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Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

In research, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh stands highest in Health Sciences (#16,228 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,671
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,907
of 2,253
Research works
206
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 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 #16,228 of 20,462 15.0%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.76× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.35× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 19.54× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.89× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.65× its world share, 22 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.70× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 19.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, John Abercrombie, W. Lauder Lindsay and A.C.H. Watson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

  1. 1 John Abercrombie United Kingdom · #309,008 worldwide 32 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 W. Lauder Lindsay United Kingdom · #392,051 worldwide 36 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 A.C.H. Watson United Kingdom · #586,134 worldwide 45 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 John Greening United Kingdom · #765,474 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Complications, Mortality, Medical History, Surgery, Epidemiology, Medical Education and Radiotherapy.

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

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 2.0×23 topics
  2. Quality of Life3▲ 5.4×13 topics
  3. Complications2▲ 8.9×9 topics
  4. Mortality2▲ 7.8×8 topics
  5. Medical History2▲ 116×3 topics
  6. Surgery2▲ 12×5 topics
  7. Medical Education2▲ 16×6 topics
  8. Radiotherapy2▲ 9.9×6 topics
  9. Chemotherapy2▲ 5.1×8 topics
  10. Inflammation2▲ 1.65×12 topics
  11. Glaucoma1▲ 22×3 topics
  12. COVID-191▲ 2.3×6 topics
  13. Health1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  14. Orthognathic Surgery1▲ 61×2 topics
  15. Anesthesia1▲ 38×2 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 5.2×7 topics
  17. Femtosecond Laser1▲ 56×1 topic
  18. Intraocular Lens Implantation1▲ 103×1 topic
  19. Motivation1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  20. Neoadjuvant Therapy1▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Risk Factors1▲ 2.5×9 topics
  22. Survival1▲ 20×4 topics
  23. Anatomy1▲ 37×3 topics
  24. Blood Transfusion1▲ 57×1 topic
  25. Breast Reconstruction1▲ 44×2 topics
  26. Career Choice1▲ 88×1 topic
  27. Dental Students1▲ 109×1 topic
  28. Globalization1▲ 1.27×2 topics
  29. Laparoscopic Surgery1▲ 23×3 topics
  30. Obstetrics1▲ 301×1 topic
  31. Quality Improvement1▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Treatment1▲ 2.0×10 topics
  33. Biomaterials1▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Dental Esthetics1▲ 64×1 topic
  35. Economic Growth1▲ 2.8×1 topic
  36. Healthcare Workers1▲ 9.8×5 topics
  37. Height1▲ 116×1 topic
  38. Orthodontic Tooth Movement1▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Public Health1▲ 1.63×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Intraocular Surgery and Lenses, Medical History and Innovations, Dental Education, Practice, Research and Historical Economic and Social Studies.

Intraocular Surgery and …1Intraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksMedical History and Inno…1Medical History and Innovations: 1 fractional worksDental Education, Practice, Research: 1 fractional worksHistorical Economic and …1Historical Economic and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofa…1Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resus…1Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksHistory of Medical Practice: 1 fractional works
OphthalmologyHistoryGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  2. 2 Medical History and Innovations History 1 works
  3. 3 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 1 works
  6. 6 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 History of Medical Practice Neurology 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 available35.7%not open64.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.9%domestic only74.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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.

Other research institutions in Edinburgh

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