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Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

In research, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,491 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,442 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,943
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#922
of 2,253
Research works
406
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 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 #6,491 of 20,462 19.9%316
MedicineField #7,442 of 17,978 20.6%264

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 4.47× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.68× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× 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, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists?

Ranked on the composite score, J. A. Chalmers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

  1. 1 J. A. Chalmers United Kingdom · #77,357 worldwide 204 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Which keywords describe research at Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Epidemiology, Maternal Outcomes, Perinatal Outcomes, Risk Factors, Prenatal Diagnosis, Global Trends and Cesarean Section.

▲ 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. Maternal Mortality8▲ 66×5 topics
  2. Epidemiology8▲ 3.4×33 topics
  3. Maternal Outcomes5▲ 111×2 topics
  4. Perinatal Outcomes5▲ 111×2 topics
  5. Risk Factors5▲ 7.5×9 topics
  6. Prenatal Diagnosis4▲ 50×5 topics
  7. Global Trends4▲ 88×2 topics
  8. Public Health4▲ 4.5×14 topics
  9. Cesarean Section4▲ 159×1 topic
  10. Vaginal Birth4▲ 159×1 topic
  11. Health Inequalities3▲ 47×4 topics
  12. Pregnancy3▲ 27×6 topics
  13. Reproductive Outcome3▲ 146×2 topics
  14. Child Mortality3▲ 68×1 topic
  15. Health Systems3▲ 68×1 topic
  16. COVID-192▲ 3.1×7 topics
  17. Cesarean Scar Pregnancy2▲ 286×1 topic
  18. Ectopic Pregnancy2▲ 286×1 topic
  19. Mental Health2▲ 2.9×8 topics
  20. Placenta Accreta2▲ 136×1 topic
  21. Postpartum Hemorrhage2▲ 136×1 topic
  22. Quality of Life2▲ 2.8×12 topics
  23. Surgery2▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  25. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes2▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Prevention2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  27. Management2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  28. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  29. Social Determinants2▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Chronic Disease2▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Health Disparities2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  32. Health Outcomes2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  33. Preterm Birth2▲ 40×2 topics
  34. SARS-CoV-22▲ 8.0×3 topics
  35. Trauma2▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Medical Education1▲ 9.5×5 topics
  37. Surgical Treatment1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Urinary Incontinence1▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Food Insecurity1▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Nutritional Consequences1▲ 47×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Global Maternal and Child Health, Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management and Maternal and fetal healthcare.

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksEctopic Pregnancy Diagno…2Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksMaternal and fetal healt…2Maternal and fetal healthcare: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Impact on Repro…1COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction: 1 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders t…1Pelvic floor disorders treatments: 1 fractional worksGestational Trophoblasti…1Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Studies: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksPreterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis: 1 fractional worksPregnancy-related medical research: 1 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthRheumatology2 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 works
  2. 2 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  3. 3 Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Maternal and fetal healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  6. 6 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 1 works
  7. 7 Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Pregnancy-related medical research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.8%domestic only72.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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