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Burnley General Teaching Hospital

In research, Burnley General Teaching Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,941 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,531 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,595
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,483
of 1,844
Research works
293
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.5k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.77×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Burnley General Teaching Hospital

What is Burnley General Teaching 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
Health SciencesDomain #11,941 of 16,688 3.9%205
MedicineField #10,531 of 14,558 4.3%168

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Burnley General Teaching 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Burnley General Teaching Hospital work in?

In all years, 70% of research at Burnley General Teaching Hospital is in Health Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (57%), Health Professions (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 205 fractional works · 70.0% of its workMedicine: 168 fractional works · 57.2% of its workSurgery: 27 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 15 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDermatology: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 27 fractional works · 9.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 17 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrthodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 45 fractional works · 15.2% of its workPsychology: 17 fractional works · 5.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 31 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBurnley GeneralTeaching Hospital293fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences70%Social Sciences15%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine16857.2%
    2. Health Professions279.3%
    3. Dentistry51.8%
    4. Nursing41.4%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Psychology175.7%
    2. Social Sciences144.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities82.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting30.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology186.1%
    2. Neuroscience51.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.6%
    1. Engineering62.0%
    2. Environmental Science31.1%
    3. Computer Science20.6%
    4. Chemistry20.5%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.90× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.73× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Health Professions: 5.22× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.08× its world share, 7 worksMedicineSocial 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: Health Professions, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions5.22×1 works
  2. Medicine4.08×7 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.73×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.90×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×0 works
  6. Neuroscience0.53×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.09×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Burnley General Teaching Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Linda Patterson, Diana Bovill and Coulson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Burnley General Teaching Hospital.

  1. 1 Linda Patterson United Kingdom · #1,658,256 worldwide 540 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Diana Bovill United Kingdom · #3,506,195 worldwide 46 citations · 20 works
  3. 2 Coulson United Kingdom · #3,506,195 worldwide 114 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Ian H. Coulson United Kingdom · #4,726,963 worldwide 1.7k citations · 117 works
  5. 5 Eric R. Tallett United Kingdom · #4,853,191 worldwide 97 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 J. Shafar United Kingdom · #5,117,052 worldwide 374 citations · 57 works
  7. 7 J. C. Watts United Kingdom · #5,157,760 worldwide 63 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Sameer Mehta United Kingdom · #5,208,345 worldwide 1.3k citations · 111 works
  9. 9 Michael A. Launer United Kingdom · #5,344,846 worldwide 183 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Stephen Dealler United Kingdom · #6,160,821 worldwide 450 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Burnley General Teaching Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Burnley General Teaching Hospital?

The most cited paper from Burnley General Teaching Hospital is "Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19" (COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al., 2021), with 1,130 citations. Next come "International genome-wide meta-analysis identifies new primary biliary cirrhosis risk loci and targetable pathogenic pathways" (313) and "Levothyroxine in Women with Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies before Conception" (304).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al. · Nature Open access3,896 authors 8 Jul 2021 1,130
2 International genome-wide meta-analysis identifies new primary biliary cirrhosis risk loci and targetable pathogenic pathways Heather Jane Cordell et al. · Nature Communications Open access462 authors 22 Sep 2015 313
3 Levothyroxine in Women with Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies before Conception Rima K. Dhillon‐Smith et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 23 Mar 2019 304
4 The Isolated Internal Iliac Artery Aneurysm—A Review Francis Dix, Mohammad A. Titi, Haytham Al-Khaffaf · European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Open access 10 Jun 2005 204
5 Adeno-associated virus 2 infection in children with non-A–E hepatitis Antonia Ying Wai Ho et al. · Nature Open access533 authors 30 Mar 2023 177
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Burnley General Teaching Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Treatment, Primary Care, Quality of Life, Complications and Anesthesia.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology35▲ 2.9×71 topics
  2. Diagnosis16▲ 5.4×26 topics
  3. Treatment15▲ 4.0×30 topics
  4. Risk Factors15▲ 4.9×18 topics
  5. Quality of Life14▲ 3.6×26 topics
  6. Primary Care11▲ 8.8×9 topics
  7. Inflammation10▲ 1.40×24 topics
  8. Complications9▲ 5.9×12 topics
  9. Clinical Practice Guidelines9▲ 5.2×12 topics
  10. Guidelines8▲ 5.9×9 topics
  11. Anesthesia7▲ 22×3 topics
  12. Diabetes7▲ 4.8×9 topics
  13. Public Health7▲ 1.84×16 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 2.6×13 topics
  15. Quality Improvement7▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Management6▲ 2.8×19 topics
  17. Mortality6▲ 4.3×8 topics
  18. Neurodegenerative Diseases6▲ 9.2×2 topics
  19. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 7.8×7 topics
  20. Pharmacokinetics6▲ 7.2×3 topics
  21. Molecular Basis6▲ 128×1 topic
  22. Prion Diseases6▲ 128×1 topic
  23. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Healthcare Quality5▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors5▲ 3.7×10 topics
  26. Prophylaxis5▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Sedation5▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Bispectral Index Monitoring4▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Dexmedetomidine4▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Antithrombotic Therapy4▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Autoantibodies4▲ 6.2×6 topics
  32. Deep Vein Thrombosis4▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Revascularization4▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Integrated Care4▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Pulmonary Embolism4▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Venous Thromboembolism4▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  38. Phenomenology4▲ 9.7×2 topics
  39. Adverse Events3▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 8.0×3 topics

Which research topics does Burnley General Teaching Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Historical Medical Research and Treatments, Medicine and Dermatology Studies History, Nail Diseases and Treatments and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues.

Historical Medical Research and Treatments: 0 fractional worksMedicine and Dermatology Studies History: 0 fractional worksNail Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 0 fractional worksNonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies: 0 fractional worksChemotherapy-related skin toxicity: 0 fractional worksPatient-Provider Communi…0Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 0 fractional worksBreast Implant and Reconstruction: 0 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 0 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingDermatologyEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Medical Research and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  2. 2 Medicine and Dermatology Studies History Dermatology 0 works
  3. 3 Nail Diseases and Treatments Epidemiology 0 works
  4. 4 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  5. 5 Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies Epidemiology 0 works
  6. 6 Chemotherapy-related skin toxicity Dermatology 0 works
  7. 7 Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 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 available35.2%not open64.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.5%domestic only95.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Burnley General Teaching Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% 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 Burnley General Teaching Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000027% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Burnley General Teaching Hospital0.000016% in 202519801990200020102020

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