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Cumberland Infirmary

In research, Cumberland Infirmary stands highest in Medicine (#9,644 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,040 of 20,462 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
#31,503
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,698
of 2,253
Research works
473
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
17.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

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
MedicineField #9,644 of 17,978 8.3%348
Health SciencesDomain #12,040 of 20,462 9.0%395

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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 · 30.6 works4.0×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 34.6 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.97× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.24× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.02× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 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.

Who are the top researchers at Cumberland Infirmary?

Ranked on the composite score, James George, Henry J. Woodford and Cox lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cumberland Infirmary.

  1. 1 James George United Kingdom · #195,959 worldwide 108 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Henry J. Woodford United Kingdom · #446,210 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Cox United Kingdom · #712,602 worldwide 41 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Cumberland Infirmary

Which keywords describe research at Cumberland Infirmary?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Prenatal Diagnosis, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Fetal Surgery, Genetic Mutations, Laparoscopic Repair and Chronic Pain.

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

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 3.1×31 topics
  2. Complications3▲ 15×11 topics
  3. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 46×2 topics
  4. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia2▲ 200×1 topic
  5. Fetal Surgery2▲ 108×1 topic
  6. Genetic Mutations2▲ 11×8 topics
  7. Laparoscopic Repair2▲ 118×2 topics
  8. Chronic Pain2▲ 21×3 topics
  9. Nutritional Support2▲ 50×2 topics
  10. Neurological Disorders2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  12. Acute Pancreatitis2▲ 89×1 topic
  13. COVID-192▲ 2.8×6 topics
  14. Chronic Pancreatitis2▲ 89×1 topic
  15. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 33×2 topics
  16. Medical Education2▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Quality of Life2▲ 2.7×11 topics
  18. Treatment1▲ 3.0×9 topics
  19. Hernia Repair1▲ 124×1 topic
  20. Mesh Techniques1▲ 124×1 topic
  21. Chemotherapy1▲ 4.0×8 topics
  22. Pandemic1▲ 2.5×5 topics
  23. Surgical Management1▲ 6.9×5 topics
  24. ANCA-associated1▲ 99×1 topic
  25. Vasculitides1▲ 99×1 topic

Which research topics does Cumberland Infirmary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies, Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment, Hernia repair and management and Vasculitis and related conditions.

Congenital Diaphragmatic…2Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 2 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHernia repair and manage…1Hernia repair and management: 1 fractional worksVasculitis and related c…1Vasculitis and related conditions: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 1 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and Training: 1 fractional worksSimulation-Based Educati…1Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional worksStoma care and complications: 0 fractional works
SurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncologyPhysiology

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 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 1 works
  8. 8 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Stoma care and complications Surgery 0 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cumberland Infirmary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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