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ConvaTec (United Kingdom)

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World rank, all time
#25,324
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,344
of 1,844
Research works
163
▲ 162% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.2k
44.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.16×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
ConvaTec (United Kingdom)

Which fields of science does ConvaTec (United Kingdom) work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at ConvaTec (United Kingdom) is in Health Sciences, 13% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (72%), Health Professions (7%), Chemistry (5%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 24 fractional works · 79.6% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 72.5% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 19.7% of its workUrology: 5 fractional works · 16.1% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 12.7% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 11.1% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 8.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 13.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKConvaTec (UnitedKingdom)30fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences1%

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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2272.5%
    2. Health Professions26.8%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Chemistry14.8%
    2. Engineering14.4%
    3. Materials Science12.7%
    4. Computer Science01.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Arts and Humanities01.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does ConvaTec (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 21.9 works3.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.68× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 3.04× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 2.59× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.77× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksArts and Humanities1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.77×22 works
  2. Chemistry3.04×1 works
  3. Health Professions2.59×2 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.68×0 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.56×0 works
  6. Materials Science0.79×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×1 works
  8. Nursing0.56×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.38×0 works
  10. Engineering0.29×1 works
  11. Neuroscience0.17×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at ConvaTec (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, Philip G. Bowler, Emma J. Woods and Jennifer Hurlow lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ConvaTec (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Philip G. Bowler United Kingdom · #476,803 worldwide 7.1k citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Emma J. Woods United Kingdom · #609,885 worldwide 1.4k citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Jennifer Hurlow United Kingdom · #1,209,761 worldwide 821 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Daniel Gary Metcalf United Kingdom · #1,416,457 worldwide 1.1k citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Peter Kardel United Kingdom · #2,451,409 worldwide 28 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Caitlin Sheetz United Kingdom · #2,466,274 worldwide 32 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 David Parsons United Kingdom · #2,562,178 worldwide 1.1k citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Jerry Hutchinson United Kingdom · #3,244,483 worldwide 486 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 David Wild United Kingdom · #3,380,283 worldwide 412 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 D.A. Hollingsbee United Kingdom · #4,469,606 worldwide 288 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at ConvaTec (United Kingdom)

What are the most cited papers from ConvaTec (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from ConvaTec (United Kingdom) is "Wound Microbiology and Associated Approaches to Wound Management" (Philip G. Bowler, Brian I. Duerden, David G. Armstrong, 2001), with 2,124 citations. Next come "Functions of hyaluronan in wound repair" (1,084) and "Bacterial resistance to silver in wound care" (870).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Wound Microbiology and Associated Approaches to Wound Management Philip G. Bowler, Brian I. Duerden, David G. Armstrong · Clinical Microbiology Reviews Open access Apr 2001 2,124
2 Functions of hyaluronan in wound repair W. Y. John Chen, Giovanni Abatangelo · Wound Repair and Regeneration Mar 1999 1,084
3 Bacterial resistance to silver in wound care Steven L. Percival, Philip G. Bowler, David Russell · Journal of Hospital Infection 8 Mar 2005 870
4 Wound pathophysiology, infection and therapeutic options Philip G. Bowler · Annals of Medicine Open access 2002 315
5 Biofilm delays wound healing: A review of the evidence DanielG Metcalf, Philip G. Bowler · Burns & Trauma Open access 2013 313
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at ConvaTec (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Urinary Incontinence, Angiogenesis, Diabetes, Wound Healing, Macrophages and Regeneration.

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Quality of Life8▲ 19×8 topics
  2. Epidemiology8▲ 6.8×6 topics
  3. Urinary Incontinence6▲ 258×2 topics
  4. Angiogenesis4▲ 41×2 topics
  5. Diabetes4▲ 27×2 topics
  6. Wound Healing4▲ 51×2 topics
  7. Inflammation4▲ 6.0×2 topics
  8. Macrophages4▲ 68×1 topic
  9. Regeneration4▲ 62×1 topic
  10. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia4▲ 370×1 topic
  11. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms4▲ 370×1 topic
  12. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 54×1 topic
  13. Urinary Tract Infections3▲ 254×1 topic
  14. Parastomal Hernia3▲ 677×1 topic
  15. Rehabilitation3▲ 22×2 topics
  16. Stoma Complications3▲ 677×1 topic
  17. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction2▲ 179×1 topic
  18. Pelvic Organ Prolapse2▲ 179×1 topic
  19. Cost Analysis2▲ 169×2 topics
  20. Prevention2▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Nutritional Support2▲ 73×2 topics
  22. Pressure Ulcers2▲ 325×1 topic
  23. Risk Assessment2▲ 9.5×1 topic
  24. Extracellular Matrix2▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Antimicrobial Polymers1▲ 245×1 topic
  26. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  27. Quaternary Ammonium Compounds1▲ 177×1 topic
  28. Bacteria1▲ 77×1 topic
  29. Biofilms1▲ 70×1 topic
  30. Genitourinary Development1▲ 125×1 topic
  31. Urotrauma1▲ 125×1 topic
  32. Infection Prevention1▲ 39×2 topics

Which research topics does ConvaTec (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Wound Healing and Treatments, Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research, Urinary Tract Infections Management and Stoma care and complications.

Wound Healing and Treatments: 4 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 4 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections…3Urinary Tract Infections Management: 3 fractional worksStoma care and complicat…3Stoma care and complications: 3 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 2 fractional worksPressure Ulcer Prevention and Management: 2 fractional worksAntimicrobial agents and…1Antimicrobial agents and applications: 1 fractional worksBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing: 1 fractional worksUrological Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases: 1 fractional works
RehabilitationUrologyEpidemiologySurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 4 works
  2. 2 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 4 works
  3. 3 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 3 works
  4. 4 Stoma care and complications Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 2 works
  6. 6 Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Occupational Therapy 2 works
  7. 7 Antimicrobial agents and applications Organic Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Urological Disorders and Treatments Urology 1 works
  10. 10 Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases 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 available30.6%not open69.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.2%domestic only73.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has ConvaTec (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 162% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is ConvaTec (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%ConvaTec (United Kingdom)0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of ConvaTec (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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