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NHS Blood and Transplant

In research, NHS Blood and Transplant stands highest in Medicine (#962 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,447 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,868
of 28,054 · #4,214 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#272
of 1,094
Research works
1.7k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
29.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is NHS Blood and Transplant 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
MedicineField #962 of 10,443 19.8%165 #562
Health SciencesDomain #1,447 of 11,982 19.4%172 #744

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NHS Blood and Transplant 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.86× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.05× its world share, 165 worksMedicineNursing: 1.92× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NHS Blood and Transplant?

Ranked on the composite score, Simon Stanworth, Lise J Estcourt and Carolyn Dorée lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NHS Blood and Transplant.

  1. 1 Simon Stanworth United Kingdom · #29,317 worldwide 463 citations · 80 works
  2. 2 Lise J Estcourt United Kingdom · #97,368 worldwide 243 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Carolyn Dorée United Kingdom · #102,749 worldwide 279 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Rachel Johnson United Kingdom · #237,290 worldwide 82 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Susan J Brunskill United Kingdom · #368,121 worldwide 120 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Rebecca Cardigan United Kingdom · #399,700 worldwide 60 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 D. Collett United Kingdom · #492,844 worldwide 76 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Paula Bolton‐Maggs United Kingdom · #505,434 worldwide 67 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Claire Reynolds United Kingdom · #539,679 worldwide 38 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 P. T. Klouda United Kingdom · #636,908 worldwide 86 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at NHS Blood and Transplant

Which keywords describe research at NHS Blood and Transplant?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Kidney Transplantation, Transplantation, Graft Survival, Ethical Considerations, Anemia, Blood Transfusion, Living Kidney Donors and Organ Donation.

▲ 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. Kidney Transplantation24▲ 190×2 topics
  2. Transplantation24▲ 112×4 topics
  3. Graft Survival23▲ 131×3 topics
  4. Epidemiology21▲ 2.5×68 topics
  5. Ethical Considerations19▲ 26×6 topics
  6. Anemia18▲ 90×4 topics
  7. Blood Transfusion17▲ 182×3 topics
  8. Living Kidney Donors15▲ 287×1 topic
  9. Organ Donation15▲ 287×1 topic
  10. Hemorrhage15▲ 104×2 topics
  11. Liver Transplantation14▲ 54×4 topics
  12. Biliary Complications13▲ 147×1 topic
  13. Donor Risk Index13▲ 147×1 topic
  14. Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury13▲ 95×3 topics
  15. Critical Care11▲ 23×6 topics
  16. Cardiac Surgery10▲ 63×1 topic
  17. Tranexamic Acid10▲ 243×1 topic
  18. Immunosuppressive Drugs9▲ 75×2 topics
  19. Antibody-Mediated Rejection9▲ 123×1 topic
  20. Renal Allograft9▲ 123×1 topic
  21. Risk Factors9▲ 3.8×10 topics
  22. Coagulopathy9▲ 53×2 topics
  23. SARS-CoV-29▲ 13×5 topics
  24. ACE2 Receptor8▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Rejection8▲ 88×2 topics
  26. Thrombosis7▲ 12×7 topics
  27. Disaster Response7▲ 45×2 topics
  28. Immunosuppressive Therapy7▲ 18×6 topics
  29. Altruism7▲ 39×2 topics
  30. Blood Donation7▲ 198×1 topic
  31. Immune Response6▲ 5.4×13 topics
  32. Pancreatic Cancer6▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Alloimmunization6▲ 117×1 topic
  34. Blood Groups6▲ 117×1 topic
  35. Trauma6▲ 14×4 topics
  36. Heart Transplant6▲ 85×1 topic
  37. Lung Transplant6▲ 85×1 topic
  38. Sepsis6▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Pulmonary Hypertension6▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Resuscitation6▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does NHS Blood and Transplant publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Organ Donation and Transplantation, Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes, Blood transfusion and management and Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments.

Organ Donation and Transplantation: 15 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 13 fractional worksBlood transfusion and ma…10Blood transfusion and management: 10 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Ou…9Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 9 fractional worksBlood donation and transfusion practices: 7 fractional worksBlood groups and transfusion: 6 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods…6Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 5 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 5 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 4 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSurgeryBiochemistryTransplantation5 others

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

  1. 1 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 15 works
  2. 2 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 13 works
  3. 3 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 10 works
  4. 4 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 9 works
  5. 5 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 7 works
  6. 6 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 6 works
  7. 7 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 6 works
  8. 8 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 5 works
  9. 9 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 5 works
  10. 10 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 4 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 available32.7%not open67.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.3%domestic only63.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NHS Blood and Transplant's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower than in 2013–2017.

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