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Arthritis UK

In research, Arthritis UK stands highest in Medicine (#1,408 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,896 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rheumatology — Rheumatology is 30.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,494
of 28,054 · #6,561 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#179
of 1,094
Research works
1.3k
▲ 106% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
30.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Arthritis UK known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #1,408 of 10,443 24.7%239 #1952
Health SciencesDomain #1,896 of 11,982 25.2%267 #2315

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Arthritis UK 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 Arthritis UK specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rheumatology takes 30.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 50.2 works30×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.73× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.99× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.43× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.42× its world share, 239 worksMedicineNursing: 1.65× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.18× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Which keywords describe research at Arthritis UK?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Autoantibodies, Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Risk, Cytokines, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Biological Therapy and Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs.

▲ 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. Inflammation65▲ 8.5×63 topics
  2. Epidemiology46▲ 3.2×78 topics
  3. Autoantibodies31▲ 37×7 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Risk25▲ 22×9 topics
  5. Cytokines22▲ 22×7 topics
  6. Rheumatoid Arthritis21▲ 61×3 topics
  7. Biological Therapy21▲ 102×2 topics
  8. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs20▲ 113×1 topic
  9. Joint Inflammation20▲ 113×1 topic
  10. Aging15▲ 7.8×11 topics
  11. Chronic Pain15▲ 19×5 topics
  12. Psychological Factors15▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Regeneration15▲ 21×5 topics
  14. Osteoarthritis15▲ 33×6 topics
  15. Treatment14▲ 3.2×28 topics
  16. Mesenchymal Stem Cells14▲ 36×2 topics
  17. Clinical Trials14▲ 5.6×15 topics
  18. Matrix Metalloproteinases14▲ 27×4 topics
  19. Cartilage13▲ 77×1 topic
  20. Chondrocyte13▲ 77×1 topic
  21. Global Burden12▲ 6.1×8 topics
  22. Low Back Pain12▲ 19×4 topics
  23. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 2.8×31 topics
  24. Primary Care11▲ 8.2×12 topics
  25. Complications11▲ 5.9×14 topics
  26. Patient Satisfaction11▲ 9.3×7 topics
  27. Musculoskeletal Disorders10▲ 27×3 topics
  28. Disability10▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Health Status Questionnaires10▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Measurement Properties10▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Rehabilitation9▲ 6.5×11 topics
  32. Arthroplasty8▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Central Sensitization8▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Exercise8▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Health-related Quality of Life7▲ 8.6×5 topics
  36. Toll-like Receptors7▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Revision Surgery7▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Total Hip Replacement7▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Chronic Conditions7▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Muscle Mass7▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Arthritis UK publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Res…20Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 20 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 13 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 10 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 7 fractional worksSpondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 7 fractional worksAutoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research: 6 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 6 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 6 fractional worksFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research: 5 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 4 fractional works
RheumatologyPharmacologyHematologyPhysiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 20 works
  2. 2 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 13 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 10 works
  4. 4 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 7 works
  5. 5 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 7 works
  6. 6 Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research Hematology 6 works
  7. 7 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 6 works
  8. 8 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 6 works
  9. 9 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works
  10. 10 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 4 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 available76.8%not open23.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.8%domestic only59.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Arthritis UK's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 106% 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.

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