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National Childbirth Trust

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World rank, all time
#33,567
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,793
of 1,844
Research works
132
▼ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
National Childbirth Trust

Which fields of science does National Childbirth Trust work in?

In all years, 69% of research at National Childbirth Trust is in Health Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (49%), Social Sciences (18%), Health Professions (17%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 91 fractional works · 69.4% of its workMedicine: 65 fractional works · 49.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 23 fractional works · 17.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 13 fractional works · 9.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 22 fractional works · 16.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 19 fractional works · 14.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 39 fractional works · 29.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 18.3% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 10.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 7.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNationalChildbirth Trust132fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences0%Health Sciences69%Social Sciences29%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6549.3%
    2. Health Professions2216.8%
    3. Nursing43.0%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Social Sciences2418.3%
    2. Psychology107.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities21.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.3%
    5. Decision Sciences10.8%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Neuroscience10.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Engineering00.4%
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.

Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Health Professions: 5.37× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.96× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 3.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 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 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions5.37×1 works
  2. Medicine3.96×4 works
  3. Nursing3.53×0 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.43×0 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.25×0 works
  6. Psychology0.82×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.22×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National Childbirth Trust?

Ranked on the quality score, R Dodds, Mary Newburn and Rosemary Dodds lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Childbirth Trust.

  1. 1 R Dodds United Kingdom · #1,180,288 worldwide 504 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Mary Newburn United Kingdom · #1,182,690 worldwide 2.5k citations · 114 works
  3. 3 Rosemary Dodds United Kingdom · #4,061,622 worldwide 245 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Kate Jackson United Kingdom · #5,012,848 worldwide 238 citations · 100 works
  5. 5 Debbie Singh United Kingdom · #5,105,759 worldwide 851 citations · 74 works
All ranked researchers at National Childbirth Trust

What are the most cited papers from National Childbirth Trust?

The most cited paper from National Childbirth Trust is "Pain management for women in labour: an overview of systematic reviews" (Leanne Jones, Mohammad Shafie Othman, Therese Dowswell et al., 2012), with 609 citations. Next come "Has the medicalisation of childbirth gone too far?" (450) and "Involving consumers in research and development agenda setting for the NHS: developing an evidence-based approach" (410).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Pain management for women in labour: an overview of systematic reviews Leanne Jones, Mohammad Shafie Othman, Therese Dowswell et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ReviewOpen access 9 Mar 2012 609
2 Has the medicalisation of childbirth gone too far? Richard Johanson, Mary Newburn, Alison Macfarlane · BMJ Open access 13 Apr 2002 450
3 Involving consumers in research and development agenda setting for the NHS: developing an evidence-based approach Sandy R. Oliver, Lorna Clarke‐Jones, Rebecca W. Rees et al. · Health Technology Assessment Open access Apr 2004 410
4 A multidimensional conceptual framework for analysing public involvement in health services research Sandy R. Oliver, Rebecca W. Rees, Lorna Clarke‐Jones et al. · Health Expectations Open access 11 Feb 2008 357
5 The pre-eclampsia community guideline (PRECOG): how to screen for and detect onset of pre-eclampsia in the community Fiona Milne, Chris W.G. Redman, James Johnston Walker et al. · BMJ Open access 10 Mar 2005 335
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Which keywords describe research at National Childbirth Trust?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Global Trends, Maternal Outcomes, Perinatal Outcomes, Cesarean Section, Vaginal Birth, Healthcare, Public Health and Child 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 all years 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. Global Trends22▲ 229×2 topics
  2. Maternal Outcomes22▲ 321×2 topics
  3. Perinatal Outcomes22▲ 321×2 topics
  4. Cesarean Section22▲ 451×1 topic
  5. Vaginal Birth22▲ 451×1 topic
  6. Healthcare18▲ 19×5 topics
  7. Public Health16▲ 8.8×9 topics
  8. Child Development15▲ 40×3 topics
  9. Primary Care15▲ 27×8 topics
  10. Elderly Care14▲ 80×2 topics
  11. Direct Payments12▲ 547×1 topic
  12. Personalisation12▲ 547×1 topic
  13. Breastfeeding9▲ 60×2 topics
  14. Maternal Health9▲ 51×2 topics
  15. Exclusive Breastfeeding9▲ 229×1 topic
  16. Infant Health9▲ 229×1 topic
  17. NHS9▲ 320×2 topics
  18. Psychological Impact8▲ 29×5 topics
  19. Mental Health7▲ 5.0×10 topics
  20. Health Inequalities7▲ 53×2 topics
  21. Resilience7▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Psychological Interventions6▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Maternal Mental Health6▲ 131×1 topic
  24. Maternal Mortality6▲ 25×5 topics
  25. Perinatal Depression6▲ 131×1 topic
  26. Bereavement6▲ 137×1 topic
  27. Complicated Grief6▲ 137×1 topic
  28. Patient Care6▲ 47×3 topics
  29. Policy6▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Health Equity6▲ 23×4 topics
  31. Government5▲ 288×1 topic
  32. Reform5▲ 56×1 topic
  33. COVID-195▲ 5.2×6 topics
  34. Community Health4▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Social Determinants4▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Advocacy4▲ 73×1 topic
  37. Pediatrics4▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Child Mortality4▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Health Systems4▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Healthcare Workers4▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does National Childbirth Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research.

Maternal Mental Health D…1Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 1 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 0 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 0 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 0 fractional worksBreastfeeding Practices and Influences: 0 fractional worksNeonatal and fetal brain…0Neonatal and fetal brain pathology: 0 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 0 fractional worksPreterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis: 0 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 0 fractional worksCongenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthObstetrics and GynecologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  3. 3 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 0 works
  4. 4 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Epidemiology 0 works
  6. 6 Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  8. 8 Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Epidemiology 0 works
  9. 9 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 0 works
  10. 10 Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies Surgery 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 available19.4%not open80.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National Childbirth Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% lower 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 National Childbirth Trust as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000019% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%National Childbirth Trust0.0000075% in 202519801990200020102020

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