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Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service

In research, Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,460 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,067 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Small Animals, Veterinary and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (Small Animals is 138.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,841
of 22,385 · #22,959 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#503
of 862
Research works
745
▲ 56% vs 2018-21
Citations
7k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service

What is Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #5,460 of 9,902 4.3%254 #8781
MedicineField #5,067 of 8,541 3.3%188 #8210

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service work in?

In 2022-now, 87% of research at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (64%), Veterinary (19%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 3.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 280 fractional works · 86.7% of its workMedicine: 206 fractional works · 63.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 48 fractional works · 14.8% of its workSurgery: 43 fractional works · 13.4% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 4.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 60 fractional works · 18.6% of its workSmall Animals: 55 fractional works · 17.0% of its workEquine: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOral Surgery: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 38 fractional works · 11.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workParasitology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWillowsVeterinary Centr…323fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences1%Health Sciences87%Social Sciences0%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine20663.6%
    2. Veterinary6018.6%
    3. Health Professions92.9%
    4. Dentistry41.3%
    5. Nursing10.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology196.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology103.1%
    3. Neuroscience51.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.5%
    1. Engineering20.7%
    2. Environmental Science10.2%
    3. Chemistry00.1%
    4. Computer Science00.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Psychology00.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    3. Decision Sciences00.1%
    4. Social Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Small Animals takes 138.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Small AnimalsSubfield · 55.0 works139×
  2. VeterinaryField · 60.0 works137×
  3. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 48.0 works9.7×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.05× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 2.66× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.31× its world share, 206 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 136.66× its world share, 60 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 136.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary136.66×60 works
  2. Medicine3.31×206 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.05×10 works
  4. Dentistry2.66×4 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.41×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.12×19 works
  7. Health Professions1.08×9 works
  8. Neuroscience0.92×5 works
  9. Nursing0.69×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×2 works
  11. Chemistry0.07×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.06×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.05×1 works
  14. Psychology0.05×0 works
  15. Engineering0.04×2 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×0 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service?

Ranked on the quality score, Samantha S Taylor, Fergus Allerton and Cameron Prior lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service.

  1. 1 Samantha S Taylor United Kingdom · #679,864 worldwide 2.2k citations · 98 works
  2. 2 Fergus Allerton United Kingdom · #1,759,319 worldwide 679 citations · 116 works
  3. 3 Cameron Prior United Kingdom · #2,037,188 worldwide 1k citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Claudia Janeth Morfin Macias United Kingdom · #2,565,288 worldwide 609 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 W. Malcolm McKee United Kingdom · #2,594,810 worldwide 1.7k citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Faye Swinbourne United Kingdom · #2,688,033 worldwide 175 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Heidi Ferasin United Kingdom · #3,088,740 worldwide 283 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Toby J. Gemmill United Kingdom · #3,184,498 worldwide 1.3k citations · 58 works
  9. 9 Carrie Tooley United Kingdom · #3,300,659 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Isuru Gajanayake United Kingdom · #3,411,556 worldwide 398 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service

What are the most cited papers from Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service?

The most cited paper from Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service is "Prevalence, risk factors and clinical signs predictive for equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction in aged horses" (Titus McGowan, G.P. Pinchbeck, Catherine M. McGowan, 2012), with 221 citations. Next come "Laminectomy for 34 dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease and loss of deep pain perception" (207) and "ISFM Consensus Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Feline Chronic Kidney Disease" (205).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prevalence, risk factors and clinical signs predictive for equine pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction in aged horses Titus McGowan, G.P. Pinchbeck, Catherine M. McGowan · Equine Veterinary Journal 18 May 2012 221
2 Laminectomy for 34 dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease and loss of deep pain perception H. W. Scott, W. Malcolm McKee · Journal of Small Animal Practice Sep 1999 207
3 ISFM Consensus Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Feline Chronic Kidney Disease Andy Sparkes, Sarah Caney, Serge Chalhoub et al. · Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open access Mar 2016 205
4 Patellar luxation in 70 large breed dogs S. E. Gibbons, Claudia Janeth Morfin Macias, M. A. Tonzing et al. · Journal of Small Animal Practice 2006 166
5 Prevalence of radiographic signs of degenerative joint disease in a hospital population of cats S. P. Clarke, D. J. Mellor, Dylan Neil Clements et al. · Veterinary Record Dec 2005 154
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genomic Analysis, Immunotherapy, Pain Assessment, Molecular Pathology, Cancer Treatment, Canine Cancer, Comparative Oncology and Osteoarthritis.

▲ 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-now 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. Genomic Analysis43▲ 52×4 topics
  2. Immunotherapy40▲ 17×9 topics
  3. Pain Assessment40▲ 577×2 topics
  4. Molecular Pathology39▲ 115×2 topics
  5. Cancer Treatment36▲ 47×2 topics
  6. Canine Cancer36▲ 773×1 topic
  7. Comparative Oncology36▲ 773×1 topic
  8. Osteoarthritis33▲ 77×4 topics
  9. Treatment Outcomes32▲ 149×3 topics
  10. Surgical Complications31▲ 119×2 topics
  11. Gait Analysis31▲ 99×2 topics
  12. Canine30▲ 952×1 topic
  13. Orthopedic30▲ 952×1 topic
  14. Epidemiology27▲ 2.1×56 topics
  15. Chronic Kidney Disease14▲ 17×7 topics
  16. Postoperative Pain14▲ 45×3 topics
  17. Laparoscopic Surgery13▲ 33×3 topics
  18. Analgesia13▲ 61×2 topics
  19. Obesity12▲ 5.0×4 topics
  20. Hypertension12▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Urinary Tract Infections12▲ 86×2 topics
  22. Prostate Cancer12▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Surgical Management12▲ 9.0×15 topics
  24. Diabetes Mellitus12▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Nutritional Assessment12▲ 106×1 topic
  26. Ovariohysterectomy12▲ 373×1 topic
  27. Pharmacokinetics11▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Anesthesia11▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Animal Welfare10▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Behavioral Assessment9▲ 253×1 topic
  31. Tramadol9▲ 253×1 topic
  32. Genetic Mutations9▲ 6.1×17 topics
  33. Congenital Heart Disease8▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Echocardiography8▲ 9.1×7 topics
  35. Cardiomyopathy8▲ 26×3 topics
  36. Pain Management7▲ 9.4×5 topics
  37. Oxytocin7▲ 46×2 topics
  38. Prenatal Diagnosis7▲ 14×5 topics
  39. Animal-Assisted Therapy6▲ 83×1 topic
  40. Dog Domestication6▲ 83×1 topic

Which research topics does Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Veterinary Oncology Research, Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery and Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia.

Veterinary Oncology Rese…36Veterinary Oncology Research: 36 fractional worksVeterinary Orthopedics a…30Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology: 30 fractional worksVeterinary Medicine and …12Veterinary Medicine and Surgery: 12 fractional worksVeterinary Pharmacology …9Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia: 9 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction…6Human-Animal Interaction Studies: 6 fractional worksCardiovascular Conditions and Treatments: 6 fractional worksVeterinary Equine Medical Research: 5 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 4 fractional worksVeterinary Practice and Education Studies: 4 fractional worksOral and Maxillofacial Pathology: 3 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSmall AnimalsGeneticsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging4 others

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

  1. 1 Veterinary Oncology Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 36 works
  2. 2 Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology Small Animals 30 works
  3. 3 Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Small Animals 12 works
  4. 4 Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia Small Animals 9 works
  5. 5 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 6 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  7. 7 Veterinary Equine Medical Research Equine 5 works
  8. 8 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 4 works
  9. 9 Veterinary Practice and Education Studies Speech and Hearing 4 works
  10. 10 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral Surgery 3 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 available45.3%not open54.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 56% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service5.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.8% in 2018.

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