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Medical Defence Union

In research, Medical Defence Union stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,383 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,609
of 28,054 · #31,332 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,084
of 1,094
Research works
380
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Medical Defence Union 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 #11,383 of 20,462 8.9%244

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Medical Defence Union 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 3.45× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 9.01× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.63× its world share, 20 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.66× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.05× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Medical Defence Union?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Forbes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Medical Defence Union.

  1. 1 Robert Forbes United Kingdom · #1,100,963 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Medical Defence Union

Which keywords describe research at Medical Defence Union?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Healthcare Quality, Public Health, Communication, Referral, Specialist, Community Engagement and Leadership Development.

▲ 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. Primary Care6▲ 26×8 topics
  2. Healthcare Quality6▲ 87×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology5▲ 1.99×29 topics
  4. Public Health5▲ 5.5×13 topics
  5. Communication4▲ 20×2 topics
  6. Human Rights4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  7. Quality of Life4▲ 3.8×7 topics
  8. Referral4▲ 392×1 topic
  9. Specialist4▲ 392×1 topic
  10. Community Engagement3▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Elderly Care3▲ 32×2 topics
  12. Leadership Development3▲ 150×2 topics
  13. Clinical Trials3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  14. Dental Students3▲ 197×2 topics
  15. Burnout3▲ 50×2 topics
  16. End-of-Life3▲ 47×2 topics
  17. Ethical Climate3▲ 145×1 topic
  18. Ethical Considerations3▲ 12×6 topics
  19. Moral Distress3▲ 145×1 topic
  20. Palliative Care3▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Career Choice3▲ 141×1 topic
  22. Dignity Therapy3▲ 273×1 topic
  23. Motivation3▲ 9.7×1 topic
  24. Patient Dignity3▲ 273×1 topic
  25. Mortality3▲ 6.8×5 topics
  26. Informed Consent2▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Research Participation2▲ 146×1 topic
  28. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Defensive Medicine2▲ 136×1 topic
  30. Malpractice Risk2▲ 136×1 topic
  31. Healthcare Workers2▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Depression2▲ 3.5×6 topics
  33. Patient Care2▲ 25×3 topics
  34. Infectious Diseases2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  35. Trauma2▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Prevalence2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  37. Disaster Response2▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Medical Ethics2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Triage2▲ 55×1 topic
  40. NHS1▲ 142×2 topics

Which research topics does Medical Defence Union publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Systems and Technology, Ethics in medical practice, Dental Education, Practice, Research and Patient Dignity and Privacy.

Healthcare Systems and T…4Healthcare Systems and Technology: 4 fractional worksEthics in medical practice3Ethics in medical practice: 3 fractional worksDental Education, Practi…3Dental Education, Practice, Research: 3 fractional worksPatient Dignity and Priv…3Patient Dignity and Privacy: 3 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Resea…2Ethics in Clinical Research: 2 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and …2Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 2 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries: 1 fractional worksLegal Education and Practice Innovations: 1 fractional worksHealth Services Management and Policy: 1 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPharmacy3 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Technology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  2. 2 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Patient Dignity and Privacy Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  5. 5 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 2 works
  7. 7 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  8. 8 Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries Ophthalmology 1 works
  9. 9 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 1 works
  10. 10 Health Services Management and Policy General Health Professions 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Medical Defence Union's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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