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South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

In research, South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,739 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 31.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,294
of 28,054 · #18,174 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#725
of 1,094
Research works
858
▼ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,739 of 10,521 13.3%61 #8911

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust 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 South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 31.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 40.7 works31×
  2. PsychologyField · 45.5 works12×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.37× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.18× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.73× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.37× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 12.06× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Rachel Perkins, N. Watkin and Lynne M. Drummond lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

  1. 1 Rachel Perkins United Kingdom · #678,779 worldwide 44 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 N. Watkin United Kingdom · #830,502 worldwide 44 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Lynne M. Drummond United Kingdom · #911,653 worldwide 38 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust

Which keywords describe research at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neuroimaging, Deep Brain Stimulation, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Tourette Syndrome, Prevalence, Depression, Genetics and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Neuroimaging16▲ 47×8 topics
  2. Deep Brain Stimulation15▲ 176×3 topics
  3. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder15▲ 645×1 topic
  4. Tourette Syndrome15▲ 645×1 topic
  5. Epidemiology11▲ 2.2×43 topics
  6. Prevalence9▲ 18×11 topics
  7. Mental Health9▲ 4.8×20 topics
  8. Depression8▲ 7.0×14 topics
  9. Genetics7▲ 8.2×11 topics
  10. Quality of Life6▲ 3.7×18 topics
  11. Treatment6▲ 4.3×15 topics
  12. Anxiety6▲ 10×7 topics
  13. Comorbidity6▲ 43×4 topics
  14. Emotion Regulation5▲ 13×7 topics
  15. Autism Spectrum Disorders4▲ 34×2 topics
  16. Neurobiology4▲ 14×7 topics
  17. Psychological Impact4▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Psychopathology4▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Adolescents4▲ 8.9×6 topics
  20. Emotion Recognition4▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Crisis Resolution4▲ 232×1 topic
  22. Home Treatment4▲ 232×1 topic
  23. Neuroscience4▲ 10×6 topics
  24. Social Support4▲ 5.5×10 topics
  25. Neurobiological Correlates4▲ 28×3 topics
  26. Cognitive Therapy3▲ 26×4 topics
  27. Gender Differences3▲ 7.1×3 topics
  28. Neurodevelopmental Disorders3▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  30. Primary Care3▲ 6.2×9 topics
  31. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 17×4 topics
  32. Brain Connectivity3▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Phenomenology3▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Psychiatric Treatment3▲ 90×2 topics
  35. Psychological Distress3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  36. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy3▲ 43×2 topics
  37. Early Intervention3▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Executive Functioning2▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Social Cognition2▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Social Skills Interventions2▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, Psychiatric care and mental health services, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology.

Obsessive-Compulsive Spe…15Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders: 15 fractional worksPsychiatric care and mental health services: 4 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 2 fractional worksBody Image and Dysmorphia Studies: 2 fractional worksPsychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 2 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 2 fractional worksPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Decision-Making and Restraints: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyCognitive NeurosciencePsychiatry and Mental healthPhilosophy

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

  1. 1 Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Clinical Psychology 15 works
  2. 2 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 4 works
  3. 3 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  4. 4 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  7. 7 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 2 works
  8. 8 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  9. 9 Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Clinical Psychology 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 available36.9%not open63.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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