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Royal Edinburgh Hospital

In research, Royal Edinburgh Hospital stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,484 of 16,945 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,407 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,231 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,655
of 28,054 · #6,886 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#625
of 1,094
Research works
1.9k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
37.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Royal Edinburgh Hospital 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,484 of 16,945 27.9%661
Health SciencesDomain #3,407 of 20,462 25.0%877
MedicineField #3,231 of 17,978 25.3%708
PsychologyField #791 of 3,744 27.0%430
Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield #248 of 845 31.6%207
Life SciencesDomain #4,841 of 14,347 25.3%321
Clinical PsychologySubfield #517 of 1,483 26.1%301
Health ProfessionsField #2,240 of 3,776 25.3%150
NeuroscienceField #1,674 of 2,675 25.6%180
Social SciencesField #6,427 of 10,206 28.7%132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Edinburgh Hospital 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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.73× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.24× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.83× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.21× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.46× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 20.17× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.57× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 20.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Edinburgh Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, John C. Duffy, Norman Kreitman and S. P. Sashidharan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Edinburgh Hospital.

  1. 1 John C. Duffy United Kingdom · #64,848 worldwide 215 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Norman Kreitman United Kingdom · #111,866 worldwide 149 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 S. P. Sashidharan United Kingdom · #462,390 worldwide 66 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 John Crichton United Kingdom · #765,255 worldwide 25 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Walter Muir United Kingdom · #912,584 worldwide 106 citations · 179 works
  6. 6 JOHN EVANS United Kingdom · #936,212 worldwide 47 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Rajan Darjee United Kingdom · #1,089,295 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Jonathan Chick United Kingdom · #1,144,879 worldwide 30 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Bruce Ritson United Kingdom · #1,234,067 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 George M. Robertson United Kingdom · #1,263,765 worldwide 15 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Edinburgh Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Royal Edinburgh Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Genetics, Meta-Analysis, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Adolescents, Genetic Mutations, Genomic Analysis and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 3.5×54 topics
  2. Genetics5▲ 11×11 topics
  3. Meta-Analysis3▲ 7.9×10 topics
  4. Inflammation3▲ 2.1×14 topics
  5. Adolescents3▲ 10×7 topics
  6. Autism Spectrum Disorders3▲ 38×2 topics
  7. Genetic Mutations2▲ 8.6×13 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.5×9 topics
  9. Depression2▲ 4.1×11 topics
  10. Immunotherapy2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  11. Genomic Analysis2▲ 14×5 topics
  12. Neurodevelopmental Disorders2▲ 26×4 topics
  13. Brain Connectivity2▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Treatment2▲ 2.8×17 topics
  15. Executive Functioning2▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Neuroanatomy2▲ 31×3 topics
  17. Neurobiology2▲ 12×6 topics
  18. Emotion Recognition2▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Obesity2▲ 4.0×11 topics
  20. Prevalence2▲ 7.3×10 topics
  21. Children2▲ 12×7 topics
  22. Early Intervention2▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Social Skills Interventions2▲ 45×1 topic
  24. Surgical Management2▲ 6.9×12 topics
  25. Molecular Pathology2▲ 26×3 topics
  26. Psychological Interventions2▲ 20×4 topics
  27. Social Cognition2▲ 16×5 topics
  28. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Neuroimaging2▲ 8.6×7 topics
  30. Neurological Disorders2▲ 4.2×8 topics
  31. Brain Development2▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Psychotherapy Outcome2▲ 107×1 topic
  33. Therapeutic Alliance2▲ 107×1 topic
  34. Cancer Treatment1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  35. Tumor Models1▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Antipsychotic Drugs1▲ 52×1 topic
  37. Canine Cancer1▲ 149×1 topic
  38. Comparative Oncology1▲ 149×1 topic
  39. Neurocognitive Deficits1▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Informed Consent1▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Royal Edinburgh Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Schizophrenia research and treatment and Veterinary Oncology Research.

Autism Spectrum Disorder…2Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques…2Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksSchizophrenia research a…1Schizophrenia research and treatment: 1 fractional worksVeterinary Oncology Rese…1Veterinary Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: 1 fractional worksFamily Support in Illness: 1 fractional worksEpilepsy research and tr…1Epilepsy research and treatment: 1 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…1Family and Disability Support Research: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Decision-Maki…1Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Patien…1Mental Health and Patient Involvement: 1 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceClinical PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental healthPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  2. 2 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  4. 4 Veterinary Oncology Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Genetics 1 works
  6. 6 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  8. 8 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Mental Health and Patient Involvement 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 available30.9%not open69.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.8%domestic only91.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Edinburgh Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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