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British Lung Foundation

In research, British Lung Foundation stands highest in Health Sciences (#15,886 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Sciences — Health Sciences is 3.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#28,891
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,535
of 2,253
Research works
161
▲ 76% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.8k
36.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is British Lung Foundation 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 #15,886 of 20,462 15.3%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where British Lung Foundation 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 British Lung Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Sciences takes 3.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health SciencesDomain · 23.8 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.67× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.38× its world share, 20 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at British Lung Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Management, COPD, spirometry, Genetics, Treatment and Inflammation.

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

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 4.0×17 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 5.7×9 topics
  3. Diagnosis3▲ 12×5 topics
  4. Management3▲ 14×3 topics
  5. COPD3▲ 163×1 topic
  6. spirometry3▲ 163×1 topic
  7. Genetics3▲ 15×3 topics
  8. Treatment3▲ 8.6×5 topics
  9. Allergic Diseases3▲ 171×1 topic
  10. Asthma3▲ 104×1 topic
  11. Clinical Trials2▲ 11×8 topics
  12. Systematic Review2▲ 130×2 topics
  13. Forecasting2▲ 32×2 topics
  14. Consensus Building2▲ 231×1 topic
  15. Delphi Method2▲ 231×1 topic
  16. Targeted Therapy1▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Chemotherapy1▲ 5.6×4 topics
  18. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 20×4 topics
  19. Pandemic1▲ 3.7×5 topics
  20. Patient Engagement1▲ 31×3 topics
  21. Public Health1▲ 2.6×8 topics
  22. COVID-191▲ 2.7×5 topics
  23. Adherence1▲ 29×2 topics
  24. Mobile Health1▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Primary Care1▲ 8.8×5 topics
  26. Treatment Guidelines1▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does British Lung Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Asthma and respiratory diseases, Delphi Technique in Research and Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations.

Chronic Obstructive Pulm…3Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 3 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…3Asthma and respiratory diseases: 3 fractional worksDelphi Technique in Research: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 1 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 1 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 1 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 1 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 1 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePhysiologySociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health Professions2 others

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

  1. 1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 3 works
  3. 3 Delphi Technique in Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 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 available42.5%not open57.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.5%domestic only66.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has British Lung Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 76% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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