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Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

In research, Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,554 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,973 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,447
of 22,385 · #26,002 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#569
of 862
Research works
267
▲ 54% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.7k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

What is Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #5,554 of 9,902 8.4%89 #8993
MedicineField #5,973 of 8,541 8.2%70 #8711

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 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 Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is in Health Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (56%), Health Professions (14%), Psychology (11%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 100 fractional works · 72.5% of its workMedicine: 77 fractional works · 55.8% of its workRheumatology: 16 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 20 fractional works · 14.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 15 fractional works · 10.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 30 fractional works · 21.7% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 11.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMidlandsPartnership NHS…138fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences73%Social Sciences22%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7755.8%
    2. Health Professions2014.3%
    3. Dentistry21.7%
    4. Nursing10.7%
    1. Psychology1611.4%
    2. Social Sciences86.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities21.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.4%
    2. Neuroscience10.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.0%
    1. Engineering21.4%
    2. Computer Science10.4%
    3. Environmental Science00.1%
    4. Mathematics00.1%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 3.48× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.44× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.90× its world share, 77 worksMedicineNursing: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.75× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions5.44×20 works
  2. Psychology3.75×16 works
  3. Dentistry3.48×2 works
  4. Medicine2.90×77 works
  5. Nursing1.51×1 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.58×2 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.56×1 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.50×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.48×8 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×2 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×3 works
  12. Neuroscience0.41×1 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×1 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.17×0 works
  15. Engineering0.09×2 works
  16. Mathematics0.06×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.05×1 works
  18. Environmental Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust?

Ranked on the quality score, Katherine Ludwin, Rashi Negi and David Dobel‐Ober lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

  1. 1 Katherine Ludwin United Kingdom · #1,702,847 worldwide 145 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Rashi Negi United Kingdom · #2,047,416 worldwide 87 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 David Dobel‐Ober United Kingdom · #2,433,075 worldwide 387 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Michelle Rydon‐Grange United Kingdom · #2,870,372 worldwide 175 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Lisa Goodall United Kingdom · #4,176,827 worldwide 88 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

What are the most cited papers from Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust?

The most cited paper from Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is "Global epidemiology of gout: prevalence, incidence, treatment patterns and risk factors" (Mats Dehlin, L. Jacobsson, Edward Roddy, 2020), with 1,409 citations. Next come "UK clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis" (600) and "Evidence‐based treatment recommendations for neck and low back pain across Europe: A systematic review of guidelines" (521).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global epidemiology of gout: prevalence, incidence, treatment patterns and risk factors Mats Dehlin, L. Jacobsson, Edward Roddy · Nature Reviews Rheumatology Review 15 Jun 2020 1,409
2 UK clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis Celia Louise Gregson, David Armstrong, Jean Bowden et al. · Archives of Osteoporosis Open access 5 Apr 2022 600
3 Evidence‐based treatment recommendations for neck and low back pain across Europe: A systematic review of guidelines Gemma Mansell, Siobhán M Stynes, Gwenllian Wynne‐Jones et al. · European Journal of Pain ReviewOpen access 16 Oct 2020 521
4 Osteoarthritis year in review 2021: epidemiology & therapy Jonathan George Quicke, Philip G. Conaghan, George Peat · Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open access 22 Oct 2021 383
5 Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses identify novel genetic mechanisms in rheumatoid arthritis Kazuyoshi Ishigaki et al. · Nature Genetics Open access Nov 2022 371
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cardiovascular Risk, Epidemiology, Primary Care, Autoantibodies, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cytokines and Biological Therapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology18▲ 3.3×36 topics
  2. Inflammation16▲ 5.5×15 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Risk13▲ 30×4 topics
  4. Primary Care10▲ 21×11 topics
  5. Autoantibodies10▲ 32×3 topics
  6. Rheumatoid Arthritis9▲ 66×2 topics
  7. Cytokines9▲ 22×2 topics
  8. Biological Therapy9▲ 108×1 topic
  9. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs9▲ 123×1 topic
  10. Quality of Life7▲ 3.3×17 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 5.3×9 topics
  12. Global Burden6▲ 7.7×7 topics
  13. Mental Health6▲ 2.9×17 topics
  14. Depression5▲ 4.5×13 topics
  15. Psychological Factors5▲ 19×5 topics
  16. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 19×5 topics
  17. COVID-195▲ 2.8×7 topics
  18. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 26×5 topics
  19. Patient Engagement4▲ 24×4 topics
  20. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 10×7 topics
  21. Chronic Pain4▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Medical Education4▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Behavior Change4▲ 20×4 topics
  24. Ankylosing Spondylitis4▲ 94×1 topic
  25. Spondyloarthritis4▲ 94×1 topic
  26. Endothelial Dysfunction4▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Low Back Pain4▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Health Services4▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Anxiety4▲ 5.4×7 topics
  30. Digital Divide3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  31. Hypertension3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  32. Disability3▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Mental Health Services3▲ 46×2 topics
  34. Hyperuricemia3▲ 87×1 topic
  35. Musculoskeletal Disorders3▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Psychological Distress3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  37. Systematic Review3▲ 40×2 topics
  38. Uric Acid3▲ 112×1 topic
  39. Health Status Questionnaires3▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Neuropathology3▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments, Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Res…9Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 9 fractional worksSpondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 4 fractional worksGout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid: 3 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 3 fractional worksMusculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksChronic Disease Manageme…2Chronic Disease Management Strategies: 2 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 2 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 2 fractional works
RheumatologyNephrologyPharmacologyGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 9 works
  2. 2 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 4 works
  3. 3 Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid Nephrology 3 works
  4. 4 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 works
  5. 5 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation Rehabilitation 2 works
  7. 7 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 2 works
  9. 9 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 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 available62.2%not open37.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 54% higher 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 Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00054% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust0.00061% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust4.6% in 2025

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.3% in 2021.

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