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Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital

In research, Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,913 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,790 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,355
of 28,054 · #19,974 all time
Rank in Ireland
#39
of 79
Research works
686
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital 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 #7,913 of 11,982 18.0%75 #9353
MedicineField #8,790 of 10,443 18.3%65 #7985

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Coombe Women & Infants University 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.56× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.19× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.72× its world share, 65 worksMedicineNursing: 4.34× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephen W. Lindow, Walter Prendiville and Sean Daly lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital.

  1. 1 Stephen W. Lindow Ireland · #429,119 worldwide 49 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Walter Prendiville Ireland · #517,846 worldwide 14 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Sean Daly Ireland · #692,398 worldwide 44 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Michael J. Turner Ireland · #802,920 worldwide 89 citations · 113 works
  5. 5 Máiréad Kennelly Ireland · #984,539 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Nadine Farah Ireland · #1,050,798 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 L. Mullaney Ireland · #1,429,300 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Helen Keegan Ireland · #1,441,311 worldwide 19 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 D. McCartney Ireland · #1,494,352 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Maternal Outcomes, Perinatal Outcomes, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Global Trends, Cesarean Section, Vaginal Birth and Pregnancy.

▲ 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. Maternal Mortality10▲ 47×5 topics
  2. Maternal Outcomes7▲ 96×2 topics
  3. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes7▲ 40×6 topics
  4. Perinatal Outcomes7▲ 96×2 topics
  5. Inflammation7▲ 3.5×20 topics
  6. Epidemiology6▲ 1.66×30 topics
  7. Global Trends6▲ 80×2 topics
  8. Cesarean Section6▲ 155×1 topic
  9. Vaginal Birth6▲ 155×1 topic
  10. Pregnancy5▲ 26×7 topics
  11. Prenatal Diagnosis5▲ 35×5 topics
  12. Risk Factors4▲ 4.6×6 topics
  13. Perioperative Care4▲ 40×3 topics
  14. Preterm Birth4▲ 69×2 topics
  15. Mortality4▲ 7.3×6 topics
  16. Preterm Infants4▲ 34×3 topics
  17. Cytokines3▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Intrauterine Infection3▲ 107×2 topics
  19. Child Development3▲ 8.4×2 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 4.4×5 topics
  21. Reproductive Outcome3▲ 94×2 topics
  22. Chorioamnionitis3▲ 166×1 topic
  23. Endothelial Dysfunction3▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Progesterone3▲ 166×1 topic
  25. Guidelines3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  26. Pregnancy Complications3▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Preeclampsia3▲ 41×2 topics
  28. Enhanced Recovery3▲ 57×1 topic
  29. Fast-Track Surgery3▲ 94×1 topic
  30. Hypertensive Disorders3▲ 45×1 topic
  31. Placental Development3▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Surgical Care3▲ 58×2 topics
  33. Cesarean Scar Pregnancy2▲ 184×1 topic
  34. Ectopic Pregnancy2▲ 184×1 topic
  35. Psychological Interventions2▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Hyperglycemia2▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Maternal Mental Health2▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Perinatal Depression2▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies.

Maternal and Perinatal H…6Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 6 fractional worksPreterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis: 3 fractional worksEnhanced Recovery After Surgery: 3 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 3 fractional worksEctopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 2 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Res…2Gestational Diabetes Research and Management: 2 fractional worksMaternal and fetal healt…2Maternal and fetal healthcare: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …2Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…2Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 2 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyEpidemiologySurgeryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 works
  2. 2 Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Epidemiology 3 works
  3. 3 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 works
  5. 5 Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  8. 8 Maternal and fetal healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available43.6%not open56.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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