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Asthma UK

In research, Asthma UK stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,220 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,508 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#4,745
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#270
of 1,844
Research works
490
▼ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
44.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.39×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Asthma UK

What is Asthma UK 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 #1,220 of 16,688 20.8%366
MedicineField #1,508 of 14,558 21.6%307

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

Which fields of science does Asthma UK work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Asthma UK is in Health Sciences, 11% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (60%), Health Professions (14%), Environmental Science (6%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 49 fractional works · 74.0% of its workMedicine: 40 fractional works · 59.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 16.9% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 13.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 13.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 11.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAsthma UK66fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences74%Social Sciences9%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4059.9%
    2. Health Professions913.5%
    3. Nursing00.6%
    1. Environmental Science46.2%
    2. Computer Science22.4%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.6%
    4. Engineering00.4%
    5. Mathematics00.4%
    1. Social Sciences34.5%
    2. Psychology22.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology23.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.04× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 5.13× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.12× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions5.13×9 works
  2. Medicine3.12×40 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.04×2 works
  4. Environmental Science1.25×4 works
  5. Nursing1.23×0 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.02×1 works
  7. Psychology0.78×2 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×2 works
  9. Neuroscience0.39×0 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.39×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.36×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.35×3 works
  13. Mathematics0.32×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.31×2 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.17×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works
  18. Engineering0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Asthma UK?

Ranked on the quality score, Samantha M Walker, S Walker and Andrew Cumella lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Asthma UK.

  1. 1 Samantha M Walker United Kingdom · #165,586 worldwide 12k citations · 220 works
  2. 2 S Walker United Kingdom · #188,119 worldwide 2.8k citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Andrew Cumella United Kingdom · #991,848 worldwide 512 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Ajerico del Rosario United Kingdom · #1,018,553 worldwide 666 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Erika J. Kennington United Kingdom · #1,777,651 worldwide 779 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Neil C. Churchill United Kingdom · #2,453,208 worldwide 1.8k citations · 81 works
  7. 7 J. Morrison Smith United Kingdom · #4,465,137 worldwide 239 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Asthma UK

What are the most cited papers from Asthma UK?

The most cited paper from Asthma UK is "Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory tract infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data" (Adrian R. Martineau et al., 2017), with 2,088 citations. Next come "Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines—2016 revision" (2,043) and "Standards for Reporting Implementation Studies (StaRI) Statement" (1,557).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory tract infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data Adrian R. Martineau et al. · BMJ ReviewOpen access 15 Feb 2017 2,088
2 Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines—2016 revision Jan Brożek et al. · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Open access 8 Jun 2017 2,043
3 Standards for Reporting Implementation Studies (StaRI) Statement Hilary Pinnock, Melanie A. Barwick, Christopher R. Carpenter et al. · BMJ Open access 6 Mar 2017 1,557
4 EAACI Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidelines: diagnosis and management of food allergy Antonella Maria Muraro et al. · Allergy Open access 9 Jun 2014 1,372
5 IgE in allergy and asthma today Hannah J. Gould, Brian J. Sutton · Nature reviews. Immunology Review 27 Feb 2008 1,151
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Asthma UK?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Asthma, Treatment, Genetics, Inflammation, Allergic Diseases, Eosinophils and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 5.5×23 topics
  2. Inflammation10▲ 6.7×11 topics
  3. Asthma9▲ 145×2 topics
  4. Treatment9▲ 11×7 topics
  5. Genetics9▲ 19×3 topics
  6. Allergic Diseases9▲ 219×1 topic
  7. Eosinophils9▲ 219×1 topic
  8. Diagnosis5▲ 7.4×8 topics
  9. Management5▲ 8.6×8 topics
  10. Respiratory4▲ 61×2 topics
  11. COPD4▲ 85×1 topic
  12. spirometry4▲ 85×1 topic
  13. Pandemic4▲ 5.6×7 topics
  14. SARS-CoV-23▲ 16×5 topics
  15. Public Health3▲ 3.4×14 topics
  16. Patient Engagement3▲ 33×4 topics
  17. Quality of Life3▲ 3.0×10 topics
  18. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 20×5 topics
  19. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Mortality2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  21. Systematic Review2▲ 71×2 topics
  22. Behavior Change2▲ 24×3 topics
  23. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  24. Adherence2▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Mobile Health2▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Health Effects2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  27. Inhaler Devices2▲ 133×1 topic
  28. Pulmonary Drug Delivery2▲ 133×1 topic
  29. Chronic Cough2▲ 113×1 topic
  30. Cough Reflex Sensitivity2▲ 113×1 topic
  31. Epidemiological Studies2▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Primary Care2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  33. Forecasting2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Health Checks2▲ 192×1 topic
  35. Preventive Services2▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Preterm Infants2▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Consensus Building2▲ 97×1 topic
  38. Delphi Method2▲ 97×1 topic
  39. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 10.0×3 topics
  40. Particulate Matter2▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Asthma UK publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Asthma and respiratory diseases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research.

Asthma and respiratory d…9Asthma and respiratory diseases: 9 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…4Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 4 fractional worksInhalation and Respirato…2Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 2 fractional worksRespiratory and Cough-Related Research: 2 fractional worksHealth Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention: 2 fractional worksDelphi Technique in Research: 2 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 2 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 1 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 9 works
  2. 2 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Delphi Technique in Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  8. 8 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 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 available52.5%not open47.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.0%domestic only70.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Asthma UK'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 Asthma UK as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Asthma UK0.00020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Asthma UK 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.

10%20%30%Asthma UK18.1% in 2022all institutions10.0% in 20222020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 27.3% in 2015.

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