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Frenchay Hospital

In research, Frenchay Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,648 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#2,211 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,838 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Neurology and Emergency Medicine — Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine is 15.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#7,024
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#411
of 2,253
Research works
2.4k
▼ 95% vs 2013–17
Citations
74k
31.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Frenchay 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,648 of 20,462 15.2%1,789
MedicineField #2,211 of 17,978 15.2%1,646
Life SciencesDomain #4,838 of 14,347 13.4%355
SurgerySubfield #1,489 of 4,227 13.0%337
NeurologySubfield #531 of 986 19.4%170
NeuroscienceField #1,659 of 2,675 16.1%139
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #2,047 of 2,717 12.0%137
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #6,294 of 7,814 11.4%179
Social SciencesDomain #15,008 of 16,945 14.4%150

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Frenchay 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).

What does Frenchay Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine takes 15.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 47.4 works16×
  2. NeurologySubfield · 170.2 works13×
  3. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 57.3 works9.2×
  4. RehabilitationSubfield · 35.4 works8.4×
  5. GastroenterologySubfield · 20.2 works6.4×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 2.91× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 4.29× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 4.62× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 44.82× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 20.62× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 44.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Frenchay Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Ronald Belsey, J. T. Kemshead and R L Hewer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Frenchay Hospital.

  1. 1 Ronald Belsey United Kingdom · #173,052 worldwide 200 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 J. T. Kemshead United Kingdom · #202,173 worldwide 139 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 R L Hewer United Kingdom · #255,308 worldwide 283 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Steven S. Gill United Kingdom · #279,514 worldwide 198 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Shelley Renowden United Kingdom · #317,999 worldwide 81 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Peter Baskett United Kingdom · #434,008 worldwide 51 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Louis-Cyril Celestin United Kingdom · #567,856 worldwide 29 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 A.L.H. Moss United Kingdom · #621,577 worldwide 47 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 W. B. Yeoman United Kingdom · #678,853 worldwide 72 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 GK Wilcock United Kingdom · #697,051 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Frenchay Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Frenchay Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Neurological Disorders, Surgical Management, Neuroimaging, Management, Treatment and Immunotherapy.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology324▲ 3.4×111 topics
  2. Complications108▲ 8.8×17 topics
  3. Treatment96▲ 3.1×42 topics
  4. Quality of Life93▲ 2.9×47 topics
  5. Neurological Disorders92▲ 5.7×19 topics
  6. Inflammation90▲ 1.61×61 topics
  7. Surgical Management81▲ 7.5×20 topics
  8. Management81▲ 4.4×26 topics
  9. Diagnosis80▲ 3.3×35 topics
  10. Risk Factors75▲ 3.0×31 topics
  11. Immunotherapy75▲ 4.8×18 topics
  12. Mortality67▲ 5.7×11 topics
  13. Genetic Mutations66▲ 5.3×21 topics
  14. Neuroimaging64▲ 9.4×10 topics
  15. Rehabilitation61▲ 7.0×11 topics
  16. Neuroinflammation59▲ 9.0×6 topics
  17. Pathophysiology58▲ 9.0×9 topics
  18. Prognosis58▲ 7.6×9 topics
  19. Radiotherapy57▲ 6.4×13 topics
  20. Guidelines57▲ 5.0×12 topics
  21. Neuroprotection56▲ 6.2×9 topics
  22. Genetics55▲ 3.0×17 topics
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines47▲ 3.5×14 topics
  24. Pain Management46▲ 8.5×8 topics
  25. Surgery46▲ 5.9×11 topics
  26. Prognostic Factors46▲ 4.2×14 topics
  27. Clinical Outcomes42▲ 8.8×6 topics
  28. Neurodegeneration42▲ 5.6×9 topics
  29. Alzheimer's Disease41▲ 6.3×8 topics
  30. Anesthesia40▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Postoperative Complications39▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Resuscitation38▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Parkinson's Disease37▲ 6.8×8 topics
  34. Neural Plasticity37▲ 7.9×5 topics
  35. Intracranial Pressure37▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Chronic Pain36▲ 6.5×5 topics
  37. Treatment Outcomes36▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Radiosurgery35▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Functional Recovery34▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Traumatic Brain Injury32▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Frenchay Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Construction Project Management and Performance, Global Health Workforce Issues, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics and Diversity and Career in Medicine.

Construction Project Man…0Construction Project Management and Performance: 0 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 0 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 0 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …0Diversity and Career in Medicine: 0 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 0 fractional worksDental Education, Practice, Research: 0 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…0Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 0 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 0 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 0 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…0Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 0 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchEmergency Medical ServicesGlobal and Planetary ChangeGender Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 0 works
  2. 2 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  4. 4 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 0 works
  5. 5 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 0 works
  6. 6 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 0 works
  8. 8 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  9. 9 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 0 works
  10. 10 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 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 available29.8%not open70.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Frenchay Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 95% 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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