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Bradford Royal Infirmary

In research, Bradford Royal Infirmary stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,217 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,364 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,592
of 28,054 · #11,183 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#563
of 1,094
Research works
1.4k
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
21.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Bradford Royal Infirmary 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 #6,217 of 11,982 16.0%88 #2653
MedicineField #8,364 of 10,443 12.3%72 #2636

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bradford Royal Infirmary 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.76× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.54× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.24× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 1.72× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bradford Royal Infirmary?

Ranked on the composite score, John Richardson, Derek Tuffnell and Alan J. Mearns lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bradford Royal Infirmary.

  1. 1 John Richardson United Kingdom · #85,893 worldwide 117 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Derek Tuffnell United Kingdom · #241,717 worldwide 91 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Alan J. Mearns United Kingdom · #310,089 worldwide 162 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Diane Farrar United Kingdom · #381,732 worldwide 121 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Siân Jones United Kingdom · #675,909 worldwide 17 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 E Elek United Kingdom · #996,570 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Bradford Royal Infirmary

Which keywords describe research at Bradford Royal Infirmary?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Elderly Patients, Rehabilitation, Physical Activity, Public Health, Complications and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 2.5×54 topics
  2. Public Health6▲ 3.5×19 topics
  3. Mortality6▲ 8.5×9 topics
  4. Elderly Patients5▲ 25×4 topics
  5. Inflammation4▲ 1.85×23 topics
  6. Rehabilitation4▲ 9.7×6 topics
  7. Mental Health4▲ 2.5×13 topics
  8. Physical Activity4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  9. Depression4▲ 3.9×9 topics
  10. COVID-194▲ 2.4×10 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.0×13 topics
  12. Complications4▲ 6.6×11 topics
  13. Risk Factors4▲ 3.0×13 topics
  14. Guidelines3▲ 6.4×7 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 5.2×10 topics
  16. Aging3▲ 5.2×9 topics
  17. Anxiety3▲ 5.5×5 topics
  18. Ethical Considerations3▲ 7.7×6 topics
  19. Surgery3▲ 7.4×6 topics
  20. Health Effects3▲ 4.1×9 topics
  21. Job Satisfaction3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  22. Primary Care3▲ 6.5×8 topics
  23. Prognosis3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  24. Sedation3▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Intensive Care Unit3▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Surgical Management2▲ 5.3×10 topics
  27. Biomechanics2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  28. Healthcare Workers2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  29. Radiotherapy2▲ 5.4×9 topics
  30. Adolescents2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  31. Delirium2▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Mechanically Ventilated Patients2▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 6.3×8 topics
  34. Postoperative Complications2▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Global Health2▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Medical Education2▲ 7.0×8 topics
  37. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Health Workforce2▲ 39×2 topics
  39. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Interventions2▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Bradford Royal Infirmary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders, Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Global Health Workforce Issues.

Intensive Care Unit Cogn…2Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 2 fractional worksHealthcare professionals…2Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …1Diversity and Career in Medicine: 1 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 1 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 1 fractional works
Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEmergency Medical Services5 others

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

  1. 1 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  5. 5 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  10. 10 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research 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 available36.5%not open63.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bradford Royal Infirmary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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