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Welsh Government

In research, Welsh Government stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,400 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#4,203 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,787 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,519
of 28,054 · #7,949 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#561
of 1,094
Research works
1.6k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Welsh Government 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 #3,400 of 20,462 22.4%795
MedicineField #4,203 of 17,978 22.8%635
Life SciencesDomain #5,787 of 14,347 13.3%367
Social SciencesDomain #7,862 of 16,945 24.6%238
Physical SciencesDomain #10,732 of 21,541 14.8%209
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,122 of 7,814 14.2%165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Welsh Government 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: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 6.85× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.79× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.48× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Welsh Government?

Ranked on the composite score, J. Gough, I.W. Kellaway and Keith R. Brain lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Welsh Government.

  1. 1 J. Gough United Kingdom · #241,051 worldwide 169 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 I.W. Kellaway United Kingdom · #448,424 worldwide 99 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Keith R. Brain United Kingdom · #611,117 worldwide 77 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Robert D. E. Sewell United Kingdom · #801,813 worldwide 64 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 C. Darke United Kingdom · #958,286 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Paul J. Nicholls United Kingdom · #992,995 worldwide 32 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Trevor M. Thomas United Kingdom · #1,273,983 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Welsh Government

Which keywords describe research at Welsh Government?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Social Support, Health Equity, Primary Care, Health Disparities, Neighborhood Effects, Mortality Risk and Social Relationships.

▲ 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. Public Health13▲ 9.2×20 topics
  2. Epidemiology7▲ 1.80×31 topics
  3. Social Support6▲ 11×5 topics
  4. Health Equity6▲ 21×5 topics
  5. Primary Care5▲ 15×9 topics
  6. COVID-194▲ 3.5×13 topics
  7. Health Disparities4▲ 18×4 topics
  8. Neighborhood Effects4▲ 40×2 topics
  9. Mortality Risk4▲ 16×3 topics
  10. Social Relationships4▲ 40×1 topic
  11. Socioeconomic Inequalities4▲ 55×1 topic
  12. Rural Development3▲ 9.7×4 topics
  13. Mental Health3▲ 2.2×9 topics
  14. Health Effects3▲ 5.0×3 topics
  15. Environmental Noise2▲ 59×1 topic
  16. Noise Pollution2▲ 59×1 topic
  17. Health Outcomes2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  18. Health2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  19. Systematic Review2▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Urbanization2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  21. Global Health2▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Thermal Comfort2▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Health Care Utilization2▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Patient Care2▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Elderly Care2▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Homelessness2▲ 47×1 topic
  27. Mental Illness2▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Quality Improvement2▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Social Innovation2▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Substance Abuse2▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Urban Poverty2▲ 43×2 topics
  32. Agricultural Change2▲ 129×1 topic
  33. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 9.7×5 topics
  34. Labor Market2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  35. Neo-Endogenous Development2▲ 129×1 topic
  36. Healthcare Outcomes2▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Professional Practice2▲ 51×2 topics
  38. Collaborative Practice2▲ 41×2 topics
  39. Consensus Building2▲ 70×1 topic
  40. Delphi Method2▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does Welsh Government publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health disparities and outcomes, Noise Effects and Management, Homelessness and Social Issues and Rural development and sustainability.

Health disparities and outcomes: 4 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 3 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …2Homelessness and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksRural development and su…2Rural development and sustainability: 2 fractional worksDelphi Technique in Research: 2 fractional worksHealthcare innovation and challenges: 2 fractional worksInterprofessional Educat…2Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 1 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional works
HealthSpeech and HearingGeneral Health ProfessionsGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences4 others

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

  1. 1 Health disparities and outcomes Health 4 works
  2. 2 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 3 works
  3. 3 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Rural development and sustainability General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  5. 5 Delphi Technique in Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Healthcare innovation and challenges Education 2 works
  7. 7 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 works
  9. 9 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 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 available27.8%not open72.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Welsh Government's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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