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Physiological Society

In research, Physiological Society stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,570 of 14,347 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,999 of 21,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,905 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#2,938
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#198
of 2,253
Research works
1.8k
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
89k
48.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Physiological Society known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #1,570 of 14,347 26.3%823
Physical SciencesDomain #3,999 of 21,541 26.7%250
Health SciencesDomain #3,905 of 20,462 23.7%645
MedicineField #3,726 of 17,978 24.4%578
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,712 of 7,814 29.3%380
NeuroscienceField #670 of 2,675 23.6%341
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,583 of 4,961 29.0%250
Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield #549 of 945 23.3%134
Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield #727 of 1,237 22.8%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Physiological Society 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: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.02× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.30× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.44× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.44× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 12.98× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.83× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.38× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.52× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 13.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Physiological Society?

Ranked on the composite score, E. D. Adrian, H. H. Dale and W. A. H. Rushton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Physiological Society.

  1. 1 E. D. Adrian United Kingdom · #10,488 worldwide 1.2k citations · 48 works
  2. 2 H. H. Dale United Kingdom · #13,188 worldwide 657 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 W. A. H. Rushton United Kingdom · #35,384 worldwide 384 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 M. Silver United Kingdom · #162,957 worldwide 156 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 T J Rink United Kingdom · #232,230 worldwide 471 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 B. H. C. Matthews United Kingdom · #234,778 worldwide 352 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 J. T. Fitzsimons United Kingdom · #235,464 worldwide 169 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 E. N. Willmer United Kingdom · #320,140 worldwide 123 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 A V Edwards United Kingdom · #863,661 worldwide 61 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 T. Brailsford Robertson United Kingdom · #867,474 worldwide 57 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Physiological Society

Which keywords describe research at Physiological Society?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Leadership, Change Management, Competitive Advantage, Employee Engagement, Ethical Considerations, Management and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Public Health6▲ 7.7×10 topics
  2. Leadership6▲ 22×7 topics
  3. Climate Change4▲ 2.8×6 topics
  4. Change Management4▲ 316×2 topics
  5. Competitive Advantage4▲ 173×2 topics
  6. Employee Engagement4▲ 35×2 topics
  7. Education3▲ 3.5×5 topics
  8. Epidemiology3▲ 1.46×18 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress3▲ 3.4×18 topics
  10. Ethical Considerations3▲ 16×4 topics
  11. Sustainable Development3▲ 3.3×2 topics
  12. Management3▲ 6.6×6 topics
  13. Organizational Development2▲ 278×1 topic
  14. Strategic Management2▲ 30×1 topic
  15. Global Warming2▲ 11×2 topics
  16. Infectious Diseases2▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Mortality2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  18. Heat Waves2▲ 54×1 topic
  19. Human Health2▲ 21×1 topic
  20. Ion Channels2▲ 30×4 topics
  21. Innovation2▲ 3.1×2 topics
  22. Precision Medicine2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  23. Ethics2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  24. Health Inequalities2▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Biomedical Engineering1▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Genetic Variation1▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Challenge-Based Learning1▲ 64×1 topic
  28. Complexity Theory1▲ 47×2 topics
  29. Hackathons1▲ 64×1 topic
  30. Models and Tools1▲ 1035×1 topic
  31. Nutrigenomics1▲ 77×1 topic
  32. Organizational Change1▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Personalized Nutrition1▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Cortical Networks1▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Environmental Exposure1▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Exposome1▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Medical Research1▲ 71×1 topic
  38. Neuronal Oscillations1▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Physician-Scientist1▲ 71×1 topic
  40. Professional Identity1▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Physiological Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Leadership and Management in Organizations, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Biomedical and Engineering Education and Organizational Change and Leadership.

Leadership and Management in Organizations: 2 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 1 fractional worksOrganizational Change and Leadership: 1 fractional worksNutrition, Genetics, and Disease: 1 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Resea…1Health and Medical Research Impacts: 1 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 1 fractional worksHuman Resource and Talent Management: 1 fractional worksAnimal testing and alter…1Animal testing and alternatives: 1 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisBiomedical EngineeringOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Leadership and Management in Organizations Strategy and Management 2 works
  2. 2 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  3. 3 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Organizational Change and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  5. 5 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Genetics 1 works
  6. 6 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  7. 7 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 Human Resource and Talent Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  10. 10 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 1 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 available23.1%not open76.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.7%domestic only72.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Physiological Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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