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Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

In research, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,407 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,702 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,967
of 28,054 · #13,569 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#572
of 1,094
Research works
1.6k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
19.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Bristol Royal Hospital for Children 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 #6,407 of 11,982 12.7%154 #4396
MedicineField #5,702 of 10,443 13.5%137 #3405

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bristol Royal Hospital for Children 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: 1.27× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.64× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.99× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.79× its world share, 137 worksMedicineNursing: 2.19× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children?

Ranked on the composite score, John Apley, Athimalaipet V Ramanan and Michaël C.G. Stevens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bristol Royal Hospital for Children.

  1. 1 John Apley United Kingdom · #83,868 worldwide 205 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Athimalaipet V Ramanan United Kingdom · #86,035 worldwide 254 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Michaël C.G. Stevens United Kingdom · #180,633 worldwide 120 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Andrew Wolf United Kingdom · #254,303 worldwide 150 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 David Burman United Kingdom · #429,277 worldwide 76 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Robert Tulloh United Kingdom · #601,202 worldwide 62 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Elizabeth Crowne United Kingdom · #665,821 worldwide 48 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Mark D Lyttle United Kingdom · #731,020 worldwide 59 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Andrew Parry United Kingdom · #731,449 worldwide 43 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 M. Cecilia Gonzalez Corcia United Kingdom · #837,531 worldwide 35 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children

Which keywords describe research at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Diagnosis, Management, Complications, Treatment, Genetic Mutations 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. Epidemiology24▲ 3.3×65 topics
  2. Diagnosis11▲ 6.0×22 topics
  3. Primary Care10▲ 14×11 topics
  4. Management9▲ 5.9×16 topics
  5. Treatment8▲ 3.7×29 topics
  6. Inflammation8▲ 2.1×34 topics
  7. Public Health8▲ 3.0×14 topics
  8. Complications7▲ 7.3×13 topics
  9. Guidelines6▲ 6.8×9 topics
  10. Genetic Mutations6▲ 7.2×15 topics
  11. Mortality6▲ 5.5×12 topics
  12. Training5▲ 13×2 topics
  13. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes5▲ 15×6 topics
  14. Health Equity5▲ 9.4×2 topics
  15. Social Determinants5▲ 12×2 topics
  16. Surgery5▲ 7.3×8 topics
  17. Community Health5▲ 16×1 topic
  18. Pediatrics5▲ 86×1 topic
  19. Surgical Management5▲ 6.2×13 topics
  20. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 7.8×5 topics
  21. Health Care Utilization4▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis4▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Adolescents4▲ 6.3×5 topics
  24. Children4▲ 9.0×6 topics
  25. Critical Care4▲ 8.5×8 topics
  26. Congenital Heart Disease4▲ 23×3 topics
  27. Cardiac Surgery3▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Mortality Risk3▲ 7.6×2 topics
  29. Pathophysiology3▲ 6.1×9 topics
  30. Adult Congenital Heart Disease3▲ 33×1 topic
  31. Chronic Pain3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  32. Health Policy3▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis3▲ 73×1 topic
  34. Macrophage Activation Syndrome3▲ 73×1 topic
  35. Pulmonary Valve Replacement3▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Antibiotic Prophylaxis3▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 7.9×2 topics
  38. Emergency Department Crowding3▲ 55×1 topic
  39. Pain Management3▲ 7.3×6 topics
  40. Triage Systems3▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Bristol Royal Hospital for Children publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child and Adolescent Health, Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research and Emergency and Acute Care Studies.

Child and Adolescent Hea…5Child and Adolescent Health: 5 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…3Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 3 fractional worksAutoimmune and Inflammat…3Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research: 3 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care…3Emergency and Acute Care Studies: 3 fractional worksUrological Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 2 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…2Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksPediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies: 2 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…2Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEpidemiologyHematologyEmergency Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 5 works
  2. 2 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  3. 3 Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research Hematology 3 works
  4. 4 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Urological Disorders and Treatments Urology 2 works
  6. 6 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 2 works
  7. 7 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  10. 10 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 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 available37.8%not open62.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.1%domestic only84.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bristol Royal Hospital for Children's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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