  19. Political Economy2▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Social Determinants2▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Mental Disorders2▲ 23×2 topics
  22. Prevalence2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  23. Breast Reconstruction2▲ 40×2 topics
  24. Child Development2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  25. Chronic Disease2▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Psychological Distress2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  27. Anxiety1▲ 5.1×6 topics
  28. Diagnostic Criteria1▲ 11×5 topics
  29. Adherence1▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Food Insecurity1▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Local Development1▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Mobile Health1▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Nutritional Consequences1▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Territorial Governance1▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Complex Systems1▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Health Services1▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Help-Seeking Behavior1▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Public Attitudes1▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Stigma1▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Systematic Review1▲ 40×2 topics

Which research topics does Action for ME publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, French Urban and Social Studies, Mental Health Treatment and Access and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Food Security and Health…1Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …1French Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksGlobal Educational Policies and Reforms: 1 fractional worksPolitical and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksComplex Systems and Decision Making: 1 fractional worksRural development and su…1Rural development and sustainability: 1 fractional worksReligion, Ecology, and Ethics: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  8. 8 Rural development and sustainability General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  9. 9 Religion, Ecology, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 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 available37.4%not open62.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.0%domestic only62.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Action for ME's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% higher 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.