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The Priory Hospital

In research, The Priory Hospital stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,217 of 14,833 worldwide), Health Sciences (#10,734 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,684 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, 2022-now
#15,854
of 22,385 · #9,549 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#540
of 862
Research works
687
▲ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%

What is The Priory 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 #9,217 of 14,833 11.1%275
Health SciencesDomain #10,734 of 16,688 7.2%194
MedicineField #9,684 of 14,558 7.9%144
Physical SciencesDomain #13,248 of 17,446 9.2%141

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Priory 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does The Priory Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at The Priory Hospital is in Health Sciences, 38% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Social Sciences (15%), Psychology (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 42 fractional works · 41.0% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 29.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 39 fractional works · 37.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 15.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 9.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 6.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 16.6% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKThe PrioryHospital103fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences38%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3129.9%
    2. Health Professions87.6%
    3. Nursing32.6%
    4. Veterinary10.6%
    5. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Social Sciences1615.2%
    2. Psychology109.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities65.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance33.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting33.0%
    6. Decision Sciences11.0%
    1. Engineering54.7%
    2. Computer Science54.6%
    3. Environmental Science22.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy21.8%
    5. Energy11.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.9%
    7. Mathematics10.7%
    8. Chemistry00.5%
    9. Materials Science00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Neuroscience21.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.90× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.56× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 5.32× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.38× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.97× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.55× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.12× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing5.32×3 works
  2. Veterinary4.38×1 works
  3. Psychology3.12×10 works
  4. Health Professions2.90×8 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.97×6 works
  6. Medicine1.56×31 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.55×3 works
  8. Energy1.23×1 works
  9. Neuroscience1.20×2 works
  10. Social Sciences1.20×16 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.02×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.92×3 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.82×2 works
  14. Mathematics0.60×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.59×5 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×1 works
  17. Dentistry0.56×0 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×0 works
  19. Environmental Science0.42×2 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.34×0 works
  21. Engineering0.31×5 works
  22. Chemistry0.29×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×1 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.19×1 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.19×0 works
  26. Materials Science0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at The Priory Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Colin P. Kimpton, Jonathan Whitaker and Desmond Kelly lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Priory Hospital.

  1. 1 Colin P. Kimpton United Kingdom · #637,122 worldwide 4.3k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Jonathan Whitaker United Kingdom · #760,542 worldwide 2.3k citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Desmond Kelly United Kingdom · #1,340,026 worldwide 1.3k citations · 50 works
  4. 4 George Henry Lewes United Kingdom · #1,759,586 worldwide 1.6k citations · 372 works
  5. 5 J.A. Lambert United Kingdom · #1,978,370 worldwide 1.8k citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Michael Beary United Kingdom · #2,596,204 worldwide 443 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 G. Steinman Steinman United Kingdom · #3,016,601 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Walter Arthur Copinger United Kingdom · #3,044,150 worldwide 264 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Charles J. Billson United Kingdom · #3,063,257 worldwide 16 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Alex Yellowlees United Kingdom · #3,120,909 worldwide 593 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at The Priory Hospital

What are the most cited papers from The Priory Hospital?

The most cited paper from The Priory Hospital is "Identification of the remains of the Romanov family by DNA analysis" (Peter Gill, Pavel L. Ivanov, Colin P. Kimpton et al., 1994), with 690 citations. Next come "An investigation of the rigor of interpretation rules for STRs derived from less than 100 pg of DNA" (614) and "Body Dysmorphic Disorder" (566).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Identification of the remains of the Romanov family by DNA analysis Peter Gill, Pavel L. Ivanov, Colin P. Kimpton et al. · Nature Genetics Feb 1994 690
2 An investigation of the rigor of interpretation rules for STRs derived from less than 100 pg of DNA Peter Gill, Jonathan Whitaker, Christine S. Flaxman et al. · Forensic Science International Jul 2000 614
3 Body Dysmorphic Disorder David M. Veale, Ann Boocock, Kevin Gournay et al. · The British Journal of Psychiatry Aug 1996 566
4 A high observed substitution rate in the human mitochondrial DNA control region Thomas J. Parsons, David Muniec, Kevin M. Sullivan et al. · Nature Genetics Apr 1997 502
5 A hierarchy of propositions: deciding which level to address in casework R. L. Cook, I.W. Evett, G. Jackson et al. · Science & Justice Oct 1998 461
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at The Priory Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Prevalence, Public Health, Ethical Considerations, Medical Education, Epidemiology, Evidence-Based Practice, Nursing Education and Qualitative Research.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology6▲ 1.48×33 topics
  2. Public Health4▲ 2.9×18 topics
  3. Education4▲ 2.1×21 topics
  4. Sustainability4▲ 1.45×11 topics
  5. Climate Change4▲ 1.28×10 topics
  6. Quality of Life4▲ 2.4×17 topics
  7. Qualitative Research3▲ 3.7×9 topics
  8. Prevalence3▲ 7.2×9 topics
  9. Ethical Considerations3▲ 7.6×6 topics
  10. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 18×5 topics
  11. Medical Education2▲ 9.2×7 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 2.9×11 topics
  13. Healthcare2▲ 2.1×9 topics
  14. Nursing Education2▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Patient Outcomes2▲ 34×3 topics
  16. Ethics2▲ 4.1×8 topics
  17. Knowledge Management2▲ 3.7×4 topics
  18. Cultural Heritage2▲ 3.5×9 topics
  19. Health Policy2▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Adolescents2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  21. Phenomenology2▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Professional Identity2▲ 20×3 topics
  23. Training2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  24. Embodiment2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  25. Cognitive Therapy2▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Mortality Risk2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  27. Palliative Care2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  28. Respiratory2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Antipsychotic Drugs1▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Barriers and Facilitators1▲ 71×1 topic
  31. COPD1▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Healthcare Professionals1▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Informed Consent1▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Neurocognitive Deficits1▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Psychiatric Treatment1▲ 52×1 topic
  36. spirometry1▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Clinical Practice1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Healthcare Environment1▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Nursing Staffing1▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Atomic Magnetometer1▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does The Priory Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Schizophrenia research and treatment, Health Sciences Research and Education, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research and Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints.

  1. 1 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  2. 2 Health Sciences Research and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 1 works
  6. 6 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  7. 7 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  9. 9 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  10. 10 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 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 available32.7%not open67.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.8%domestic only77.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has The Priory Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is The Priory Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00033% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%The Priory Hospital0.00032% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of The Priory Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2023The Priory Hospital8.1% in 202320102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.7% in 2000.

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