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NHS Forth Valley

In research, NHS Forth Valley stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,836 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#12,754 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,069
of 28,054 · #29,721 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#950
of 1,094
Research works
329
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.3k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is NHS Forth Valley 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 #11,836 of 20,462 14.4%206
MedicineField #12,754 of 17,978 14.5%150

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NHS Forth Valley 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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.60× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.47× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.63× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NHS Forth Valley?

Ranked on the composite score, Samantha Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NHS Forth Valley.

  1. 1 Samantha Smith United Kingdom · #908,044 worldwide 43 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at NHS Forth Valley

Which keywords describe research at NHS Forth Valley?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Meta-Analysis, Reflective Practice, Treatment, Evidence-Based Practice, Epidemiology, Neurobiological Correlates, Personality Traits and Psychopathology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 2.2×36 topics
  2. Treatment5▲ 5.0×17 topics
  3. Meta-Analysis5▲ 10×7 topics
  4. Reflective Practice4▲ 27×4 topics
  5. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 38×4 topics
  6. Public Health4▲ 3.1×18 topics
  7. Quality of Life4▲ 3.1×19 topics
  8. Mental Health4▲ 2.9×17 topics
  9. Neurobiological Correlates4▲ 43×2 topics
  10. Personality Traits3▲ 30×5 topics
  11. Depression3▲ 4.3×9 topics
  12. Psychopathology3▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Mortality3▲ 6.2×8 topics
  14. Primary Care3▲ 9.2×6 topics
  15. Psychological Interventions3▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Borderline Personality Disorder3▲ 165×1 topic
  17. DSM-53▲ 165×1 topic
  18. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 10×7 topics
  19. Risk Factors3▲ 2.9×11 topics
  20. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.3×11 topics
  21. Communication2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  22. Medical Education2▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Psychotherapy Outcome2▲ 136×1 topic
  24. Therapeutic Alliance2▲ 136×1 topic
  25. Anxiety2▲ 6.0×8 topics
  26. Patient Safety2▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Quality Improvement2▲ 15×6 topics
  28. Faculty Development2▲ 35×2 topics
  29. Immunotherapy2▲ 3.8×8 topics
  30. Neurobiology2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  31. Adolescents2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  32. Competency-Based Education2▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Prevalence2▲ 5.5×8 topics
  34. Professional Identity Formation2▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Survival Analysis2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  36. Radiotherapy2▲ 5.7×7 topics
  37. Behavior Change2▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Melanoma2▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Professional Development2▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Collaborative Practice2▲ 46×2 topics

Which research topics does NHS Forth Valley publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Personality Disorders and Psychopathology, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Innovations in Medical Education and Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management.

Personality Disorders and Psychopathology: 3 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…2Innovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detec…2Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 2 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional worksClinical Reasoning and D…1Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills: 1 fractional worksTransactional Analysis in Psychotherapy: 1 fractional worksPsychedelics and Drug Studies: 1 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOncologyGeneral Health Professions2 others

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

  1. 1 Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Clinical Psychology 3 works
  2. 2 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills Family Practice 1 works
  8. 8 Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 African history and culture studies Anthropology 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 available41.0%not open59.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NHS Forth Valley's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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