National Patient Safety Agency
In research, National Patient Safety Agency stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,930 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, all time
- #17,706 of 42,892
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #960 of 2,253
- Research works
- 169 ▲ 43% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 4.7k 28.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 5.8% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 18% world 28%
What is National Patient Safety Agency known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #3,930 of 20,462 | 23.3% | 141 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Patient Safety Agency 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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 13.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Health Professions 13.2×
- Veterinary 9.8×
- Psychology 3.1×
- Social Sciences 2.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.1×
- Medicine 1.0×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.8×
- Chemistry 0.8×
- Environmental Science 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at National Patient Safety Agency?
Ranked on the composite score, Sharon Dennis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Patient Safety Agency.
- 1 Sharon Dennis United Kingdom · #1,392,941 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
Which keywords describe research at National Patient Safety Agency?
By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Healthcare Quality, Clinical Guidelines, Safety Climate, Physician Liability, Defensive Medicine, Malpractice Risk, Medication Errors and Medical Errors.
- Pay for Performance
- Chronic Disease Management
- Healthcare-Associated Infections
- Prevention Strategies
- Health Care Utilization
- Elderly
- Continuity of Care
- Maintenance
- Disaster Response
- Patient Safety
- Clinical Governance
- Guidelines
- Healthcare
- Public Health
- Quality Improvement
- Patient Safety Culture
- Medical Errors
- Physician Liability
- Defensive Medicine
- Clinical Guidelines
- Healthcare Quality
- Safety Climate
- Malpractice Risk
- Medication Errors
- Adverse Events
- Surgical Safety Checklist
- Primary Care
- Patient Satisfaction
- Healthcare Workers
- Management
- Healthcare Accreditation
- Mortality
- Risk Factors
- Medical Equipment
- Ethical Considerations
- Health Policy
- Intensive Care Unit
- Health System Reform
- Organizational Culture
- Patient-Centered Medical Home
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
- Healthcare Quality42▲ 207×4 topics
- Clinical Guidelines22▲ 42×3 topics
- Safety Climate22▲ 172×2 topics
- Defensive Medicine21▲ 383×1 topic
- Malpractice Risk21▲ 383×1 topic
- Physician Liability21▲ 218×2 topics
- Medication Errors20▲ 244×2 topics
- Medical Errors20▲ 334×2 topics
- Adverse Events19▲ 172×2 topics
- Patient Safety Culture19▲ 503×1 topic
- Surgical Safety Checklist19▲ 503×1 topic
- Quality Improvement17▲ 47×7 topics
- Primary Care11▲ 16×8 topics
- Public Health11▲ 4.8×12 topics
- Patient Satisfaction9▲ 21×5 topics
- Healthcare8▲ 6.8×8 topics
- Healthcare Workers8▲ 33×5 topics
- Guidelines8▲ 9.9×6 topics
- Management7▲ 5.3×7 topics
- Clinical Governance7▲ 262×1 topic
- Healthcare Accreditation7▲ 262×1 topic
- Patient Safety6▲ 32×5 topics
- Mortality6▲ 7.4×8 topics
- Disaster Response5▲ 41×2 topics
- Risk Factors5▲ 3.1×11 topics
- Maintenance5▲ 44×1 topic
- Medical Equipment5▲ 119×1 topic
- Continuity of Care5▲ 45×2 topics
- Ethical Considerations4▲ 8.3×5 topics
- Elderly4▲ 9.6×3 topics
- Health Policy4▲ 15×3 topics
- Health Care Utilization4▲ 17×3 topics
- Intensive Care Unit4▲ 23×4 topics
- Prevention Strategies4▲ 25×4 topics
- Health System Reform4▲ 30×2 topics
- Healthcare-Associated Infections4▲ 18×3 topics
- Organizational Culture4▲ 7.7×3 topics
- Chronic Disease Management4▲ 14×2 topics
- Patient-Centered Medical Home4▲ 42×1 topic
- Pay for Performance4▲ 42×1 topic
Which research topics does National Patient Safety Agency publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence, Crime Patterns and Interventions, Patient Safety and Medication Errors and Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 0 works
- 2 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 0 works
- 3 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 0 works
- 4 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 0 works
- 5 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 0 works
- 6 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 0 works
- 7 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 0 works
- 8 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 0 works
- 9 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 0 works
- 10 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has National Patient Safety Agency's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 43% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in London
- University College London
- Imperial College London
- King's College London
- Queen Mary University of London
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- University of London
- Brunel University of London
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.