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ME Association

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World rank, all time
#22,771
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,189
of 1,844
Research works
225
▲ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
ME Association

Which fields of science does ME Association work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at ME Association is in Health Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (41%), Psychology (11%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 14 fractional works · 44.3% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 40.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 24.8% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 10.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 16.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 8.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFuel Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKME Association32fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences44%Social Sciences25%

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. Medicine1340.8%
    2. Health Professions12.7%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Psychology310.9%
    2. Social Sciences27.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities12.9%
    4. Decision Sciences12.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology38.6%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics12.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.7%
    4. Neuroscience12.1%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    1. Environmental Science27.2%
    2. Computer Science14.0%
    3. Engineering01.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.9%
    5. Energy00.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.68× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.87× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.12× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.57× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics7.87×1 works
  2. Psychology3.57×4 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.68×1 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.15×1 works
  5. Medicine2.12×13 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.62×3 works
  7. Environmental Science1.45×2 works
  8. Neuroscience1.27×1 works
  9. Health Professions1.04×1 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.02×1 works
  11. Veterinary0.85×0 works
  12. Dentistry0.71×0 works
  13. Nursing0.71×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.60×2 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.56×0 works
  16. Energy0.54×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.54×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.51×1 works
  19. Engineering0.10×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.10×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at ME Association?

Ranked on the quality score, Diane Rust, Chairman. and Bernard Newman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ME Association.

  1. 1 Diane Rust United Kingdom · #3,121,338 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Chairman. United Kingdom · #3,612,390 worldwide 36 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Bernard Newman United Kingdom · #3,721,855 worldwide 101 citations · 89 works
  4. 4 Frank E. Samuel United Kingdom · #4,038,031 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Steven Gans United Kingdom · #4,334,500 worldwide 32 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Charles Shepherd United Kingdom · #5,005,940 worldwide 1.2k citations · 169 works
  7. 7 Andrew J. MAKIN United Kingdom · #5,142,824 worldwide 1.9k citations · 103 works
  8. 8 Merrily Orsini United Kingdom · #6,185,911 worldwide 53 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at ME Association

What are the most cited papers from ME Association?

The most cited paper from ME Association is "EULAR recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis: a report from the EULAR Scleroderma Trials and Research group (EUSTAR)" (Otylia Kowal‐Bielecka et al., 2009), with 622 citations. Next come "Bivalirudin or Unfractionated Heparin in Acute Coronary Syndromes" (398) and "Effects of partial substitution of lime with ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) on the strength properties of lime-stabilised sulphate-bearing clay soils" (262).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 EULAR recommendations for the treatment of systemic sclerosis: a report from the EULAR Scleroderma Trials and Research group (EUSTAR) Otylia Kowal‐Bielecka et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 15 Jan 2009 622
2 Bivalirudin or Unfractionated Heparin in Acute Coronary Syndromes Marco Valgimigli et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access Sep 2015 398
3 Effects of partial substitution of lime with ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) on the strength properties of lime-stabilised sulphate-bearing clay soils Stan Wild, John Mungai Kinuthia, Grinnell Jones et al. · Engineering Geology Nov 1998 262
4 Suppression of swelling associated with ettringite formation in lime stabilized sulphate bearing clay soils by partial substitution of lime with ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS) Stan Wild, John Mungai Kinuthia, Grinnell Jones et al. · Engineering Geology Feb 1999 195
5 Characterization of 11p14-p12 deletion in WAGR syndrome by array CGH for identifying genes contributing to mental retardation and autism Suying Xu, Joan C. Han, Ana Morales et al. · Cytogenetic and Genome Research 2008 140
All 57 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at ME Association?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnostic Criteria, Neurobiology, Quality of Life, Meta-Analysis, Resilience and Psychological Factors.

▲ 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 22 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 3.0×24 topics
  2. Treatment2▲ 5.8×11 topics
  3. Quality of Life2▲ 3.8×12 topics
  4. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 21×3 topics
  5. Neurobiology2▲ 18×4 topics
  6. Climate Change1▲ 1.60×6 topics
  7. Mental Health1▲ 2.7×9 topics
  8. Meta-Analysis1▲ 6.8×5 topics
  9. Resilience1▲ 7.4×5 topics
  10. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome1▲ 119×1 topic
  11. Ethical Considerations1▲ 10×6 topics
  12. Fibromyalgia1▲ 119×1 topic
  13. Psychological Factors1▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Acupuncture1▲ 56×3 topics
  15. Alternative Fuels1▲ 80×1 topic
  16. Aviation1▲ 126×1 topic
  17. Bisphenol A1▲ 82×1 topic
  18. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals1▲ 82×1 topic
  19. Environmental Exposure1▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Health Effects1▲ 5.3×2 topics
  21. Metabolic Disorders1▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Pain Relief1▲ 79×2 topics

Which research topics does ME Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research, Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals and Family and Disability Support Research.

Fibromyalgia and Chronic…1Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Aircraft Design…1Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies: 1 fractional worksEffects and risks of end…1Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 1 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…1Family and Disability Support Research: 1 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and Open Access: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 0 fractional worksHealthcare and Venom Res…0Healthcare and Venom Research: 0 fractional worksAcupuncture Treatment Research Studies: 0 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 0 fractional worksGenetic Syndromes and Im…0Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting: 0 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthGlobal and Planetary ChangeHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisClinical Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  2. 2 Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  3. 3 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  4. 4 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 1 works
  6. 6 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 0 works
  7. 7 Healthcare and Venom Research Pharmacology 0 works
  8. 8 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting Genetics 0 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 available26.8%not open73.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.3%domestic only76.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has ME Association's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is ME Association as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000072% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%ME Association0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of ME Association over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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