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West London Mental Health NHS Trust

In research, West London Mental Health NHS Trust stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,798 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,637 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 13.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,632
of 28,054 · #22,455 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#744
of 1,094
Research works
847
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is West London Mental Health NHS Trust known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #7,798 of 11,982 6.7%88 #9554
MedicineField #7,637 of 10,443 6.3%64 #9693

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where West London Mental Health NHS 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).

What does West London Mental Health NHS Trust specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 13.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 21.0 works14×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.69× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.70× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.32× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 2.16× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.28× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at West London Mental Health NHS Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Christina Richards, James Barrett and Melissa McAlees lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West London Mental Health NHS Trust.

  1. 1 Christina Richards United Kingdom · #339,399 worldwide 59 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 James Barrett United Kingdom · #868,792 worldwide 27 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Melissa McAlees United Kingdom · #1,014,839 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Linda Nazarko United Kingdom · #1,132,252 worldwide 38 citations · 130 works
  5. 5 Martin Weegmann United Kingdom · #1,545,621 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at West London Mental Health NHS Trust

Which keywords describe research at West London Mental Health NHS Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Primary Care, Public Health, Prevalence, Mental Health, Depression and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 3.8×41 topics
  2. Quality of Life15▲ 7.0×27 topics
  3. Primary Care11▲ 20×11 topics
  4. Public Health11▲ 5.1×25 topics
  5. Mental Health8▲ 3.8×26 topics
  6. Treatment7▲ 4.2×18 topics
  7. Depression7▲ 5.3×15 topics
  8. Inflammation6▲ 2.2×14 topics
  9. Prevalence6▲ 11×10 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 6.8×6 topics
  11. Ethical Considerations5▲ 10×7 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 4.3×6 topics
  13. Genetics5▲ 4.8×8 topics
  14. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 11×7 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 3.0×13 topics
  16. Quality Improvement5▲ 17×6 topics
  17. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Comorbidity5▲ 29×4 topics
  19. Health Services4▲ 33×2 topics
  20. Risk Assessment4▲ 4.4×3 topics
  21. Cognitive Therapy4▲ 27×3 topics
  22. Diabetes4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  23. Integrated Care4▲ 69×2 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis4▲ 5.0×5 topics
  25. Mental Disorders4▲ 23×3 topics
  26. Crisis Resolution4▲ 188×1 topic
  27. Home Treatment4▲ 188×1 topic
  28. Neuroscience4▲ 8.4×7 topics
  29. Health Care Utilization4▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Social Cognition4▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Antipsychotic Drugs3▲ 61×1 topic
  32. Neurocognitive Deficits3▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 18×4 topics
  34. Neurobiology3▲ 8.8×6 topics
  35. Glycemic Control3▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Neurobiological Correlates3▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Chronic Conditions3▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Nutritional Support3▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Informed Consent3▲ 25×3 topics
  40. Psychopathology3▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does West London Mental Health NHS Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychiatric care and mental health services, Schizophrenia research and treatment, Chronic Disease Management Strategies and Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints.

Psychiatric care and men…4Psychiatric care and mental health services: 4 fractional worksSchizophrenia research a…3Schizophrenia research and treatment: 3 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Decision-Making and Restraints: 2 fractional worksPressure Ulcer Prevention and Management: 2 fractional worksPersonality Disorders and Psychopathology: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 2 fractional worksDiagnosis and Treatment …2Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases: 2 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyPsychiatry and Mental healthEpidemiologyOccupational Therapy3 others

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

  1. 1 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  3. 3 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 2 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Occupational Therapy 2 works
  6. 6 Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 2 works
  8. 8 Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 2 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 available31.2%not open68.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has West London Mental Health NHS Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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