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Royal College of General Practitioners

In research, Royal College of General Practitioners stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,562 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Professions — Health Professions is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,909
of 28,054 · #13,833 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#668
of 1,094
Research works
896
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Royal College of General Practitioners 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 #8,562 of 11,982 12.4%82 #4397

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal College of General Practitioners 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 Royal College of General Practitioners specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Professions takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health ProfessionsField · 21.4 works6.8×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.75× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 2.10× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.79× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.55× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal College of General Practitioners?

Ranked on the composite score, John Horder, Douglas Fleming and D. L. Crombie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal College of General Practitioners.

  1. 1 John Horder United Kingdom · #199,956 worldwide 48 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Douglas Fleming United Kingdom · #272,381 worldwide 97 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 D. L. Crombie United Kingdom · #582,461 worldwide 26 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 D G Wilson United Kingdom · #687,523 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 R. J. F. H. Pinsent United Kingdom · #763,166 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 William Plowden United Kingdom · #928,507 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Roger Neighbour United Kingdom · #1,046,921 worldwide 4 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Iona Heath United Kingdom · #1,316,675 worldwide 12 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Mark Corbett United Kingdom · #1,452,892 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Stephen Watkins United Kingdom · #1,594,279 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Royal College of General Practitioners

Which keywords describe research at Royal College of General Practitioners?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Epidemiology, Quality Improvement, Public Health, Mortality, History, Chronic Disease Management and Health Care Costs.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 2.8×52 topics
  2. Primary Care11▲ 25×10 topics
  3. Public Health9▲ 5.2×23 topics
  4. Quality Improvement8▲ 34×6 topics
  5. Mortality6▲ 8.0×10 topics
  6. History6▲ 6.5×6 topics
  7. COVID-195▲ 3.2×15 topics
  8. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 21×5 topics
  9. Pandemic5▲ 3.7×7 topics
  10. Treatment5▲ 3.2×19 topics
  11. Quality of Life4▲ 2.3×24 topics
  12. Health Care Costs4▲ 40×2 topics
  13. Continuity of Care4▲ 65×2 topics
  14. Healthcare4▲ 2.8×6 topics
  15. Patient-Centered Medical Home4▲ 88×1 topic
  16. Pay for Performance4▲ 88×1 topic
  17. Patient Engagement3▲ 21×3 topics
  18. Communication3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  19. Stroke3▲ 14×7 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 4.5×7 topics
  21. Faculty Development3▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Pregnancy3▲ 12×7 topics
  23. Infectious Diseases3▲ 7.3×6 topics
  24. Pathogenesis3▲ 4.6×11 topics
  25. Choosing Wisely3▲ 100×1 topic
  26. Low-Value Care3▲ 100×1 topic
  27. Neuroscience3▲ 7.4×5 topics
  28. Reflective Practice3▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Vaccine2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations2▲ 5.8×7 topics
  31. SARS-CoV-22▲ 5.8×4 topics
  32. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  33. Healthcare Workers2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  34. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome2▲ 82×1 topic
  35. Chronic Conditions2▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Electrodiagnostic Studies2▲ 82×1 topic
  37. Leadership Development2▲ 49×2 topics
  38. Medical History2▲ 45×2 topics
  39. National Identity2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Health Care2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Royal College of General Practitioners publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Healthcare cost, quality, practices, Peripheral Nerve Disorders and Innovations in Medical Education.

Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 4 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality, practices: 3 fractional worksPeripheral Nerve Disorders: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksEducational Leadership and Practices: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Challenges: 2 fractional worksHistory of Computing Tec…2History of Computing Technologies: 2 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 1 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksUndergraduate Neuroscien…1Undergraduate Neuroscience Education and Research: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 4 works
  2. 2 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Peripheral Nerve Disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Educational Leadership and Practices Education 2 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Challenges General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 History of Computing Technologies Computer Science Applications 2 works
  8. 8 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  10. 10 Undergraduate Neuroscience Education and Research Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available52.0%not open48.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal College of General Practitioners's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher 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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