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NHS Dumfries and Galloway

In research, NHS Dumfries and Galloway stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,811 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,052
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,726
of 2,253
Research works
334
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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 #13,811 of 20,462 12.4%139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NHS Dumfries and Galloway 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: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.42× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.63× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 2.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.62× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.79× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NHS Dumfries and Galloway?

Ranked on the composite score, Hugh S. Gladstone, James Seton-Anderson and Herbert Maxwell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

  1. 1 Hugh S. Gladstone United Kingdom · #762,873 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 James Seton-Anderson United Kingdom · #1,285,309 worldwide 10 citations · 218 works
  3. 3 Herbert Maxwell United Kingdom · #1,339,900 worldwide 3 citations · 138 works
All ranked researchers at NHS Dumfries and Galloway

Which keywords describe research at NHS Dumfries and Galloway?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Invasive Species, Sustainability, Environmental Movement, Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity and Epidemiology.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change5▲ 3.9×24 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 1.81×26 topics
  3. Sustainability4▲ 3.0×11 topics
  4. Conservation3▲ 16×7 topics
  5. Invasive Species2▲ 11×6 topics
  6. Biodiversity2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  7. Environmental Movement2▲ 519×1 topic
  8. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.9×1 topic
  9. Ecosystem Services2▲ 10×4 topics
  10. Social Justice2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  11. Quality of Life2▲ 2.3×9 topics
  12. Biogeography2▲ 12×3 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.6×9 topics
  14. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 13×3 topics
  15. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.62×5 topics
  16. Educational Technology1▲ 2.0×2 topics
  17. Inflammation1▲ 1.19×10 topics
  18. Phylogeny1▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Professionalism1▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Resilience1▲ 5.2×5 topics
  21. Risk Factors1▲ 2.2×9 topics
  22. Social Media1▲ 1.68×2 topics
  23. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  24. Patient Outcomes1▲ 38×2 topics
  25. Cultural Diplomacy1▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Diagnosis1▲ 2.3×10 topics
  27. Digital Images1▲ 327×1 topic
  28. Digital Textbooks1▲ 525×1 topic
  29. E-Books1▲ 525×1 topic
  30. Ecomusicology1▲ 88×1 topic
  31. Ethnomusicology1▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Global Change1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  33. Globalization1◆ 1.05×3 topics
  34. Guideline Development1▲ 103×1 topic
  35. Legal Education1▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Management1▲ 2.7×7 topics
  37. Photography1▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Quality Assessment1▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Welfare Rights Advice1▲ 126×1 topic

Which research topics does NHS Dumfries and Galloway publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Environmental and Regional History, Diverse Musicological Studies, Library Collection Development and Digital Resources and Clinical practice guidelines implementation.

American Environmental a…2American Environmental and Regional History: 2 fractional worksDiverse Musicological St…1Diverse Musicological Studies: 1 fractional worksLibrary Collection Development and Digital Resources: 1 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 1 fractional worksLegal Education and Practice Innovations: 1 fractional worksPhotography and Visual Culture: 1 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Tax…1Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 1 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 1 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies1Plant and animal studies: 1 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawMusicInformation SystemsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health6 others

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

  1. 1 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  2. 2 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 1 works
  3. 3 Library Collection Development and Digital Resources Information Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 1 works
  6. 6 Photography and Visual Culture History 1 works
  7. 7 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available33.5%not open66.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NHS Dumfries and Galloway's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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