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Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

In research, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary stands highest in Medicine (#2,317 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,212 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Oncology — Surgery is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,669
of 28,054 · #4,997 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#357
of 1,094
Research works
3.8k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
88k
23.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Aberdeen Royal Infirmary known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #2,317 of 10,443 9.5%253 #944
Health SciencesDomain #3,212 of 11,982 9.1%276 #1217

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Aberdeen Royal Infirmary 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).

What does Aberdeen Royal Infirmary specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 58.9 works7.7×
  2. OncologySubfield · 22.8 works6.2×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.56× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.66× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.24× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.04× its world share, 253 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary?

Ranked on the composite score, Keith M. Kerr, John S. Bevan and Ian M. Gould lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

  1. 1 Keith M. Kerr United Kingdom · #4,738 worldwide 1k citations · 72 works
  2. 2 John S. Bevan United Kingdom · #116,054 worldwide 124 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Ian M. Gould United Kingdom · #125,835 worldwide 618 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Andrew Fraser United Kingdom · #179,312 worldwide 136 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Z H Krukowski United Kingdom · #191,620 worldwide 115 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Kevin Cooper United Kingdom · #213,741 worldwide 89 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 George Gibson United Kingdom · #261,216 worldwide 53 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 M. Nicolson United Kingdom · #285,067 worldwide 119 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Arnold Klopper United Kingdom · #366,186 worldwide 75 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Konstantinos Dimitropoulos United Kingdom · #394,316 worldwide 111 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Which keywords describe research at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Complications, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemotherapy and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology42▲ 3.3×91 topics
  2. Mortality20▲ 11×10 topics
  3. Treatment18▲ 4.6×36 topics
  4. Complications18▲ 11×16 topics
  5. Diagnosis17▲ 5.7×31 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines16▲ 8.8×14 topics
  7. Risk Factors15▲ 4.3×20 topics
  8. Chemotherapy15▲ 6.5×20 topics
  9. Quality of Life15▲ 3.1×31 topics
  10. Inflammation14▲ 2.0×48 topics
  11. Guidelines13▲ 8.3×13 topics
  12. Surgical Management12▲ 9.1×17 topics
  13. Surgery12▲ 10×11 topics
  14. Management11▲ 4.5×23 topics
  15. Radiotherapy11▲ 8.9×12 topics
  16. Clinical Trials11▲ 5.1×14 topics
  17. Postoperative Complications10▲ 22×3 topics
  18. COVID-199▲ 2.0×16 topics
  19. Primary Care9▲ 7.2×14 topics
  20. Neoadjuvant Therapy9▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Healthcare8▲ 2.3×8 topics
  22. Prognostic Factors8▲ 5.6×12 topics
  23. Patient Satisfaction8▲ 7.5×8 topics
  24. Survival Analysis7▲ 8.4×6 topics
  25. Immunotherapy7▲ 3.1×16 topics
  26. Rehabilitation7▲ 5.7×10 topics
  27. Laparoscopic Surgery7▲ 18×4 topics
  28. Pathophysiology7▲ 7.2×8 topics
  29. Quality Improvement6▲ 10×7 topics
  30. Stroke6▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Metastasis6▲ 5.6×9 topics
  32. Molecular Classification5▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Health Workforce5▲ 39×2 topics
  34. Cholangiocarcinoma5▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Elderly Patients5▲ 9.5×4 topics
  36. Cardiac Risk5▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Perioperative5▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Emergency Department Visits5▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Oncology5▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Robotic Surgery4▲ 9.7×5 topics

Which research topics does Aberdeen Royal Infirmary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders and Nursing Roles and Practices.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and …5Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare …5COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 5 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 4 fractional worksNursing Roles and Practi…4Nursing Roles and Practices: 4 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…4Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 4 fractional worksIntestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions: 4 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 3 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures3Hip and Femur Fractures: 3 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 3 fractional worksBreast Lesions and Carcinomas: 3 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOncologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 5 works
  3. 3 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Nursing Roles and Practices General Health Professions 4 works
  5. 5 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions Surgery 4 works
  7. 7 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 3 works
  9. 9 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 3 works
  10. 10 Breast Lesions and Carcinomas Pathology and Forensic Medicine 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 available34.6%not open65.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Aberdeen Royal Infirmary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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