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NHS Education for Scotland

In research, NHS Education for Scotland stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,872 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions and Health Professions — General Health Professions is 15.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,967
of 28,054 · #15,469 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#809
of 1,094
Research works
563
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.7k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is NHS Education for Scotland 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 #8,872 of 11,982 14.5%71 #4206

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NHS Education for Scotland 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).

What does NHS Education for Scotland specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 15.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 20.7 works16×
  2. Health ProfessionsField · 31.9 works13×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 6.83× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 12.78× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.93× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.25× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 12.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NHS Education for Scotland?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Bowie and David Cunningham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NHS Education for Scotland.

  1. 1 Paul Bowie United Kingdom · #298,692 worldwide 61 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 David Cunningham United Kingdom · #545,516 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at NHS Education for Scotland

Which keywords describe research at NHS Education for Scotland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Reflective Practice, Competency-Based Education, Assessment Methods, Quality Improvement, Continuing Medical Education, Professional Identity Formation and Health Workforce.

▲ 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. Primary Care14▲ 38×10 topics
  2. Competency-Based Education8▲ 93×2 topics
  3. Reflective Practice8▲ 46×4 topics
  4. Assessment Methods7▲ 70×2 topics
  5. Quality Improvement7▲ 39×8 topics
  6. Continuing Medical Education7▲ 117×1 topic
  7. Professional Identity Formation7▲ 117×1 topic
  8. Epidemiology7▲ 1.76×31 topics
  9. Quality of Life6▲ 4.2×19 topics
  10. Health Workforce6▲ 140×2 topics
  11. Collaborative Practice5▲ 137×2 topics
  12. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 18×8 topics
  13. Public Health5▲ 3.7×12 topics
  14. Medical Education5▲ 21×7 topics
  15. Patient Care5▲ 43×3 topics
  16. COVID-195▲ 3.6×10 topics
  17. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 26×5 topics
  18. Depression5▲ 5.5×8 topics
  19. Continuity of Care4▲ 101×2 topics
  20. Global Health4▲ 30×3 topics
  21. Patient-Centered Medical Home4▲ 129×1 topic
  22. Pay for Performance4▲ 129×1 topic
  23. Communication4▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Health Policy4▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Healthcare Outcomes4▲ 73×2 topics
  26. Healthcare4▲ 3.4×10 topics
  27. Integrated Care4▲ 89×2 topics
  28. Physician Migration4▲ 129×1 topic
  29. Rural Health4▲ 129×1 topic
  30. Well-being4▲ 9.5×4 topics
  31. Patient Safety3▲ 24×4 topics
  32. Interprofessional Education3▲ 124×1 topic
  33. Teamwork3▲ 124×1 topic
  34. Anxiety3▲ 6.9×5 topics
  35. Elderly3▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Healthcare Workers3▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Inappropriate Medication Use3▲ 68×1 topic
  38. Polypharmacy3▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Psychological Distress3▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Simulation2▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does NHS Education for Scotland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovations in Medical Education, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Global Health Workforce Issues and Interprofessional Education and Collaboration.

Innovations in Medical E…7Innovations in Medical Education: 7 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 4 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 4 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 3 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 3 fractional worksSimulation-Based Educati…2Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksNursing Roles and Practices: 2 fractional worksHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 2 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 1 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsEmergency Medical ServicesGeriatrics and Gerontology3 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  2. 2 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 4 works
  4. 4 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 3 works
  5. 5 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  6. 6 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 2 works
  7. 7 Nursing Roles and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 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 available39.6%not open60.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NHS Education for Scotland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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