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Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

In research, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,330 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 24.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,780
of 28,054 · #25,685 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#600
of 1,094
Research works
305
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
4k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust 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
Social SciencesDomain #13,330 of 16,945 16.1%156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust 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 Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 24.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 26.9 works25×
  2. PsychologyField · 33.6 works11×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 3.13× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.05× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.40× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 10.55× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Chetan Shah and Regi Alexander lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

  1. 1 Chetan Shah United Kingdom · #821,000 worldwide 38 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Regi Alexander United Kingdom · #1,086,491 worldwide 25 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Which keywords describe research at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Prevalence, Quality of Life, Genetics, Health Disparities, Resilience, Intellectual Disability and Down Syndrome.

▲ 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. Mental Health13▲ 8.3×19 topics
  2. Prevalence12▲ 27×10 topics
  3. Quality of Life11▲ 7.5×16 topics
  4. Epidemiology10▲ 2.3×13 topics
  5. Genetics8▲ 10×5 topics
  6. Health Disparities7▲ 26×3 topics
  7. Resilience6▲ 13×5 topics
  8. Intellectual Disability6▲ 237×2 topics
  9. Down Syndrome6▲ 497×1 topic
  10. Genetic Counseling6▲ 497×1 topic
  11. Adolescents6▲ 14×6 topics
  12. Primary Care6▲ 14×9 topics
  13. Depression5▲ 5.8×13 topics
  14. Emotion Recognition5▲ 27×3 topics
  15. Coping Strategies5▲ 20×3 topics
  16. Neuroimaging5▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Neurobiology4▲ 16×8 topics
  18. Neurodevelopmental Disorders4▲ 32×3 topics
  19. Psychopathology4▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Autism Spectrum Disorders4▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Brain Connectivity4▲ 38×1 topic
  22. Early Intervention4▲ 41×2 topics
  23. Social Cognition4▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Social Skills Interventions4▲ 56×1 topic
  25. Neurobiological Correlates4▲ 36×3 topics
  26. Caregiver Well-Being4▲ 65×1 topic
  27. Chronic Conditions4▲ 50×2 topics
  28. Cognitive Therapy4▲ 32×3 topics
  29. Comorbidity4▲ 31×4 topics
  30. Parenting Stress4▲ 49×1 topic
  31. Integrated Care4▲ 80×2 topics
  32. Emotion Regulation3▲ 10×6 topics
  33. Inclusion3▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Epidemiological Study3▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Mental Disorders3▲ 28×3 topics
  36. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 24×4 topics
  37. Social Model of Disability3▲ 231×1 topic
  38. Ethical Considerations3▲ 9.0×3 topics
  39. Deep Brain Stimulation3▲ 41×2 topics
  40. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder3▲ 149×1 topic

Which research topics does Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Down syndrome and intellectual disability research, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Family and Disability Support Research and Disability Rights and Representation.

Down syndrome and intellectual disability research: 6 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 4 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…4Family and Disability Support Research: 4 fractional worksDisability Rights and Re…3Disability Rights and Representation: 3 fractional worksPsychiatric care and mental health services: 3 fractional worksObsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Decision-Maki…3Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints: 3 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 2 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 2 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCognitive NeuroscienceClinical PsychologySafety Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Down syndrome and intellectual disability research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  2. 2 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  3. 3 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Disability Rights and Representation Safety Research 3 works
  5. 5 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Clinical Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  9. 9 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 2 works
  10. 10 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% higher 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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