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Altnagelvin Area Hospital

In research, Altnagelvin Area Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#12,538 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#11,834 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,403
of 28,054 · #27,491 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,037
of 1,094
Research works
409
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Altnagelvin Area Hospital 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 #12,538 of 20,462 12.1%326
MedicineField #11,834 of 17,978 11.5%291

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Altnagelvin Area Hospital 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.28× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.84× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.68× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.96× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Altnagelvin Area Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Mortality, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Surgery, Rehabilitation 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.4×42 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 3.4×30 topics
  3. Complications4▲ 11×11 topics
  4. Mortality3▲ 9.1×7 topics
  5. Quality of Life3▲ 3.6×19 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.6×14 topics
  7. Risk Factors2▲ 3.5×11 topics
  8. Treatment2▲ 3.1×15 topics
  9. Diagnosis2▲ 4.0×14 topics
  10. Management2▲ 4.7×12 topics
  11. Surgery2▲ 10×7 topics
  12. Guidelines2▲ 7.0×8 topics
  13. Rehabilitation2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  14. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.6×10 topics
  15. Global Burden2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  16. Neuroprotection2▲ 7.9×7 topics
  17. Quality Improvement2▲ 14×6 topics
  18. Surgical Management2▲ 6.5×10 topics
  19. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.7×10 topics
  20. Aging2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  21. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  22. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Gene Expression1▲ 3.7×4 topics
  24. Obesity1▲ 2.9×8 topics
  25. Pathophysiology1▲ 7.2×6 topics
  26. Prevention1▲ 5.3×9 topics
  27. Surgical Treatment1▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 3.8×9 topics
  29. Healthcare Quality1▲ 20×4 topics
  30. Infection Prevention1▲ 23×3 topics
  31. Internal Fixation1▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Biomechanics1▲ 6.1×5 topics
  33. DNA Methylation1▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Primary Care1▲ 5.1×8 topics
  35. Genomic Imprinting1▲ 114×1 topic
  36. Neuroinflammation1▲ 6.2×5 topics
  37. Parental Influence1▲ 114×1 topic
  38. Prognosis1▲ 5.2×7 topics
  39. Elderly Patients1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  40. Stroke1▲ 9.4×5 topics

Which research topics does Altnagelvin Area Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Hip and Femur Fractures and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.

Genetic Syndromes and Im…1Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting: 1 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…1Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksHernia repair and management: 1 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare …1COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 1 fractional worksPediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies: 1 fractional worksPelvic and Acetabular Injuries: 1 fractional works
GeneticsEpidemiologySurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting Genetics 1 works
  2. 2 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Hernia repair and management Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  10. 10 Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries Surgery 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 available46.0%not open54.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Altnagelvin Area Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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