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Institute of Medical Ethics

In research, Institute of Medical Ethics stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,732 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,473 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions — General Health Professions is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,441
of 28,054 · #16,399 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#520
of 1,094
Research works
1.2k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Institute of Medical Ethics 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 #4,732 of 11,982 12.7%84 #5127
Social SciencesDomain #5,473 of 10,521 23.0%98 #6757

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Medical Ethics 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 Institute of Medical Ethics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 21.8 works7.8×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.56× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.36× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.02× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.57× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.12× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.57× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Medical Ethics?

Ranked on the composite score, Verena Tschudin, Richard Nicholson and علیـرضا نیکبخت نصرآبادی lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Medical Ethics.

  1. 1 Verena Tschudin United Kingdom · #343,839 worldwide 21 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Richard Nicholson United Kingdom · #557,001 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 علیـرضا نیکبخت نصرآبادی United Kingdom · #641,754 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Mats Johansson United Kingdom · #866,931 worldwide 19 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Valerie Gutmann Koch United Kingdom · #1,376,052 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Medical Ethics

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Medical Ethics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Human Rights, Burnout, Ethical Climate, Moral Distress, Ethical Considerations, Medical Ethics and Religion.

▲ 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. Ethics12▲ 12×20 topics
  2. Human Rights12▲ 5.5×20 topics
  3. Education10▲ 2.8×20 topics
  4. Burnout10▲ 52×2 topics
  5. Ethical Climate9▲ 156×1 topic
  6. Moral Distress9▲ 156×1 topic
  7. Mental Health9▲ 3.1×22 topics
  8. Quality of Life9▲ 3.1×27 topics
  9. Globalization8▲ 2.1×21 topics
  10. Ethical Considerations8▲ 12×8 topics
  11. Medical Ethics8▲ 29×6 topics
  12. Clinical Trials7▲ 5.4×10 topics
  13. Religion7▲ 7.2×13 topics
  14. Public Health7▲ 2.3×24 topics
  15. Neuroscience6▲ 10×7 topics
  16. Palliative Care6▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Health Care Costs5▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Professionalism5▲ 15×5 topics
  19. End-of-Life5▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Ethical Issues5▲ 23×4 topics
  21. Informed Consent5▲ 33×3 topics
  22. Primary Care5▲ 6.5×10 topics
  23. Community Engagement4▲ 6.7×4 topics
  24. Empathy4▲ 19×5 topics
  25. Pediatric4▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Best Interest Standard4▲ 117×1 topic
  27. Parental Discretion4▲ 117×1 topic
  28. Health Promotion4▲ 6.6×6 topics
  29. Ethical Guidelines4▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Healthcare Quality4▲ 19×4 topics
  31. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 6.4×5 topics
  32. Minority Recruitment4▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Research Participation4▲ 68×1 topic
  34. Advance Care Planning4▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Cultural Diversity4▲ 7.7×2 topics
  36. Family Perspectives4▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Patient Engagement4▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Empowerment3▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Inclusion3▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Research Methods3▲ 9.4×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Medical Ethics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ethics in medical practice, Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare, Ethics in Clinical Research and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues.

Ethics in medical practice9Ethics in medical practice: 9 fractional worksEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare: 4 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Research: 4 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 4 fractional worksDutch Social and Cultural Studies: 3 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 3 fractional worksNeuroethics, Human Enhan…3Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksGlobalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 9 works
  2. 2 Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  3. 3 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  4. 4 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  5. 5 Dutch Social and Cultural Studies Education 3 works
  6. 6 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 3 works
  7. 7 Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Globalization, Historical Perspectives, and International Relations Sociology and Political Science 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.2%domestic only54.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Medical Ethics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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