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Cicely Saunders International

In research, Cicely Saunders International stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,189 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,635 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health — Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health is 15.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,538
of 28,054 · #15,068 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#522
of 1,094
Research works
617
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
26.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Cicely Saunders International 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,189 of 11,982 32.1%96 #3690
MedicineField #4,635 of 10,443 31.8%75 #3215

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cicely Saunders International 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 Cicely Saunders International specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health takes 15.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 26.0 works16×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.87× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.11× its world share, 75 worksMedicineNursing: 2.11× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.67× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cicely Saunders International?

Ranked on the composite score, Ping Guo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cicely Saunders International.

  1. 1 Ping Guo United Kingdom · #783,595 worldwide 12 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Cicely Saunders International

Which keywords describe research at Cicely Saunders International?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Palliative Care, Ethical Considerations, End-of-Life, Health Care Costs, Advance Care Planning, Family Perspectives, Quality of Life and Aging.

▲ 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. Palliative Care23▲ 113×4 topics
  2. Ethical Considerations23▲ 53×7 topics
  3. End-of-Life22▲ 198×3 topics
  4. Health Care Costs21▲ 202×2 topics
  5. Advance Care Planning20▲ 273×1 topic
  6. Family Perspectives20▲ 273×1 topic
  7. Quality of Life15▲ 8.6×23 topics
  8. Aging9▲ 14×7 topics
  9. Health-related Quality of Life9▲ 29×2 topics
  10. Inflammation8▲ 3.1×9 topics
  11. Mental Health8▲ 4.3×17 topics
  12. Elderly Patients7▲ 35×3 topics
  13. Treatment6▲ 4.3×10 topics
  14. Depression6▲ 5.2×9 topics
  15. Long-Term Care6▲ 60×2 topics
  16. Mortality Risk6▲ 20×4 topics
  17. Diagnosis6▲ 4.7×4 topics
  18. Primary Care6▲ 12×7 topics
  19. Resilience6▲ 9.1×4 topics
  20. Quality of Care5▲ 50×3 topics
  21. Psychological Impact5▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Anxiety5▲ 8.6×7 topics
  23. Nursing Home5▲ 103×1 topic
  24. Person-Centered Care5▲ 103×1 topic
  25. Physical Performance5▲ 43×2 topics
  26. Frailty5▲ 78×1 topic
  27. Geriatric Assessment5▲ 54×1 topic
  28. Bereavement5▲ 106×1 topic
  29. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study5▲ 83×1 topic
  30. Complicated Grief5▲ 106×1 topic
  31. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory5▲ 83×1 topic
  32. Physical Activity4▲ 7.3×3 topics
  33. Global Burden4▲ 6.6×6 topics
  34. Respiratory4▲ 34×2 topics
  35. COPD4▲ 49×1 topic
  36. spirometry4▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Cancer Survivorship4▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Patient-Reported Outcomes4▲ 59×1 topic
  39. Patient-Centered Care4▲ 41×3 topics
  40. Adolescents4▲ 8.0×5 topics

Which research topics does Cicely Saunders International publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Frailty in Older Adults and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life.

Palliative Care and End-…20Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 20 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 5 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 5 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 5 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 5 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…4Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 4 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 4 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 3 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 2 fractional worksDelphi Technique in Research: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsGeriatrics and GerontologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health6 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 20 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 5 works
  3. 3 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 5 works
  4. 4 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  5. 5 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 works
  6. 6 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 4 works
  8. 8 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 3 works
  9. 9 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  10. 10 Delphi Technique in Research Sociology and Political Science 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 available47.4%not open52.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.6%domestic only67.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cicely Saunders International's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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