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Albyn Hospital

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World rank, all time
#30,528
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,636
of 1,844
Research works
167
▲ 70% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.8k
29.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
72%
world 18%
Albyn Hospital

Which fields of science does Albyn Hospital work in?

In all years, 69% of research at Albyn Hospital is in Health Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (62%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Health Professions (6%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 116 fractional works · 69.3% of its workMedicine: 103 fractional works · 61.8% of its workDermatology: 28 fractional works · 16.6% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 28 fractional works · 16.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAlbyn Hospital167fractional works, all years
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences69%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10361.8%
    2. Health Professions105.8%
    3. Dentistry21.1%
    4. Veterinary10.3%
    5. Nursing00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology158.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences52.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology42.5%
    4. Neuroscience32.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    1. Psychology74.0%
    2. Social Sciences42.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities32.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Environmental Science21.4%
    2. Engineering21.2%
    3. Materials Science20.9%
    4. Chemistry10.7%
    5. Chemical Engineering10.5%
    6. Computer Science10.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.72× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.94× its world share, 4 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 2.92× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions7.72×2 works
  2. Medicine2.94×4 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.92×0 works
  4. Dentistry2.18×0 works
  5. Environmental Science1.07×0 works
  6. Neuroscience0.81×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.81×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.49×0 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.48×0 works
  10. Engineering0.36×0 works
  11. Psychology0.15×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Albyn Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, John Wortabet, CP Spencer and Chris P. Spencer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Albyn Hospital.

  1. 1 John Wortabet United Kingdom · #2,694,442 worldwide 31 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 CP Spencer United Kingdom · #4,009,891 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Chris P. Spencer United Kingdom · #5,227,024 worldwide 312 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Albyn Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Albyn Hospital?

The most cited paper from Albyn Hospital is "The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy:" (Irvin D. Yalom, Eric Crouch, 1990), with 4,149 citations. Next come "Metabolic Effects of Carvedilol vs Metoprolol in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension" (800) and "Barriers to the uptake of computerized cognitive behavioural therapy: a systematic review of the quantitative and qualitative evidence" (428).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy: Irvin D. Yalom, Eric Crouch · The British Journal of Psychiatry Open access Aug 1990 4,149
2 Metabolic Effects of Carvedilol vs Metoprolol in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension George L. Bakris, Vivian Andrew Fonseca, Richard E. Katholi et al. · JAMA 9 Nov 2004 800
3 Barriers to the uptake of computerized cognitive behavioural therapy: a systematic review of the quantitative and qualitative evidence Rob Waller, Simon M. Gilbody · Psychological Medicine Review 24 Sep 2008 428
4 THE "YELLOW NAIL" SYNDROME. PETER D. SAMMAN, William F. White · British Journal of Dermatology Apr 1964 315
5 Hepatic MRI for Fat Quantitation Mark H. Fishbein, Fernando Castro, Sailaja M. Cheruku et al. · Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology 13 Jul 2005 277
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Which keywords describe research at Albyn Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Assessment, Diagnosis, Contact Allergy, Skin Sensitization, Autoantibodies, Antifungal Therapy and Autoimmune.

▲ 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. Epidemiology43▲ 6.5×74 topics
  2. Risk Assessment17▲ 17×7 topics
  3. Diagnosis16▲ 9.3×23 topics
  4. Contact Allergy15▲ 304×1 topic
  5. Skin Sensitization15▲ 304×1 topic
  6. Treatment9▲ 4.0×25 topics
  7. Autoantibodies8▲ 19×6 topics
  8. Quality of Life7▲ 3.2×22 topics
  9. Antifungal Therapy7▲ 41×3 topics
  10. Autoimmune6▲ 75×2 topics
  11. Inflammation6▲ 1.50×30 topics
  12. Immunosuppressive Therapy5▲ 17×4 topics
  13. Management5▲ 4.2×17 topics
  14. Dermatophytes5▲ 105×1 topic
  15. Onychomycosis5▲ 105×1 topic
  16. Public Health5▲ 2.2×18 topics
  17. Rituximab5▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Intravenous Immunoglobulin5▲ 46×2 topics
  19. Bullous Pemphigoid5▲ 104×1 topic
  20. Pemphigoid5▲ 104×1 topic
  21. Primary Care4▲ 5.2×10 topics
  22. Staphylococcus aureus4▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Histopathological Study4▲ 82×2 topics
  24. Inflammatory Disease4▲ 44×2 topics
  25. Immune Dysregulation3▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Ketogenic Diet3▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Filaggrin3▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Prurigo Pigmentosa3▲ 130×1 topic
  29. Skin3▲ 130×1 topic
  30. Skin Microbiome3▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Environmental Risk Assessment3▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Occupational Asthma3▲ 108×1 topic
  33. Prevention Guidelines3▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Work-Related Exposure3▲ 108×1 topic
  35. Neuroscience3▲ 5.1×6 topics
  36. Cell Adhesion3▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Neurotoxicity2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  38. Asthma2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Inflammatory Bowel Disease2▲ 13×5 topics
  40. Cardiac Manifestations2▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Albyn Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Oral and gingival health research, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions and Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare.

Oral and gingival health…0Oral and gingival health research: 0 fractional worksHead and Neck Surgical O…0Head and Neck Surgical Oncology: 0 fractional worksDrug-Induced Adverse Rea…0Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions: 0 fractional worksSimulation-Based Educati…0Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 0 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…0Tracheal and airway disorders: 0 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 0 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivity studies: 0 fractional worksStructural Integrity and…0Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis: 0 fractional works
PharmacySurgeryPharmacologyPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Oral and gingival health research Pharmacy 0 works
  2. 2 Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Surgery 0 works
  3. 3 Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions Pharmacology 0 works
  4. 4 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 0 works
  5. 5 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 0 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 0 works
  9. 9 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
  10. 10 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 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 available15.7%not open84.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors72.1%domestic only27.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Albyn Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 70% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Albyn Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000034% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Albyn Hospital0.000048% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Albyn Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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