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Birmingham Children's Hospital

In research, Birmingham Children's Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,719 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,600 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,550
of 28,054 · #8,133 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#523
of 1,094
Research works
3.6k
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
67k
18.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Birmingham Children's Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #5,719 of 11,982 6.9%240 #2374
MedicineField #5,600 of 10,443 7.0%207 #2105

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Birmingham Children's 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.97× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.12× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.55× its world share, 207 worksMedicineNursing: 9.65× its world share, 14 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Birmingham Children's Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Celia Moss, Alan Cameron and Martin Evans lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Birmingham Children's Hospital.

  1. 1 Celia Moss United Kingdom · #43,839 worldwide 284 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Alan Cameron United Kingdom · #89,388 worldwide 214 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Martin Evans United Kingdom · #117,721 worldwide 141 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Bruce Morland United Kingdom · #196,886 worldwide 101 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Anita MacDonald United Kingdom · #211,968 worldwide 98 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Jillian R. Mann United Kingdom · #237,654 worldwide 92 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Déirdre Kelly United Kingdom · #267,175 worldwide 169 citations · 79 works
  8. 8 Melanie Kershaw United Kingdom · #306,911 worldwide 111 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 F. G. H. Hill United Kingdom · #310,106 worldwide 92 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 J. K. Lloyd United Kingdom · #318,034 worldwide 207 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Birmingham Children's Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Birmingham Children's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Genetic Mutations, Neurological Disorders, Critical Care, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Treatment 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology37▲ 3.1×72 topics
  2. Inflammation16▲ 2.5×40 topics
  3. Treatment13▲ 3.6×29 topics
  4. Diagnosis12▲ 4.3×26 topics
  5. Neurological Disorders11▲ 6.5×12 topics
  6. Genetic Mutations11▲ 8.1×21 topics
  7. Genetics10▲ 4.9×11 topics
  8. Quality of Life10▲ 2.4×26 topics
  9. Critical Care10▲ 14×8 topics
  10. Management10▲ 4.1×23 topics
  11. Complications9▲ 6.1×12 topics
  12. Surgical Management9▲ 7.3×17 topics
  13. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes8▲ 15×6 topics
  14. Prenatal Diagnosis8▲ 19×6 topics
  15. Enteral Nutrition7▲ 90×1 topic
  16. Nutrition Support Therapy7▲ 90×1 topic
  17. Immunotherapy7▲ 3.1×12 topics
  18. Preterm Infants7▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Hydrocephalus6▲ 48×2 topics
  20. Fetal Surgery6▲ 39×3 topics
  21. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation6▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Guidelines6▲ 4.4×10 topics
  23. Prognostic Factors6▲ 4.5×13 topics
  24. Mechanical Ventilation6▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Primary Care6▲ 5.1×9 topics
  26. Heart Failure6▲ 4.5×12 topics
  27. Thrombosis6▲ 6.8×6 topics
  28. Congenital Heart Disease5▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Congenital Anomalies5▲ 28×3 topics
  30. Liver Transplantation5▲ 14×5 topics
  31. Metabolic Disorders5▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Adult Congenital Heart Disease5▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Cardiac Surgery5▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Pulmonary Valve Replacement5▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Children4▲ 6.3×7 topics
  36. Newborn Screening4▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Treatment Outcomes4▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Biochemical Genetics4▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Cerebrospinal Fluid4▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Glymphatic System4▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does Birmingham Children's Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology, Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Tracheal and airway disorders and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders.

Clinical Nutrition and G…7Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology: 7 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…5Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 5 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 4 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 4 fractional worksCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus: 4 fractional worksInfant Nutrition and Health: 4 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 4 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…3Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 3 fractional worksCleft Lip and Palate Research: 3 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 3 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineClinical Biochemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Nutrition and Dietetics 7 works
  2. 2 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 5 works
  3. 3 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 4 works
  5. 5 Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 works
  6. 6 Infant Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 4 works
  8. 8 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 3 works
  10. 10 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 3 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 available27.5%not open72.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.2%domestic only84.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Birmingham Children's Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% lower 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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