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Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

In research, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,804 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Immunology, Ecology and Immunology and Microbiology — Immunology is 24.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,750
of 28,054 · #28,039 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#534
of 1,094
Research works
273
▲ 590% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,804 of 7,800 5.8%65 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons 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).

What does Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Immunology takes 24.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ImmunologySubfield · 23.0 works24×
  2. EcologySubfield · 21.4 works20×
  3. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 26.3 works19×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 3.09× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.25× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 18.84× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.17× its world share, 43 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 3.19× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 22.85× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 22.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Roger Sie-Maen Chong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.

  1. 1 Roger Sie-Maen Chong United Kingdom · #1,457,591 worldwide 8 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

Which keywords describe research at Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquaculture, Biodiversity, Antibiotic Resistance, Fish Immunology, Probiotics, Molecular Phylogeny, Invasive Species and Ecological Impact.

▲ 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. Aquaculture32▲ 87×5 topics
  2. Biodiversity25▲ 24×7 topics
  3. Antibiotic Resistance17▲ 31×3 topics
  4. Fish Immunology16▲ 248×1 topic
  5. Probiotics16▲ 48×1 topic
  6. Molecular Phylogeny15▲ 70×3 topics
  7. Invasive Species15▲ 25×6 topics
  8. Ecological Impact14▲ 211×2 topics
  9. Global Change12▲ 33×2 topics
  10. Epidemiology12▲ 2.1×24 topics
  11. Aquatic Environment11▲ 95×2 topics
  12. Environmental Impact11▲ 4.5×9 topics
  13. Ecosystem10▲ 69×1 topic
  14. Parasites10▲ 255×1 topic
  15. Immune Response10▲ 12×6 topics
  16. DNA Barcoding10▲ 42×3 topics
  17. Biomarkers9▲ 9.8×5 topics
  18. Physiological Adaptation9▲ 209×2 topics
  19. Conservation9▲ 15×5 topics
  20. Marine Environment9▲ 45×3 topics
  21. Pesticides8▲ 86×3 topics
  22. Bioaccumulation8▲ 64×3 topics
  23. Freshwater8▲ 115×2 topics
  24. Drosophila8▲ 133×2 topics
  25. Nutrition8▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Water Quality8▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Oxidative Stress8▲ 3.3×3 topics
  28. Global Distribution8▲ 84×2 topics
  29. Aquatic Organisms7▲ 192×1 topic
  30. Environmental Risk Assessment7▲ 60×1 topic
  31. Fatty Acids7▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Fish Feed7▲ 100×1 topic
  33. Crayfish7▲ 488×1 topic
  34. Ecosystem Services7▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Food Security7▲ 9.4×2 topics
  36. Invasion7▲ 488×1 topic
  37. Oyster Reefs7▲ 182×1 topic
  38. Stem Cells7▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Host Defense7▲ 91×1 topic
  40. Invertebrate Immunity7▲ 315×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth.

Aquaculture disease mana…16Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 16 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 10 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology…7Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 7 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…7Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 7 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 7 fractional worksCrustacean biology and ecology: 7 fractional worksInvertebrate Immune Resp…7Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms: 7 fractional worksMyxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species: 4 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research studies: 3 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional works
ImmunologyEcologyHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisAquatic Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 16 works
  2. 2 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 10 works
  3. 3 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 7 works
  4. 4 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 7 works
  5. 5 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  6. 6 Crustacean biology and ecology Ecology 7 works
  7. 7 Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms Immunology 7 works
  8. 8 Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species Cancer Research 4 works
  9. 9 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 3 works
  10. 10 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 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 available15.6%not open84.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 590% higher 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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