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Colchester Hospital

In research, Colchester Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#6,406 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,487 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,638
of 22,385 · #20,987 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#822
of 862
Research works
800
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.6k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Colchester Hospital

What is Colchester Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #6,406 of 8,541 6.9%60 #8092
Health SciencesDomain #7,487 of 9,902 6.9%66 #9128

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Colchester 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 Colchester Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 87% of research at Colchester Hospital is in Health Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (81%), Health Professions (5%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 76 fractional works · 87.3% of its workMedicine: 70 fractional works · 80.9% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 17.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKColchesterHospital87fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences87%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7080.9%
    2. Health Professions44.9%
    3. Dentistry11.1%
    4. Nursing00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.6%
    2. Neuroscience22.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Social Sciences11.6%
    2. Decision Sciences11.2%
    3. Psychology11.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Engineering11.4%
    2. Computer Science11.0%
    3. Environmental Science00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 2.27× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.21× its world share, 70 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.21×70 works
  2. Dentistry2.27×1 works
  3. Health Professions1.86×4 works
  4. Neuroscience1.31×2 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.19×1 works
  6. Nursing0.86×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×3 works
  8. Psychology0.36×1 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.34×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.13×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.12×1 works
  12. Engineering0.09×1 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.04×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Colchester Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Anthony J. Handley, Matthew G. Tutton and Tan Arulampalam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Colchester Hospital.

  1. 1 Anthony J. Handley United Kingdom · #78,934 worldwide 16k citations · 96 works
  2. 2 Matthew G. Tutton United Kingdom · #571,282 worldwide 2k citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Tan Arulampalam United Kingdom · #675,726 worldwide 2.7k citations · 77 works
  4. 4 Achuth H. Shenoy United Kingdom · #826,506 worldwide 2.2k citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Don Menzies United Kingdom · #1,013,704 worldwide 3.4k citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Sunita Saha United Kingdom · #1,034,462 worldwide 1.3k citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Anthony J. Handley United Kingdom · #1,124,747 worldwide 2.3k citations · 58 works
  8. 8 Greg Wynn United Kingdom · #1,592,436 worldwide 2.2k citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Ian R. Gooding United Kingdom · #1,686,682 worldwide 974 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Gavin Campbell United Kingdom · #1,710,994 worldwide 452 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Colchester Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Colchester Hospital?

The most cited paper from Colchester Hospital is "The SCARE 2018 statement: Updating consensus Surgical CAse REport (SCARE) guidelines" (Riaz Agha et al., 2018), with 2,340 citations. Next come "The SCARE Statement: Consensus-based surgical case report guidelines" (1,687) and "European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2010 Section 2. Adult basic life support and use of automated external defibrillators" (1,565).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The SCARE 2018 statement: Updating consensus Surgical CAse REport (SCARE) guidelines Riaz Agha et al. · International Journal of Surgery Open access 18 Oct 2018 2,340
2 The SCARE Statement: Consensus-based surgical case report guidelines Riaz Agha et al. · International Journal of Surgery Open access 9 Sep 2016 1,687
3 European Resuscitation Council Guidelines for Resuscitation 2010 Section 2. Adult basic life support and use of automated external defibrillators Rudolph W. Koster, Michael Baubin, Leo L Bossaert et al. · Resuscitation Open access Oct 2010 1,565
4 Tinnitus David Baguley, Don J. McFerran, Deborah Ann Hall · The Lancet Open access Jul 2013 1,264
5 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
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Colchester Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Mortality, Guidelines, Management, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Diagnosis and Surgical Management.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology10▲ 2.9×46 topics
  2. Risk Factors7▲ 7.1×18 topics
  3. Mortality6▲ 11×9 topics
  4. Management5▲ 7.4×18 topics
  5. Guidelines5▲ 12×8 topics
  6. Treatment5▲ 4.7×11 topics
  7. Diagnosis5▲ 5.9×16 topics
  8. Quality of Life5▲ 3.9×21 topics
  9. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 9.4×10 topics
  10. Surgical Management4▲ 11×12 topics
  11. Complications4▲ 8.6×11 topics
  12. Inflammation3▲ 1.87×15 topics
  13. Postoperative Complications3▲ 31×3 topics
  14. Cardiac Risk3▲ 41×1 topic
  15. Perioperative3▲ 41×1 topic
  16. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 2.4×13 topics
  17. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  18. Medical Education2▲ 8.4×5 topics
  19. Rehabilitation2▲ 5.7×7 topics
  20. Surgery2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  21. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.2×9 topics
  22. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  23. Radiotherapy2▲ 5.3×7 topics
  24. Hepatocellular Carcinoma2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  25. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Radiofrequency Ablation2▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Echocardiography2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  29. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  30. Quality Improvement2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  31. Cancer Incidence1▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  33. Revascularization1▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Survival1▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Glaucoma1▲ 9.6×3 topics
  36. Growth Factors1▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Revision Surgery1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Rituximab1▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Total Hip Replacement1▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Platelet-Rich Plasma1▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Colchester Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and …3Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 3 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 1 fractional worksChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research: 1 fractional worksDiverticular Disease and Complications: 1 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 1 fractional worksScientific Computing and…1Scientific Computing and Data Management: 1 fractional worksPeriodontal Regeneration…1Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments: 1 fractional worksRespiratory Support and …1Respiratory Support and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksInfectious Diseases and …1Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOncologyHepatologyGenetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 1 works
  4. 4 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 1 works
  5. 5 Diverticular Disease and Complications Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 1 works
  7. 7 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 1 works
  8. 8 Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments Urology 1 works
  9. 9 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Surgery 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 available40.4%not open59.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Colchester Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% 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 Colchester Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00035% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Colchester Hospital0.00034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Colchester Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Colchester Hospital7.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.1% in 2011.

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