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NHS Grampian

In research, NHS Grampian stands highest in Medicine (#4,108 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,242 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,174
of 28,054 · #15,241 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#545
of 1,094
Research works
1.1k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is NHS Grampian 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
MedicineField #4,108 of 10,443 12.3%169 #3973
Health SciencesDomain #5,242 of 11,982 11.8%197 #4687

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 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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.46× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.78× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.54× its world share, 169 worksMedicineNursing: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× 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, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NHS Grampian?

Ranked on the composite score, Sam Philip, Irene Thomson and Angharad Marks lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NHS Grampian.

  1. 1 Sam Philip United Kingdom · #142,485 worldwide 125 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Irene Thomson United Kingdom · #684,881 worldwide 4 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Angharad Marks United Kingdom · #893,396 worldwide 56 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 N Waugh United Kingdom · #1,277,972 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Daniel Bennett United Kingdom · #1,545,502 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at NHS Grampian

Which keywords describe research at NHS Grampian?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Quality of Life, Primary Care, Risk Factors, Patient Satisfaction, Treatment and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology31▲ 3.2×87 topics
  2. Quality of Life16▲ 4.3×34 topics
  3. Public Health13▲ 3.5×29 topics
  4. Mortality13▲ 8.8×11 topics
  5. Inflammation12▲ 2.4×42 topics
  6. Risk Factors12▲ 4.5×23 topics
  7. Treatment12▲ 4.1×31 topics
  8. Primary Care11▲ 11×13 topics
  9. COVID-1910▲ 3.0×17 topics
  10. Patient Satisfaction9▲ 12×9 topics
  11. Diagnosis9▲ 3.9×28 topics
  12. Guidelines9▲ 7.8×12 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 6.1×13 topics
  14. Management8▲ 4.1×24 topics
  15. Genetics7▲ 4.2×14 topics
  16. Depression7▲ 3.2×12 topics
  17. Surgery7▲ 8.1×9 topics
  18. Complications7▲ 5.7×14 topics
  19. Clinical Outcomes6▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Health Care Utilization6▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Health Policy6▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Rehabilitation6▲ 6.2×8 topics
  23. Clinical Trials6▲ 3.6×12 topics
  24. Ethical Considerations6▲ 6.9×9 topics
  25. Global Burden6▲ 4.3×11 topics
  26. Medical Education6▲ 8.9×10 topics
  27. Pain Management6▲ 10×7 topics
  28. Chronic Pain6▲ 10×5 topics
  29. Elderly Patients6▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Anxiety5▲ 4.5×8 topics
  31. Postoperative Complications5▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Psychological Impact5▲ 5.8×6 topics
  33. Surgical Management5▲ 4.6×15 topics
  34. Quality Improvement5▲ 9.7×7 topics
  35. Emergency Department Crowding4▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Triage Systems4▲ 60×1 topic
  37. Health Equity4▲ 6.4×4 topics
  38. Postoperative Pain4▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Cardiac Risk4▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Perioperative4▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does NHS Grampian publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 …3COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 3 fractional worksChronic Disease Manageme…3Chronic Disease Management Strategies: 3 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…2Asthma and respiratory diseases: 2 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 2 fractional worksPain Management and Opio…2Pain Management and Opioid Use: 2 fractional works
Emergency MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOncologyEpidemiology6 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 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 2 works
  8. 8 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 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 available45.1%not open54.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.8%domestic only84.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NHS Grampian's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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