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NHS Digital

In research, NHS Digital stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,467 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,374
of 28,054 · #19,649 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#648
of 1,094
Research works
436
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is NHS Digital 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 #7,467 of 11,982 20.5%66 #6310

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NHS Digital 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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.91× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.26× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.89× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at NHS Digital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Public Health, Healthcare, Epidemiology, Health Disparities, Risk Factors, Health Equity and Quality of Life.

▲ 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▲ 2.0×49 topics
  2. Public Health7▲ 4.3×22 topics
  3. Healthcare6▲ 4.9×11 topics
  4. Primary Care6▲ 14×13 topics
  5. Quality of Life6▲ 3.5×20 topics
  6. Risk Factors5▲ 4.5×19 topics
  7. Depression5▲ 4.8×10 topics
  8. Health Disparities4▲ 15×4 topics
  9. Health Equity4▲ 14×4 topics
  10. COVID-194▲ 2.5×15 topics
  11. Mortality4▲ 5.9×8 topics
  12. Social Relationships3▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Anxiety3▲ 6.4×6 topics
  14. Immunotherapy3▲ 4.2×12 topics
  15. Social Support3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  16. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Survival Analysis3▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 5.2×9 topics
  19. Elderly Care3▲ 18×4 topics
  20. Quality Improvement3▲ 15×8 topics
  21. Cancer Incidence3▲ 19×4 topics
  22. Clinical Trials3▲ 4.0×11 topics
  23. Adherence3▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Mobile Health3▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Motivation3▲ 5.7×3 topics
  26. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 7.6×6 topics
  27. Population-Based Study3▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Preventive Services2▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Prognostic Factors2▲ 5.0×11 topics
  30. Genetic Alterations2▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Social Policy2▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Breast Cancer Screening2▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Demographic Transition2▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Global Surveillance2▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Mortality Rates2▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Mortality Risk2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  37. Patient Engagement2▲ 16×4 topics
  38. Healthcare Workforce2▲ 240×1 topic
  39. Migrant Health2▲ 240×1 topic
  40. Tumor Staging2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does NHS Digital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Social and Demographic Issues in Germany, Digital Mental Health Interventions and Health disparities and outcomes.

Global Cancer Incidence …2Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 2 fractional worksSocial and Demographic I…2Social and Demographic Issues in Germany: 2 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…2Health disparities and outcomes: 2 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, …2Retirement, Disability, and Employment: 2 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Research: 2 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …2Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional works
OncologyGeneral Health ProfessionsApplied PsychologyHealth3 others

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

  1. 1 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 2 works
  2. 2 Social and Demographic Issues in Germany General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Health disparities and outcomes Health 2 works
  5. 5 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 2 works
  6. 6 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 2 works
  8. 8 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 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 available45.7%not open54.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NHS Digital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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