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Birmingham Accident Hospital

In research, Birmingham Accident Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,504 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,644 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

ROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#15,464
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#760
of 1,844
Research works
636
▲ 64% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
27.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Birmingham Accident Hospital

What is Birmingham Accident 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 #5,504 of 16,688 12.5%482
MedicineField #5,644 of 14,558 11.7%435

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Birmingham Accident 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 Birmingham Accident Hospital work in?

In all years, 76% of research at Birmingham Accident Hospital is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (68%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Health Professions (6%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 482 fractional works · 75.8% of its workMedicine: 435 fractional works · 68.5% of its workEpidemiology: 90 fractional works · 14.1% of its workSurgery: 87 fractional works · 13.7% of its workRehabilitation: 41 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 37 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 26 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInternal Medicine: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDermatology: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 39 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 19 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 78 fractional works · 12.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 49 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 49 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEngineering: 21 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBirminghamAccident Hospital636fractional works, all years
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences76%Social Sciences4%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine43568.5%
    2. Health Professions396.2%
    3. Nursing50.9%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology497.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences111.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology111.7%
    4. Neuroscience40.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
    1. Engineering213.3%
    2. Environmental Science121.9%
    3. Chemistry81.3%
    4. Materials Science40.6%
    5. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    7. Mathematics10.1%
    8. Computer Science00.1%
    1. Arts and Humanities91.4%
    2. Social Sciences91.4%
    3. Psychology50.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.4%
    5. Decision Sciences20.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
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.

Who are the top researchers at Birmingham Accident Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, E. J. L. Lowbury, H. A. Lilly and Simon Sevitt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Birmingham Accident Hospital.

  1. 1 E. J. L. Lowbury United Kingdom · #354,950 worldwide 7.4k citations · 212 works
  2. 2 H. A. Lilly United Kingdom · #751,929 worldwide 2.9k citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Simon Sevitt United Kingdom · #819,685 worldwide 5.4k citations · 140 works
  4. 4 M. D. Wilkins United Kingdom · #1,724,584 worldwide 650 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Douglas MacG. Jackson United Kingdom · #1,787,924 worldwide 3.1k citations · 87 works
  6. 6 Leonard Colebrook United Kingdom · #2,032,046 worldwide 2.4k citations · 122 works
  7. 7 Jacqueline Hicks United Kingdom · #2,092,779 worldwide 1.7k citations · 74 works
  8. 8 Elizabeth Topley United Kingdom · #2,153,266 worldwide 1.2k citations · 60 works
  9. 9 J. P. Bull United Kingdom · #2,414,770 worldwide 380 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 J.S. Cason United Kingdom · #2,423,992 worldwide 674 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Birmingham Accident Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Birmingham Accident Hospital?

The most cited paper from Birmingham Accident Hospital is "The mechanism, reduction technique, and results in fractures of the OS calcis" (Peter Essex-Lopresti, 1952), with 745 citations. Next come "The diagnosis of the depth of burning" (690) and "PREVENTION OF VENOUS THROMBOSIS AND PULMONARY EMBOLISM IN INJURED PATIENTS" (651).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The mechanism, reduction technique, and results in fractures of the OS calcis Peter Essex-Lopresti · British journal of surgery Mar 1952 745
2 The diagnosis of the depth of burning Douglas MacG. Jackson · British journal of surgery May 1953 690
3 PREVENTION OF VENOUS THROMBOSIS AND PULMONARY EMBOLISM IN INJURED PATIENTS Simon Sevitt, Niall Gallagher · The Lancet Dec 1959 651
4 Venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. A clinico-pathological study in injured and burned patients Simon Sevitt, Niall Gallagher · British journal of surgery Mar 1961 637
5 FRACTURES OF THE RADIAL HEAD WITH DISTAL RADIO-ULNAR DISLOCATION Peter Essex-Lopresti · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume May 1951 370
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Birmingham Accident Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Antibiotic Resistance, Rehabilitation, Resuscitation, Sepsis, Pathophysiology and Psychological Impact.

▲ 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. Epidemiology120▲ 4.7×65 topics
  2. Risk Factors79▲ 12×18 topics
  3. Antibiotic Resistance65▲ 25×8 topics
  4. Rehabilitation64▲ 28×5 topics
  5. Resuscitation62▲ 76×4 topics
  6. Sepsis58▲ 58×5 topics
  7. Pathophysiology57▲ 33×5 topics
  8. Psychological Impact52▲ 38×4 topics
  9. Burn Injury51▲ 478×1 topic
  10. Burn Wound Infections51▲ 478×1 topic
  11. Inflammation50▲ 3.3×24 topics
  12. Mortality45▲ 14×11 topics
  13. Wound Healing43▲ 30×7 topics
  14. Diabetes40▲ 12×11 topics
  15. Regeneration33▲ 29×2 topics
  16. Angiogenesis33▲ 13×3 topics
  17. Fibroblasts33▲ 124×1 topic
  18. Macrophages33▲ 31×1 topic
  19. Complications31▲ 9.4×13 topics
  20. Public Health29▲ 3.3×18 topics
  21. Infection Prevention27▲ 48×3 topics
  22. Biomechanics27▲ 13×5 topics
  23. Injury Severity26▲ 57×2 topics
  24. Internal Fixation25▲ 54×2 topics
  25. Treatment25▲ 3.1×21 topics
  26. Infectious Diseases25▲ 16×6 topics
  27. Diagnosis23▲ 3.5×22 topics
  28. Quality Improvement22▲ 16×5 topics
  29. Health Outcomes21▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Bone Healing21▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Fracture Epidemiology21▲ 68×1 topic
  32. Prehospital Care20▲ 79×1 topic
  33. Trauma Center20▲ 79×1 topic
  34. Healthcare Workers20▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Ethical Considerations20▲ 9.6×6 topics
  36. Clinical Practice Guidelines18▲ 4.9×10 topics
  37. Disaster Response17▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Triage17▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Clinical Guidelines16▲ 8.0×6 topics
  40. Surgery15▲ 7.2×8 topics

Which research topics does Birmingham Accident Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections, Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management and Breast Lesions and Carcinomas.

Pneumonia and Respirator…0Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections: 0 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarct…0Acute Myocardial Infarction Research: 0 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…0Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 0 fractional worksBreast Lesions and Carci…0Breast Lesions and Carcinomas: 0 fractional worksUltrasound in Clinical Applications: 0 fractional worksCancer and Skin Lesions: 0 fractional worksMale Breast Health Studies0Male Breast Health Studies: 0 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in cancer: 0 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and Prevention: 0 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 0 fractional works
EpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineInternal MedicinePathology and Forensic Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 0 works
  2. 2 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  3. 3 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Breast Lesions and Carcinomas Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Ultrasound in Clinical Applications Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Cancer and Skin Lesions Dermatology 0 works
  7. 7 Male Breast Health Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 0 works
  9. 9 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available29.0%not open71.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.2%domestic only94.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Birmingham Accident Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 64% 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 Birmingham Accident Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000018% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Birmingham Accident Hospital0.000011% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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