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Bedford Hospital NHS Trust

In research, Bedford Hospital NHS Trust stands highest in Medicine (#17,116 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#19,603 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,227
of 28,054 · #41,420 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,068
of 1,094
Research works
245
▲ 107% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
5.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Bedford Hospital NHS Trust 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
MedicineField #17,116 of 17,978 3.6%197
Health SciencesDomain #19,603 of 20,462 3.6%214

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bedford Hospital NHS Trust 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.89× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.26× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.17× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Bedford Hospital NHS Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Surgical Management, Quality of Life, Treatment, Diagnosis, Cardiovascular Risk, Prognosis and Complications.

▲ 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▲ 3.0×30 topics
  2. Quality of Life4▲ 4.7×14 topics
  3. Treatment4▲ 5.1×15 topics
  4. Surgical Management4▲ 15×9 topics
  5. Diagnosis3▲ 5.5×11 topics
  6. Risk Factors3▲ 4.1×8 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 13×5 topics
  8. Mortality2▲ 6.7×7 topics
  9. Prognosis2▲ 12×3 topics
  10. Complications2▲ 7.5×7 topics
  11. Management2▲ 4.7×8 topics
  12. Healthcare2▲ 3.1×5 topics
  13. Guidelines2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  14. Orthostatic Hypotension2▲ 183×1 topic
  15. Syncope2▲ 183×1 topic
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  17. Echocardiography2▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Obesity2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  19. Newborn Screening2▲ 58×2 topics
  20. Operating Room2▲ 255×1 topic
  21. Scheduling2▲ 44×1 topic
  22. Diabetes2▲ 5.8×9 topics
  23. Postoperative Complications2▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Reconstruction2▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Pain Management2▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Craniofacial2▲ 104×1 topic
  27. Nasal2▲ 42×1 topic
  28. Neurotoxicity2▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Medical Imaging1▲ 4.3×4 topics
  30. Genetic Variants1▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Cardiac Risk1▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 6.5×5 topics
  33. Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency1▲ 99×1 topic
  34. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  35. Neonatal Jaundice1▲ 99×1 topic
  36. Perioperative1▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Pneumothorax1▲ 55×2 topics
  38. Spontaneous1▲ 103×2 topics
  39. Endothelial Dysfunction1▲ 7.4×4 topics
  40. Growth Factors1▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Bedford Hospital NHS Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders, Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization, Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques and Neonatal Health and Biochemistry.

Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization: 2 fractional worksReconstructive Facial Su…2Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques: 2 fractional worksNeonatal Health and Bioc…1Neonatal Health and Biochemistry: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksThyroid Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …1Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Le…1Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 1 fractional worksOral and Maxillofacial P…1Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology: 1 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diag…1Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 1 fractional works
SurgeryEmergency Medical ServicesPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  3. 3 Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Neonatal Health and Biochemistry Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Thyroid Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available48.4%not open51.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bedford Hospital NHS Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 107% 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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