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Diabetes UK

In research, Diabetes UK stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,118 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,052 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Medicine — Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism is 61.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,754
of 28,054 · #15,142 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#843
of 1,094
Research works
719
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
28.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Diabetes UK 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 #9,118 of 11,982 12.2%75 #6131
MedicineField #8,052 of 10,443 12.4%66 #5669

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Diabetes UK 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 Diabetes UK specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism takes 61.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 31.3 works61×
  2. MedicineField · 66.0 works3.6×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.08× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.68× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.64× its world share, 66 worksMedicineNursing: 2.57× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Diabetes UK?

Ranked on the composite score, Harry Blotner, Fraser W. Gibb and Simon O’Neill lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Diabetes UK.

  1. 1 Harry Blotner United Kingdom · #670,168 worldwide 46 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Fraser W. Gibb United Kingdom · #859,777 worldwide 25 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Simon O’Neill United Kingdom · #1,412,079 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 MF Yuen United Kingdom · #1,519,418 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Diabetes UK

Which keywords describe research at Diabetes UK?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glycemic Control, Diabetes, Insulin Therapy, Type 1 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Complications and Continuous Glucose Monitoring.

▲ 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. Glycemic Control22▲ 153×4 topics
  2. Diabetes20▲ 44×11 topics
  3. Insulin Therapy17▲ 152×3 topics
  4. Type 1 Diabetes16▲ 194×2 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease15▲ 15×20 topics
  6. Epidemiology14▲ 3.9×24 topics
  7. Complications9▲ 20×4 topics
  8. Continuous Glucose Monitoring9▲ 199×1 topic
  9. Hypoglycemia9▲ 199×1 topic
  10. Primary Care9▲ 24×10 topics
  11. Inflammation8▲ 4.2×20 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 10×15 topics
  13. Genetics7▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Autoimmunity7▲ 52×2 topics
  15. Immunotherapy7▲ 10×3 topics
  16. HLA Genes7▲ 189×1 topic
  17. Insulin Production7▲ 189×1 topic
  18. Type 2 Diabetes7▲ 32×4 topics
  19. Diabetes Mellitus6▲ 34×5 topics
  20. Obesity6▲ 9.0×15 topics
  21. Heart Failure6▲ 16×7 topics
  22. Quality Improvement6▲ 35×3 topics
  23. Clinical Guidelines6▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Cardiovascular Outcomes6▲ 109×1 topic
  25. Depression6▲ 6.6×7 topics
  26. Glucose Control6▲ 109×1 topic
  27. Chronic Disease5▲ 32×4 topics
  28. Self-Management5▲ 93×2 topics
  29. Health Education5▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Patient Activation5▲ 159×1 topic
  31. Psychosocial Support5▲ 159×1 topic
  32. Weight Loss4▲ 26×4 topics
  33. Insulin Resistance4▲ 8.8×6 topics
  34. Critical Care4▲ 17×5 topics
  35. Mortality4▲ 6.9×5 topics
  36. Hyperglycemia4▲ 34×3 topics
  37. Wound Healing4▲ 14×5 topics
  38. Intensive Care Unit3▲ 28×3 topics
  39. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 17×5 topics
  40. Infection Risk3▲ 91×1 topic

Which research topics does Diabetes UK publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diabetes Management and Research, Diabetes and associated disorders, Diabetes Treatment and Management and Diabetes Management and Education.

Diabetes Management and …9Diabetes Management and Research: 9 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 7 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 6 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 5 fractional worksHyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients: 3 fractional worksPancreatic function and …3Pancreatic function and diabetes: 3 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismGeneticsSurgeryPhysiology

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

  1. 1 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 9 works
  2. 2 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 7 works
  3. 3 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 6 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 5 works
  5. 5 Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  6. 6 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  8. 8 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 2 works
  9. 9 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  10. 10 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 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 available43.1%not open56.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.2%domestic only72.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Diabetes UK's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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