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OBS Medical (United Kingdom)

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Research works
59
▲ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
1k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%
OBS Medical (United Kingdom)

Not ranked overall: OBS Medical (United Kingdom) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does OBS Medical (United Kingdom) work in?

In all years, 46% of research at OBS Medical (United Kingdom) is in Health Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (43%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (23%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 27 fractional works · 46.2% of its workMedicine: 25 fractional works · 43.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 29.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 23.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 18.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 15.7% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKOBS Medical(United Kingdom)59fractional works, all years
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences46%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2543.0%
    2. Health Professions22.7%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1423.2%
    2. Neuroscience23.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology22.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering57.7%
    2. Computer Science24.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.9%
    4. Chemical Engineering00.7%
    5. Chemistry00.7%
    6. Environmental Science00.5%
    7. Materials Science00.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    9. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences23.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting22.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.2%
    4. Decision Sciences00.7%
    5. Psychology00.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.0%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.69× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.66× its world share, 13 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.66×13 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.06×0 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.83×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.69×2 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.44×1 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.24×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.42×1 works
  8. Computer Science0.30×0 works
  9. Materials Science0.10×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.07×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.07×0 works
  12. Engineering0.05×0 works

What are the most cited papers from OBS Medical (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from OBS Medical (United Kingdom) is "The central melanocortin system affects the hypothalamo-pituitary thyroid axis and may mediate the effect of leptin" (M.S. Kim, C. J. Small, Sarah A. Stanley et al., 2000), with 260 citations. Next come "Rapid assessment of partograph utilisation in selected maternity units in Kenya" (44) and "Bayesian Extreme Value Statistics for Novelty Detection in Gas-Turbine Engines" (41).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The central melanocortin system affects the hypothalamo-pituitary thyroid axis and may mediate the effect of leptin M.S. Kim, C. J. Small, Sarah A. Stanley et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access Apr 2000 260
2 Rapid assessment of partograph utilisation in selected maternity units in Kenya ZP Qureshi, C Sekadde- Kigondu, SM Mutiso · East African Medical Journal Open access 7 Jan 2011 44
3 Bayesian Extreme Value Statistics for Novelty Detection in Gas-Turbine Engines David A. Clifton, Lionel Tarassenko, N McGrogan et al. · Proceedings - IEEE Aerospace Conference Conference paper Mar 2008 41
4 Association Between E-cigarette Use and Depression in US Adults Omar Babar Saeed, Bhakti Bhaoo Chavan, Zelalem Teka Haile · Journal of Addiction Medicine 14 Jan 2020 39
5 Automated Novelty Detection in Industrial Systems David Andrew Clifton, Lei Clifton, Peter Bannister et al. · Studies in computational intelligence Book chapter 2008 27
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at OBS Medical (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chromatin, DNA Damage, Repair, Cancer, Epidemiology, Reproductive Outcome, Prenatal Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technology.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.3×13 topics
  2. Cancer4▲ 5.1×4 topics
  3. Chromatin4▲ 77×2 topics
  4. DNA Damage4▲ 46×1 topic
  5. Repair4▲ 124×1 topic
  6. Risk Factors3▲ 4.3×3 topics
  7. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 22×5 topics
  8. Reproductive Outcome2▲ 91×2 topics
  9. Treatment2▲ 3.0×3 topics
  10. Assisted Reproductive Technology2▲ 51×2 topics
  11. Gene Therapy2▲ 13×2 topics
  12. Management2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  13. Quality of Life2▲ 2.4×4 topics
  14. Global Trends2▲ 41×2 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  16. Vaccine2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  17. AAV2▲ 45×1 topic
  18. Maternal Mortality2▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Viral Vectors2▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.9×4 topics
  21. Infertility2▲ 19×3 topics
  22. Psychological Impact2▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Social Impact2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  24. Brain-Computer Interfaces1▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Cesarean Scar Pregnancy1▲ 125×1 topic
  26. EEG Analysis1▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Ectopic Pregnancy1▲ 125×1 topic
  28. Genomics1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  29. Pandemic1▲ 5.0×2 topics
  30. Antisense Oligonucleotides1▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Coronavirus1▲ 17×1 topic
  32. In Vitro Fertilization1▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Twin Pregnancy1▲ 59×1 topic
  34. Urolithiasis1▲ 67×1 topic
  35. Alternative Splicing1▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Cancer Immunotherapy1▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Proteasome1▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Reproductive Technologies1▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Uterine Fibroids1▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Uterine Leiomyoma1▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does OBS Medical (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Virus-based gene therapy research, Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments, Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management and Reproductive Health and Technologies.

Virus-based gene therapy…1Virus-based gene therapy research: 1 fractional worksKidney Stones and Urolit…1Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments: 1 fractional worksEctopic Pregnancy Diagno…1Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksReproductive Health and …1Reproductive Health and Technologies: 1 fractional worksGestational Trophoblastic Disease Studies: 1 fractional worksGynecological conditions and treatments: 1 fractional worksAssisted Reproductive Te…1Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy: 1 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 1 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 0 fractional worksEducation in Rural Contexts: 0 fractional works
GeneticsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthReproductive Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Virus-based gene therapy research Genetics 1 works
  2. 2 Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Gynecological conditions and treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  7. 7 Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  8. 8 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  9. 9 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  10. 10 Education in Rural Contexts Education 0 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 available47.2%not open52.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.7%domestic only63.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has OBS Medical (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% 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 OBS Medical (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%OBS Medical (United Kingdom)0.000058% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of OBS Medical (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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