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NHS Highland

In research, NHS Highland stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,401 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,735 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 18.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,085
of 22,385 · #16,379 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#549
of 862
Research works
495
▲ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
22.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
NHS Highland

What is NHS Highland 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 #5,401 of 9,902 5.2%75 #8236
MedicineField #5,735 of 8,541 4.4%63 #8030

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where NHS Highland 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 Highland work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at NHS Highland is in Health Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (58%), Health Professions (9%), Psychology (7%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 87 fractional works · 68.2% of its workMedicine: 73 fractional works · 57.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 25 fractional works · 19.8% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 5.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 9.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 16.8% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 6.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNHS Highland127fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences68%Social Sciences17%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7357.6%
    2. Health Professions119.0%
    3. Nursing11.0%
    4. Dentistry10.4%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Psychology86.5%
    2. Social Sciences75.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities43.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    5. Decision Sciences10.6%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.6%
    4. Neuroscience11.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Environmental Science53.6%
    2. Engineering32.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    4. Computer Science00.1%
    5. Energy00.1%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does NHS Highland specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 18.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 25.2 works19×
← 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: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.41× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.99× its world share, 73 worksMedicineNursing: 2.05× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.14× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.41×12 works
  2. Medicine2.99×73 works
  3. Psychology2.14×8 works
  4. Nursing2.05×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.57×2 works
  6. Veterinary1.03×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.03×4 works
  8. Dentistry0.90×1 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.74×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.73×5 works
  11. Neuroscience0.67×1 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.61×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×4 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.50×3 works
  15. Social Sciences0.43×7 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×1 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.29×1 works
  18. Engineering0.15×3 works
  19. Energy0.14×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.07×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.02×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.02×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at NHS Highland?

Ranked on the quality score, Alain F. Zuur, Johannes Hendrikus De Kock and Elena N. Ieno lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NHS Highland.

  1. 1 Alain F. Zuur United Kingdom · #602,737 worldwide 36k citations · 134 works
  2. 2 Johannes Hendrikus De Kock United Kingdom · #897,814 worldwide 1.5k citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Elena N. Ieno United Kingdom · #964,940 worldwide 32k citations · 88 works
  4. 4 Beth Sage United Kingdom · #1,156,275 worldwide 1.8k citations · 18 works
  5. 5 A.I.M. Glen United Kingdom · #1,500,903 worldwide 3k citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Sharon Pfleger United Kingdom · #1,536,357 worldwide 372 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Gordon F. Rushworth United Kingdom · #2,119,454 worldwide 1.7k citations · 73 works
  8. 8 P. J. Southgate United Kingdom · #2,123,143 worldwide 790 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Jeremy Keen United Kingdom · #2,585,475 worldwide 506 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 E.M.T. Glen United Kingdom · #3,027,911 worldwide 523 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at NHS Highland

What are the most cited papers from NHS Highland?

The most cited paper from NHS Highland is "A protocol for data exploration to avoid common statistical problems" (Alain F. Zuur, Elena N. Ieno, Chris S. Elphick, 2009), with 8,308 citations. Next come "Abiraterone for Prostate Cancer Not Previously Treated with Hormone Therapy" (1,806) and "A rapid review of the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of healthcare workers: implications for supporting psychological well-being" (968).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A protocol for data exploration to avoid common statistical problems Alain F. Zuur, Elena N. Ieno, Chris S. Elphick · Methods in Ecology and Evolution Open access 13 Nov 2009 8,308
2 Abiraterone for Prostate Cancer Not Previously Treated with Hormone Therapy Nicholas David James et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 3 Jun 2017 1,806
3 A rapid review of the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of healthcare workers: implications for supporting psychological well-being Johannes Hendrikus De Kock, Helen Ann Latham, Stephen James Leslie et al. · BMC Public Health Open access 9 Jan 2021 968
4 A protocol for conducting and presenting results of regression‐type analyses Alain F. Zuur, Elena N. Ieno · Methods in Ecology and Evolution Jun 2016 855
5 Existing and potential therapeutic uses for N-acetylcysteine: The need for conversion to intracellular glutathione for antioxidant benefits Gordon F. Rushworth, Ian L. Megson · Pharmacology & Therapeutics 28 Sep 2013 733
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at NHS Highland?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Arrhythmias, Catheter Ablation, Atrial Fibrillation, Echocardiography, Cardiac Imaging, Radiofrequency Ablation, Ventricular Tachycardia and Genetic Mutations.

▲ 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. Arrhythmias9▲ 76×2 topics
  2. Epidemiology8▲ 1.68×47 topics
  3. Catheter Ablation8▲ 49×2 topics
  4. Public Health7▲ 3.6×23 topics
  5. Atrial Fibrillation6▲ 45×2 topics
  6. Echocardiography6▲ 16×6 topics
  7. Cardiac Imaging5▲ 35×3 topics
  8. Radiofrequency Ablation5▲ 39×1 topic
  9. Ventricular Tachycardia5▲ 85×1 topic
  10. Genetic Mutations5▲ 9.2×8 topics
  11. Mental Health5▲ 2.8×18 topics
  12. Ethical Considerations5▲ 12×9 topics
  13. Guidelines5▲ 8.2×7 topics
  14. Depression4▲ 4.0×9 topics
  15. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Resuscitation4▲ 24×3 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.8×14 topics
  18. Ion Channels4▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Mortality4▲ 5.4×9 topics
  20. Cardiac Electrophysiology4▲ 66×1 topic
  21. Genetic Testing4▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Long-QT Syndrome4▲ 66×1 topic
  23. Sudden Cardiac Death4▲ 35×2 topics
  24. Constrictive Pericarditis4▲ 165×1 topic
  25. Pericarditis4▲ 165×1 topic
  26. Cardiac Arrest4▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Hypothermia4▲ 38×1 topic
  28. Anxiety3▲ 5.6×7 topics
  29. Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy3▲ 99×1 topic
  30. Primary Care3▲ 7.1×6 topics
  31. Sudden Death3▲ 62×1 topic
  32. Health Care Costs3▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Radiation Exposure3▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Coronary Artery Disease3▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 9.1×2 topics
  36. Computed Tomography Angiography3▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Myocardial Perfusion3▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Anticoagulant Therapy3▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Palliative Care3▲ 13×3 topics
  40. End-of-Life2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does NHS Highland publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation.

Cardiac Arrhythmias and …5Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 5 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiolog…4Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 4 fractional worksPericarditis and Cardiac…4Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade: 4 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resus…4Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 4 fractional worksCardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 3 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…2Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksNursing Roles and Practices: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEmergency MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  7. 7 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Nursing Roles and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 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 available40.4%not open59.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has NHS Highland's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% 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 Highland as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00061% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%NHS Highland0.00062% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of NHS Highland 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025NHS Highland6.6% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.9% in 2015.

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