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Darent Valley Hospital

In research, Darent Valley Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#14,310 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#16,874 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,406
of 28,054 · #28,763 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,076
of 1,094
Research works
498
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.1k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Darent Valley Hospital 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 #14,310 of 17,978 6.6%353
Health SciencesDomain #16,874 of 20,462 6.6%392

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Darent Valley 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 3.03× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.10× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 2.03× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Darent Valley Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Mike Parker, J. P. Crawford and Seshadri Sriprasad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Darent Valley Hospital.

  1. 1 Mike Parker United Kingdom · #410,762 worldwide 76 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 J. P. Crawford United Kingdom · #519,433 worldwide 11 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Seshadri Sriprasad United Kingdom · #950,914 worldwide 30 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Darent Valley Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Darent Valley Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Complications, Guidelines, Treatment, Anticoagulant Therapy, Diagnosis and Quality Improvement.

▲ 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▲ 3.9×44 topics
  2. Treatment4▲ 5.4×19 topics
  3. Mortality4▲ 11×7 topics
  4. Complications4▲ 12×12 topics
  5. Guidelines4▲ 13×9 topics
  6. Inflammation3▲ 2.4×16 topics
  7. Diagnosis3▲ 4.9×12 topics
  8. Risk Factors3▲ 3.9×15 topics
  9. Anticoagulant Therapy3▲ 31×3 topics
  10. Management2▲ 4.6×7 topics
  11. Quality Improvement2▲ 18×5 topics
  12. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 11×9 topics
  13. Elderly Patients2▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Neuroinflammation2▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 10×6 topics
  16. Primary Care2▲ 7.8×7 topics
  17. Surgical Management2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  18. Pathophysiology2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  19. Aging2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  20. Intracranial Pressure2▲ 36×2 topics
  21. Neuroprotection2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  22. Cholangiocarcinoma2▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Cholecystitis2▲ 55×1 topic
  24. ERCP2▲ 55×1 topic
  25. Mortality Risk2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  26. Prognosis2▲ 7.4×7 topics
  27. Surgery2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  28. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 8.6×6 topics
  31. Frailty2▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Geriatric Assessment2▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Neuroimaging2▲ 8.2×6 topics
  34. Precision Medicine2▲ 4.8×2 topics
  35. Embolization1▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Cancer Risk1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  37. Surgical Treatment1▲ 9.5×3 topics
  38. Internal Fixation1▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Postoperative Complications1▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Quantitative Analysis1▲ 8.9×2 topics

Which research topics does Darent Valley Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Frailty in Older Adults, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.

Gallbladder and Bile Duc…2Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 2 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults2Frailty in Older Adults: 2 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksPelvic and Acetabular Injuries: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 1 fractional worksIntracerebral and Subara…1Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGeriatrics and GerontologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  3. 3 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 1 works
  8. 8 Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available39.2%not open60.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Darent Valley Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher 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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