Cochrane
In research, Cochrane stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,547 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#2,525 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,488 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #7,663 of 22,385 · #3,153 all time
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #262 of 862
- Research works
- 1.4k ▼ 16% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 102k 72.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 17.5% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.20× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 55% world 40%
- International
- 42% world 18%
What is Cochrane known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #2,547 of 9,902 | 21.0% | 84 | #1593 | |
| MedicineField | #2,525 of 8,541 | 21.0% | 67 | #1591 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #7,488 of 9,585 | 14.7% | 61 | #5059 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cochrane 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Health Sciences#1,593 #2,547
- Medicine#1,591 #2,525
- Social Sciences#5,059 #7,488
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Cochrane work in?
In 2022-now, 46% of research at Cochrane is in Health Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (37%), Social Sciences (19%), Health Professions (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Health Sciences9846.2%
- Medicine7736.6%
- Health Professions167.7%
- Dentistry20.9%
- Nursing20.9%
- Veterinary00.0%
- Social Sciences7434.9%
- Physical Sciences2512.0%
- Engineering83.7%
- Computer Science83.6%
- Environmental Science31.3%
- Physics and Astronomy20.9%
- Materials Science20.8%
- Energy20.8%
- Mathematics10.6%
- Chemistry00.2%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
- Chemical Engineering00.1%
- Life Sciences157.0%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Decision Sciences4.37×9 works
- Health Professions2.92×16 works
- Dentistry1.94×2 works
- Nursing1.91×2 works
- Medicine1.90×77 works
- Neuroscience1.58×5 works
- Arts and Humanities1.54×9 works
- Social Sciences1.48×40 works
- Psychology1.47×10 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.94×4 works
- Energy0.82×2 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.74×2 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.54×0 works
- Mathematics0.54×1 works
- Computer Science0.46×8 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.39×2 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×4 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×3 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.31×2 works
- Veterinary0.29×0 works
- Environmental Science0.26×3 works
- Engineering0.25×8 works
- Materials Science0.22×2 works
- Chemical Engineering0.15×0 works
- Chemistry0.11×0 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works
- Decision Sciences 4.4×
- Health Professions 2.9×
- Dentistry 1.9×
- Nursing 1.9×
- Medicine 1.9×
- Neuroscience 1.6×
- Arts and Humanities 1.5×
- Social Sciences 1.5×
- Psychology 1.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.9×
- Energy 0.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.5×
- Mathematics 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.5×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.3×
- Veterinary 0.3×
- Environmental Science 0.3×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Chemistry 0.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Cochrane?
Ranked on the quality score, Ella Flemyng, Gemma Férriz Villanueva and Lee‐Yee Chong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cochrane.
- 1
Ella Flemyng
United Kingdom · #189,716 worldwide 1.7k citations · 39 works
- 2
Gemma Férriz Villanueva
United Kingdom · #326,871 worldwide 2.4k citations · 70 works
- 3
Lee‐Yee Chong
United Kingdom · #388,088 worldwide 3k citations · 48 works
- 4
Hanna Bergman
United Kingdom · #392,349 worldwide 4k citations · 90 works
- 5
Nicola Maayan
United Kingdom · #422,442 worldwide 2.7k citations · 49 works
- 6
Lee Yee Chong
United Kingdom · #457,249 worldwide 3.2k citations · 44 works
- 7
Katrin Probyn
United Kingdom · #466,686 worldwide 1.4k citations · 38 works
- 8
Chris Mavergames
United Kingdom · #525,762 worldwide 4.3k citations · 27 works
- 9
John Hilton
United Kingdom · #588,427 worldwide 2.6k citations · 24 works
- 10
Karla Soares‐Weiser
United Kingdom · #657,347 worldwide 56k citations · 230 works
Which keywords describe research at Cochrane?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Meta-Analysis, Quality Assessment, Publication Bias, Research Methodology, Evidence Synthesis, PRISMA Statement and Quality of Life.
- Systematic Review
- Healthcare Interventions
- Patient-Centered Care
- Palliative Care
- Kampus Merdeka
- Foreign Policy
- Educational Policy
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Resuscitation
- Local Wisdom
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Pain Management
- Global Burden
- Clinical Trials
- Treatment
- PRISMA Statement
- Evidence Synthesis
- Publication Bias
- Inflammation
- Quality of Life
- Epidemiology
- Meta-Analysis
- Quality Assessment
- Research Methodology
- Mental Health
- Public Health
- Qualitative Research
- Critical Care
- Chronic Pain
- Character Education
- Rehabilitation
- Neurological Disorders
- 21st Century Skills
- Behavior Change
- End-of-Life
- Intensive Care Unit
- Merdeka Belajar
- Elderly Patients
- Health Care Costs
- Implementation Science
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
- Epidemiology17▲ 1.97×86 topics
- Quality of Life9▲ 2.9×35 topics
- Meta-Analysis8▲ 6.8×12 topics
- Inflammation7▲ 1.60×35 topics
- Quality Assessment7▲ 18×2 topics
- Publication Bias6▲ 62×2 topics
- Research Methodology6▲ 47×2 topics
- Evidence Synthesis6▲ 106×1 topic
- Mental Health6▲ 1.95×20 topics
- PRISMA Statement6▲ 106×1 topic
- Public Health6▲ 1.90×32 topics
- Treatment6▲ 2.2×29 topics
- Qualitative Research6▲ 3.1×10 topics
- Clinical Trials4▲ 3.1×14 topics
- Critical Care4▲ 7.6×7 topics
- Global Burden4▲ 3.3×11 topics
- Chronic Pain4▲ 7.9×4 topics
- Pain Management4▲ 7.5×8 topics
- Character Education4▲ 3.6×2 topics
- Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 12×5 topics
- Rehabilitation4▲ 4.2×8 topics
- Local Wisdom3▲ 3.4×5 topics
- Neurological Disorders3▲ 2.9×12 topics
- Resuscitation3▲ 12×4 topics
- 21st Century Skills3▲ 5.1×2 topics
- Chronic Kidney Disease3▲ 5.1×5 topics
- Behavior Change3▲ 8.2×3 topics
- Educational Policy3▲ 5.0×2 topics
- End-of-Life2▲ 13×3 topics
- Foreign Policy2▲ 30×3 topics
- Intensive Care Unit2▲ 9.0×3 topics
- Kampus Merdeka2▲ 8.1×1 topic
- Merdeka Belajar2▲ 8.1×1 topic
- Palliative Care2▲ 7.3×3 topics
- Elderly Patients2▲ 6.3×4 topics
- Patient-Centered Care2▲ 14×3 topics
- Health Care Costs2▲ 13×2 topics
- Healthcare Interventions2▲ 30×1 topic
- Implementation Science2▲ 30×1 topic
- Systematic Review2▲ 20×2 topics
Which research topics does Cochrane publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Meta-analysis and systematic reviews, Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods, Health Policy Implementation Science and Delphi Technique in Research.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 6 works
- 2 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 2 works
- 3 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 2 works
- 4 Delphi Technique in Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
- 5 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
- 6 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 2 works
- 7 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
- 8 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
- 9 Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
- 10 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Cochrane's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 Cochrane as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00083% in 2024.
Fractional works of Cochrane 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 31.6% in 2014.
Other research institutions in Oxford
- University of Oxford
- Science Oxford
- Oxford Brookes University
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
- Genomics (United Kingdom)
- Oxford Archaeology
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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