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Gartnavel General Hospital

In research, Gartnavel General Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#3,535 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,343 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,419 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,501
of 28,054 · #11,733 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#981
of 1,094
Research works
1.6k
▼ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
42k
26.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Gartnavel General 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 #3,535 of 17,978 14.6%1,074
Health SciencesDomain #4,343 of 20,462 15.2%1,174
Life SciencesDomain #7,419 of 14,347 14.6%169
Social SciencesDomain #10,356 of 16,945 23.4%179
SurgerySubfield #3,051 of 4,227 14.5%123

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gartnavel General 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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.72× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.83× its world share, 53 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× 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, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Gartnavel General Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter R. Mills, David Yorston and Janusz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gartnavel General Hospital.

  1. 1 Peter R. Mills United Kingdom · #37,721 worldwide 274 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 David Yorston United Kingdom · #593,152 worldwide 41 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Janusz United Kingdom · #1,162,892 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 David Lockington United Kingdom · #1,446,845 worldwide 9 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Cynthia Grant United Kingdom · #1,585,900 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Gartnavel General Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Gartnavel General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Glaucoma, Radiotherapy, Treatment, Genetics, Immunology and Macular Degeneration.

▲ 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▲ 4.1×43 topics
  2. Inflammation8▲ 5.6×18 topics
  3. Glaucoma5▲ 51×3 topics
  4. Treatment5▲ 5.5×14 topics
  5. Radiotherapy5▲ 17×10 topics
  6. Genetics4▲ 7.7×5 topics
  7. Risk Factors4▲ 4.7×11 topics
  8. Immunology4▲ 45×2 topics
  9. Macular Degeneration3▲ 38×3 topics
  10. Asthma3▲ 47×2 topics
  11. Intravitreal Injection3▲ 66×2 topics
  12. Allergic Diseases3▲ 75×1 topic
  13. Diabetic Retinopathy3▲ 44×2 topics
  14. Eosinophils3▲ 75×1 topic
  15. Survival Analysis3▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  17. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.6×9 topics
  18. Femtosecond Laser3▲ 85×1 topic
  19. Gene Expression3▲ 6.8×2 topics
  20. Intraocular Lens Implantation3▲ 156×1 topic
  21. Breast Tumours3▲ 82×1 topic
  22. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Prognostic Markers3▲ 37×2 topics
  24. Treatment Response3▲ 82×1 topic
  25. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 12×2 topics
  26. OCT Imaging3▲ 135×2 topics
  27. Intraocular Pressure2▲ 42×2 topics
  28. Optic Nerve2▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Optical Coherence Tomography2▲ 32×3 topics
  30. Prognostic Factors2▲ 7.7×10 topics
  31. Diabetes2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  32. Myopia2▲ 49×2 topics
  33. Autoantibodies2▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Choroidal Thickness2▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Genetic Mutations2▲ 6.2×10 topics
  36. Macular Hole2▲ 128×1 topic
  37. Retinal Pigment Epithelium2▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor2▲ 33×2 topics
  39. Vitreoretinal Surgery2▲ 128×1 topic
  40. Medical Education2▲ 9.7×4 topics

Which research topics does Gartnavel General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asthma and respiratory diseases, Intraocular Surgery and Lenses, Breast Cancer Treatment Studies and Retinal Diseases and Treatments.

Asthma and respiratory diseases: 3 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 3 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment …3Breast Cancer Treatment Studies: 3 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…2Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surgery: 2 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 2 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Res…2Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 2 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 1 fractional worksOcular Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyOphthalmologyCancer ResearchRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging2 others

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

  1. 1 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 3 works
  2. 2 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 3 works
  3. 3 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 3 works
  4. 4 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  5. 5 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  6. 6 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 2 works
  8. 8 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 1 works
  10. 10 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 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 available34.0%not open66.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gartnavel General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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