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Birmingham City Hospital

In research, Birmingham City Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#8,561 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,228 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,996
of 28,054 · #3,782 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#858
of 1,094
Research works
4.3k
▼ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
131k
30.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Birmingham City 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
MedicineField #8,561 of 10,443 8.1%74 #664
Health SciencesDomain #10,228 of 11,982 8.2%78 #796

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Birmingham City 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: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.32× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.32× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.07× its world share, 74 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Birmingham City Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, DG Beevers, Andrew D. Blann and A. Paton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Birmingham City Hospital.

  1. 1 DG Beevers United Kingdom · #54,691 worldwide 236 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Andrew D. Blann United Kingdom · #59,199 worldwide 203 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 A. Paton United Kingdom · #64,885 worldwide 107 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Richard Wise United Kingdom · #66,606 worldwide 201 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 G.A.J. Ayliffe United Kingdom · #82,940 worldwide 147 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Allister Vale United Kingdom · #86,450 worldwide 224 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Andrew Makin United Kingdom · #161,977 worldwide 118 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Sally Bradberry United Kingdom · #182,106 worldwide 109 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Robert J. MacFadyen United Kingdom · #250,677 worldwide 247 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Gareth Beevers United Kingdom · #258,623 worldwide 822 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Birmingham City Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Birmingham City Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Survival Analysis, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Quality of Life, Metastasis, Cytoreductive Surgery and Clinical Trials.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 4.1×39 topics
  2. Chemotherapy8▲ 12×11 topics
  3. Quality of Life7▲ 5.0×14 topics
  4. Survival Analysis7▲ 27×6 topics
  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 12×6 topics
  6. Diagnosis6▲ 6.3×14 topics
  7. Metastasis5▲ 17×5 topics
  8. Clinical Trials5▲ 8.3×7 topics
  9. Cytoreductive Surgery5▲ 87×2 topics
  10. Complications5▲ 11×10 topics
  11. Ovarian Cancer5▲ 62×3 topics
  12. Biomarkers5▲ 7.4×5 topics
  13. Genomic Analysis4▲ 19×2 topics
  14. Mutation Analysis4▲ 64×1 topic
  15. Tumor Models4▲ 81×1 topic
  16. Treatment4▲ 3.7×16 topics
  17. Risk Assessment4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  18. Contact Allergy4▲ 229×1 topic
  19. Skin Sensitization4▲ 229×1 topic
  20. Breast Cancer4▲ 17×6 topics
  21. Cervical Cancer4▲ 37×2 topics
  22. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy4▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Radiotherapy4▲ 10.0×5 topics
  24. Radiation Therapy3▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Risk Factors3▲ 3.2×14 topics
  26. Robotic Surgery3▲ 24×4 topics
  27. Brachytherapy3▲ 83×1 topic
  28. Endometrial Carcinoma3▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Breast Reconstruction3▲ 52×2 topics
  30. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 10.0×8 topics
  31. Obesity3▲ 3.8×6 topics
  32. Myocardial Infarction3▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Meta-Analysis2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  34. Surgical Treatment2▲ 13×5 topics
  35. Guidelines2▲ 5.5×9 topics
  36. Prognostic Markers2▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Pregnancy2▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  39. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 8.7×5 topics
  40. Glycemic Control2▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Birmingham City Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment, Contact Dermatitis and Allergies, Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies.

Ovarian cancer diagnosis…4Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 4 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and Allergies: 4 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 3 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 2 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 2 fractional worksBreast Implant and Reconstruction: 1 fractional worksCancer Risks and Factors: 1 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 1 fractional works
Reproductive MedicineDermatologyObstetrics and GynecologyCancer Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 4 works
  3. 3 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 works
  4. 4 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Cancer Risks and Factors Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics 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 available29.3%not open70.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Birmingham City Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% 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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