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Derriford Hospital

In research, Derriford Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#7,907 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,373 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,780
of 28,054 · #11,745 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#844
of 1,094
Research works
2.6k
▼ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
19.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Derriford 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
MedicineField #7,907 of 10,443 8.0%78 #2486
Health SciencesDomain #9,373 of 11,982 8.7%88 #3103

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Derriford 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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 3.04× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.48× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.99× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× 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.

Who are the top researchers at Derriford Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Matthew Cramp, Carl Roobottom and Daniel Flanagan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Derriford Hospital.

  1. 1 Matthew Cramp United Kingdom · #87,377 worldwide 168 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Carl Roobottom United Kingdom · #388,439 worldwide 43 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Daniel Flanagan United Kingdom · #412,676 worldwide 55 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Andrew N. Kingsnorth United Kingdom · #465,929 worldwide 52 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Simon Freeman United Kingdom · #529,275 worldwide 52 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Richard Cunningham United Kingdom · #539,670 worldwide 43 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Paul A. Dubbins United Kingdom · #548,798 worldwide 39 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Simon Rule United Kingdom · #606,289 worldwide 38 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 J. Robert Sneyd United Kingdom · #781,321 worldwide 26 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 H R Guly United Kingdom · #788,317 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Derriford Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Derriford Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Chemotherapy, Mortality, Surgery, Quality of Life, Immunotherapy and Surgical Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 2.8×55 topics
  2. Clinical Trials6▲ 8.5×12 topics
  3. Chemotherapy5▲ 7.4×16 topics
  4. Quality of Life5▲ 3.5×19 topics
  5. Inflammation5▲ 2.2×29 topics
  6. Treatment4▲ 3.5×21 topics
  7. Mortality4▲ 7.0×7 topics
  8. Immunotherapy4▲ 5.4×15 topics
  9. COVID-194▲ 2.7×8 topics
  10. Surgery4▲ 10×8 topics
  11. Diagnosis3▲ 3.5×21 topics
  12. Prognostic Factors3▲ 7.2×12 topics
  13. Surgical Management3▲ 7.7×14 topics
  14. Complications3▲ 6.1×13 topics
  15. Management3▲ 3.9×19 topics
  16. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 9.8×6 topics
  17. Treatment Guidelines3▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Radiotherapy3▲ 7.3×9 topics
  19. Guidelines3▲ 6.0×10 topics
  20. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 13×5 topics
  21. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Genomic Profiling3▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Rehabilitation2▲ 6.3×10 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.4×12 topics
  25. Quality Improvement2▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Targeted Therapy2▲ 10×5 topics
  27. ALK Inhibitors2▲ 35×1 topic
  28. Cholangiocarcinoma2▲ 27×2 topics
  29. EGFR Mutations2▲ 35×1 topic
  30. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  31. Adjuvant Therapy2▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Medical Education2▲ 7.5×10 topics
  33. Stroke2▲ 11×6 topics
  34. Surgical Treatment2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  35. Tumor Staging2▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Critical Care2▲ 7.5×6 topics
  37. Telemedicine2▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Distal Radius Fractures2▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Perioperative Care2▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Resuscitation2▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Derriford Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.

Lung Cancer Treatments a…2Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…2Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…1Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional worksPatient Satisfaction in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 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 available33.1%not open66.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Derriford Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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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