Question 1

What is NHS Highland known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does NHS Highland rank in research?

Accepted Answer

NHS Highland ranks #16,085 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#16,379 all time), and #549 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at NHS Highland?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from NHS Highland?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does NHS Highland publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at NHS Highland?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does NHS Highland work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is NHS Highland's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% higher than in 2018-2021.