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Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

In research, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,428 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,832 of 16,945 worldwide) and Psychology (#2,765 of 3,744 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 21.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,660
of 28,054 · #21,237 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#745
of 1,094
Research works
573
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
20.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust 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 #9,428 of 20,462 16.3%257
Social SciencesDomain #9,832 of 16,945 17.6%277
PsychologyField #2,765 of 3,744 16.2%192
Clinical PsychologySubfield #1,109 of 1,483 15.2%142
MedicineField #14,145 of 17,978 16.3%165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust 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 Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 21.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 22.0 works21×
  2. PsychologyField · 30.6 works10×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.44× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 6.42× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.74× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 10.02× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Sanju George and George Tadros lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

  1. 1 Sanju George United Kingdom · #716,412 worldwide 38 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 George Tadros United Kingdom · #918,840 worldwide 21 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Which keywords describe research at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Mental Health, Prevalence, Anxiety, Epidemiology, Integrated Care, Psychological Distress and Genetics.

▲ 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. Depression10▲ 12×14 topics
  2. Epidemiology9▲ 2.3×28 topics
  3. Mental Health8▲ 5.7×24 topics
  4. Prevalence7▲ 16×9 topics
  5. Anxiety6▲ 12×9 topics
  6. Genetics5▲ 7.0×8 topics
  7. Integrated Care5▲ 114×2 topics
  8. Psychological Distress5▲ 19×5 topics
  9. Cognitive Therapy5▲ 43×3 topics
  10. Primary Care4▲ 12×10 topics
  11. Ethical Considerations4▲ 12×6 topics
  12. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 14×7 topics
  13. Well-being4▲ 11×7 topics
  14. Neuroscience4▲ 14×6 topics
  15. Adolescents4▲ 10×5 topics
  16. Crisis Resolution4▲ 289×1 topic
  17. Home Treatment4▲ 289×1 topic
  18. Neuroimaging4▲ 14×7 topics
  19. Mental Health Services4▲ 73×2 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 4.7×8 topics
  21. Neurobiology4▲ 14×8 topics
  22. Patient Engagement4▲ 29×3 topics
  23. Mental Disorders4▲ 32×3 topics
  24. Social Cognition4▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Meta-Analysis3▲ 5.8×8 topics
  26. Social Support3▲ 6.1×10 topics
  27. Antipsychotic Drugs3▲ 86×1 topic
  28. Cognitive Function3▲ 18×4 topics
  29. Neurocognitive Deficits3▲ 86×1 topic
  30. Public Involvement3▲ 121×1 topic
  31. Recovery Model3▲ 121×1 topic
  32. Health Care Utilization3▲ 28×3 topics
  33. Patient Care3▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Resilience3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  35. Health Policy3▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 21×4 topics
  37. Psychiatric Treatment3▲ 116×2 topics
  38. Psychological Interventions3▲ 21×3 topics
  39. Health Services3▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Psychopathology3▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychiatric care and mental health services, Schizophrenia research and treatment, Mental Health and Patient Involvement and Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints.

Psychiatric care and men…4Psychiatric care and mental health services: 4 fractional worksSchizophrenia research a…3Schizophrenia research and treatment: 3 fractional worksMental Health and Patien…3Mental Health and Patient Involvement: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Decision-Maki…3Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints: 3 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 2 fractional worksHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 2 fractional worksBipolar Disorder and Tre…2Bipolar Disorder and Treatment: 2 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Psychi…2Mental Health and Psychiatry: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental healthGeneral Health ProfessionsSocial Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  3. 3 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  8. 8 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 2 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 available52.1%not open47.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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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