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Hospital / health system · Glasgow · United Kingdom

Canniesburn Hospital

In research, Canniesburn Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#5,081 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,862 of 20,462 worldwide) and Surgery (#2,611 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,883
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,288
of 2,253
Research works
401
▼ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
33.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Canniesburn 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 #5,081 of 17,978 12.1%293
Health SciencesDomain #6,862 of 20,462 11.5%329
SurgerySubfield #2,611 of 4,227 15.0%136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Canniesburn 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 3.96× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.59× its world share, 9 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Canniesburn Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Ian A. McGregor, K.F. Moos and David S. Soutar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Canniesburn Hospital.

  1. 1 Ian A. McGregor United Kingdom · #68,524 worldwide 405 citations · 109 works
  2. 2 K.F. Moos United Kingdom · #71,614 worldwide 160 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 David S. Soutar United Kingdom · #152,872 worldwide 94 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 T. Gibson United Kingdom · #302,422 worldwide 52 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Taimur Shoaib United Kingdom · #413,572 worldwide 50 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Canniesburn Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Canniesburn Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Breast Reconstruction, Free Flap, Microsurgical Reconstruction, Radiotherapy, Surgical Management and Reconstruction.

▲ 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. Epidemiology67▲ 4.2×43 topics
  2. Complications48▲ 23×13 topics
  3. Breast Reconstruction34▲ 136×2 topics
  4. Free Flap30▲ 171×1 topic
  5. Microsurgical Reconstruction30▲ 171×1 topic
  6. Radiotherapy27▲ 18×10 topics
  7. Surgical Management26▲ 14×12 topics
  8. Quality of Life25▲ 4.5×24 topics
  9. Reconstruction24▲ 31×3 topics
  10. Treatment Outcomes24▲ 84×2 topics
  11. Anatomy23▲ 71×4 topics
  12. Craniofacial20▲ 207×1 topic
  13. Nasal20▲ 95×1 topic
  14. Distal Radius Fractures19▲ 74×1 topic
  15. Flexor Tendon Repair19▲ 74×1 topic
  16. Squamous Cell Carcinoma18▲ 52×3 topics
  17. Chemotherapy15▲ 5.4×8 topics
  18. Genetics14▲ 4.5×7 topics
  19. Management13▲ 4.3×11 topics
  20. Infection Prevention13▲ 35×3 topics
  21. Wound Healing12▲ 13×6 topics
  22. Genetic Mutations12▲ 5.8×9 topics
  23. Facial Fractures12▲ 139×1 topic
  24. Maxillofacial Trauma12▲ 139×1 topic
  25. Prognosis12▲ 9.2×5 topics
  26. Cleft Lip12▲ 94×1 topic
  27. Cleft Palate12▲ 94×1 topic
  28. Human Papillomavirus11▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Survival10▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma10▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Oropharyngeal Cancer10▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Metastasis10▲ 7.2×5 topics
  33. Rehabilitation9▲ 6.1×8 topics
  34. Endoscopic Surgery8▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Craniosynostosis8▲ 95×1 topic
  36. Neural Crest8▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks8▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Skull Base Reconstruction8▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Surgical Sutures8▲ 88×1 topic
  40. Tissue Adhesives8▲ 88×1 topic

Which research topics does Canniesburn Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 and healthcare impacts, Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Intramuscular injections and effects and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation.

COVID-19 and healthcare …2COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery a…1Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 1 fractional worksIntramuscular injections…1Intramuscular injections and effects: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksBody Contouring and Surgery: 0 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Tr…0Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries: 0 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 0 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 0 fractional worksEnhanced Recovery After Surgery: 0 fractional works
OncologySurgeryEmergency MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  2. 2 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Intramuscular injections and effects Emergency Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Body Contouring and Surgery Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries Ophthalmology 0 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Surgery 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 available21.0%not open79.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Canniesburn Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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