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Glan Clwyd Hospital

In research, Glan Clwyd Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,220 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,048 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,413
of 28,054 · #17,910 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,038
of 1,094
Research works
950
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Glan Clwyd 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
Health SciencesDomain #11,220 of 11,982 4.0%81 #4513
MedicineField #10,048 of 10,443 3.9%69 #9961

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Glan Clwyd 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.46× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.11× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.91× its world share, 69 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 1 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: Health Professions, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Glan Clwyd Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Ridley, Geraint Vaughan Jones and James Greenhalgh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Glan Clwyd Hospital.

  1. 1 S. Ridley United Kingdom · #400,050 worldwide 36 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Geraint Vaughan Jones United Kingdom · #512,734 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 James Greenhalgh United Kingdom · #619,450 worldwide 37 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Samuel V Abraham United Kingdom · #675,208 worldwide 31 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Glan Clwyd Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Glan Clwyd Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mortality, Clinical Trials, Chemotherapy, Complications, Surgery, Metastasis, Epidemiology and Biomarkers.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 2.6×47 topics
  2. Mortality9▲ 17×10 topics
  3. Clinical Trials8▲ 13×10 topics
  4. Chemotherapy7▲ 11×16 topics
  5. Complications6▲ 13×6 topics
  6. Surgery6▲ 18×7 topics
  7. Metastasis6▲ 18×7 topics
  8. Biomarkers5▲ 8.5×8 topics
  9. Rehabilitation4▲ 13×8 topics
  10. Quality of Life4▲ 3.3×16 topics
  11. Cytoreductive Surgery4▲ 69×2 topics
  12. Genomic Analysis4▲ 18×3 topics
  13. Cancer4▲ 3.2×9 topics
  14. Diagnosis4▲ 4.2×15 topics
  15. Guidelines4▲ 8.4×8 topics
  16. Ovarian Cancer4▲ 44×1 topic
  17. Tumor Models4▲ 67×1 topic
  18. COVID-194▲ 2.8×8 topics
  19. Elderly Patients3▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Risk Factors3▲ 3.1×12 topics
  21. Management3▲ 4.0×13 topics
  22. Hip Fracture3▲ 82×1 topic
  23. Orthogeriatric Care3▲ 82×1 topic
  24. Postoperative Complications3▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Statins2▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Stroke2▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Surgical Management2▲ 6.5×8 topics
  28. Primary Care2▲ 6.6×7 topics
  29. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 8.3×6 topics
  30. Cardiac Risk2▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  32. Perioperative2▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Dental Students2▲ 92×2 topics
  34. Emergency Department Visits2▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Oncology2▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Career Choice2▲ 70×1 topic
  37. Laparoscopic Repair2▲ 51×2 topics
  38. Professional Expectations2▲ 134×1 topic
  39. Autoantibodies2▲ 8.3×6 topics
  40. Genetic Variants2▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Glan Clwyd Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment, Hip and Femur Fractures, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and COVID-19 and healthcare impacts.

Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 4 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 3 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …2Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare …2COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksDental Education, Practice, Research: 2 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 2 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…2Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 2 fractional worksHernia repair and management: 2 fractional worksNonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and Allergies: 1 fractional works
Reproductive MedicineSurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Hernia repair and management Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 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 available36.0%not open64.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.7%domestic only93.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Glan Clwyd Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.