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Royal Society of Medicine

In research, Royal Society of Medicine stands highest in Medicine (#7,974 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#9,563 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#14,445 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,395
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,461
of 2,253
Research works
492
▼ 83% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
6.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Royal Society of Medicine 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 #7,974 of 17,978 7.1%186
Health SciencesDomain #9,563 of 20,462 6.6%262
Social SciencesDomain #14,445 of 16,945 8.8%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Society of Medicine 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: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.61× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.50× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.89× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.20× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Society of Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, J. D. Rolleston, David Misselbrook and Lyon Playfair lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Society of Medicine.

  1. 1 J. D. Rolleston United Kingdom · #495,090 worldwide 66 citations · 82 works
  2. 2 David Misselbrook United Kingdom · #782,036 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Lyon Playfair United Kingdom · #866,077 worldwide 7 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 James Donelan United Kingdom · #1,052,796 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Ronald D. Mann United Kingdom · #1,140,991 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 HENRY C.G. SEMON United Kingdom · #1,289,974 worldwide 11 citations · 212 works
  7. 7 John Cropper United Kingdom · #1,504,250 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Society of Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Royal Society of Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Academic Medicine, Depression, Anxiety, Professionalism, Career Development, Primary Care, Medical Research and Physician-Scientist.

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

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Academic Medicine2▲ 115×2 topics
  2. Depression2▲ 9.7×5 topics
  3. Anxiety2▲ 16×3 topics
  4. Professionalism2▲ 43×2 topics
  5. Machine Learning2▲ 2.1×7 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  7. Career Development2▲ 56×2 topics
  8. Primary Care2▲ 17×4 topics
  9. Health Equity1▲ 22×2 topics
  10. Healthcare1▲ 5.5×3 topics
  11. Medical Research1▲ 213×1 topic
  12. Physician-Scientist1▲ 213×1 topic
  13. Well-being1▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications1▲ 4.9×2 topics
  15. Physician Burnout1▲ 76×1 topic
  16. Work-Life Balance1▲ 30×1 topic
  17. Big Data1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  18. Medical Imaging1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  19. Precision Medicine1▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Public Health1▲ 3.5×8 topics
  21. Quality Improvement1▲ 26×3 topics
  22. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Clinical Decision Support1▲ 35×1 topic
  24. Education1▲ 2.7×5 topics
  25. Ethical Challenges1▲ 24×1 topic
  26. Drug Delivery1▲ 8.0×1 topic
  27. Economic Development1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  28. Innovation Management1▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Nanocarriers1▲ 77×1 topic
  30. Science Policy1▲ 1808×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal Society of Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Medical Research Impacts, Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery.

Health and Medical Resea…1Health and Medical Research Impacts: 1 fractional worksHealthcare professionals…1Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …1Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug …1Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 1 fractional worksResearch, Science, and Academia: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …1Diversity and Career in Medicine: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 0 fractional worksDiverse Musicological Studies: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth InformaticsBiomaterials4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  4. 4 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 1 works
  5. 5 Research, Science, and Academia Information Systems and Management 1 works
  6. 6 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 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 available40.4%not open59.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.5%domestic only70.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Society of Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 83% 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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