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Health and Safety Executive

In research, Health and Safety Executive stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,875 of 21,541 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,402 of 20,462 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,555 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,615
of 28,054 · #6,316 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#890
of 1,094
Research works
1.4k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Health and Safety Executive 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,875 of 21,541 14.9%674
Health SciencesDomain #7,402 of 20,462 12.7%409
EngineeringField #6,555 of 11,412 12.0%344
Health ProfessionsField #2,205 of 3,776 12.2%164
MedicineField #12,287 of 17,978 12.5%226
Environmental ScienceField #4,349 of 6,208 18.2%153
Social SciencesDomain #13,066 of 16,945 15.3%183

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Health and Safety Executive 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).

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: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.30× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.96× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.58× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.87× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.18× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.82× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.57× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.23× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Health and Safety Executive?

Ranked on the composite score, D. Gompertz, Peter Evans and Franklin White lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Health and Safety Executive.

  1. 1 D. Gompertz United Kingdom · #345,771 worldwide 127 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Peter Evans United Kingdom · #633,945 worldwide 46 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Franklin White United Kingdom · #763,575 worldwide 49 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Rhiannon Jones United Kingdom · #790,605 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Nerys Williams United Kingdom · #927,466 worldwide 16 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Bob Smith United Kingdom · #963,330 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Samuel A. Harbison United Kingdom · #994,760 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Jean Jackson United Kingdom · #1,267,040 worldwide 3 citations · 148 works
  9. 9 Colin Mackay United Kingdom · #1,443,802 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Moray Kidd United Kingdom · #1,512,332 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Health and Safety Executive

Which keywords describe research at Health and Safety Executive?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Public Health, Environmental Noise, Noise Pollution, Risk Perception, Muscle Strength, Construction Safety and Safety Climate.

▲ 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. Health Effects7▲ 15×10 topics
  2. Public Health6▲ 5.3×13 topics
  3. Sustainability4▲ 2.4×10 topics
  4. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.0×12 topics
  5. Environmental Noise4▲ 103×1 topic
  6. Noise Pollution4▲ 103×1 topic
  7. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.7×6 topics
  8. Risk Perception3▲ 15×3 topics
  9. Construction Safety2▲ 48×2 topics
  10. Muscle Strength2▲ 31×2 topics
  11. Accident Prevention2▲ 45×2 topics
  12. Occupational Safety2▲ 33×2 topics
  13. Safety Climate2▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Safety Culture2▲ 45×2 topics
  15. Bone Density2▲ 130×1 topic
  16. Postural Control2▲ 368×1 topic
  17. Workplace Safety2▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Organizational Culture2▲ 7.5×1 topic
  19. Safety Management2▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Risk Assessment2▲ 4.0×7 topics
  22. Competition2▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Efficiency2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  24. Risk Analysis2▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Economic Analysis2▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Particulate Matter2▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Epidemiological Studies2▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Occupational Health2▲ 20×4 topics
  29. Offshore Decommissioning2▲ 261×1 topic
  30. Ship Recycling2▲ 261×1 topic
  31. Environmental Risk Assessment2▲ 26×4 topics
  32. Vibration Control2▲ 38×2 topics
  33. Natural Gas2▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Diagnosis and Management2▲ 57×2 topics
  35. Health Impact2▲ 37×2 topics
  36. Pitting Corrosion2▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Occupational Asthma1▲ 217×1 topic
  38. Renewable Resources1▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Volatile Organic Compounds1▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Work-Related Exposure1▲ 217×1 topic

Which research topics does Health and Safety Executive publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Noise Effects and Management, Effects of Vibration on Health, Occupational Health and Safety Research and Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies.

Noise Effects and Management: 4 fractional worksEffects of Vibration on Health: 2 fractional worksOccupational Health and …2Occupational Health and Safety Research: 2 fractional worksMarine and Offshore Engi…2Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 2 fractional worksOccupational exposure and asthma: 1 fractional worksOffshore Engineering and Technologies: 1 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibrat…1Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 1 fractional worksStructural Integrity and Reliability Analysis: 1 fractional worksOccupational and environmental lung diseases: 1 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…1Air Quality and Health Impacts: 1 fractional works
Speech and HearingOrthopedics and Sports MedicineRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyOcean Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 4 works
  2. 2 Effects of Vibration on Health Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  4. 4 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Occupational exposure and asthma Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Occupational and environmental lung diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available20.8%not open79.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Health and Safety Executive's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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