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Royal College of Midwives

In research, Royal College of Midwives stands highest in Health Sciences (#16,415 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#39,895
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#2,135
of 2,253
Research works
222
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Royal College of Midwives 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
Health SciencesDomain #16,415 of 20,462 10.7%145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal College of Midwives 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: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 5.38× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.40× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 3.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.58× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.88× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Royal College of Midwives?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Outcomes, Perinatal Outcomes, Mental Health, Cesarean Section, Vaginal Birth, Child Development, Maternal Mortality and Pregnancy.

▲ 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 22 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Maternal Outcomes3▲ 200×2 topics
  2. Perinatal Outcomes3▲ 200×2 topics
  3. Mental Health3▲ 9.1×9 topics
  4. Cesarean Section3▲ 309×1 topic
  5. Vaginal Birth3▲ 309×1 topic
  6. Child Development2▲ 18×2 topics
  7. Maternal Mortality2▲ 34×4 topics
  8. Pregnancy2▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Social Justice1▲ 11×4 topics
  10. Community Engagement1▲ 18×2 topics
  11. Psychological Interventions1▲ 46×3 topics
  12. COVID-191▲ 4.0×4 topics
  13. Health Inequalities1▲ 47×3 topics
  14. Maternal Mental Health1▲ 107×1 topic
  15. Perinatal Depression1▲ 107×1 topic
  16. Primary Care1▲ 13×5 topics
  17. Sustainable Development1▲ 3.1×2 topics
  18. Environmental Participation1▲ 58×1 topic
  19. Public Health1▲ 3.3×5 topics
  20. Socio-economic Factors1▲ 43×2 topics
  21. Territorial Governance1▲ 37×1 topic
  22. Treatment1▲ 4.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Royal College of Midwives publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, French Urban and Social Studies and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health.

Maternal and Perinatal H…3Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 3 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health D…1Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …1French Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksPregnancy-related medical research: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Impact on Reproduction: 1 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 0 fractional worksBreastfeeding Practices and Influences: 0 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 0 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSociology and Political ScienceClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 works
  2. 2 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Pregnancy-related medical research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  8. 8 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 0 works
  9. 9 Breastfeeding Practices and Influences Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 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 available16.5%not open83.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal College of Midwives's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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