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Improvement Service

In research, Improvement Service stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,382 of 16,688 worldwide), Health Professions (#1,963 of 3,315 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,625 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,482
of 22,385 · #11,347 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#526
of 862
Research works
703
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
Improvement Service

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 #8,382 of 16,688 7.2%289
Health ProfessionsField #1,963 of 3,315 6.5%133
MedicineField #8,625 of 14,558 7.7%145
Social SciencesDomain #11,371 of 14,833 7.9%221

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Improvement Service work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Improvement Service is in Health Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Health Professions (15%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 47 fractional works · 43.7% of its workMedicine: 29 fractional works · 26.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 15.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 10.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 25.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 12.8% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 16.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 10.2% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 14.2% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 7.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKImprovementService109fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences44%Social Sciences26%

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. Medicine2926.5%
    2. Health Professions1715.5%
    3. Veterinary10.9%
    4. Nursing10.7%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1412.8%
    2. Psychology76.4%
    3. Decision Sciences22.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting21.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities11.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1110.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology54.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.6%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Engineering87.2%
    2. Computer Science32.8%
    3. Environmental Science32.6%
    4. Chemistry10.5%
    5. Mathematics10.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.15× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.88× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.38× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.96× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.11× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary6.96×1 works
  2. Health Professions5.88×17 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.15×11 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.14×2 works
  5. Psychology2.11×7 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.58×2 works
  7. Nursing1.40×1 works
  8. Medicine1.38×29 works
  9. Social Sciences1.01×14 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.96×2 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.78×4 works
  12. Environmental Science0.52×3 works
  13. Engineering0.48×8 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×2 works
  15. Mathematics0.44×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.36×3 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.35×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.33×1 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×0 works
  20. Neuroscience0.19×0 works
  21. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Improvement Service?

Ranked on the quality score, Daniela Lourenco, David Lyon and Edwin F. Kingsbury lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Improvement Service.

  1. 1 Daniela Lourenco United Kingdom · #2,683,324 worldwide 0 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 David Lyon United Kingdom · #2,766,105 worldwide 494 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Edwin F. Kingsbury United Kingdom · #2,783,317 worldwide 185 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Arthur M. Dowell United Kingdom · #2,814,483 worldwide 402 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Ignacy Misztal United Kingdom · #3,052,122 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Bonnie Cheuk United Kingdom · #3,205,982 worldwide 252 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Michael R. Gunderson United Kingdom · #3,640,872 worldwide 144 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Takio MANAKA United Kingdom · #3,814,260 worldwide 106 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Nigel Ecclesfield United Kingdom · #3,945,041 worldwide 260 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Danny Van Leeuwen United Kingdom · #4,497,464 worldwide 106 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Improvement Service

What are the most cited papers from Improvement Service?

The most cited paper from Improvement Service is "Improving Chronic Illness Care: Translating Evidence Into Action" (Edward H. Wagner, Brian T. Austin, Connie L. Davis et al., 2001), with 3,498 citations. Next come "Development of International Terminology and Definitions for Texture-Modified Foods and Thickened Fluids Used in Dysphagia Management: The IDDSI Framework" (1,131) and "Getting evidence into practice: the role and function of facilitation" (765).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Improving Chronic Illness Care: Translating Evidence Into Action Edward H. Wagner, Brian T. Austin, Connie L. Davis et al. · Health Affairs Nov 2001 3,498
2 Development of International Terminology and Definitions for Texture-Modified Foods and Thickened Fluids Used in Dysphagia Management: The IDDSI Framework Julie A. Y. Cichero, Peter Lam, Catriona Margaret Steele et al. · Dysphagia Open access 2 Dec 2016 1,131
3 Getting evidence into practice: the role and function of facilitation Gill Harvey, Alison Loftus‐Hills, Jo Rycroft‐Malone et al. · Journal of Advanced Nursing 6 Mar 2002 765
4 Design and marketing of new products John Lidstone · Long Range Planning Dec 1981 679
5 An Analysis for Unreplicated Fractional Factorials George E. P. Box, R. Daniel Meyer · Technometrics Feb 1986 558
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Improvement Service?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Quality Improvement, Epidemiology, Public Health, Evidence-Based Practice, Risk Factors, Medical Education and Chronic Disease Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 1.51×38 topics
  2. Primary Care5▲ 13×11 topics
  3. Public Health4▲ 2.7×18 topics
  4. Quality of Life3▲ 2.0×18 topics
  5. Risk Factors3▲ 2.7×16 topics
  6. Quality Improvement3▲ 13×7 topics
  7. Mental Health3▲ 1.76×17 topics
  8. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 16×3 topics
  9. Guidelines2▲ 4.6×9 topics
  10. Ethical Considerations2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  11. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  12. Genetic Diversity2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  13. Medical Education2▲ 6.8×7 topics
  14. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  15. Organizational Culture2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  16. Pedagogy2▲ 3.4×6 topics
  17. Communication2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  18. Drought Tolerance2▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Marker Development2▲ 33×3 topics
  20. Behavior Change2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  21. Continuity of Care2▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Critical Care2▲ 6.0×7 topics
  23. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  24. Health Care Utilization2▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Healthcare Quality Indicators2▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Patient Engagement2▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Reflective Practice2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  29. Clinical Outcomes1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  30. Digital Health1▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Healthcare Outcomes1▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Incidence1▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Patient Care1▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Patient Safety1▲ 7.7×5 topics
  35. Patient-Centered Medical Home1▲ 34×1 topic
  36. Pay for Performance1▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Plant Breeding1▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Professional Learning Communities1▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Breeding1▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Nursing Education1▲ 8.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Improvement Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Health Policy Implementation Science, Interprofessional Education and Collaboration and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection.

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 worksColorectal Cancer Screen…1Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…1Healthcare Systems and Practices: 1 fractional worksStructural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 1 fractional worksHealth Sciences Research and Education: 1 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cogn…1Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 1 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 1 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsOncologyCivil and Structural EngineeringCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine2 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 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 1 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Health Sciences Research and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Improvement Service's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% 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 Improvement Service as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00027% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Improvement Service0.00074% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Improvement Service 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 2025Improvement Service8.7% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.8% in 2005.

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