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Health Protection Scotland

In research, Health Protection Scotland stands highest in Medicine (#9,447 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,450 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,604
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#899
of 2,253
Research works
306
▼ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
26.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Health Protection Scotland 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
MedicineField #9,447 of 17,978 25.4%179
Health SciencesDomain #11,450 of 20,462 23.1%207

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Health Protection Scotland 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: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 4.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 4.33× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.87× its world share, 4 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.59× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.43× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Health Protection Scotland?

Ranked on the composite score, Sharon Hutchinson, David Goldberg and Kevin G. Pollock lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Health Protection Scotland.

  1. 1 Sharon Hutchinson United Kingdom · #63,415 worldwide 170 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 David Goldberg United Kingdom · #379,585 worldwide 53 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Kevin G. Pollock United Kingdom · #1,049,104 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Evonne T Curran United Kingdom · #1,301,994 worldwide 29 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Health Protection Scotland

Which keywords describe research at Health Protection Scotland?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Immune Response, Pathogenesis, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Treatment, Vaccine and Liver Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology114▲ 9.2×70 topics
  2. Public Health33▲ 8.0×27 topics
  3. Immune Response31▲ 17×12 topics
  4. Pathogenesis31▲ 18×19 topics
  5. Treatment25▲ 6.3×20 topics
  6. Healthcare-Associated Infections23▲ 62×5 topics
  7. Vaccine22▲ 18×11 topics
  8. Liver Disease22▲ 51×3 topics
  9. Antiviral Therapy21▲ 44×3 topics
  10. Infectious Diseases17▲ 23×8 topics
  11. Antimicrobial Resistance17▲ 22×8 topics
  12. Infection17▲ 19×8 topics
  13. Pandemic15▲ 11×9 topics
  14. Genetic Variation14▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Antibiotic Resistance14▲ 11×10 topics
  16. Hepatitis C Virus14▲ 84×1 topic
  17. Ribavirin14▲ 84×1 topic
  18. Global Burden13▲ 7.9×7 topics
  19. Vaccine Development12▲ 13×9 topics
  20. Virus12▲ 33×3 topics
  21. Antibodies12▲ 44×2 topics
  22. Vaccines12▲ 56×3 topics
  23. COVID-1912▲ 5.7×17 topics
  24. Genomics12▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Risk Perception12▲ 19×5 topics
  26. Respiratory11▲ 37×2 topics
  27. Hepatocellular Carcinoma11▲ 17×3 topics
  28. Influenza11▲ 77×2 topics
  29. H1N111▲ 100×1 topic
  30. Healthcare Workers11▲ 25×5 topics
  31. Prevention Strategies11▲ 38×3 topics
  32. HIV10▲ 27×4 topics
  33. Zoonotic Transmission9▲ 29×5 topics
  34. Patient Safety9▲ 24×4 topics
  35. Infection Control9▲ 52×2 topics
  36. Disease Burden9▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Pathogenicity8▲ 31×4 topics
  38. Food Safety8▲ 10.0×7 topics
  39. Host Immune Response8▲ 42×3 topics
  40. Substance Abuse8▲ 38×2 topics

Which research topics does Health Protection Scotland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 and Mental Health, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy and COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction.

COVID-19 and Mental Health1COVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Impact on Reproduction: 0 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 0 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 0 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing: 0 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 0 fractional worksPublic Health Policies and Education: 0 fractional worksParasitic Infections and Diagnostics: 0 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyModeling and SimulationHealthObstetrics and Gynecology4 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  3. 3 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 1 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  5. 5 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 0 works
  6. 6 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 0 works
  7. 7 SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Infectious Diseases 0 works
  8. 8 Health disparities and outcomes Health 0 works
  9. 9 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics Parasitology 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 available51.8%not open48.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.3%domestic only80.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Health Protection Scotland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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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