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Improvement Service

In research, Improvement Service stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,074 of 20,462 worldwide), Health Professions (#2,027 of 3,776 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,710 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,851
of 28,054 · #19,725 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#754
of 1,094
Research works
703
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Improvement Service 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,074 of 20,462 12.0%289
Health ProfessionsField #2,027 of 3,776 12.7%133
Social SciencesDomain #9,710 of 16,945 15.7%221
MedicineField #10,363 of 17,978 11.4%145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Improvement Service 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: 1.57× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.70× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.41× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.81× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.35× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.11× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Improvement Service?

Ranked on the composite score, I. J. Bingham, E. Booth and SP Hoad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Improvement Service.

  1. 1 I. J. Bingham United Kingdom · #344,863 worldwide 136 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 E. Booth United Kingdom · #1,466,945 worldwide 8 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 SP Hoad United Kingdom · #1,535,798 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Improvement Service

Which keywords describe research at Improvement Service?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Public Health, Quality Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice, Epidemiology, Medical Education, Patient Satisfaction and Ethical Considerations.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 1.46×31 topics
  2. Primary Care5▲ 14×10 topics
  3. Public Health4▲ 3.1×18 topics
  4. Globalization3▲ 1.54×10 topics
  5. Quality of Life3▲ 2.0×16 topics
  6. Risk Factors3▲ 2.7×14 topics
  7. Quality Improvement2▲ 15×6 topics
  8. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 19×3 topics
  9. Guidelines2▲ 4.7×8 topics
  10. Medical Education2▲ 8.4×7 topics
  11. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  12. Ethical Considerations2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  13. Organizational Culture2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  14. Pedagogy2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  15. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  16. Communication2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  17. Continuity of Care2▲ 38×2 topics
  18. Marker Development2▲ 38×3 topics
  19. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  20. Healthcare Quality Indicators2▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Healthcare Outcomes1▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Intensive Care Unit1▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Reflective Practice1▲ 8.4×3 topics
  24. Behavior Change1▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Critical Care1▲ 6.4×7 topics
  26. Drought Tolerance1▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Pain Management1▲ 6.7×5 topics
  28. Patient Care1▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Professional Learning Communities1▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Digital Health1▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Health Care Utilization1▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Healthcare Interventions1▲ 39×1 topic
  33. Implementation Science1▲ 39×1 topic
  34. Nursing Education1▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Patient-Centered Medical Home1▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Pay for Performance1▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Professional Practice1▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Student Achievement1▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Interprofessional Education1▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Systematic Review1▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Improvement Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Health Policy Implementation Science, Interprofessional Education and Collaboration and Healthcare Systems and Practices.

Primary Care and Health …1Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…1Health Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…1Healthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksHealth Sciences Research…1Health Sciences Research and Education: 1 fractional worksStructural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 1 fractional worksNoise Effects and Manage…1Noise Effects and Management: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 1 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsCivil and Structural EngineeringOncologySpeech and Hearing2 others

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

  1. 1 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Health Sciences Research and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 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 available31.0%not open69.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.5%domestic only57.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Improvement Service's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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