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Western Health and Social Care Trust

In research, Western Health and Social Care Trust stands highest in Health Sciences (#15,222 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#16,832 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,667
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,856
of 2,253
Research works
276
▲ 114% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Western Health and Social Care Trust 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 #15,222 of 20,462 8.0%211
MedicineField #16,832 of 17,978 7.1%166

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Health and Social Care 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).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.71× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringDentistry: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.99× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.43× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 2.40× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.01× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Western Health and Social Care Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Cholangiocarcinoma, Cardiovascular Disease, Surgical Management and Patient Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 2.9×27 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 3.4×25 topics
  3. Quality of Life4▲ 4.2×16 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 4.8×16 topics
  5. Primary Care3▲ 14×7 topics
  6. Cholangiocarcinoma3▲ 55×2 topics
  7. Surgical Management2▲ 9.6×5 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 6.7×7 topics
  9. Meta-Analysis2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  10. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 12×5 topics
  11. Depression2▲ 4.0×8 topics
  12. Cancer2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  13. Aging2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  14. Complications2▲ 6.1×9 topics
  15. Elderly2▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Health2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  17. Health Care Utilization2▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Sexually Transmitted Infections2▲ 64×2 topics
  19. Bacterial Vaginosis2▲ 114×1 topic
  20. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 14×5 topics
  22. HIV Transmission2▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Immune System2▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Patient Safety2▲ 20×4 topics
  25. Quality Improvement2▲ 15×5 topics
  26. Vaginal Microbiome2▲ 114×1 topic
  27. Deficiency2▲ 70×1 topic
  28. Inappropriate Medication Use2▲ 64×1 topic
  29. Polypharmacy2▲ 64×1 topic
  30. Vitamin D2▲ 82×1 topic
  31. Anxiety2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  32. Cholecystitis2▲ 60×1 topic
  33. ERCP2▲ 60×1 topic
  34. Radiotherapy2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  35. Ethical Considerations1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  36. Adolescents1▲ 6.0×4 topics
  37. Chronic Conditions1▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Therapeutic Strategies1▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Emergency Department Crowding1▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Triage Systems1▲ 63×1 topic

Which research topics does Western Health and Social Care Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reproductive tract infections research, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Vitamin D Research Studies and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders.

Reproductive tract infec…2Reproductive tract infections research: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…2Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 2 fractional worksVitamin D Research Studies2Vitamin D Research Studies: 2 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…2Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 2 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 1 fractional worksCholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksBiliary and Gastrointest…1Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas: 1 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 1 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Decision-Making and Restraints: 1 fractional works
MicrobiologyGeriatrics and GerontologyPathology and Forensic MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 2 works
  2. 2 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  3. 3 Vitamin D Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Clinical Psychology 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 available48.5%not open51.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.2%domestic only77.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Health and Social Care Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 114% 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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