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Bon Secours Hospital Cork

In research, Bon Secours Hospital Cork stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,413 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,294 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,689
of 34,923
Rank in Ireland
#63
of 109
Research works
230
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
3k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Bon Secours Hospital Cork

What is Bon Secours Hospital Cork 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 #9,413 of 16,688 7.4%150
MedicineField #8,294 of 14,558 6.9%134

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bon Secours Hospital Cork 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 Bon Secours Hospital Cork work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Bon Secours Hospital Cork is in Health Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (72%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Health Professions (4%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 37 fractional works · 77.2% of its workMedicine: 35 fractional works · 71.9% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 12.8% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 8.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 13.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 8.1% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBon SecoursHospital Cork48fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences77%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3571.9%
    2. Health Professions24.0%
    3. Dentistry01.0%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology48.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.6%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    5. Neuroscience11.2%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.4%
    2. Social Sciences11.1%
    3. Psychology01.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Engineering12.0%
    2. Computer Science00.7%
    3. Environmental Science00.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    5. Chemistry00.2%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.94× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.01× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.74× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.94×1 works
  2. Medicine3.74×35 works
  3. Dentistry2.01×0 works
  4. Health Professions1.53×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.51×4 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.21×1 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.12×1 works
  8. Neuroscience0.74×1 works
  9. Nursing0.47×0 works
  10. Psychology0.34×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×1 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.19×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.16×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.16×0 works
  15. Chemistry0.15×0 works
  16. Engineering0.13×1 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.12×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.09×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.09×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bon Secours Hospital Cork?

Ranked on the quality score, Conleth G. Murphy, Kate Murphy and Maeve Durkan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bon Secours Hospital Cork.

  1. 1 Conleth G. Murphy Ireland · #662,937 worldwide 2.3k citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Kate Murphy Ireland · #810,750 worldwide 1.6k citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Maeve Durkan Ireland · #2,264,107 worldwide 1.6k citations · 19 works
  4. 4 David Jenkins Ireland · #2,643,119 worldwide 58 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Brian Bird Ireland · #2,690,690 worldwide 806 citations · 67 works
  6. 6 Brian Richard Bird Ireland · #2,759,334 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 David Jenkins Ireland · #3,003,238 worldwide 5 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Laura Jackson Ireland · #3,179,383 worldwide 308 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Mary F. Forde Ireland · #3,182,604 worldwide 159 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 R. Stewart Patterson Ireland · #3,361,444 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Bon Secours Hospital Cork

What are the most cited papers from Bon Secours Hospital Cork?

The most cited paper from Bon Secours Hospital Cork is "The oral microbiota in colorectal cancer is distinctive and predictive" (Burkhardt Flemer, Ryan Duwain Warren, Maurice Barrett et al., 2017), with 696 citations. Next come "The gut microbiota and its relationship to diet and obesity" (470) and "Laser cladding of aerospace materials" (404).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The oral microbiota in colorectal cancer is distinctive and predictive Burkhardt Flemer, Ryan Duwain Warren, Maurice Barrett et al. · Gut Open access 7 Oct 2017 696
2 The gut microbiota and its relationship to diet and obesity Siobhan F. Clarke, Eileen F. Murphy, Kanishka N. Nilaweera et al. · Gut Microbes Open access May 2012 470
3 Laser cladding of aerospace materials Leo Sexton, Sam Lavin, Gerry Byrne et al. · Journal of Materials Processing Technology Mar 2002 404
4 Efficacy and Safety of Mirvetuximab Soravtansine in Patients With Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer With High Folate Receptor Alpha Expression: Results From the SORAYA Study Ursula A. Matulonis, Domenica Lorusso, Ana Oaknin et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology Open access 30 Jan 2023 393
5 Phase III, randomized trial of mirvetuximab soravtansine versus chemotherapy in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer: primary analysis of FORWARD I Kathleen N. Moore, Amit M. Oza, Nicoletta Colombo et al. · Annals of Oncology Open access 2 Mar 2021 304
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Which keywords describe research at Bon Secours Hospital Cork?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Clinical Trials, Radiotherapy, Epidemiology, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity and Patient Satisfaction.

▲ 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-now 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.0×22 topics
  2. Breast Cancer3▲ 24×8 topics
  3. Chemotherapy2▲ 7.2×11 topics
  4. Clinical Trials2▲ 7.4×10 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 5.7×11 topics
  6. Obesity2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  7. Radiotherapy2▲ 10×7 topics
  8. Inflammation2▲ 1.90×11 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.3×8 topics
  10. Quality of Life2▲ 2.6×7 topics
  11. Cancer2▲ 2.6×9 topics
  12. Diagnosis2▲ 3.7×11 topics
  13. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 11×8 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  15. Cognitive Function2▲ 17×5 topics
  16. Echocardiography2▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Guidelines2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  18. Medical Education2▲ 12×6 topics
  19. Risk Factors1▲ 2.6×8 topics
  20. Biopsy1▲ 42×2 topics
  21. COVID-191▲ 2.1×7 topics
  22. Depression1▲ 3.2×7 topics
  23. Ovarian Cancer1▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Biomarkers1▲ 3.6×6 topics
  25. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 8.5×4 topics
  26. Diabetes1▲ 4.8×3 topics
  27. Genetic Variants1▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Public Health1▲ 1.72×7 topics
  29. Surgical Management1▲ 6.1×4 topics
  30. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  31. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 9.5×2 topics
  32. Precision Medicine1▲ 4.7×6 topics
  33. Treatment Guidelines1▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 5.0×6 topics
  35. Weight Loss1▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Complications1▲ 4.4×5 topics
  37. Management1▲ 2.7×8 topics
  38. Mortality1▲ 3.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Bon Secours Hospital Cork publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Breast Cancer Treatment Studies, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes and Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade.

Breast Cancer Treatment …1Breast Cancer Treatment Studies: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…1Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 1 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksPericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksBreast Lesions and Carcinomas: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis…1Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional works
Cancer ResearchGeriatrics and GerontologySurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 1 works
  2. 2 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  3. 3 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Breast Lesions and Carcinomas Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.8%domestic only78.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bon Secours Hospital Cork's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Bon Secours Hospital Cork as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Bon Secours Hospital Cork0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Bon Secours Hospital Cork over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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