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Birmingham Dental Hospital

In research, Birmingham Dental Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,631 of 20,462 worldwide), Dentistry (#276 of 771 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,576 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 58.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,702
of 28,054 · #12,866 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#626
of 1,094
Research works
1.1k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
21.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Birmingham Dental 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 #3,631 of 20,462 13.3%822
DentistryField #276 of 771 15.9%366
MedicineField #6,576 of 17,978 12.4%308
Health ProfessionsField #1,965 of 3,776 8.1%141
Oral SurgerySubfield #239 of 337 15.8%146

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Birmingham Dental 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).

What does Birmingham Dental Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 58.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 22.0 works58×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.22× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 57.95× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.81× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.70× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 58.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Birmingham Dental Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, J.W. Frame and R.M. Browne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Birmingham Dental Hospital.

  1. 1 J.W. Frame United Kingdom · #114,576 worldwide 161 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 R.M. Browne United Kingdom · #130,833 worldwide 202 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Birmingham Dental Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Birmingham Dental Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Gender Differences, Dental Students, Quality of Life, Career Choice, Motivation, Dental Caries 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.2×41 topics
  2. Quality of Life5▲ 4.8×16 topics
  3. Gender Differences5▲ 16×2 topics
  4. COVID-194▲ 4.2×9 topics
  5. Dental Students4▲ 248×2 topics
  6. Career Choice4▲ 192×1 topic
  7. Motivation4▲ 13×1 topic
  8. Clinical Trials4▲ 7.7×9 topics
  9. Dental Caries4▲ 53×2 topics
  10. Bone Regeneration4▲ 39×2 topics
  11. Virtual Reality4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  12. Risk Factors4▲ 4.0×11 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 3.0×4 topics
  14. Dental Practice3▲ 95×1 topic
  15. Transmission Routes3▲ 95×1 topic
  16. Dental Materials3▲ 74×1 topic
  17. Restorative Dentistry3▲ 74×1 topic
  18. Dental Implants3▲ 78×1 topic
  19. Peri-implant Diseases3▲ 78×1 topic
  20. Diabetes Mellitus3▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Periodontal Disease3▲ 61×2 topics
  22. Cone-Beam CT3▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Dental Imaging3▲ 65×1 topic
  24. Oral Microbiome3▲ 58×1 topic
  25. Periodontal Diseases3▲ 58×1 topic
  26. Surgical Management2▲ 7.9×8 topics
  27. Medical Education2▲ 11×9 topics
  28. Prevention2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  29. Psychological Factors2▲ 14×5 topics
  30. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Fluoride2▲ 46×2 topics
  32. Global Burden2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  33. Revascularization2▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Social Determinants2▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Mineral Trioxide Aggregate2▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Oral Health2▲ 37×2 topics
  38. Root Canal Irrigants2▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Biomaterials2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  40. Molecular Pathology2▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Birmingham Dental Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Education, Practice, Research, Dental Research and COVID-19, Dental materials and restorations and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes.

Dental Education, Practi…4Dental Education, Practice, Research: 4 fractional worksDental Research and COVI…3Dental Research and COVID-19: 3 fractional worksDental materials and res…3Dental materials and restorations: 3 fractional worksDental Implant Technique…3Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 3 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 3 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Can…2Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 2 fractional worksDental Trauma and Treatments: 1 fractional worksdental development and anomalies: 1 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsGeneral DentistryOrthodonticsOral Surgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 4 works
  2. 2 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 3 works
  3. 3 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 3 works
  4. 4 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 3 works
  6. 6 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Dental Trauma and Treatments Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  9. 9 dental development and anomalies Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 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 available18.0%not open82.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Birmingham Dental Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Other research institutions in Birmingham

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