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Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

In research, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Medicine (#14,684 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,184 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,539
of 28,054 · #39,534 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#984
of 1,094
Research works
187
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
974
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 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 #14,684 of 17,978 4.9%135
Health SciencesDomain #17,184 of 20,462 4.7%158

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 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: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.92× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.69× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× 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, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Foley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

  1. 1 Paul Foley United Kingdom · #227,088 worldwide 100 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Which keywords describe research at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Ethical Considerations, Health Care Costs, Healthcare Quality, End-of-Life, Palliative Care and Rehabilitation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.4×38 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 2.8×19 topics
  3. Primary Care3▲ 14×6 topics
  4. Ethical Considerations3▲ 15×5 topics
  5. Health Care Costs3▲ 54×2 topics
  6. Healthcare Quality3▲ 40×4 topics
  7. Quality of Life2▲ 2.8×18 topics
  8. End-of-Life2▲ 42×1 topic
  9. Palliative Care2▲ 24×1 topic
  10. Rehabilitation2▲ 9.6×5 topics
  11. Risk Factors2▲ 3.5×13 topics
  12. Complications2▲ 7.3×11 topics
  13. Communication2▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Elderly Patients2▲ 20×3 topics
  15. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 25×4 topics
  16. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 10×6 topics
  17. Neuroprotection2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  18. Treatment2▲ 2.5×19 topics
  19. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Diagnosis2▲ 3.1×15 topics
  21. Guidelines2▲ 5.8×9 topics
  22. Management2▲ 3.3×12 topics
  23. Referral2▲ 197×1 topic
  24. Sedation2▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Specialist2▲ 197×1 topic
  26. Global Burden2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  27. Revascularization2▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  29. Medical Education2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  30. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 4.1×10 topics
  31. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 6.6×6 topics
  32. Ischemic Stroke1▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Thrombolysis1▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Quality Improvement1▲ 10×6 topics
  35. Delirium1▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Mechanically Ventilated Patients1▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Medication Errors1▲ 37×2 topics
  38. Revision Surgery1▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Total Hip Replacement1▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Urinary Incontinence1▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Healthcare Systems and Technology, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management and Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders.

Palliative Care and End-…2Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Technology: 2 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…1Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cogn…1Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 1 fractional worksDental Education, Practice, Research: 1 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 1 fractional worksKnee injuries and recons…1Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 1 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 1 fractional worksAnesthesia and Sedative Agents: 1 fractional worksBiomedical Text Mining and Ontologies: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementEpidemiologyCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Systems and Technology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  3. 3 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  7. 7 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 1 works
  9. 9 Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Molecular Biology 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 available53.1%not open46.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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