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Hospice UK

In research, Hospice UK stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,733 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#6,769 of 10,443 worldwide) and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (#771 of 828 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology — Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health is 26.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,220
of 28,054 · #22,575 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#822
of 1,094
Research works
1.4k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.7k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Hospice UK known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #7,733 of 11,982 3.5%225 #7212
MedicineField #6,769 of 10,443 4.1%160 #7132
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #771 of 828 3.7%103 #1604
Social SciencesDomain #10,384 of 10,521 3.4%62 #12836
Health ProfessionsField #1,906 of 1,928 1.9%62 #3592

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hospice UK 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#7,212 #7,733
  2. Medicine#7,132 #6,769
  3. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#1,604 #771
  4. Social Sciences#12,836 #10,384
  5. Health Professions#3,592 #1,906
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Hospice UK specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health takes 26.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 102.8 works26×
  2. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 43.0 works11×
  3. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 27.3 works8.8×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.94× its world share, 62 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.80× its world share, 160 worksMedicineNursing: 1.80× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.54× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 16 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.

Who are the top researchers at Hospice UK?

Ranked on the composite score, Phil Russell, Stephen R. Connor and Christina Faull lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospice UK.

  1. 1 Phil Russell United Kingdom · #122,817 worldwide 104 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Stephen R. Connor United Kingdom · #213,887 worldwide 67 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Christina Faull United Kingdom · #1,090,001 worldwide 4 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Sarah Russell United Kingdom · #1,397,467 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Hospice UK

Which keywords describe research at Hospice UK?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Palliative Care, End-of-Life, Ethical Considerations, Health Care Costs, Advance Care Planning, Family Perspectives, Quality of Life and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Palliative Care94▲ 197×4 topics
  2. End-of-Life92▲ 342×3 topics
  3. Ethical Considerations89▲ 88×8 topics
  4. Health Care Costs84▲ 349×2 topics
  5. Advance Care Planning84▲ 477×1 topic
  6. Family Perspectives84▲ 477×1 topic
  7. Quality of Life32▲ 7.6×26 topics
  8. Mental Health27▲ 6.2×16 topics
  9. Primary Care23▲ 21×11 topics
  10. Resilience21▲ 15×5 topics
  11. Treatment21▲ 5.9×9 topics
  12. Psychological Impact20▲ 21×3 topics
  13. Bereavement19▲ 182×1 topic
  14. Complicated Grief19▲ 182×1 topic
  15. Quality of Care15▲ 61×4 topics
  16. Public Health14▲ 3.4×19 topics
  17. Collaborative Practice12▲ 97×2 topics
  18. Elderly Care12▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Communication10▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Intensive Care Unit10▲ 27×4 topics
  21. Patient Care9▲ 26×4 topics
  22. Long-Term Care9▲ 38×2 topics
  23. Elderly Patients8▲ 17×4 topics
  24. Healthcare Outcomes8▲ 52×2 topics
  25. Critical Care8▲ 12×6 topics
  26. Patient-Centered Care8▲ 37×3 topics
  27. Chronic Conditions8▲ 40×2 topics
  28. Healthcare Communication8▲ 31×4 topics
  29. Resuscitation8▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Integrated Care8▲ 63×2 topics
  31. Patient Experience8▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Interprofessional Education8▲ 91×1 topic
  33. Teamwork8▲ 91×1 topic
  34. Dignity Therapy7▲ 168×1 topic
  35. Patient Dignity7▲ 168×1 topic
  36. Patient Satisfaction7▲ 7.9×5 topics
  37. Nursing Home7▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Person-Centered Care7▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Ethical Implications7▲ 51×2 topics
  40. Family Needs7▲ 71×1 topic

Which research topics does Hospice UK publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, Interprofessional Education and Collaboration and Patient Dignity and Privacy.

Palliative Care and End-…84Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 84 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 19 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 8 fractional worksPatient Dignity and Privacy: 7 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 7 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 7 fractional worksGlobal Healthcare and Medical Tourism: 7 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 6 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 5 fractional worksNursing Roles and Practices: 4 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthClinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsRadiological and Ultrasound Technology1 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 84 works
  2. 2 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 19 works
  3. 3 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 8 works
  4. 4 Patient Dignity and Privacy Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  5. 5 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 7 works
  6. 6 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 7 works
  7. 7 Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism General Health Professions 7 works
  8. 8 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 6 works
  9. 9 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  10. 10 Nursing Roles and Practices General Health Professions 4 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 available58.8%not open41.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hospice UK's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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