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Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

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World rank, all time
#28,154
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,497
of 2,253
Research works
203
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
28.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.72× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.78× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 12.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.93× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.45× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.63× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.13× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.06× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh?

Ranked on the composite score, W. O. Kermack, D. Noël Paton and Andrew Duncan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

  1. 1 W. O. Kermack United Kingdom · #48,798 worldwide 2.2k citations · 28 works
  2. 2 D. Noël Paton United Kingdom · #418,674 worldwide 50 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Andrew Duncan United Kingdom · #917,278 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 William F. Harvey United Kingdom · #939,721 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Which keywords describe research at Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Medical History, Quality Improvement, Surgery, Blood Transfusion, Continuity of Care, Chronic Disease Management and Patient-Centered Medical Home.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology15▲ 1.84×33 topics
  2. Primary Care14▲ 17×11 topics
  3. Medical History12▲ 134×3 topics
  4. Quality Improvement11▲ 26×6 topics
  5. Surgery11▲ 16×4 topics
  6. Blood Transfusion9▲ 80×3 topics
  7. Mental Health9▲ 3.8×9 topics
  8. History8▲ 5.2×8 topics
  9. Continuity of Care8▲ 64×2 topics
  10. Chronic Disease Management8▲ 26×2 topics
  11. Neurological Disorders8▲ 5.5×9 topics
  12. Patient-Centered Medical Home8▲ 74×1 topic
  13. Pay for Performance8▲ 74×1 topic
  14. Public Health7▲ 2.6×15 topics
  15. Neuroscience7▲ 10×3 topics
  16. Quality of Life6▲ 2.4×14 topics
  17. Treatment6▲ 2.4×15 topics
  18. Anatomy6▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Healthcare6▲ 4.1×11 topics
  20. Ancient Medicine6▲ 240×1 topic
  21. Islamic Medicine6▲ 240×1 topic
  22. Anemia5▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Academic Medicine5▲ 40×2 topics
  24. COVID-195▲ 3.7×9 topics
  25. Critical Care5▲ 11×7 topics
  26. Psychiatry5▲ 74×2 topics
  27. Medical Education5▲ 10×7 topics
  28. neurological history5▲ 143×1 topic
  29. neuroscience pioneers5▲ 143×1 topic
  30. Anesthesia5▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Infectious Diseases5▲ 9.7×6 topics
  32. Patient Experience5▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Medical Discoveries4▲ 119×1 topic
  34. Obstetrics4▲ 119×1 topic
  35. Colonial Psychiatry4▲ 221×1 topic
  36. Psychopharmacology4▲ 156×1 topic
  37. Hemorrhage4▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Patient Safety4▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Cardiac Surgery4▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Health Policy4▲ 11×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices, Wine Industry and Tourism and Primary Care and Health Outcomes.

Global Public Health Pol…1Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksHistorical Psychiatry an…1Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices: 1 fractional worksWine Industry and Tourism1Wine Industry and Tourism: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …1Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 1 fractional worksMedical History and Research: 1 fractional worksInhalation and Respirato…0Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 0 fractional worksPeripheral Nerve Disorders: 0 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 0 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Education: 0 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementClinical PsychologyTourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  2. 2 Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices Clinical Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Wine Industry and Tourism Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 1 works
  4. 4 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 1 works
  6. 6 Medical History and Research History 1 works
  7. 7 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Peripheral Nerve Disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  9. 9 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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