Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
In research, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Health Sciences (#264 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#257 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#799 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Immunology and Allergy, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Gastroenterology (Immunology and Allergy is 9.5× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #821 of 22,385 · #897 all time
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #54 of 862
- Research works
- 9.7k ▲ 11% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 192k 19.8 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 12.3% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.15× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 47% world 40%
- International
- 25% world 18%
What is Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #264 of 9,902 | 13.0% | 2,007 | #323 | |
| MedicineField | #257 of 8,541 | 13.4% | 1,796 | #305 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #799 of 6,403 | 12.6% | 252 | #834 | |
| SurgerySubfield | #249 of 1,532 | 12.4% | 274 | #263 | |
| Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield | #197 of 1,037 | 15.2% | 216 | #254 | |
| Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield | #165 of 736 | 13.7% | 150 | #208 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #832 of 2,964 | 12.7% | 141 | #1051 | |
| EpidemiologySubfield | #282 of 927 | 12.4% | 117 | #316 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #3,481 of 10,670 | 8.4% | 104 | #3538 | |
| Health ProfessionsField | #629 of 1,895 | 8.1% | 165 | #616 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Guy's and St Thomas' 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Health Sciences#323 #264
- Medicine#305 #257
- Life Sciences#834 #799
- Surgery#263 #249
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#254 #197
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#208 #165
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,051 #832
- Epidemiology#316 #282
- Physical Sciences#3,538 #3,481
- Health Professions#616 #629
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust work in?
In 2022-now, 79% of research at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Health Professions (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Health Sciences2,28779.1%
- Medicine2,04970.9%
- Health Professions1846.4%
- Dentistry321.1%
- Nursing190.6%
- Veterinary30.1%
- Life Sciences29210.1%
- Social Sciences1876.5%
- Social Sciences612.1%
- Psychology612.1%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance281.0%
- Business, Management and Accounting190.7%
- Decision Sciences90.3%
- Arts and Humanities80.3%
- Physical Sciences1244.3%
- Engineering602.1%
- Computer Science260.9%
- Environmental Science140.5%
- Physics and Astronomy90.3%
- Materials Science50.2%
- Chemistry40.1%
- Mathematics30.1%
- Energy10.0%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences10.0%
- Chemical Engineering00.0%
What does Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Immunology and Allergy takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Immunology and AllergySubfield · 21.7 works9.5×
- Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 28.0 works8.8×
- GastroenterologySubfield · 23.3 works6.8×
- Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineSubfield · 29.1 works6.8×
- UrologySubfield · 22.4 works6.4×
- DermatologySubfield · 43.9 works5.8×
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 173.6 works5.7×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Medicine3.69×2,049 works
- Health Professions2.42×184 works
- Dentistry2.26×32 works
- Immunology and Microbiology2.06×60 works
- Nursing1.32×19 works
- Neuroscience1.16×54 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.04×161 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.90×9 works
- Veterinary0.78×3 works
- Psychology0.69×61 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.46×28 works
- Decision Sciences0.32×9 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.21×19 works
- Social Sciences0.17×61 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.15×10 works
- Engineering0.14×60 works
- Computer Science0.12×26 works
- Environmental Science0.10×14 works
- Arts and Humanities0.10×8 works
- Chemistry0.08×4 works
- Mathematics0.08×3 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×8 works
- Materials Science0.05×5 works
- Energy0.04×1 works
- Chemical Engineering0.03×0 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×1 works
- Medicine 3.7×
- Health Professions 2.4×
- Dentistry 2.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 2.1×
- Nursing 1.3×
- Neuroscience 1.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.0×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.9×
- Veterinary 0.8×
- Psychology 0.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.5×
- Decision Sciences 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.2×
- Social Sciences 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Computer Science 0.1×
- Environmental Science 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Chemistry 0.1×
- Mathematics 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Energy 0.0×
- Chemical Engineering 0.0×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust?
Ranked on the quality score, Kariem El‐Boghdadly, Gillian Baird and Charu Deshpande lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
- 1
Kariem El‐Boghdadly
United Kingdom · #23,398 worldwide 11k citations · 287 works
- 2
Gillian Baird
United Kingdom · #37,785 worldwide 38k citations · 252 works
- 3
Charu Deshpande
United Kingdom · #58,464 worldwide 8.6k citations · 105 works
- 4
Louise Izatt
United Kingdom · #60,445 worldwide 15k citations · 209 works
- 5
Luigi Camporota
United Kingdom · #62,452 worldwide 16k citations · 381 works
- 6
Rosalie E. Ferner
United Kingdom · #68,772 worldwide 12k citations · 171 works
- 7
Blair Merrick
United Kingdom · #69,449 worldwide 6.2k citations · 86 works
- 8
Beverley Jane Hunt
United Kingdom · #77,388 worldwide 43k citations · 583 works
- 9
Jonathan D. Edgeworth
United Kingdom · #79,747 worldwide 14k citations · 171 works
- 10
Alexander Thomas Cohen
United Kingdom · #85,677 worldwide 18k citations · 327 works
Which keywords describe research at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Quality of Life, Treatment, Management, Inflammation, Guidelines and Complications.
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Asthma
- Stroke
- Immunology
- Medical Education
- Clinical Guidelines
- Mortality Risk
- Global Burden
- Radiotherapy
- Surgery
- Clinical Trials
- Rehabilitation
- Heart Failure
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Mortality
- Guidelines
- Management
- Diagnosis
- Quality of Life
- Epidemiology
- Inflammation
- Treatment
- Risk Factors
- Complications
- Genetics
- Chemotherapy
- Public Health
- Primary Care
- Echocardiography
- Immunotherapy
- Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
- Neurological Disorders
- Autoantibodies
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Critical Care
- Children
- Cardiac Surgery
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Epidemiology381▲ 3.3×122 topics
- Quality of Life153▲ 3.7×49 topics
- Inflammation147▲ 2.4×77 topics
- Diagnosis141▲ 5.2×40 topics
- Treatment139▲ 4.0×49 topics
- Management112▲ 4.8×30 topics
- Risk Factors88▲ 2.8×31 topics
- Guidelines86▲ 6.3×13 topics
- Complications80▲ 5.5×17 topics
- Mortality77▲ 4.7×13 topics
- Genetics74▲ 3.6×20 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease72▲ 2.2×37 topics
- Chemotherapy70▲ 3.4×24 topics
- Clinical Practice Guidelines70▲ 4.4×14 topics
- Public Health69▲ 1.64×44 topics
- Heart Failure67▲ 5.2×13 topics
- Primary Care64▲ 6.0×15 topics
- Rehabilitation62▲ 5.4×13 topics
- Echocardiography62▲ 7.7×8 topics
- Clinical Trials62▲ 3.2×18 topics
- Immunotherapy58▲ 2.8×19 topics
- Surgery54▲ 5.4×12 topics
- Neurodevelopmental Outcomes53▲ 9.6×6 topics
- Radiotherapy52▲ 4.5×13 topics
- Neurological Disorders52▲ 3.1×19 topics
- Global Burden51▲ 3.2×12 topics
- Autoantibodies43▲ 6.4×8 topics
- Mortality Risk43▲ 6.2×5 topics
- Mechanical Ventilation42▲ 13×2 topics
- Clinical Guidelines39▲ 4.6×9 topics
- Congenital Heart Disease39▲ 16×3 topics
- Medical Education38▲ 4.9×10 topics
- Critical Care38▲ 5.3×8 topics
- Immunology36▲ 11×2 topics
- Children35▲ 5.4×7 topics
- Stroke34▲ 6.8×7 topics
- Cardiac Surgery32▲ 15×2 topics
- Asthma32▲ 11×3 topics
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease31▲ 20×1 topic
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement31▲ 20×1 topic
Which research topics does Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Asthma and respiratory diseases and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 31 works
- 2 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 23 works
- 3 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 22 works
- 4 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 22 works
- 5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 21 works
- 6 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 20 works
- 7 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 19 works
- 8 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 19 works
- 9 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 17 works
- 10 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 17 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.011% in 2024.
Fractional works of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.1% in 2000.
Other research institutions in London
- University College London
- Imperial College London
- King's College London
- Queen Mary University of London
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- University of London
- Barts Health NHS Trust
- Brunel University of London
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