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NHS Ayrshire and Arran

In research, NHS Ayrshire and Arran stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,012 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,132
of 28,054 · #26,227 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,021
of 1,094
Research works
635
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.8k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is NHS Ayrshire and Arran 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 #11,012 of 11,982 4.0%72 #10978

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NHS Ayrshire and Arran 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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.84× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.92× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.99× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.45× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NHS Ayrshire and Arran?

Ranked on the composite score, Haluk Sağlam, Duncan Lunan and Colin Turbett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

  1. 1 Haluk Sağlam United Kingdom · #404,517 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Duncan Lunan United Kingdom · #794,783 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Colin Turbett United Kingdom · #1,237,619 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Patrick Devlin United Kingdom · #1,517,036 worldwide 6 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Andreas François Vermeulen United Kingdom · #1,523,336 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at NHS Ayrshire and Arran

Which keywords describe research at NHS Ayrshire and Arran?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethical Considerations, Quality of Life, Palliative Care, Primary Care, End-of-Life, Epidemiology, Public Health 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. Epidemiology9▲ 2.4×40 topics
  2. Ethical Considerations8▲ 25×6 topics
  3. Quality of Life7▲ 5.2×24 topics
  4. Public Health6▲ 4.5×20 topics
  5. Palliative Care6▲ 37×4 topics
  6. Primary Care5▲ 14×11 topics
  7. End-of-Life5▲ 57×2 topics
  8. Health Care Costs5▲ 60×2 topics
  9. Advance Care Planning4▲ 81×1 topic
  10. Family Perspectives4▲ 81×1 topic
  11. Depression4▲ 4.9×11 topics
  12. Mental Health4▲ 2.7×10 topics
  13. Anxiety3▲ 6.5×7 topics
  14. Quality of Care3▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Prevention3▲ 6.7×9 topics
  16. Surgery2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  17. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  18. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  19. Long-Term Care2▲ 33×2 topics
  20. Mortality2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  21. Health Promotion2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  22. Nursing Home2▲ 61×1 topic
  23. Person-Centered Care2▲ 61×1 topic
  24. Medical Education2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  25. Mental Health Services2▲ 41×2 topics
  26. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  27. Neuroimaging2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  28. Stroke2▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Health Policy2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Living Kidney Donors2▲ 79×1 topic
  31. Organ Donation2▲ 79×1 topic
  32. Patient Engagement2▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Health Care Utilization2▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Stress Management2▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Competency2▲ 75×2 topics
  36. Public Involvement2▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Recovery Model2▲ 63×1 topic
  38. Training2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  39. Emergency Department Visits2▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Oncology2▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does NHS Ayrshire and Arran publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Organ Donation and Transplantation and Mental Health and Patient Involvement.

Palliative Care and End-…4Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 4 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional worksOrgan Donation and Transplantation: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care…1Emergency and Acute Care Studies: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Feeding Issues: 1 fractional worksPediatric health and respiratory diseases: 1 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsOncologyRehabilitation4 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation Rehabilitation 2 works
  7. 7 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  9. 9 Pediatric health and respiratory diseases Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  10. 10 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 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 available29.6%not open70.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NHS Ayrshire and Arran's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% lower 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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