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Wellcome Library

In research, Wellcome Library stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,695 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#4,242 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,630 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,889
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#508
of 2,253
Research works
1.2k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
22.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Wellcome Library 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 #4,695 of 20,462 22.4%374
MedicineField #4,242 of 17,978 25.4%302
Life SciencesDomain #5,630 of 14,347 20.6%183
Social SciencesDomain #7,063 of 16,945 8.4%513
Social SciencesField #5,652 of 10,206 8.0%132
Physical SciencesDomain #15,864 of 21,541 15.6%158
Arts and HumanitiesField #2,862 of 3,836 7.8%292
HistorySubfield #679 of 716 7.7%135

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wellcome Library 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.

Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 1.86× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.77× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 8.95× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.07× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wellcome Library?

Ranked on the composite score, Vivian Nutton, Lawrence I. Conrad and Lesley A. Hall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wellcome Library.

  1. 1 Vivian Nutton United Kingdom · #12,444 worldwide 220 citations · 141 works
  2. 2 Lawrence I. Conrad United Kingdom · #65,654 worldwide 79 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Lesley A. Hall United Kingdom · #280,587 worldwide 53 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 F. N. L. Poynter United Kingdom · #310,122 worldwide 16 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Marianne Winder United Kingdom · #431,645 worldwide 5 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 W. J. Bishop United Kingdom · #467,266 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Nikolaj Serikoff United Kingdom · #475,129 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Russell J. Thomas United Kingdom · #1,203,352 worldwide 28 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Chiara Ghiron United Kingdom · #1,490,183 worldwide 12 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Wellcome Library

Which keywords describe research at Wellcome Library?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Surgery, Epidemiology, Medical History, Medicine, Neuroscience, Anatomy and Gender.

▲ 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. Epidemiology109▲ 2.2×58 topics
  2. History100▲ 10×30 topics
  3. Surgery67▲ 17×5 topics
  4. Medical History54▲ 104×3 topics
  5. Medicine53▲ 46×8 topics
  6. Inflammation53▲ 1.83×46 topics
  7. Gender51▲ 7.2×23 topics
  8. Neuroscience50▲ 13×8 topics
  9. Anatomy49▲ 50×2 topics
  10. Healthcare45▲ 5.1×13 topics
  11. Genetics42▲ 4.5×11 topics
  12. Anesthesia41▲ 29×4 topics
  13. Treatment40▲ 2.5×19 topics
  14. Medical Ethics39▲ 18×6 topics
  15. Public Health38▲ 2.3×27 topics
  16. Psychiatry38▲ 94×3 topics
  17. Historical Figures37▲ 79×2 topics
  18. Culture36▲ 6.1×18 topics
  19. Blood Transfusion36▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Medical Discoveries36▲ 162×1 topic
  21. Obstetrics36▲ 162×1 topic
  22. Traditional Medicine33▲ 26×5 topics
  23. Avicenna32▲ 127×2 topics
  24. Philosophy31▲ 5.5×17 topics
  25. Science29▲ 13×8 topics
  26. Society28▲ 10×11 topics
  27. Ancient Medicine28▲ 203×1 topic
  28. Islamic Medicine28▲ 203×1 topic
  29. Sexuality27▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Pregnancy27▲ 9.8×7 topics
  31. Psychoanalysis26▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Medical Education26▲ 8.9×7 topics
  33. Historiography25▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Britain25▲ 144×1 topic
  35. Reproduction25▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Eugenics23▲ 54×3 topics
  37. Feminism21▲ 6.5×7 topics
  38. Sterilization21▲ 80×2 topics
  39. Nazi Era21▲ 163×1 topic
  40. Race Hygiene21▲ 163×1 topic

Which research topics does Wellcome Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices.

Folklore, Mythology, and…1Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies: 1 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes: 0 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 0 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 0 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 0 fractional worksEthics and Legal Issues …0Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare: 0 fractional worksAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research: 0 fractional worksPhilippine History and Culture: 0 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and…0Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 0 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryClinical PsychologyHistoryPhilosophy5 others

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

  1. 1 Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  2. 2 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes History 0 works
  4. 4 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 0 works
  5. 5 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  8. 8 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  9. 9 Philippine History and Culture Anthropology 0 works
  10. 10 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 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 available51.3%not open48.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wellcome Library's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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