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Research in Kirkcaldy

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Victoria Hospital and NHS Fife.

Research institutions
4
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.2k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
8.6%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Kirkcaldy?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Victoria HospitalHospital / health system 601 #23,830
2NHS FifeHospital / health system 564 #25,437
3Whyteman’s Brae HospitalHospital / health system 18 not ranked
4Fife Coast and Countryside TrustNonprofit 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Victoria Hospital: 50.8%NHS Fife: 47.7%Whyteman’s Brae Hospital: 1.5%51%largest
Victoria Hospital601 · 50.8%NHS Fife564 · 47.7%Whyteman’s Brae Hospital18 · 1.5%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Kirkcaldy strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kirkcaldy is most concentrated in Surgery (7.2× the world share in Surgery).

  1. SurgerySubfield · 36.2 works7.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Kirkcaldy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Mortality, Primary Care, Patient Satisfaction, Rehabilitation, Metabolic Syndrome and Revision Surgery.

▲ 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 city'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. Epidemiology31▲ 3.7×77 topics
  2. Complications12▲ 11×13 topics
  3. Quality of Life12▲ 3.8×34 topics
  4. Mortality11▲ 9.1×12 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 5.9×12 topics
  6. Primary Care10▲ 12×13 topics
  7. Public Health10▲ 3.2×25 topics
  8. Patient Satisfaction10▲ 15×9 topics
  9. Rehabilitation10▲ 12×12 topics
  10. Inflammation9▲ 2.1×26 topics
  11. Obesity8▲ 5.2×13 topics
  12. Revision Surgery8▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Total Hip Replacement8▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Management8▲ 4.5×19 topics
  15. Guidelines8▲ 7.4×10 topics
  16. Ethical Considerations7▲ 9.5×10 topics
  17. Treatment7▲ 2.6×26 topics
  18. Diagnosis6▲ 3.2×22 topics
  19. Surgical Management6▲ 6.9×14 topics
  20. Diabetes6▲ 5.2×9 topics
  21. Health-related Quality of Life5▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Health Outcomes5▲ 8.8×5 topics
  23. Surgery5▲ 6.9×7 topics
  24. Arthroplasty5▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Type 2 Diabetes5▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Cardiovascular Risk5▲ 7.5×7 topics
  27. Elderly Patients5▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Outcomes5▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Total Knee Replacement5▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Quality Improvement4▲ 11×7 topics
  31. Weight Loss4▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Urinary Incontinence4▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Autoantibodies4▲ 8.4×8 topics
  34. Medical Education4▲ 7.5×9 topics
  35. Biomechanics4▲ 6.0×7 topics
  36. Surgical Treatment4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  37. Hip Arthroplasty4▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Professional Practice4▲ 51×2 topics
  39. Wear Particles4▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Perioperative Care4▲ 15×3 topics

What research is done in Kirkcaldy?

Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 5 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 4 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 3 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …2Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 2 fractional worksDietetics, Nutrition, and Education: 2 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Res…2Gestational Diabetes Research and Management: 2 fractional worksBirth, Development, and Health: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional works
SurgeryRheumatologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineHealth Information Management2 others

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 5 works
  2. 2 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 4 works
  3. 3 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 3 works
  5. 5 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education Health Information Management 2 works
  8. 8 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  9. 9 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  10. 10 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 2 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.