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NHS Grampian

In research, NHS Grampian stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,394 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,980 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,379
of 22,385 · #5,293 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#316
of 862
Research works
1.5k
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
27k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
NHS Grampian

What is NHS Grampian known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #3,394 of 9,902 8.9%221 #3018
MedicineField #2,980 of 8,541 9.6%192 #2713

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where NHS Grampian 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does NHS Grampian work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at NHS Grampian is in Health Sciences, 14% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (63%), Health Professions (8%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 241 fractional works · 71.9% of its workMedicine: 210 fractional works · 62.6% of its workSurgery: 35 fractional works · 10.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 17 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOncology: 13 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 28 fractional works · 8.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 19 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 48 fractional works · 14.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 4.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 7.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 6.5% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNHS Grampian335fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences14%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine21062.6%
    2. Health Professions288.4%
    3. Nursing20.5%
    4. Dentistry10.4%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences195.7%
    2. Psychology164.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities41.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting30.8%
    6. Decision Sciences20.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology92.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.8%
    3. Neuroscience41.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology41.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    1. Computer Science72.0%
    2. Engineering61.7%
    3. Environmental Science41.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy20.6%
    5. Chemistry10.3%
    6. Materials Science10.2%
    7. Energy10.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.23× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.18× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.26× its world share, 210 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.26×210 works
  2. Health Professions3.18×28 works
  3. Psychology1.58×16 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.23×4 works
  5. Nursing0.92×2 works
  6. Dentistry0.85×1 works
  7. Neuroscience0.83×4 works
  8. Veterinary0.66×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.64×5 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.59×2 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.54×1 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×9 works
  13. Social Sciences0.45×19 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.38×4 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×6 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.28×2 works
  17. Computer Science0.25×7 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.25×3 works
  19. Environmental Science0.24×4 works
  20. Energy0.22×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.20×1 works
  22. Engineering0.12×6 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.11×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  26. Materials Science0.07×1 works

Who are the top researchers at NHS Grampian?

Ranked on the quality score, Paula Dospinescu, Noha El Sakka and Joan MacLeod lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NHS Grampian.

  1. 1 Paula Dospinescu United Kingdom · #493,574 worldwide 2.6k citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Noha El Sakka United Kingdom · #2,212,614 worldwide 178 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Joan MacLeod United Kingdom · #2,665,846 worldwide 266 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Ian A G Shepherd United Kingdom · #2,838,413 worldwide 476 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 P. Osei-Bonsu United Kingdom · #2,866,955 worldwide 568 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Ian Burton United Kingdom · #3,048,855 worldwide 406 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 William Maxwell United Kingdom · #3,388,937 worldwide 77 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Clare V. Bostock United Kingdom · #3,518,928 worldwide 152 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 A F Bisset United Kingdom · #3,538,710 worldwide 509 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Louise Melvin United Kingdom · #3,644,882 worldwide 182 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at NHS Grampian

What are the most cited papers from NHS Grampian?

The most cited paper from NHS Grampian is "Exploring compassion: A meta-analysis of the association between self-compassion and psychopathology" (Angus M. MacBeth, Andrew Ian Gumley, 2012), with 1,850 citations. Next come "A new histological grading system to assess response of breast cancers to primary chemotherapy: prognostic significance and survival" (1,008) and "Decline in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Subsequent Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease and Mortality" (1,004).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Exploring compassion: A meta-analysis of the association between self-compassion and psychopathology Angus M. MacBeth, Andrew Ian Gumley · Clinical Psychology Review Review 22 Jun 2012 1,850
2 A new histological grading system to assess response of breast cancers to primary chemotherapy: prognostic significance and survival Keith N. Ogston, Iain D. Miller, Simon Payne et al. · The Breast Open access 8 Aug 2003 1,008
3 Decline in Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate and Subsequent Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease and Mortality Josef Coresh et al. · JAMA Open access 3 Jun 2014 1,004
4 Defining and measuring multimorbidity: a systematic review of systematic reviews Marjorie C. Johnston, Mike Crilly, Corri Black et al. · European Journal of Public Health ReviewOpen access 15 May 2018 904
5 Efficacy and safety of balloon kyphoplasty compared with non-surgical care for vertebral compression fracture (FREE): a randomised controlled trial Douglas Wardlaw, Steven Ron Cummings, Jan Van Meirhaeghe et al. · The Lancet 25 Feb 2009 843
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at NHS Grampian?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Risk Factors, Quality of Life, Primary Care, Guidelines, Patient Satisfaction and Treatment.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology37▲ 2.8×94 topics
  2. Quality of Life17▲ 3.5×35 topics
  3. Risk Factors16▲ 4.3×29 topics
  4. Public Health15▲ 3.1×34 topics
  5. Treatment15▲ 3.6×34 topics
  6. Inflammation14▲ 2.0×46 topics
  7. Mortality14▲ 7.4×11 topics
  8. COVID-1911▲ 2.6×18 topics
  9. Diagnosis11▲ 3.5×30 topics
  10. Guidelines11▲ 7.0×12 topics
  11. Primary Care11▲ 8.9×13 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines10▲ 5.7×14 topics
  13. Patient Satisfaction10▲ 9.9×9 topics
  14. Management9▲ 3.5×26 topics
  15. Genetics9▲ 3.8×15 topics
  16. Complications9▲ 5.2×15 topics
  17. Surgery8▲ 7.2×10 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 2.1×23 topics
  19. Depression8▲ 2.7×14 topics
  20. Clinical Trials8▲ 3.4×14 topics
  21. Ethical Considerations7▲ 5.8×10 topics
  22. Global Burden7▲ 3.6×11 topics
  23. Pain Management7▲ 8.5×7 topics
  24. Rehabilitation7▲ 4.9×10 topics
  25. Clinical Outcomes6▲ 9.0×5 topics
  26. Medical Education6▲ 7.2×10 topics
  27. Chronic Pain6▲ 8.5×5 topics
  28. Health Care Utilization6▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Health Policy6▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Surgical Management6▲ 4.3×17 topics
  31. Elderly Patients6▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Quality Improvement5▲ 8.4×7 topics
  33. Postoperative Complications5▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Healthcare Workers5▲ 5.9×5 topics
  35. Infertility5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  36. Postoperative Pain5▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Emergency Department Crowding4▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Triage Systems4▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Cardiac Risk4▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Perioperative4▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does NHS Grampian publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Emergency and Acute Care Studies, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts and Chronic Disease Management Strategies.

Emergency and Acute Care…4Emergency and Acute Care Studies: 4 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …4Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 3 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 3 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Le…3Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 3 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…2Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 2 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 2 fractional worksPain Management and Opioid Use: 2 fractional works
Emergency MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOncologyEpidemiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 3 works
  4. 4 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 3 works
  5. 5 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  6. 6 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 2 works
  10. 10 Pain Management and Opioid Use Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 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 available43.2%not open56.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has NHS Grampian's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is NHS Grampian as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%NHS Grampian0.0015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of NHS Grampian over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025NHS Grampian5.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.1% in 2007.

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