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Doncaster Royal Infirmary

In research, Doncaster Royal Infirmary stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,508 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,406 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,599
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,242
of 1,844
Research works
552
▼ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.1k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.66×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Doncaster Royal Infirmary

What is Doncaster Royal 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 #9,508 of 16,688 4.2%461
MedicineField #8,406 of 14,558 4.2%417

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

In 2022-now, 84% of research at Doncaster Royal Infirmary is in Health Sciences, 7% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (77%), Health Professions (8%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 31 fractional works · 84.5% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 76.5% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 15.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 7.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKDoncaster RoyalInfirmary36fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences84%Social Sciences3%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2876.5%
    2. Health Professions37.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.8%
    3. Neuroscience00.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Computer Science12.3%
    2. Environmental Science11.5%
    3. Engineering01.3%
    4. Materials Science00.3%
    1. Social Sciences01.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    3. Psychology00.8%
    4. Decision Sciences00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.76× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 3.01× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.98× its world share, 28 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× 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.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.98×28 works
  2. Health Professions3.01×3 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.76×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.81×2 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×0 works
  6. Neuroscience0.47×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.36×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.29×1 works
  9. Environmental Science0.29×0 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.28×0 works
  11. Psychology0.25×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.10×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.09×0 works
  14. Engineering0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Doncaster Royal Infirmary?

Ranked on the quality score, Anuja Natarajan, P. F. J. Sewell and Woolagasen R. Pillay lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Doncaster Royal Infirmary.

  1. 1 Anuja Natarajan United Kingdom · #1,742,614 worldwide 1.8k citations · 41 works
  2. 2 P. F. J. Sewell United Kingdom · #2,494,699 worldwide 505 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Woolagasen R. Pillay United Kingdom · #2,509,203 worldwide 474 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Joanne Sayer United Kingdom · #2,619,628 worldwide 345 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Catherine S. Hibbert United Kingdom · #2,637,207 worldwide 735 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Roger H. Helm United Kingdom · #2,751,835 worldwide 394 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Usha Nair United Kingdom · #2,902,424 worldwide 85 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 C E Wilde United Kingdom · #2,909,901 worldwide 692 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Niraj Khetan United Kingdom · #3,133,796 worldwide 128 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Paul E. Shannon United Kingdom · #3,618,602 worldwide 591 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Doncaster Royal Infirmary

What are the most cited papers from Doncaster Royal Infirmary?

The most cited paper from Doncaster Royal Infirmary is "Prospective Study of Heart Rate Variability and Mortality in Chronic Heart Failure" (James D. Nolan, Phillip D Batin, Richard V. Andrews et al., 1998), with 1,185 citations. Next come "The Measurement of Broadband Ultrasonic Attenuation in Cancellous Bone" (674) and "Correlation between subjective and objective evaluation of the nasal airway. A systematic review of the highest level of evidence" (329).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prospective Study of Heart Rate Variability and Mortality in Chronic Heart Failure James D. Nolan, Phillip D Batin, Richard V. Andrews et al. · Circulation 13 Oct 1998 1,185
2 The Measurement of Broadband Ultrasonic Attenuation in Cancellous Bone Christian M. Langton, S.B. Palmer, Richard W. Porter · Engineering in Medicine Apr 1984 674
3 Correlation between subjective and objective evaluation of the nasal airway. A systematic review of the highest level of evidence Robert F. André, Hade D. Vuyk, Aftab Ahmed et al. · Clinical Otolaryngology Review Dec 2009 329
4 International genome-wide meta-analysis identifies new primary biliary cirrhosis risk loci and targetable pathogenic pathways Heather Jane Cordell et al. · Nature Communications Open access462 authors 22 Sep 2015 313
5 Survival analysis in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy feeding: a worse outcome in patients with dementia David Surendran Sanders, M J Carter, J. D'Silva et al. · The American Journal of Gastroenterology Jun 2000 297
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Doncaster Royal Infirmary?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Treatment, Complications, Guidelines, Epidemiology, Mortality, Health Care Costs, Postoperative Complications and Diagnosis.

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

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Treatment4▲ 9.8×14 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 2.8×30 topics
  3. Complications3▲ 14×9 topics
  4. Guidelines2▲ 14×9 topics
  5. Mortality2▲ 11×6 topics
  6. Health Care Costs2▲ 67×2 topics
  7. Diagnosis2▲ 5.3×11 topics
  8. Quality of Life2▲ 3.4×12 topics
  9. Postoperative Complications2▲ 35×2 topics
  10. Ethical Considerations2▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Cancer Risk1▲ 16×5 topics
  12. Cardiac Risk1▲ 47×1 topic
  13. End-of-Life1▲ 42×1 topic
  14. Management1▲ 4.6×10 topics
  15. Palliative Care1▲ 24×1 topic
  16. Pathophysiology1▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Perioperative1▲ 47×1 topic
  18. Rehabilitation1▲ 9.0×6 topics
  19. Autoantibodies1▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Risk Factors1▲ 2.9×9 topics
  21. Surgical Management1▲ 7.6×6 topics
  22. COVID-191▲ 2.2×4 topics
  23. Interstitial Lung Disease1▲ 43×2 topics
  24. Quality Improvement1▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does Doncaster Royal Infirmary publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis and Otitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksInflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis: 1 fractional worksOtitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis: 1 fractional worksVasculitis and related conditions: 1 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care …1Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 1 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality…1Healthcare cost, quality, practices: 1 fractional worksFacial Nerve Paralysis T…0Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research: 0 fractional worksMuscle and Compartmental…0Muscle and Compartmental Disorders: 0 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologyRheumatology5 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Otitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis Rheumatology 1 works
  5. 5 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research Neurology 0 works
  10. 10 Muscle and Compartmental Disorders 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 available32.8%not open67.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Doncaster Royal Infirmary's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 38% lower 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 Doncaster Royal Infirmary as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Doncaster Royal Infirmary0.00018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Doncaster Royal Infirmary over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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