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Cochrane

In research, Cochrane stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,803 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#3,446 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,850 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,812
of 28,054 · #4,440 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#330
of 1,094
Research works
1.4k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
102k
72.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Cochrane 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 #3,803 of 11,982 23.8%84 #957
MedicineField #3,446 of 10,443 23.6%67 #983
Social SciencesDomain #7,850 of 10,521 18.4%61 #3733

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#957 #3,803
  2. Medicine#983 #3,446
  3. Social Sciences#3,733 #7,850
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.70× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.89× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.08× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.92× its world share, 67 worksMedicineNursing: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.94× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cochrane?

Ranked on the composite score, Karla Soares‐Weiser, Andrew Herxheimer and Martin J Burton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cochrane.

  1. 1 Karla Soares‐Weiser United Kingdom · #8,194 worldwide 4.9k citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Andrew Herxheimer United Kingdom · #42,394 worldwide 205 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Martin J Burton United Kingdom · #61,868 worldwide 234 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Clive E Adams United Kingdom · #112,283 worldwide 298 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Toby J Lasserson United Kingdom · #121,686 worldwide 195 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Lindsay Robertson United Kingdom · #165,022 worldwide 145 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Peter Cochrane United Kingdom · #193,545 worldwide 27 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Hanna Bergman United Kingdom · #350,060 worldwide 94 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Chris Williams United Kingdom · #556,095 worldwide 68 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Thomas Krumm United Kingdom · #864,905 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Cochrane

Which keywords describe research at Cochrane?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Meta-Analysis, Quality Assessment, Publication Bias, Quality of Life, Research Methodology, Evidence Synthesis and PRISMA Statement.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.1×83 topics
  2. Quality of Life8▲ 3.0×34 topics
  3. Meta-Analysis7▲ 6.3×10 topics
  4. Inflammation6▲ 1.61×30 topics
  5. Mental Health6▲ 2.2×20 topics
  6. Quality Assessment5▲ 16×2 topics
  7. Treatment5▲ 2.4×28 topics
  8. Public Health5▲ 1.89×28 topics
  9. Publication Bias5▲ 62×2 topics
  10. Research Methodology5▲ 47×2 topics
  11. Evidence Synthesis5▲ 106×1 topic
  12. PRISMA Statement5▲ 106×1 topic
  13. Clinical Trials4▲ 3.3×13 topics
  14. Critical Care4▲ 9.3×7 topics
  15. Qualitative Research4▲ 2.2×5 topics
  16. Global Burden3▲ 3.5×11 topics
  17. Resuscitation3▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders3▲ 3.1×11 topics
  19. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Rehabilitation3▲ 4.3×8 topics
  21. Chronic Pain3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  22. Resilience3▲ 3.3×9 topics
  23. 21st Century Skills2▲ 4.5×2 topics
  24. End-of-Life2▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Pain Management2▲ 5.7×8 topics
  27. Palliative Care2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  28. Behavior Change2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  29. Health Care Costs2▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Latin America2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  31. Patient-Centered Care2▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Systematic Review2▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Cognition2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  34. Psychological Factors2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  35. Anesthesia2▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Healthcare Interventions2▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Hypothermia2▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Implementation Science2▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Foreign Policy2▲ 26×3 topics
  40. Sedation2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Cochrane publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meta-analysis and systematic reviews, Health Policy Implementation Science, Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues.

Meta-analysis and system…5Meta-analysis and systematic reviews: 5 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 2 fractional worksEducational Curriculum and Learning Methods: 2 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksDelphi Technique in Research: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…2Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care …2Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …1French Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…1Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional works
Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyGeneral Health ProfessionsEducationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 5 works
  2. 2 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods Education 2 works
  4. 4 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Delphi Technique in Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  8. 8 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  9. 9 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life 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.

openly available54.7%not open45.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.9%domestic only58.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cochrane's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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