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West Lothian Council

westlothian.gov.ukROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#20,898
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,136
of 2,253
Research works
260
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

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: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.85× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 3.10× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 3.71× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.81× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× 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, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

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 2022–2025: Historical Economic and Social Studies, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Chronic Disease Management Strategies and Urbanization and City Planning.

Historical Economic and …1Historical Economic and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 1 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 0 fractional worksUrbanization and City Planning: 0 fractional worksThermoregulation and physiological responses: 0 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 0 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 0 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 0 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 0 fractional worksThermal Regulation in Me…0Thermal Regulation in Medicine: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGlobal and Planetary ChangeEpidemiologyUrban Studies5 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 Urbanization and City Planning Urban Studies 0 works
  5. 5 Thermoregulation and physiological responses Physiology 0 works
  6. 6 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 0 works
  7. 7 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  8. 8 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Thermal Regulation in Medicine Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has West Lothian Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% lower 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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