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Borders General Hospital

In research, Borders General Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#14,961 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,276 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#37,211
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,998
of 2,253
Research works
281
▲ 75% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Borders General 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
MedicineField #14,961 of 17,978 7.1%159
Health SciencesDomain #17,276 of 20,462 7.1%202

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Borders General 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 3.57× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.92× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.00× its world share, 26 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× 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, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Borders General Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, George Murray lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Borders General Hospital.

  1. 1 George Murray United Kingdom · #804,359 worldwide 45 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Borders General Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Borders General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Medical Education, Mortality, Laparoscopic Surgery, Simulation, Epidemiology, Surgery, Management and Surgical Skills.

▲ 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 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. Medical Education5▲ 59×4 topics
  2. Mortality4▲ 22×7 topics
  3. Epidemiology4▲ 2.8×29 topics
  4. Laparoscopic Surgery3▲ 66×2 topics
  5. Simulation2▲ 27×2 topics
  6. Management2▲ 8.2×10 topics
  7. Surgery2▲ 19×4 topics
  8. Surgical Skills2▲ 159×1 topic
  9. Virtual Reality Training2▲ 159×1 topic
  10. COVID-192▲ 4.4×5 topics
  11. Clinical Judgment2▲ 181×1 topic
  12. Debriefing2▲ 181×1 topic
  13. Patient Safety2▲ 41×3 topics
  14. Quality Improvement2▲ 31×6 topics
  15. Guidelines2▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Inflammation2▲ 2.3×15 topics
  17. Cancer2▲ 3.3×2 topics
  18. Complications2▲ 8.9×7 topics
  19. Healthcare2▲ 3.9×2 topics
  20. Pandemic2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  21. Prognosis2▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Clinical Trials1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  23. Stroke1▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Critical Care1▲ 16×5 topics
  25. Emergency Department Visits1▲ 70×1 topic
  26. Oncology1▲ 70×1 topic
  27. Primary Care1▲ 10×6 topics
  28. Health Outcomes1▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Injury Severity1▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Quality of Life1▲ 2.5×9 topics
  31. Trauma Center1▲ 84×1 topic
  32. Echocardiography1▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Neuroprotection1▲ 9.7×3 topics
  34. Pathophysiology1▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Cerebral Blood Flow1▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Intracranial Pressure1▲ 44×2 topics
  37. Neuroinflammation1▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Traumatic Brain Injury1▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Borders General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Surgical Simulation and Training, Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies.

Surgical Simulation and Training: 2 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare …1COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…1Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 1 fractional worksUltrasound in Clinical Applications: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…1Innovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 0 fractional works
SurgeryPhysiologyOncologyEmergency Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 2 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 1 works
  4. 4 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 1 works
  6. 6 Ultrasound in Clinical Applications Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 0 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 available32.1%not open67.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Borders General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 75% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.