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Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service

In research, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service stands highest in Medicine (#3,040 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,093 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,640 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,555
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#643
of 2,253
Research works
1.2k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
22.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service 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 #3,040 of 17,978 16.1%710
Health SciencesDomain #4,093 of 20,462 16.2%736
Life SciencesDomain #7,640 of 14,347 12.1%319
HematologySubfield #417 of 654 12.7%192
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #7,303 of 7,814 13.6%188

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.37× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.10× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 4.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service?

Ranked on the composite score, Frank Boulton, Duncan S. Pepper and D. B. L. McClelland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service.

  1. 1 Frank Boulton United Kingdom · #192,547 worldwide 159 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Duncan S. Pepper United Kingdom · #212,290 worldwide 118 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 D. B. L. McClelland United Kingdom · #240,905 worldwide 101 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 William G. Murphy United Kingdom · #250,531 worldwide 101 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 S. Moore United Kingdom · #292,737 worldwide 118 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 David C. Kilpatrick United Kingdom · #309,423 worldwide 69 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Robert Hopkins United Kingdom · #333,583 worldwide 113 citations · 75 works
  8. 8 J. D. Cash United Kingdom · #440,028 worldwide 62 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Ian MacGregor United Kingdom · #542,743 worldwide 57 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 J. Dawes United Kingdom · #904,391 worldwide 59 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service

Which keywords describe research at Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Anemia, Blood Transfusion, Inflammation, Pancreatic Cancer, Alloimmunization, Blood Groups, Hemostasis and Hemorrhage.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Anemia138▲ 103×4 topics
  2. Inflammation116▲ 4.2×54 topics
  3. Epidemiology109▲ 2.3×81 topics
  4. Blood Transfusion104▲ 166×3 topics
  5. Pancreatic Cancer82▲ 60×3 topics
  6. Alloimmunization81▲ 185×1 topic
  7. Blood Groups81▲ 185×1 topic
  8. Hemostasis78▲ 45×4 topics
  9. Hemorrhage71▲ 84×2 topics
  10. Risk Factors65▲ 5.3×16 topics
  11. Immune Response64▲ 8.9×18 topics
  12. Critical Care56▲ 22×6 topics
  13. Disaster Response54▲ 60×2 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management53▲ 8.8×4 topics
  15. Inventory Management53▲ 57×2 topics
  16. Altruism52▲ 45×2 topics
  17. Blood Donation52▲ 301×1 topic
  18. Donor Behavior52▲ 301×1 topic
  19. Cardiac Surgery51▲ 56×1 topic
  20. Tranexamic Acid51▲ 211×1 topic
  21. Thrombosis51▲ 20×7 topics
  22. Antiviral Therapy48▲ 27×3 topics
  23. Protein Aggregation46▲ 50×3 topics
  24. Liver Disease43▲ 27×3 topics
  25. Prophylaxis40▲ 24×4 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations38▲ 6.3×12 topics
  27. Gene Therapy36▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Glycosylation35▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Monoclonal Antibodies34▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Pregnancy34▲ 13×8 topics
  31. Therapeutic Antibodies34▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Platelets33▲ 46×2 topics
  33. Vascular Biology32▲ 45×2 topics
  34. Thrombus Formation32▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura32▲ 71×1 topic
  36. von Willebrand Disease32▲ 71×1 topic
  37. Antithrombotic Therapy32▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Hepatocellular Carcinoma31▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Inhibitors31▲ 37×2 topics
  40. Recombinant Factor VIIa31▲ 62×2 topics

Which research topics does Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blood transfusion and management, Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments, Mesenchymal stem cell research and Blood donation and transfusion practices.

Blood transfusion and ma…1Blood transfusion and management: 1 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Ou…1Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 1 fractional worksMesenchymal stem cell re…1Mesenchymal stem cell research: 1 fractional worksBlood donation and trans…1Blood donation and transfusion practices: 1 fractional worksBlood groups and transfusion: 1 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 1 fractional worksMultiple Myeloma Researc…0Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments: 0 fractional worksPrion Diseases and Prote…0Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding: 0 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coag…0Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 0 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …0Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional works
BiochemistryTransplantationGeneticsManagement of Technology and Innovation5 others

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

  1. 1 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 1 works
  2. 2 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 1 works
  3. 3 Mesenchymal stem cell research Genetics 1 works
  4. 4 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  5. 5 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 1 works
  6. 6 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments Hematology 0 works
  8. 8 Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 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 available18.9%not open81.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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