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Health Education England

In research, Health Education England stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,628 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,568 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions, Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (General Health Professions is 9.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,808
of 22,385 · #10,461 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#357
of 862
Research works
965
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.4k
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Health Education England

What is Health Education England known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #4,628 of 9,902 6.2%146 #5032
MedicineField #4,568 of 8,541 7.4%95 #5033

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Health Education England 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 Health Education England work in?

In 2022-now, 67% of research at Health Education England is in Health Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (42%), Health Professions (21%), Social Sciences (12%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 161 fractional works · 66.6% of its workMedicine: 102 fractional works · 42.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 24 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSurgery: 12 fractional works · 4.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 50 fractional works · 20.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 33 fractional works · 13.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 61 fractional works · 25.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 12.0% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 15 fractional works · 6.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHealth EducationEngland241fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences67%Social Sciences25%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10242.3%
    2. Health Professions5020.7%
    3. Dentistry72.7%
    4. Nursing20.7%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences2912.0%
    2. Psychology156.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting114.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    6. Decision Sciences10.4%
    1. Engineering41.6%
    2. Computer Science31.3%
    3. Environmental Science21.0%
    4. Mathematics10.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.4%
    2. Neuroscience21.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Health Education England specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 32.6 works9.8×
  2. Health ProfessionsField · 50.0 works7.9×
  3. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 24.2 works7.6×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.65× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.86× its world share, 50 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.20× its world share, 102 worksMedicineNursing: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.37× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.99× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions7.86×50 works
  2. Dentistry5.65×7 works
  3. Medicine2.20×102 works
  4. Psychology1.99×15 works
  5. Nursing1.49×2 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.37×11 works
  7. Social Sciences0.95×29 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.78×4 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.63×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.60×2 works
  11. Veterinary0.51×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.43×1 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.40×1 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.40×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×3 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.22×1 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.21×2 works
  18. Environmental Science0.20×2 works
  19. Computer Science0.17×3 works
  20. Engineering0.11×4 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Health Education England?

Ranked on the quality score, Monica J. Fletcher, Gail Fleming and Andrew B. Rice lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Health Education England.

  1. 1 Monica J. Fletcher United Kingdom · #513,883 worldwide 5.6k citations · 180 works
  2. 2 Gail Fleming United Kingdom · #1,920,756 worldwide 697 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Andrew B. Rice United Kingdom · #2,540,111 worldwide 135 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Richard Collier United Kingdom · #2,607,782 worldwide 235 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Rupal Shah United Kingdom · #2,665,554 worldwide 172 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Phedra Dodds United Kingdom · #2,822,280 worldwide 170 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Lisa Bayliss‐Pratt United Kingdom · #2,957,709 worldwide 102 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 George A. Auden United Kingdom · #3,071,430 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Gil Young United Kingdom · #3,086,188 worldwide 69 citations · 123 works
  10. 10 Sue Lacey Bryant United Kingdom · #3,513,160 worldwide 413 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Health Education England

What are the most cited papers from Health Education England?

The most cited paper from Health Education England is "Magnitude, temporal trends, and projections of the global prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (Rupert Bourne et al., 2017), with 2,261 citations. Next come "An overview of systematic reviews on the public health consequences of social isolation and loneliness" (2,209) and "Improved survival of thalassaemia major in the UK and relation to T2* cardiovascular magnetic resonance" (605).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Magnitude, temporal trends, and projections of the global prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis Rupert Bourne et al. · The Lancet Global Health ReviewOpen access115 authors 2 Aug 2017 2,261
2 An overview of systematic reviews on the public health consequences of social isolation and loneliness Nicholas Leigh-Hunt, David Bagguley, Kristin Bash et al. · Public Health Review 12 Sep 2017 2,209
3 Improved survival of thalassaemia major in the UK and relation to T2* cardiovascular magnetic resonance Bernadette Modell, Maren Khan, Matthew W. Darlison et al. · Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Open access 2008 605
4 Proposed changes for nurse education in England (UK) as a result of the Darzi report ( ) Health Quality Care for All – NHS next stage review final report: Some initial observations Karen Holland · Nurse Education in Practice 8 Aug 2008 589
5 Asthma control and management in 8,000 European patients: the REcognise Asthma and LInk to Symptoms and Experience (REALISE) survey David Price, Monica J. Fletcher, Thys van der Molen · npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine Open access 12 Jun 2014 565
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Health Education England?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Health Workforce, Reflective Practice, Quality Improvement, Patient Satisfaction, Global Health, Medical Education and Health Policy.

▲ 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-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
  1. Primary Care21▲ 24×12 topics
  2. Epidemiology17▲ 1.77×66 topics
  3. Quality of Life12▲ 3.3×32 topics
  4. Health Workforce11▲ 114×2 topics
  5. Reflective Practice11▲ 25×5 topics
  6. COVID-1911▲ 3.5×19 topics
  7. Quality Improvement10▲ 23×8 topics
  8. Public Health10▲ 2.9×26 topics
  9. Patient Satisfaction10▲ 14×9 topics
  10. Global Health10▲ 27×3 topics
  11. Medical Education9▲ 14×9 topics
  12. Health Policy9▲ 24×3 topics
  13. Competency-Based Education8▲ 40×2 topics
  14. Risk Factors8▲ 3.2×23 topics
  15. Assessment Methods8▲ 32×2 topics
  16. Faculty Development8▲ 44×2 topics
  17. Physician Migration8▲ 119×1 topic
  18. Rural Health8▲ 119×1 topic
  19. Continuing Medical Education8▲ 54×1 topic
  20. Professional Identity Formation8▲ 54×1 topic
  21. Healthcare8▲ 2.9×14 topics
  22. Chronic Disease Management7▲ 15×5 topics
  23. Collaborative Practice7▲ 70×2 topics
  24. Communication7▲ 9.3×4 topics
  25. Continuity of Care7▲ 59×2 topics
  26. Ethical Considerations7▲ 7.9×8 topics
  27. Gender Differences6▲ 7.1×7 topics
  28. Mortality6▲ 4.6×11 topics
  29. Health System Reform6▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Patient Care5▲ 19×5 topics
  31. Patient-Centered Medical Home5▲ 66×1 topic
  32. Pay for Performance5▲ 66×1 topic
  33. Healthcare Quality5▲ 21×4 topics
  34. Academic Medicine5▲ 26×3 topics
  35. Science5▲ 7.8×3 topics
  36. Healthcare Outcomes4▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Healthcare Workers4▲ 7.9×5 topics
  38. Integrated Care4▲ 43×2 topics
  39. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome4▲ 85×1 topic
  40. Electrodiagnostic Studies4▲ 85×1 topic

Which research topics does Health Education England publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Health Workforce Issues, Innovations in Medical Education, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Peripheral Nerve Disorders.

Global Health Workforce Issues: 8 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 8 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …5Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 5 fractional worksPeripheral Nerve Disorders4Peripheral Nerve Disorders: 4 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 4 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 4 fractional worksDental Education, Practi…4Dental Education, Practice, Research: 4 fractional worksNursing Roles and Practices: 3 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional works
Emergency Medical ServicesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging2 others

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

  1. 1 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 8 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  3. 3 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 5 works
  4. 4 Peripheral Nerve Disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  5. 5 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 4 works
  6. 6 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 4 works
  7. 7 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 4 works
  8. 8 Nursing Roles and Practices General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 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 available41.8%not open58.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Health Education England's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Health Education England as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00062% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Health Education England0.00055% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Health Education England 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Health Education England8.2% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.5% in 2024.

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