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COPE Galway

In research, COPE Galway stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,741 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,042
of 28,054 · #26,363 all time
Rank in Ireland
#38
of 79
Research works
355
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is COPE Galway 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 #7,741 of 11,982 14.7%67 #14044

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where COPE Galway 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: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.18× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.82× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 1.86× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.71× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.12× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at COPE Galway?

Ranked on the composite score, Ruvigny lead among researchers whose main affiliation is COPE Galway.

  1. 1 Ruvigny Ireland · #649,016 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at COPE Galway

Which keywords describe research at COPE Galway?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Aging, Inflammation, Primary Care, Public Health, Physical Performance and Elderly Patients.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 1.60×48 topics
  2. Inflammation7▲ 2.2×34 topics
  3. Quality of Life7▲ 3.0×24 topics
  4. Aging5▲ 5.7×10 topics
  5. Public Health5▲ 2.1×22 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.3×21 topics
  7. Mental Health4▲ 1.67×14 topics
  8. Primary Care4▲ 6.4×11 topics
  9. Risk Factors4▲ 2.1×17 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 2.4×12 topics
  11. Global Burden3▲ 3.5×7 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 3.1×8 topics
  13. Clinical Trials2▲ 2.5×11 topics
  14. Stress2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  15. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 5.1×8 topics
  16. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  17. Elderly Patients2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  18. Neuroprotection2▲ 4.1×8 topics
  19. Physical Performance2▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 10×5 topics
  21. Medical Education2▲ 5.0×9 topics
  22. Neuroimaging2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  23. Quality of Care2▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  25. Mortality Risk2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  26. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 3.9×8 topics
  27. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  28. Frailty2▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Geriatric Assessment2▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Microbial Community2▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Quality Assessment2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  32. Anaerobic Digestion2▲ 38×1 topic
  33. Biogas Production2▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Functional Recovery2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  35. Stakeholder Engagement2▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Cognitive Decline1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  37. Patient Engagement1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  38. Patient Outcomes1▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Constitutionalism1▲ 9.1×3 topics
  40. Judicial Review1▲ 9.7×3 topics

Which research topics does COPE Galway publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Frailty in Older Adults, Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes.

Frailty in Older Adults2Frailty in Older Adults: 2 fractional worksAnaerobic Digestion and …2Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…1Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…1Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 1 fractional worksMigration, Aging, and Tourism Studies: 1 fractional worksRespiratory Support and …1Respiratory Support and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 1 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…1Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 1 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyBuilding and ConstructionPsychiatry and Mental healthGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  2. 2 Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production Building and Construction 2 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  4. 4 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  6. 6 Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies Demography 1 works
  7. 7 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 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 available56.0%not open44.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.6%domestic only67.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has COPE Galway's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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