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Bedford Hospital

In research, Bedford Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#6,039 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,183 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,340
of 22,385 · #19,403 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#803
of 862
Research works
615
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.6k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Bedford Hospital

What is Bedford Hospital 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
MedicineField #6,039 of 8,541 6.2%66 #9197
Health SciencesDomain #7,183 of 9,902 6.2%71 #10375

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

Which fields of science does Bedford Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 87% of research at Bedford Hospital is in Health Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (80%), Health Professions (4%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (2%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 84 fractional works · 86.9% of its workMedicine: 78 fractional works · 80.4% of its workSurgery: 20 fractional works · 20.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 8.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBedford Hospital97fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences87%Social Sciences5%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7880.4%
    2. Health Professions44.1%
    3. Dentistry11.5%
    4. Nursing10.8%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    4. Neuroscience00.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.6%
    2. Psychology11.3%
    3. Social Sciences11.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Computer Science11.1%
    2. Engineering10.9%
    3. Chemistry00.5%
    4. Materials Science00.3%
    5. 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 3.08× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.56× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.18× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× 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, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.18×78 works
  2. Dentistry3.08×1 works
  3. Nursing1.63×1 works
  4. Health Professions1.56×4 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.45×0 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.26×1 works
  7. Veterinary1.06×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.77×2 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×2 works
  10. Psychology0.43×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.33×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.32×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×1 works
  14. Computer Science0.14×1 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.13×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.10×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.10×1 works
  18. Engineering0.06×1 works
  19. Mathematics0.06×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bedford Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Liliana Grosu, Michael J. Callam and David Niblett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bedford Hospital.

  1. 1 Liliana Grosu United Kingdom · #635,752 worldwide 2.3k citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Michael J. Callam United Kingdom · #978,531 worldwide 3.5k citations · 47 works
  3. 3 David Niblett United Kingdom · #1,401,583 worldwide 4k citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Robert Thomas United Kingdom · #1,477,455 worldwide 2k citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Paul V Tisi United Kingdom · #2,093,681 worldwide 955 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 John W. Bone United Kingdom · #2,428,569 worldwide 9 citations · 182 works
  7. 7 N. Wynn-Williams United Kingdom · #3,055,837 worldwide 507 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Kate Lanz United Kingdom · #3,246,746 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Katharine E. Bevan United Kingdom · #3,748,005 worldwide 168 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Anant Sharma United Kingdom · #3,880,751 worldwide 1.3k citations · 105 works
All ranked researchers at Bedford Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Bedford Hospital?

The most cited paper from Bedford Hospital is "Mortality and causes of death in the WHO multinational study of vascular disease in diabetes" (and the WHO Multinational Study Group, N. J. Morrish, S.-L. Wang et al., 2001), with 1,301 citations. Next come "Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19" (1,130) and "Afferent cortical connections and architectonics of the superior temporal sulcus and surrounding cortex in the rhesus monkey" (785).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mortality and causes of death in the WHO multinational study of vascular disease in diabetes and the WHO Multinational Study Group, N. J. Morrish, S.-L. Wang et al. · Diabetologia Open access Sep 2001 1,301
2 Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al. · Nature Open access3,896 authors 8 Jul 2021 1,130
3 Afferent cortical connections and architectonics of the superior temporal sulcus and surrounding cortex in the rhesus monkey Benjamin K. Seltzer, Deepak N. Pandya · Brain Research Jun 1978 785
4 Epidemiology of varicose veins Michael J. Callam · British journal of surgery Feb 1994 760
5 TDP-43 Proteinopathy and Motor Neuron Disease in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Ann Carolyn McKee, Brandon E. Gavett, Robert A. Stern et al. · Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology Open access 11 Aug 2010 659
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bedford Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Guidelines, Mortality, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Surgery and Surgical Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 3.2×60 topics
  2. Complications7▲ 15×14 topics
  3. Guidelines7▲ 16×10 topics
  4. Diagnosis6▲ 7.0×19 topics
  5. Mortality6▲ 11×10 topics
  6. Risk Factors6▲ 5.8×14 topics
  7. Inflammation5▲ 2.4×27 topics
  8. Treatment5▲ 4.2×20 topics
  9. Management4▲ 5.5×11 topics
  10. Quality of Life4▲ 3.1×23 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.8×15 topics
  12. Surgery4▲ 13×9 topics
  13. Surgical Management4▲ 10×14 topics
  14. Prevention4▲ 9.7×9 topics
  15. Diabetes4▲ 7.7×7 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 6.7×9 topics
  17. Rehabilitation3▲ 8.0×8 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 3.8×9 topics
  19. Children3▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Echocardiography3▲ 9.6×6 topics
  21. Elderly Patients2▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  23. Biomechanics2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  24. Revascularization2▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Atherosclerosis2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  26. Functional Recovery2▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 19×3 topics
  28. Infection Prevention2▲ 26×3 topics
  29. Heart Failure2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  30. Hip Fracture2▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  32. Orthogeriatric Care2▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Postoperative Complications2▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  35. Coronary Artery Disease2▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Incidence2▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Screening2▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Colonoscopy2▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Colorectal Cancer2▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Internal Fixation2▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Bedford Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Hip and Femur Fractures, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection, Peripheral Artery Disease Management and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.

Hip and Femur Fractures2Hip and Femur Fractures: 2 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screen…2Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 2 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Feeding Issues: 1 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…1Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 1 fractional worksHormonal and reproductive studies: 1 fractional works
SurgeryOncologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 2 works
  3. 3 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  7. 7 Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  8. 8 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Hormonal and reproductive studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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 available35.2%not open64.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bedford Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower 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 Bedford Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Bedford Hospital0.00047% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Bedford Hospital 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 2025Bedford Hospital4.5% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.1% in 2020.

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