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Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

In research, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,956 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,459 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,824
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#966
of 2,253
Research works
451
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
34.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 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 #7,956 of 20,462 21.2%333
MedicineField #8,459 of 17,978 23.2%244

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health 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: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 7.43× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.67× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.80× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Judith Ellis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

  1. 1 Judith Ellis United Kingdom · #468,571 worldwide 34 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health

Which keywords describe research at Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Equity, Social Determinants, Community Health, Pediatrics and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Primary Care8▲ 36×12 topics
  2. Epidemiology7▲ 3.2×35 topics
  3. Public Health7▲ 8.8×18 topics
  4. Health Equity5▲ 30×3 topics
  5. Social Determinants4▲ 36×2 topics
  6. Community Health4▲ 46×1 topic
  7. Inflammation4▲ 3.5×17 topics
  8. Pediatrics4▲ 254×1 topic
  9. Genetics3▲ 6.7×9 topics
  10. Treatment2▲ 3.6×10 topics
  11. Preterm Infants2▲ 34×4 topics
  12. Maternal Mortality2▲ 18×5 topics
  13. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 27×3 topics
  14. Respiratory Distress Syndrome2▲ 45×2 topics
  15. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes2▲ 20×5 topics
  17. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia2▲ 53×2 topics
  18. Health Inequalities2▲ 29×3 topics
  19. Lung Stem Cells2▲ 59×1 topic
  20. Surfactant Proteins2▲ 59×1 topic
  21. Global Warming2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  22. Quality Improvement2▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Adolescents2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  24. Child Mortality2▲ 37×1 topic
  25. Health Systems2▲ 37×1 topic
  26. Preterm Birth2▲ 39×2 topics
  27. Resilience2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  28. Cognitive Function1▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Continuity of Care1▲ 51×2 topics
  30. Executive Functioning1▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Health Promotion1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  32. Prevention1▲ 5.6×3 topics
  33. Vaccine Development1▲ 9.3×4 topics
  34. Patient-Centered Medical Home1▲ 64×1 topic
  35. Pay for Performance1▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Psychiatric Disorders1▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Chronic Conditions1▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Family-Centered Care1▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Infant Mortality1▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Adverse Experiences1▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child and Adolescent Health, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Global Maternal and Child Health and Primary Care and Health Outcomes.

Child and Adolescent Hea…4Child and Adolescent Health: 4 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…2Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 1 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 1 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Drought Analysis: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 4 works
  2. 2 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  4. 4 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  8. 8 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  9. 9 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 1 works
  10. 10 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 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 available38.4%not open61.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.7%domestic only75.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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