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National Health Service Wales

In research, National Health Service Wales stands highest in Health Sciences (#12,309 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,160
of 28,054 · #31,138 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#773
of 1,094
Research works
232
▲ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is National Health Service Wales 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 #12,309 of 20,462 12.7%157

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Health Service Wales 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.94× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.49× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.66× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.86× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× 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, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at National Health Service Wales?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Public Health, Quality Improvement, Trauma, Mental Health, Resilience and Health Care Costs.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 3.5×46 topics
  2. Public Health5▲ 4.3×20 topics
  3. Mental Health5▲ 3.9×11 topics
  4. Primary Care4▲ 14×10 topics
  5. Quality of Life4▲ 3.2×17 topics
  6. Quality Improvement4▲ 23×5 topics
  7. Trauma4▲ 21×3 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.5×14 topics
  9. Inflammation3▲ 1.77×18 topics
  10. Resilience3▲ 7.2×5 topics
  11. Risk Factors3▲ 3.2×17 topics
  12. Health Care Costs3▲ 40×2 topics
  13. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.2×16 topics
  14. Depression2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  15. Global Health2▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Health Disparities2▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Treatment2▲ 2.4×20 topics
  18. Guidelines2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  19. Ethical Considerations2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  20. Health Policy2▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Psychometric Evaluation2▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  23. Cognitive Therapy2▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Mortality2▲ 3.9×8 topics
  25. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder2▲ 82×1 topic
  26. Psychological Treatment2▲ 82×1 topic
  27. Patient Engagement2▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Continuity of Care2▲ 42×2 topics
  30. Choosing Wisely2▲ 87×1 topic
  31. Health Workforce2▲ 46×2 topics
  32. Immigrant2▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Low-Value Care2▲ 87×1 topic
  34. Neuroimaging2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  35. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  36. Refugee2▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  38. Health Care Utilization2▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Health System Reform2▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 7.7×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research, Healthcare cost, quality, practices, Migration, Health and Trauma and Global Health Workforce Issues.

Posttraumatic Stress Dis…2Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality…2Healthcare cost, quality, practices: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarction Research: 1 fractional worksPsychiatric care and mental health services: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…1Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 1 fractional worksContemporary Literature and Criticism: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsEmergency Medical ServicesCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  5. 5 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 works
  10. 10 Contemporary Literature and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 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 available53.4%not open46.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% 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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