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Exeter Primary Care

In research, Exeter Primary Care stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,660 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#9,352 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Professions (#2,485 of 3,315 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,998
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,074
of 1,844
Research works
420
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.5k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Exeter Primary Care

What is Exeter Primary Care 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,660 of 16,688 6.2%282
MedicineField #9,352 of 14,558 6.9%144
Health ProfessionsField #2,485 of 3,315 5.7%127

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Exeter Primary Care 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 fields of science does Exeter Primary Care work in?

In all years, 67% of research at Exeter Primary Care is in Health Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Health Professions (30%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 282 fractional works · 67.3% of its workMedicine: 144 fractional works · 34.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 27 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEpidemiology: 17 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 3.9% of its workRehabilitation: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 127 fractional works · 30.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 90 fractional works · 21.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacy: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 110 fractional works · 26.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 49 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEducation: 20 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 3.3% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 41 fractional works · 9.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 28 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKExeter PrimaryCare420fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences67%Social Sciences26%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine14434.4%
    2. Health Professions12730.3%
    3. Nursing81.8%
    4. Dentistry30.8%
    1. Social Sciences4911.7%
    2. Psychology419.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance81.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting61.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities30.7%
    6. Decision Sciences20.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51.2%
    2. Neuroscience51.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology40.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.4%
    1. Environmental Science30.8%
    2. Computer Science30.7%
    3. Mathematics20.4%
    4. Engineering10.3%
    5. Materials Science00.1%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
    7. Energy00.0%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.73× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.53× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 11.64× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.96× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 2.36× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions11.64×5 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.64×0 works
  3. Neuroscience2.53×1 works
  4. Nursing2.36×0 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.14×0 works
  6. Medicine1.96×6 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.73×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.18×0 works
  9. Chemistry0.84×0 works
  10. Dentistry0.61×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.57×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.52×1 works
  13. Psychology0.49×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.47×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.34×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.13×0 works
  19. Engineering0.05×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Exeter Primary Care?

Ranked on the quality score, Sophia Christie, Bríd Hehir and Bethann Siviter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Exeter Primary Care.

  1. 1 Sophia Christie United Kingdom · #5,779,113 worldwide 29 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Bríd Hehir United Kingdom · #7,480,273 worldwide 49 citations · 163 works
  3. 3 Bethann Siviter United Kingdom · #7,529,887 worldwide 35 citations · 162 works
All ranked researchers at Exeter Primary Care

What are the most cited papers from Exeter Primary Care?

The most cited paper from Exeter Primary Care is "What’s in a mechanism? Development of a key concept in realist evaluation" (Sonia Michelle Dalkin, Joanne Greenhalgh, Diana E. Jones et al., 2015), with 942 citations. Next come "Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to prevent relapse in recurrent depression." (783) and "Improving access to psychological therapy: Initial evaluation of two UK demonstration sites" (605).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 What’s in a mechanism? Development of a key concept in realist evaluation Sonia Michelle Dalkin, Joanne Greenhalgh, Diana E. Jones et al. · Implementation Science Open access 15 Apr 2015 942
2 Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to prevent relapse in recurrent depression. Willem Kuyken, Sarah Byford, Rod Stephen Taylor et al. · Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 2008 783
3 Improving access to psychological therapy: Initial evaluation of two UK demonstration sites David M. Clark, Richard Layard, Rachel Smithies et al. · Behaviour Research and Therapy Open access 15 Jul 2009 605
4 Acceptability, benefits, and challenges of video consulting: a qualitative study in primary care Eddie Donaghy, Helen Atherton, Vicky Hammersley et al. · British Journal of General Practice Open access 3 Jun 2019 581
5 The role of cardiac rehabilitation in improving cardiovascular outcomes Rod S. Taylor, Hasnain M. Dalal, Sinéad T. J. McDonagh · Nature Reviews Cardiology ReviewOpen access 16 Sep 2021 571
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Exeter Primary Care?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Public Health, Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Quality Improvement, Healthcare, Chronic Disease Management and Continuity of Care.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Primary Care70▲ 40×14 topics
  2. Epidemiology50▲ 3.0×69 topics
  3. Public Health46▲ 8.1×35 topics
  4. Quality of Life40▲ 7.0×37 topics
  5. Quality Improvement26▲ 30×8 topics
  6. Healthcare24▲ 8.1×10 topics
  7. Mental Health22▲ 4.6×23 topics
  8. Chronic Disease Management19▲ 31×5 topics
  9. Continuity of Care18▲ 69×2 topics
  10. Risk Factors18▲ 4.1×19 topics
  11. Health System Reform18▲ 56×2 topics
  12. Patient-Centered Medical Home18▲ 84×1 topic
  13. Pay for Performance18▲ 84×1 topic
  14. Patient Satisfaction17▲ 17×7 topics
  15. Collaborative Practice16▲ 89×2 topics
  16. Treatment16▲ 2.9×20 topics
  17. Prevention13▲ 8.0×10 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines13▲ 5.5×8 topics
  19. Health Workforce13▲ 65×2 topics
  20. Elderly Care12▲ 22×4 topics
  21. Diabetes12▲ 5.7×7 topics
  22. Social Determinants12▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Health Equity12▲ 16×4 topics
  24. Community Health12▲ 21×4 topics
  25. Communication12▲ 9.7×5 topics
  26. Integrated Care12▲ 56×2 topics
  27. Patient Care11▲ 28×3 topics
  28. Direct Payments11▲ 165×1 topic
  29. Personalisation11▲ 165×1 topic
  30. Social Support11▲ 5.6×14 topics
  31. Health Education10▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Healthcare Workers10▲ 18×4 topics
  33. Training10▲ 14×5 topics
  34. NHS10▲ 121×2 topics
  35. Elderly9▲ 8.9×5 topics
  36. Advanced Practice Nursing9▲ 121×1 topic
  37. Advocacy9▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Healthcare Systems9▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Nurse Practitioners9▲ 121×1 topic
  40. Pediatrics9▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does Exeter Primary Care publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research, Healthcare cost, quality, practices and Nursing care and research.

Primary Care and Health …2Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional worksAnesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research: 0 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality, practices: 0 fractional worksNursing care and research: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 0 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Technology: 0 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Challenges: 0 fractional worksAging, Health, and Disability: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsDevelopmental NeurosciencePharmacyEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 2 works
  2. 2 Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research Developmental Neuroscience 0 works
  3. 3 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 0 works
  4. 4 Nursing care and research Pharmacy 0 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  6. 6 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Technology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  8. 8 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Challenges General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Aging, Health, and Disability Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 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 available16.6%not open83.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Exeter Primary Care's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Exeter Primary Care as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000082% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Exeter Primary Care0.000061% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Exeter Primary Care 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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2009Exeter Primary Care5.6% in 2009

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 6.1% in 2002.

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