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Children in Scotland

In research, Children in Scotland stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,073 of 16,945 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#16,707 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,378
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,506
of 2,253
Research works
306
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Children in Scotland 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,073 of 16,945 22.2%150
Health SciencesDomain #16,707 of 20,462 12.5%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Children in Scotland 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: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.18× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 7.15× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.20× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 2.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.66× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Children in Scotland?

Ranked on the composite score, Will McLean lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Children in Scotland.

  1. 1 Will McLean United Kingdom · #463,400 worldwide 19 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Children in Scotland

Which keywords describe research at Children in Scotland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethical Considerations, Mental Health Services, Adolescents, Mental Health, Transition, Children's Participation, Research with Children and Chronic Conditions.

▲ 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. Ethical Considerations4▲ 27×3 topics
  2. Mental Health Services4▲ 151×2 topics
  3. Adolescents3▲ 21×7 topics
  4. Mental Health3▲ 5.0×13 topics
  5. Transition2▲ 60×2 topics
  6. Children's Participation2▲ 418×1 topic
  7. Research with Children2▲ 418×1 topic
  8. Public Health2▲ 3.2×9 topics
  9. Chronic Conditions2▲ 66×1 topic
  10. Medical Home2▲ 178×1 topic
  11. End-of-Life2▲ 47×2 topics
  12. Palliative Care2▲ 26×2 topics
  13. Healthcare2▲ 3.5×6 topics
  14. Patient Engagement2▲ 32×2 topics
  15. Health Care Costs2▲ 48×2 topics
  16. Child Development2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  17. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Public Involvement2▲ 126×1 topic
  19. Recovery Model2▲ 126×1 topic
  20. Systematic Review2▲ 67×2 topics
  21. Advance Care Planning1▲ 53×1 topic
  22. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study1▲ 73×1 topic
  23. Early Childhood Education1▲ 40×2 topics
  24. Family Perspectives1▲ 53×1 topic
  25. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory1▲ 73×1 topic
  26. Gender Differences1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  27. Intervention1▲ 73×2 topics
  28. Primary Care1▲ 7.6×5 topics
  29. Cancer1▲ 2.0×5 topics
  30. Elderly Care1▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Resilience1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  32. Self-Regulation1▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Children1▲ 10×3 topics
  34. School Engagement1▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Student-Teacher Relationships1▲ 53×1 topic
  36. Teacher Training1▲ 4.0×4 topics
  37. Educational Philosophy1▲ 240×2 topics
  38. Family1▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Parental Illness1▲ 77×1 topic
  40. Religion1▲ 4.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Children in Scotland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Children's Rights and Participation, Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare, Mental Health and Patient Involvement and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life.

Children's Rights and Participation: 2 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Patien…2Mental Health and Patient Involvement: 2 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…1Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 1 fractional worksFamily Support in Illness1Family Support in Illness: 1 fractional worksChild Welfare and Adoption: 1 fractional worksHealthcare innovation and challenges: 1 fractional worksYouth Education and Societal Dynamics: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceSpeech and HearingGeneral Health ProfessionsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Children's Rights and Participation Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 2 works
  3. 3 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 1 works
  7. 7 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Child Welfare and Adoption Safety Research 1 works
  9. 9 Healthcare innovation and challenges Education 1 works
  10. 10 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 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 available28.0%not open72.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Children in Scotland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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