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Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

In research, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,480 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,311
of 28,054 · #29,378 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#923
of 1,094
Research works
341
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Bolton NHS Foundation Trust 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 #9,480 of 11,982 5.0%62 #11680

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bolton NHS Foundation 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.07× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.70× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Chronic Disease Management, Patient Satisfaction, COVID-19, Quality Improvement, Mortality, Autoantibodies and Primary Care.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 3.0×44 topics
  2. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 36×3 topics
  3. Inflammation5▲ 3.1×15 topics
  4. COVID-195▲ 4.7×9 topics
  5. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 19×7 topics
  6. Quality of Life4▲ 3.6×16 topics
  7. Mortality4▲ 8.7×8 topics
  8. Quality Improvement4▲ 26×6 topics
  9. Treatment4▲ 4.2×12 topics
  10. Autoantibodies4▲ 21×4 topics
  11. Primary Care4▲ 13×7 topics
  12. Complications3▲ 9.3×14 topics
  13. Health Outcomes3▲ 17×5 topics
  14. Radiotherapy3▲ 12×7 topics
  15. Telemedicine3▲ 33×2 topics
  16. Telehealth3▲ 102×1 topic
  17. Virtual Care3▲ 102×1 topic
  18. Diagnosis3▲ 4.3×13 topics
  19. Ethical Considerations3▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Public Health3▲ 2.5×10 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 5.9×8 topics
  22. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.5×7 topics
  23. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 17×4 topics
  24. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  25. Academic Medicine2▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Breast Reconstruction2▲ 45×2 topics
  27. Chronic Pain2▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Low Back Pain2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  30. Cytokines2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  31. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  32. Continuity of Care2▲ 46×2 topics
  33. Fibrosis2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Injury Severity2▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Medical Research2▲ 75×1 topic
  36. Physician-Scientist2▲ 75×1 topic
  37. Rituximab2▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Trauma Center2▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Endothelial Dysfunction2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  40. Patient-Centered Medical Home2▲ 59×1 topic

Which research topics does Bolton NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, Health and Medical Research Impacts and Primary Care and Health Outcomes.

Telemedicine and Telehea…3Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 3 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…2Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksSystemic Sclerosis and R…1Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases: 1 fractional worksHematological disorders and diagnostics: 1 fractional worksBreast Implant and Reconstruction: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues1Global Health Care Issues: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEmergency MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsRheumatology3 others

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

  1. 1 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  2. 2 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 1 works
  6. 6 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  7. 7 Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Hematological disorders and diagnostics Emergency Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 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 available42.9%not open57.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bolton NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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.

Other research institutions in Bolton

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