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Glenfield Hospital

In research, Glenfield Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#4,109 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,338 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 18.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,986
of 28,054 · #8,093 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#405
of 1,094
Research works
2.5k
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
28.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Glenfield 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
MedicineField #4,109 of 10,443 14.1%202 #2041
Health SciencesDomain #5,338 of 11,982 14.1%212 #2525

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Glenfield 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 Glenfield Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 18.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 47.4 works19×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 43.1 works12×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.34× its world share, 202 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Glenfield Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrew J. Wardlaw, David Waller and Richard K. Firmin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Glenfield Hospital.

  1. 1 Andrew J. Wardlaw United Kingdom · #11,143 worldwide 588 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 David Waller United Kingdom · #42,891 worldwide 357 citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Richard K. Firmin United Kingdom · #115,089 worldwide 485 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Apostolos Nakas United Kingdom · #186,310 worldwide 124 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Sridhar Rathinam United Kingdom · #228,327 worldwide 114 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Frances Bu’Lock United Kingdom · #335,456 worldwide 99 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Martin James United Kingdom · #370,929 worldwide 121 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 D P de Bono United Kingdom · #574,983 worldwide 41 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Emma E. Vincent United Kingdom · #648,140 worldwide 52 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Giovanni Mariscalco United Kingdom · #669,050 worldwide 77 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Glenfield Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Glenfield Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diagnosis, Management, Guidelines, Myocardial Infarction, Echocardiography, Epidemiology, Heart Failure and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology23▲ 2.4×62 topics
  2. Diagnosis16▲ 7.2×22 topics
  3. Management15▲ 7.8×20 topics
  4. Guidelines14▲ 13×10 topics
  5. Inflammation14▲ 2.8×44 topics
  6. Myocardial Infarction14▲ 25×6 topics
  7. Echocardiography14▲ 21×8 topics
  8. Treatment14▲ 4.6×26 topics
  9. Risk Factors13▲ 4.8×20 topics
  10. Heart Failure12▲ 12×12 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 4.5×27 topics
  12. Global Burden10▲ 7.3×6 topics
  13. Obesity9▲ 4.8×12 topics
  14. Chemotherapy8▲ 4.8×8 topics
  15. Atherosclerosis8▲ 12×8 topics
  16. Magnetic Resonance Imaging8▲ 13×5 topics
  17. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement8▲ 45×1 topic
  18. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement8▲ 45×1 topic
  19. Mortality8▲ 5.3×12 topics
  20. Radiotherapy7▲ 7.9×6 topics
  21. Anxiety7▲ 6.2×7 topics
  22. Catheter Ablation7▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Prognosis6▲ 8.1×5 topics
  24. Coronary Artery Disease6▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Pneumothorax6▲ 74×2 topics
  26. Lung Cancer6▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Adjuvant Therapy6▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Stress Management6▲ 23×2 topics
  29. COPD6▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Respiratory6▲ 25×2 topics
  31. spirometry6▲ 36×1 topic
  32. CT Screening6▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Cardiac Rehabilitation6▲ 60×1 topic
  34. Coronary Heart Disease6▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Endovascular Repair6▲ 28×3 topics
  36. Exercise Training6▲ 50×2 topics
  37. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention6▲ 18×4 topics
  38. Stroke Prevention6▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Tumor Staging6▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Endothelial Dysfunction6▲ 9.9×6 topics

Which research topics does Glenfield Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Cardiac Health and Mental Health and Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…8Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 8 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…6Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 6 fractional worksCardiac Health and Menta…6Cardiac Health and Mental Health: 6 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis an…6Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 6 fractional worksPleural and Pulmonary Diseases: 5 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …4Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 4 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 4 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …3Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 3 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  2. 2 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  4. 4 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  5. 5 Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  9. 9 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 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 available43.2%not open56.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Glenfield Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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