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West Lothian Council

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World rank, all time
#20,744
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,057
of 1,844
Research works
260
▼ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
West Lothian Council

Which fields of science does West Lothian Council work in?

In all years, 33% of research at West Lothian Council is in Social Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (17%), Social Sciences (14%), Health Professions (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 86 fractional works · 33.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 14.4% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 7.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 16 fractional works · 6.3% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 76 fractional works · 29.4% of its workMedicine: 43 fractional works · 16.6% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 31 fractional works · 11.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 22 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 71 fractional works · 27.3% of its workEngineering: 25 fractional works · 9.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 7.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 4.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 27 fractional works · 10.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKWest LothianCouncil260fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences33%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3814.4%
    2. Psychology207.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities166.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting62.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.5%
    6. Decision Sciences31.1%
    1. Medicine4316.6%
    2. Health Professions3111.8%
    3. Nursing20.7%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Engineering259.5%
    2. Environmental Science197.4%
    3. Computer Science134.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences104.0%
    5. Materials Science20.6%
    6. Energy10.4%
    7. Chemistry10.3%
    8. Mathematics10.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences104.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology103.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology51.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    5. Neuroscience10.3%
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: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.70× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.98× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 3.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.67× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science3.70×2 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.67×1 works
  3. Nursing3.57×0 works
  4. Health Professions2.98×1 works
  5. Medicine1.49×4 works
  6. Psychology1.23×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.13×0 works
  8. Dentistry1.03×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.01×1 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.01×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.77×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.72×0 works
  13. Engineering0.60×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.59×1 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.35×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.22×0 works

Who are the top researchers at West Lothian Council?

Ranked on the quality score, George Foulkes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West Lothian Council.

  1. 1 George Foulkes United Kingdom · #5,398,515 worldwide 1 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at West Lothian Council

What are the most cited papers from West Lothian Council?

The most cited paper from West Lothian Council is "Physiotherapy for functional motor disorders: a consensus recommendation" (Glenn Nielsen, Jon Stone, Audrey Matthews et al., 2014), with 422 citations. Next come "Use of Carnobacterium sp. as a probiotic for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum)" (415) and "α-Amylase: an enzyme specificity found in various families of glycoside hydrolases" (415).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Physiotherapy for functional motor disorders: a consensus recommendation Glenn Nielsen, Jon Stone, Audrey Matthews et al. · Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry Open access 28 Nov 2014 422
2 Use of Carnobacterium sp. as a probiotic for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum) Peter Robertson, Colin D. O'Dowd, C. Burrells et al. · Aquaculture May 2000 415
3 α-Amylase: an enzyme specificity found in various families of glycoside hydrolases Ŝtefan Janeĉek, Birte Svensson, Elizabeth Ann Macgregor · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences Open access 26 Jun 2013 415
4 Essential role for proteinase-activated receptor-2 in arthritis William R. Ferrell, John C. Lockhart, Elizabeth B. Kelso et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 2003 335
5 Dietary nucleotides: a novel supplement in fish feeds C. Burrells, Paul D. Williams, P.F Forno · Aquaculture Jul 2001 251
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Which keywords describe research at West Lothian Council?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Public Health, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Ethical Considerations, Child Development, Climate Change and Community Health.

▲ 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. Public Health16▲ 4.4×17 topics
  2. Primary Care15▲ 13×10 topics
  3. Epidemiology12▲ 1.18×31 topics
  4. Climate Change12▲ 1.71×30 topics
  5. Mental Health11▲ 3.7×14 topics
  6. Quality of Life11▲ 3.0×19 topics
  7. Machine Learning8▲ 1.47×18 topics
  8. Globalization8▲ 1.58×17 topics
  9. Remote Sensing7▲ 2.4×14 topics
  10. Ethical Considerations7▲ 7.8×7 topics
  11. Child Development6▲ 7.5×6 topics
  12. Healthcare6▲ 3.0×7 topics
  13. Resilience6▲ 5.4×7 topics
  14. Community Health5▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 7.2×4 topics
  16. Quality of Care5▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Social Determinants5▲ 9.4×2 topics
  18. Social Support5▲ 3.9×6 topics
  19. Advocacy4▲ 40×1 topic
  20. Long-Term Care4▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Pediatrics4▲ 40×1 topic
  22. COVID-19 Impact4▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Parenting Stress4▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Nursing Home4▲ 39×1 topic
  25. Person-Centered Care4▲ 39×1 topic
  26. Gender Differences4▲ 4.4×3 topics
  27. Academic Achievement3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  28. Population Dynamics3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  29. Developmental Trajectories3▲ 9.4×2 topics
  30. Caregiver Well-Being3▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Family Quality of Life3▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Healthcare Workers3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  33. Cultural Politics3▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Elderly Care3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  35. Health Care Utilization3▲ 8.8×2 topics
  36. Genomic Studies3▲ 13×3 topics
  37. National Identity3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  38. Health Workforce3▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Geological Mapping3▲ 11×2 topics
  40. NHS3▲ 50×2 topics

Which research topics does West Lothian Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Historical Economic and Social Studies, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Chronic Disease Management Strategies and Environmental Philosophy and Ethics.

Historical Economic and …1Historical Economic and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 1 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental Philosophy and Ethics: 0 fractional worksUrban Design and Spatial Analysis: 0 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 0 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Technology: 0 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…0Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGlobal and Planetary ChangeEpidemiologyNature and Landscape Conservation5 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  2. 2 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  3. 3 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 0 works
  4. 4 Environmental Philosophy and Ethics Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  5. 5 Urban Design and Spatial Analysis Building and Construction 0 works
  6. 6 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  7. 7 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Technology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  9. 9 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 0 works
  10. 10 Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research Ophthalmology 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 available17.3%not open82.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has West Lothian Council's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is West Lothian Council as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000035% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%West Lothian Council0.000070% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of West Lothian Council over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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