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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

In research, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,137 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,743 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,354
of 28,054 · #12,251 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#379
of 1,094
Research works
1.7k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 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 #3,137 of 11,982 9.2%375 #3304
MedicineField #2,743 of 10,443 9.0%317 #2991

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 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, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.85× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.32× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.55× its world share, 46 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.39× its world share, 317 worksMedicineNursing: 1.46× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.07× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde?

Ranked on the composite score, Kate Levin, C Carlin and Andrew Winter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

  1. 1 Kate Levin United Kingdom · #377,295 worldwide 180 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 C Carlin United Kingdom · #420,593 worldwide 56 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Andrew Winter United Kingdom · #634,245 worldwide 38 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Michael E. Murphy United Kingdom · #833,565 worldwide 28 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Andrew Dawson United Kingdom · #1,011,935 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Rory Gunson United Kingdom · #1,168,565 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Chris Johnson United Kingdom · #1,250,439 worldwide 14 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Which keywords describe research at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Mortality, Primary Care, Patient Satisfaction, Management, Global Burden 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology68▲ 3.5×100 topics
  2. Quality of Life30▲ 4.2×42 topics
  3. Public Health21▲ 2.9×32 topics
  4. Mortality20▲ 7.1×13 topics
  5. Treatment20▲ 3.3×35 topics
  6. Inflammation19▲ 1.87×50 topics
  7. Management17▲ 4.5×26 topics
  8. Primary Care17▲ 9.1×14 topics
  9. Risk Factors17▲ 3.1×28 topics
  10. Diagnosis16▲ 3.6×28 topics
  11. Global Burden15▲ 5.8×11 topics
  12. Patient Satisfaction15▲ 9.7×8 topics
  13. Depression14▲ 3.3×13 topics
  14. COVID-1913▲ 1.99×18 topics
  15. Guidelines13▲ 5.8×12 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 2.4×27 topics
  17. Genetics13▲ 3.8×14 topics
  18. Rehabilitation13▲ 6.6×11 topics
  19. Healthcare12▲ 2.2×13 topics
  20. Complications12▲ 4.9×14 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines11▲ 4.2×14 topics
  22. Meta-Analysis11▲ 4.0×13 topics
  23. Chemotherapy11▲ 3.3×21 topics
  24. Prevalence10▲ 5.1×12 topics
  25. Ethical Considerations10▲ 6.1×10 topics
  26. Clinical Trials10▲ 3.0×13 topics
  27. Prevention10▲ 4.6×14 topics
  28. Anxiety9▲ 4.0×8 topics
  29. Surgery9▲ 5.5×9 topics
  30. Radiotherapy9▲ 4.9×12 topics
  31. Medical Education9▲ 7.2×12 topics
  32. Quality Improvement8▲ 9.0×7 topics
  33. Clinical Guidelines8▲ 5.8×9 topics
  34. Elderly8▲ 6.2×5 topics
  35. Health-related Quality of Life8▲ 6.6×5 topics
  36. Elderly Patients7▲ 8.9×4 topics
  37. Evidence-Based Practice7▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Chronic Disease Management7▲ 7.2×5 topics
  39. Postoperative Complications6▲ 9.7×3 topics
  40. Inappropriate Medication Use6▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues.

Pharmaceutical Practices…6Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 6 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…6Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 6 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …6Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 6 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…5Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 5 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 4 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Mana…4Anesthesia and Pain Management: 4 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 4 fractional worksCardiac Health and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care…4Emergency and Acute Care Studies: 4 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 6 works
  2. 2 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  4. 4 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  5. 5 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 4 works
  7. 7 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 4 works
  8. 8 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 4 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 available49.6%not open50.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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