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National Health Service Scotland

In research, National Health Service Scotland stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,476 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,113 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,900
of 28,054 · #16,385 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#758
of 1,094
Research works
430
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
29.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is National Health Service Scotland 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 #4,476 of 20,462 23.9%307
MedicineField #4,113 of 17,978 26.6%227

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Health Service Scotland 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: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.85× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 8.10× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.53× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Health Service Scotland?

Ranked on the composite score, David Brewster and J.J. Kerssens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Health Service Scotland.

  1. 1 David Brewster United Kingdom · #132,793 worldwide 99 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 J.J. Kerssens United Kingdom · #927,169 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National Health Service Scotland

Which keywords describe research at National Health Service Scotland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Epidemiology, Primary Care, Complications, Chronic Pain, Patient Satisfaction, Healthcare Workers and Health Equity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 2.9×48 topics
  2. Public Health6▲ 6.5×16 topics
  3. Primary Care4▲ 16×11 topics
  4. Complications3▲ 9.8×9 topics
  5. Mental Health3▲ 3.0×12 topics
  6. Quality of Life2▲ 2.8×15 topics
  7. COVID-192▲ 2.7×10 topics
  8. Chronic Pain2▲ 16×4 topics
  9. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 11×8 topics
  10. Healthcare2▲ 2.9×8 topics
  11. Healthcare Workers2▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Community Health2▲ 18×2 topics
  13. Health Equity2▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Mortality2▲ 5.1×7 topics
  15. Treatment2▲ 2.4×12 topics
  16. Ethical Considerations2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  17. Pain Management2▲ 12×6 topics
  18. Quality Improvement2▲ 14×7 topics
  19. Glycemic Control2▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Training2▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Well-being2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  22. Diabetes1▲ 4.4×7 topics
  23. Global Health1▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Guidelines1▲ 4.7×5 topics
  25. Infectious Diseases1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  26. Neuroscience1▲ 7.3×4 topics
  27. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 5.4×6 topics
  28. Antifungal Therapy1▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Healthcare Quality1▲ 19×4 topics
  30. Hernia Repair1▲ 71×1 topic
  31. Insulin Therapy1▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Mesh Techniques1▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Advocacy1▲ 61×1 topic
  34. Emotion Regulation1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  35. Health Disparities1▲ 6.6×4 topics
  36. Pediatrics1▲ 61×1 topic
  37. Social Determinants1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  38. Mental Health Services1▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Prevention Strategies1▲ 17×4 topics
  40. Systematic Review1▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does National Health Service Scotland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hernia repair and management, Child and Adolescent Health, Asthma and respiratory diseases and Disaster Response and Management.

Hernia repair and manage…1Hernia repair and management: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Hea…1Child and Adolescent Health: 1 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksPsychiatric care and mental health services: 1 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 1 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 1 fractional worksPatient-Provider Communi…1Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksInfection Control in Healthcare: 1 fractional works
SurgeryGeneral Health ProfessionsPhysiologyEmergency Medical Services3 others

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

  1. 1 Hernia repair and management Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 1 works
  4. 4 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  5. 5 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  8. 8 Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  10. 10 Infection Control in Healthcare Infectious Diseases 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 available54.4%not open45.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Health Service Scotland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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