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Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry

In research, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,084 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,544 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry and General Health Professions — Dentistry is 28.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,197
of 28,054 · #3,603 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#447
of 1,094
Research works
1.9k
▼ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
95k
48.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry 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 #4,084 of 11,982 15.9%126 #841
MedicineField #5,544 of 10,443 15.9%64 #935

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry 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).

What does Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 28.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 24.0 works28×
  2. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 24.5 works10×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 27.97× its world share, 24 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 8.13× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.87× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.79× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 28.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry?

Ranked on the composite score, Adrian White, John Bligh and Max H Pittler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry.

  1. 1 Adrian White United Kingdom · #60,930 worldwide 176 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 John Bligh United Kingdom · #61,329 worldwide 236 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Max H Pittler United Kingdom · #114,499 worldwide 288 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Ken Stein United Kingdom · #145,702 worldwide 123 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Edzard Ernst United Kingdom · #178,379 worldwide 189 citations · 85 works
  6. 6 Charlotte Paterson United Kingdom · #200,641 worldwide 87 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 William Bird United Kingdom · #391,142 worldwide 117 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Alan Bleakley United Kingdom · #435,224 worldwide 40 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 John Zajicek United Kingdom · #436,398 worldwide 30 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Tom Thompson United Kingdom · #473,173 worldwide 59 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry

Which keywords describe research at Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Gender Differences, Motivation, Dental Students, Career Choice, Professional Expectations, Reflective Practice and Dental Caries.

▲ 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. Quality of Life16▲ 6.5×24 topics
  2. Gender Differences14▲ 22×2 topics
  3. Dental Students13▲ 318×2 topics
  4. Motivation13▲ 18×3 topics
  5. Epidemiology13▲ 1.86×43 topics
  6. Career Choice13▲ 252×1 topic
  7. Professional Expectations13▲ 479×1 topic
  8. Reflective Practice8▲ 24×5 topics
  9. COVID-197▲ 3.0×11 topics
  10. Risk Factors7▲ 3.7×17 topics
  11. Public Health7▲ 2.6×19 topics
  12. Dental Caries6▲ 37×2 topics
  13. Assessment Methods6▲ 32×2 topics
  14. Competency-Based Education6▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Continuing Medical Education6▲ 52×1 topic
  16. Prevention6▲ 7.8×7 topics
  17. Professional Identity Formation6▲ 52×1 topic
  18. Global Burden6▲ 5.9×9 topics
  19. Healthcare6▲ 2.8×11 topics
  20. Clinical Trials6▲ 4.7×12 topics
  21. Virtual Reality5▲ 5.7×4 topics
  22. Management5▲ 3.4×10 topics
  23. Primary Care5▲ 6.9×11 topics
  24. Dental Practice4▲ 57×1 topic
  25. Infection Control4▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Transmission Routes4▲ 57×1 topic
  27. Fluoride4▲ 45×2 topics
  28. Academic Medicine4▲ 30×3 topics
  29. Social Determinants4▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Oral Health4▲ 39×1 topic
  31. Remineralization4▲ 54×1 topic
  32. Ethical Considerations4▲ 6.3×11 topics
  33. Psychological Factors4▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Medical Education4▲ 8.0×9 topics
  35. Health Policy4▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Periodontal Disease3▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Global Health3▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Patient Care3▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Patient Safety3▲ 12×6 topics
  40. Career Development3▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Education, Practice, Research, Innovations in Medical Education, Dental Research and COVID-19 and Dental Health and Care Utilization.

Dental Education, Practi…13Dental Education, Practice, Research: 13 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…6Innovations in Medical Education: 6 fractional worksDental Research and COVI…4Dental Research and COVID-19: 4 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 4 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 3 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 3 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 3 fractional worksDental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques: 2 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 2 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral DentistryPeriodontics3 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 13 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  3. 3 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 4 works
  4. 4 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 4 works
  5. 5 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 3 works
  6. 6 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 3 works
  8. 8 Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques Oral Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 2 works
  10. 10 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 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 available41.5%not open58.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.1%domestic only75.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% lower 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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