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Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary

In research, Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary stands highest in Medicine (#7,051 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,855 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,260
of 28,054 · #28,008 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#868
of 1,094
Research works
553
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.7k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary 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 #7,051 of 10,443 4.1%65 #8334
Health SciencesDomain #8,855 of 11,982 4.1%71 #10764

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dumfries and Galloway 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 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: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.30× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.20× its world share, 6 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 6.14× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.85× its world share, 65 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary?

Ranked on the composite score, Chris Isles, Christopher Isles and Mark Findlay lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary.

  1. 1 Chris Isles United Kingdom · #357,215 worldwide 95 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Christopher Isles United Kingdom · #751,894 worldwide 12 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Mark Findlay United Kingdom · #928,599 worldwide 5 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Jack Fairweather United Kingdom · #951,629 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Ondřej Doležal United Kingdom · #1,215,111 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Paul R. J. Ames United Kingdom · #1,291,780 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary

Which keywords describe research at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Treatment, Neurological Disorders, Diagnosis, Genetic Mutations, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Cognitive Impairment.

▲ 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. Treatment9▲ 8.7×20 topics
  2. Epidemiology9▲ 2.6×40 topics
  3. Neurological Disorders8▲ 16×9 topics
  4. Diagnosis7▲ 8.4×15 topics
  5. Inflammation6▲ 3.5×17 topics
  6. Genetic Mutations6▲ 16×9 topics
  7. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 17×4 topics
  8. Cognitive Impairment4▲ 18×4 topics
  9. Antiepileptic Drugs4▲ 59×2 topics
  10. Surgery4▲ 12×6 topics
  11. Prognosis4▲ 12×6 topics
  12. Stroke4▲ 22×6 topics
  13. Seizures3▲ 62×2 topics
  14. Neuroimaging3▲ 13×6 topics
  15. Rehabilitation3▲ 9.0×5 topics
  16. Diagnostic Criteria3▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Pathogenesis3▲ 6.2×7 topics
  18. Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease3▲ 267×1 topic
  19. Epilepsy3▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia3▲ 267×1 topic
  21. Neurobiology3▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Neuroinflammation3▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Pathophysiology3▲ 10×6 topics
  24. Autoantibodies2▲ 12×6 topics
  25. Complications2▲ 5.4×8 topics
  26. Drug Resistance2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  27. Guidelines2▲ 5.9×9 topics
  28. Microbleeds2▲ 74×2 topics
  29. Classification2▲ 5.8×1 topic
  30. Status Epilepticus2▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Surgical Management2▲ 6.3×8 topics
  32. Intravenous Immunoglobulin2▲ 39×2 topics
  33. Multiple Sclerosis2▲ 66×1 topic
  34. Neuromyelitis Optica2▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy2▲ 90×1 topic
  36. Guillain-Barré Syndrome2▲ 90×1 topic
  37. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Headache Disorders2▲ 93×1 topic
  39. Migraine2▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Neurological Complications2▲ 36×3 topics

Which research topics does Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hereditary Neurological Disorders, Epilepsy research and treatment, Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies and Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders.

Hereditary Neurological …3Hereditary Neurological Disorders: 3 fractional worksEpilepsy research and tr…2Epilepsy research and treatment: 2 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 2 fractional worksPeripheral Neuropathies …2Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders: 2 fractional worksMigraine and Headache St…2Migraine and Headache Studies: 2 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 2 fractional worksPharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies: 2 fractional worksIntracerebral and Subara…1Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research: 1 fractional worksMedical Practices and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 1 fractional works
Cellular and Molecular NeurosciencePsychiatry and Mental healthPathology and Forensic MedicineNeurology3 others

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

  1. 1 Hereditary Neurological Disorders Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 works
  2. 2 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  3. 3 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders Neurology 2 works
  5. 5 Migraine and Headache Studies Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  6. 6 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  8. 8 Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Medical Practices and Rehabilitation Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 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 available30.9%not open69.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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