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Royal College of Surgeons of England

In research, Royal College of Surgeons of England stands highest in Medicine (#807 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#969 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,995 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,170
of 28,054 · #3,290 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#680
of 1,094
Research works
2.3k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
81k
34.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Royal College of Surgeons of England 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
MedicineField #807 of 17,978 23.3%1,273
Health SciencesDomain #969 of 20,462 23.1%1,481
Life SciencesDomain #1,995 of 14,347 22.4%461
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,730 of 7,814 23.5%249
SurgerySubfield #1,368 of 4,227 21.4%232
Physical SciencesDomain #10,332 of 21,541 19.0%198
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,951 of 4,961 26.5%122
Social SciencesDomain #11,288 of 16,945 20.0%188

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal College of Surgeons of England 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.17× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.09× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.90× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.27× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, J.L. Turk, G. V. R. Born and Arthur Keith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal College of Surgeons of England.

  1. 1 J.L. Turk United Kingdom · #14,234 worldwide 533 citations · 109 works
  2. 2 G. V. R. Born United Kingdom · #37,077 worldwide 432 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Arthur Keith United Kingdom · #54,648 worldwide 204 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Y.S. Bakhle United Kingdom · #101,690 worldwide 156 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 William Henry Flower United Kingdom · #101,734 worldwide 113 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 G. R. Fraser United Kingdom · #119,956 worldwide 148 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Priscilla J. Piper United Kingdom · #128,161 worldwide 109 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 G. P. Lewis United Kingdom · #153,458 worldwide 141 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Darien Parker United Kingdom · #187,716 worldwide 134 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 John W. Beattie United Kingdom · #193,038 worldwide 78 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Royal College of Surgeons of England

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Medical Education, Epidemiology, Surgery, Mortality, Guidelines, Medical History, Anesthesia and Blood Transfusion.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 3.1×37 topics
  2. Medical Education10▲ 43×7 topics
  3. Surgery6▲ 21×7 topics
  4. Mortality6▲ 11×8 topics
  5. Guidelines5▲ 13×9 topics
  6. Medical History4▲ 134×2 topics
  7. Risk Factors4▲ 4.5×16 topics
  8. Anesthesia4▲ 63×3 topics
  9. Blood Transfusion4▲ 108×2 topics
  10. Medical Discoveries4▲ 567×1 topic
  11. Obstetrics4▲ 567×1 topic
  12. Laparoscopic Surgery4▲ 37×3 topics
  13. Postoperative Complications4▲ 33×3 topics
  14. Neurosurgery4▲ 566×1 topic
  15. Surgical Innovations4▲ 566×1 topic
  16. Cardiac Risk3▲ 47×1 topic
  17. Perioperative3▲ 47×1 topic
  18. Academic Medicine3▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Global Health3▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Robotic Surgery3▲ 24×3 topics
  21. Surgical Skills3▲ 82×1 topic
  22. Virtual Reality Training3▲ 82×1 topic
  23. Complications3▲ 6.2×9 topics
  24. Science3▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.2×11 topics
  26. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 9.6×6 topics
  27. Gender Bias2▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Health Care Disparities2▲ 77×1 topic
  29. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.9×8 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  31. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Radiotherapy2▲ 6.2×8 topics
  33. Prevention2▲ 5.3×8 topics
  34. Health Policy2▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Health Workforce2▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Infection Prevention2▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Rural Health2▲ 64×1 topic
  38. Surgical Care2▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Prostate Cancer2▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Quality Improvement2▲ 9.2×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Medical History and Innovations, History of Medical Practice, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Surgical Simulation and Training.

Medical History and Innovations: 4 fractional worksHistory of Medical Practice: 4 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …3Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 3 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and …3Surgical Simulation and Training: 3 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 2 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 2 fractional worksSurgical Sutures and Adh…1Surgical Sutures and Adhesives: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 1 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksAnatomy and Medical Technology: 1 fractional works
HistoryNeurologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Medical History and Innovations History 4 works
  2. 2 History of Medical Practice Neurology 4 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 2 works
  6. 6 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  7. 7 Surgical Sutures and Adhesives Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Anatomy and Medical Technology Biomedical Engineering 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 available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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