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MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit

In research, MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,619 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,053 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions and Health Professions — General Health Professions is 12.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,992
of 28,054 · #9,139 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#474
of 1,094
Research works
957
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
50.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit 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 #5,619 of 11,982 31.7%87 #3157
Social SciencesDomain #6,053 of 10,521 38.1%76 #3242

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit 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 MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 12.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 32.7 works13×
  2. Health ProfessionsField · 36.8 works7.4×
← 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: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.89× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.44× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.38× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.62× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit?

Ranked on the composite score, Chris Patterson, Helen Sweeting and Linsay Gray lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit.

  1. 1 Chris Patterson United Kingdom · #162,463 worldwide 129 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Helen Sweeting United Kingdom · #265,132 worldwide 112 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Linsay Gray United Kingdom · #705,468 worldwide 81 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Marion Henderson United Kingdom · #797,029 worldwide 31 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Patrick West United Kingdom · #890,147 worldwide 42 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 AH Leyland United Kingdom · #972,838 worldwide 35 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit

Which keywords describe research at MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Mental Health, Social Support, Health Outcomes, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Mortality Risk and Neighborhood Effects.

▲ 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. Public Health32▲ 12×26 topics
  2. Mental Health28▲ 10×22 topics
  3. Social Support18▲ 17×10 topics
  4. Health Outcomes17▲ 32×6 topics
  5. Health Equity16▲ 31×4 topics
  6. Health Disparities16▲ 32×7 topics
  7. Mortality Risk15▲ 33×4 topics
  8. Epidemiology14▲ 1.95×33 topics
  9. Neighborhood Effects13▲ 64×3 topics
  10. Social Relationships13▲ 75×1 topic
  11. Socioeconomic Inequalities13▲ 103×1 topic
  12. Social Determinants of Health13▲ 30×4 topics
  13. Depression10▲ 6.3×15 topics
  14. Economic Crisis10▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Labor Market10▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Precarious Employment10▲ 87×1 topic
  17. Unemployment10▲ 64×1 topic
  18. Primary Care10▲ 14×11 topics
  19. COVID-199▲ 3.6×12 topics
  20. Physical Activity9▲ 9.4×7 topics
  21. Psychiatric Disorders8▲ 34×3 topics
  22. Quality of Life7▲ 2.6×19 topics
  23. Anxiety7▲ 7.5×7 topics
  24. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.1×16 topics
  25. Chronic Disease6▲ 20×4 topics
  26. Community Health6▲ 20×4 topics
  27. Meta-Analysis6▲ 5.0×7 topics
  28. Social Determinants5▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Global Burden of Disease5▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Adolescents5▲ 7.0×6 topics
  31. Psychological Impact5▲ 8.0×7 topics
  32. Health5▲ 6.4×9 topics
  33. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 6.7×3 topics
  34. Ecosystem Services5▲ 6.5×3 topics
  35. Prevalence5▲ 6.2×7 topics
  36. Cancer Risk4▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Impulsivity4▲ 45×2 topics
  38. Substance Use Disorders4▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Health Inequalities4▲ 18×5 topics
  40. Psychological Distress4▲ 8.6×3 topics

Which research topics does MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health disparities and outcomes, Employment and Welfare Studies, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes and Global Health Care Issues.

Health disparities and o…13Health disparities and outcomes: 13 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…10Employment and Welfare Studies: 10 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 3 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 3 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 3 fractional worksCardiac Health and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 2 fractional works
HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsEpidemiologyHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis4 others

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

  1. 1 Health disparities and outcomes Health 13 works
  2. 2 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 10 works
  3. 3 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 4 works
  4. 4 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 3 works
  5. 5 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  6. 6 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 3 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 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 available73.4%not open26.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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