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Royal College of Physicians

In research, Royal College of Physicians stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,606 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,320
of 28,054 · #5,636 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#647
of 1,094
Research works
1.9k
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
29.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Royal College of Physicians 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 #7,606 of 11,982 9.4%72 #1649

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal College of Physicians 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.92× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.47× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.23× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.68× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.59× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal College of Physicians?

Ranked on the composite score, Henry M. Leicester, George C. Andrews and William Brinton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal College of Physicians.

  1. 1 Henry M. Leicester United Kingdom · #149,723 worldwide 107 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 George C. Andrews United Kingdom · #283,940 worldwide 83 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 William Brinton United Kingdom · #542,579 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 W. R. B. Prideaux United Kingdom · #581,723 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Charles Newman United Kingdom · #587,407 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Yijing Chen United Kingdom · #652,102 worldwide 94 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 William Campbell Felch United Kingdom · #698,713 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 S.D. Trigg United Kingdom · #704,658 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 John Snow United Kingdom · #709,827 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Robert Barnes United Kingdom · #715,049 worldwide 7 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Royal College of Physicians

Which keywords describe research at Royal College of Physicians?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Public Health, Primary Care, Surgery, Health Outcomes, Quality Improvement and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 2.6×72 topics
  2. Public Health6▲ 3.7×22 topics
  3. Mortality6▲ 9.0×10 topics
  4. Quality of Life4▲ 2.7×20 topics
  5. Mental Health4▲ 2.6×18 topics
  6. Inflammation4▲ 1.76×32 topics
  7. Primary Care4▲ 8.8×10 topics
  8. Treatment4▲ 2.6×22 topics
  9. Risk Factors3▲ 2.7×16 topics
  10. Depression3▲ 3.3×14 topics
  11. Surgery3▲ 7.8×8 topics
  12. Diagnosis3▲ 2.7×18 topics
  13. Health Outcomes3▲ 8.8×6 topics
  14. Quality Improvement3▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Genetics2▲ 3.2×12 topics
  16. Complications2▲ 4.3×11 topics
  17. Elderly Patients2▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Assessment Methods2▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Faculty Development2▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Infectious Diseases2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  21. Reflective Practice2▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Well-being2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  23. Competency-Based Education2▲ 20×1 topic
  24. Professional Identity Formation2▲ 29×1 topic
  25. Prognostic Factors2▲ 4.3×9 topics
  26. Rehabilitation2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  27. Global Warming2▲ 4.2×2 topics
  28. Health Care Costs2▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 5.6×7 topics
  30. Vulnerability2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  31. Heat Waves2▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Human Health2▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Adolescents2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  34. Ethical Considerations2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  35. Personality Traits2▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Psychological Interventions2▲ 10×4 topics
  38. Rituximab2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  39. Health Care Utilization1▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Psychopathology1▲ 7.0×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovations in Medical Education, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Hip and Femur Fractures and Primary Care and Health Outcomes.

Innovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures1Hip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality, practices: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…1Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisSurgeryGeneral Health Professions1 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  3. 3 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 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 available49.2%not open50.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.1%domestic only52.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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