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The Priory Hospital

In research, The Priory Hospital stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,385 of 16,945 worldwide), Health Sciences (#12,226 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#15,177 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, 2022–2025
#24,492
of 28,054 · #22,918 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#932
of 1,094
Research works
687
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

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 #8,385 of 16,945 15.8%275
Health SciencesDomain #12,226 of 20,462 12.6%194
MedicineField #15,177 of 17,978 12.9%144
Physical SciencesDomain #19,521 of 21,541 16.0%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 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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.80× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.54× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 5.41× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.13× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.60× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.98× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
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Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Priory Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Gill Higgins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Priory Hospital.

  1. 1 Gill Higgins United Kingdom · #1,380,399 worldwide 3 citations · 81 works
All ranked researchers at The Priory Hospital

Which keywords describe research at The Priory Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Medical Education, Ethical Considerations, Prevalence, Epidemiology, Nursing Education, Evidence-Based Practice 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology6▲ 1.54×32 topics
  2. Public Health4▲ 3.1×18 topics
  3. Education4▲ 2.3×21 topics
  4. Sustainability4▲ 1.58×11 topics
  5. Climate Change4▲ 1.37×9 topics
  6. Quality of Life3▲ 2.4×17 topics
  7. Qualitative Research3▲ 3.7×9 topics
  8. Prevalence3▲ 6.8×8 topics
  9. Ethical Considerations2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  10. Medical Education2▲ 10×7 topics
  11. Nursing Education2▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 18×5 topics
  13. Ethics2▲ 4.6×8 topics
  14. Knowledge Management2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 2.7×10 topics
  16. Patient Outcomes2▲ 36×3 topics
  17. Cultural Heritage2▲ 3.7×9 topics
  18. Health Policy2▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Adolescents2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  20. Training2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  21. Embodiment2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  22. Phenomenology2▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Professional Identity2▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Cognitive Therapy2▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Palliative Care2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  26. Antipsychotic Drugs1▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Barriers and Facilitators1▲ 76×1 topic
  28. Healthcare Professionals1▲ 76×1 topic
  29. Magnetic Resonance Imaging1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  30. Neurocognitive Deficits1▲ 34×1 topic
  31. COPD1▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Informed Consent1▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Psychiatric Treatment1▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Respiratory1▲ 13×2 topics
  35. spirometry1▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Atomic Magnetometer1▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Cognitive Science1▲ 20×2 topics
  38. End-of-Life1▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Hyperpolarized Gases1▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Political Participation1▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does The Priory Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health Sciences Research and Education, Schizophrenia research and treatment, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research and Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints.

  1. 1 Health Sciences Research and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 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 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  6. 6 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  8. 8 Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership Issues, ethics and legal aspects 1 works
  9. 9 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Priory Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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