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Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

In research, Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,498 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,819 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,780
of 28,054 · #20,934 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#945
of 1,094
Research works
664
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,498 of 20,462 12.2%441
MedicineField #9,819 of 17,978 11.9%352

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation 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).

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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.06× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.90× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.31× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Arthur Cleveland Bent, Mark Speakman and Rex Mason lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.

  1. 1 Arthur Cleveland Bent United Kingdom · #174,078 worldwide 276 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Mark Speakman United Kingdom · #277,928 worldwide 93 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Rex Mason United Kingdom · #616,980 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Mark Dayer United Kingdom · #685,785 worldwide 70 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Robert Kinglake United Kingdom · #692,323 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 J. G. E. Lewis United Kingdom · #1,015,153 worldwide 36 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Sabina Ahmed United Kingdom · #1,059,881 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Shannon Johnson United Kingdom · #1,401,706 worldwide 0 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Joel H. Metcalf United Kingdom · #1,476,042 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Which keywords describe research at Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Metabolic Syndrome, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Quality of Life, NAFLD, NASH, Insulin Resistance and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.4×51 topics
  2. Quality of Life4▲ 3.7×18 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 6.0×10 topics
  4. Public Health3▲ 2.8×14 topics
  5. Treatment3▲ 3.4×19 topics
  6. Hepatocellular Carcinoma3▲ 18×3 topics
  7. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 5.9×11 topics
  8. Insulin Resistance2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  9. NAFLD2▲ 26×1 topic
  10. NASH2▲ 26×1 topic
  11. Obesity2▲ 4.0×11 topics
  12. Weight Loss2▲ 17×3 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  14. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 8.8×7 topics
  15. Well-being2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  16. Aging2▲ 4.5×7 topics
  17. Diabetes2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  18. Primary Care2▲ 6.4×10 topics
  19. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  21. Guidelines2▲ 4.9×10 topics
  22. Health Outcomes2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  23. Physical Activity2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  24. Ethical Considerations2▲ 6.5×8 topics
  25. Robotic Surgery2▲ 15×5 topics
  26. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  27. Bariatric Surgery2▲ 56×1 topic
  28. Lifestyle Intervention2▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Metabolic Surgery2▲ 56×1 topic
  30. Community Health1▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Medical Education1▲ 6.5×8 topics
  32. Postoperative Complications1▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Radiation Therapy1▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Environmental Justice1▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Quality Assessment1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  36. Urban Green Space1▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Antibiotics1▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Guideline Development1▲ 74×1 topic
  39. Practice Recommendations1▲ 74×1 topic
  40. Resistance Genes1▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts and Urban Green Space and Health.

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antib…1Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 1 fractional worksUrban Green Space and He…1Urban Green Space and Health: 1 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 1 fractional worksGlobal Healthcare and Medical Tourism: 1 fractional worksHuman Health and Disease1Human Health and Disease: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …1Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologySurgeryPollutionHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis5 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 1 works
  4. 4 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  5. 5 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Human Health and Disease Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  8. 8 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available32.6%not open67.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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