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Cumberland Infirmary

In research, Cumberland Infirmary stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,688 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,858 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences (Medicine is 4.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#24,435
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,287
of 1,844
Research works
473
▲ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.1k
17.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.75×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Cumberland Infirmary

What is Cumberland Infirmary 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,688 of 16,688 5.5%395
MedicineField #7,858 of 14,558 5.5%348

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

In 2022-now, 85% of research at Cumberland Infirmary is in Health Sciences, 7% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Health Professions (8%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 39 fractional works · 85.3% of its workMedicine: 35 fractional works · 76.3% of its workSurgery: 13 fractional works · 28.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCumberlandInfirmary46fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences85%Social Sciences5%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3576.3%
    2. Health Professions37.6%
    3. Dentistry00.8%
    4. Nursing00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology25.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.6%
    3. Neuroscience00.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    1. Psychology12.4%
    2. Social Sciences11.8%
    3. Decision Sciences00.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Engineering00.9%
    2. Environmental Science00.8%
    3. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    4. Computer Science00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Cumberland Infirmary specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 34.9 works4.0×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 39.0 works3.7×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.70× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.87× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.97× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× 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, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.97×35 works
  2. Health Professions2.87×4 works
  3. Dentistry1.70×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.58×1 works
  5. Nursing1.12×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.96×2 works
  7. Psychology0.79×1 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.75×0 works
  9. Neuroscience0.24×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.17×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.14×1 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.10×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×0 works
  15. Engineering0.06×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Cumberland Infirmary?

Ranked on the quality score, James M. George, Graham Putnam and J. S. Faulds lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cumberland Infirmary.

  1. 1 James M. George United Kingdom · #390,022 worldwide 3.4k citations · 95 works
  2. 2 Graham Putnam United Kingdom · #937,342 worldwide 1.5k citations · 27 works
  3. 3 J. S. Faulds United Kingdom · #2,071,681 worldwide 363 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 N.H. Cox United Kingdom · #2,130,353 worldwide 4.2k citations · 119 works
  5. 5 Cox United Kingdom · #2,376,955 worldwide 1.7k citations · 62 works
  6. 6 H.A. Lediard United Kingdom · #2,556,622 worldwide 24 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Mark J Irving United Kingdom · #2,637,981 worldwide 370 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Roderick Maclaren United Kingdom · #3,236,360 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Andrew Robson United Kingdom · #3,315,089 worldwide 2.3k citations · 108 works
  10. 10 David M. Large United Kingdom · #3,497,229 worldwide 694 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Cumberland Infirmary

What are the most cited papers from Cumberland Infirmary?

The most cited paper from Cumberland Infirmary is "The operation of the century: total hip replacement" (Ian Douglas Learmonth, Claire F Young, Cecil H. Rorabeck, 2007), with 2,880 citations. Next come "The SCARE 2018 statement: Updating consensus Surgical CAse REport (SCARE) guidelines" (2,340) and "Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19" (1,130).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The operation of the century: total hip replacement Ian Douglas Learmonth, Claire F Young, Cecil H. Rorabeck · The Lancet 31 Mar 2007 2,880
2 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
3 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
4 The PROCESS 2018 statement: Updating Consensus Preferred Reporting Of CasE Series in Surgery (PROCESS) guidelines Riaz Agha et al. · International Journal of Surgery Open access 22 Oct 2018 910
5 Hypomethylation of multiple imprinted loci in individuals with transient neonatal diabetes is associated with mutations in ZFP57 Deborah Mackay, Jonathan L A Callaway, Sophie M Marks et al. · Nature Genetics 11 Jul 2008 544
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Which keywords describe research at Cumberland Infirmary?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Prenatal Diagnosis, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Fetal Surgery, Medical Education, Laparoscopic Surgery and Genetic Mutations.

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

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 3.0×35 topics
  2. Complications3▲ 14×12 topics
  3. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 40×2 topics
  4. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia2▲ 181×1 topic
  5. Fetal Surgery2▲ 94×1 topic
  6. Treatment2▲ 3.7×10 topics
  7. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 35×2 topics
  8. Medical Education2▲ 16×4 topics
  9. Genetic Mutations2▲ 9.5×8 topics
  10. Laparoscopic Repair2▲ 104×2 topics
  11. Chronic Pain2▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  13. Neurological Disorders2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  14. Nutritional Support2▲ 43×2 topics
  15. Acute Pancreatitis2▲ 79×1 topic
  16. COVID-192▲ 2.5×6 topics
  17. Chronic Pancreatitis2▲ 79×1 topic
  18. Quality of Life2▲ 2.3×11 topics
  19. Surgical Management2▲ 8.0×7 topics
  20. Hernia Repair1▲ 111×1 topic
  21. Mesh Techniques1▲ 111×1 topic
  22. Mortality1▲ 4.8×8 topics
  23. Robotic Surgery1▲ 19×3 topics
  24. Diagnosis1▲ 2.7×5 topics
  25. Surgical Skills1▲ 63×1 topic
  26. Virtual Reality Training1▲ 63×1 topic
  27. Chemotherapy1▲ 3.5×8 topics
  28. Inflammation1◆ 1.10×8 topics
  29. Pandemic1▲ 2.4×5 topics
  30. Radiotherapy1▲ 6.3×6 topics
  31. Rehabilitation1▲ 5.8×7 topics
  32. Stroke1▲ 13×3 topics
  33. ANCA-associated1▲ 84×1 topic
  34. Prognostic Factors1▲ 5.0×3 topics
  35. Vasculitides1▲ 84×1 topic

Which research topics does Cumberland Infirmary publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies, Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment, Hernia repair and management and Surgical Simulation and Training.

Congenital Diaphragmatic…2Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 2 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHernia repair and manage…1Hernia repair and management: 1 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and …1Surgical Simulation and Training: 1 fractional worksVasculitis and related conditions: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 1 fractional worksSimulation-Based Educati…1Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncologyPhysiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Hernia repair and management Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 1 works
  8. 8 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 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 available34.1%not open65.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Cumberland Infirmary's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% 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 Cumberland Infirmary as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Cumberland Infirmary0.00021% in 202519801990200020102020

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