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Hillingdon Hospital

In research, Hillingdon Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,354 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#5,490 of 17,978 worldwide) and Surgery (#3,219 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,566
of 28,054 · #18,007 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#986
of 1,094
Research works
1k
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Hillingdon 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,354 of 20,462 11.7%792
MedicineField #5,490 of 17,978 11.7%692
SurgerySubfield #3,219 of 4,227 11.5%147

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hillingdon 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.25× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.58× its world share, 43 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 3 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, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hillingdon Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Howard G. Hanley, Charles Wright and Simon W Dubrey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hillingdon Hospital.

  1. 1 Howard G. Hanley United Kingdom · #286,878 worldwide 83 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Charles Wright United Kingdom · #985,007 worldwide 12 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Simon W Dubrey United Kingdom · #1,066,890 worldwide 33 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Claire Picton United Kingdom · #1,079,712 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Saroj Das United Kingdom · #1,207,869 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Hillingdon Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Hillingdon Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Mortality, Diagnosis, Patient Satisfaction, Guidelines, Risk Factors and Primary Care.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.3×52 topics
  2. Complications4▲ 14×12 topics
  3. Mortality4▲ 10×7 topics
  4. Diagnosis3▲ 5.8×15 topics
  5. Risk Factors3▲ 4.2×14 topics
  6. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 13×4 topics
  7. Guidelines2▲ 8.6×8 topics
  8. Treatment2▲ 3.0×16 topics
  9. Management2▲ 4.3×8 topics
  10. Primary Care2▲ 9.0×7 topics
  11. Health Care Utilization2▲ 26×2 topics
  12. Health Policy2▲ 19×2 topics
  13. Surgery2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  14. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Prevention2▲ 6.9×7 topics
  17. Quality Improvement2▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Ethical Considerations2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  19. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 8.4×5 topics
  20. Emergency Department Crowding2▲ 79×1 topic
  21. Healthcare Quality2▲ 23×3 topics
  22. Radiotherapy2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  23. Triage Systems2▲ 79×1 topic
  24. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 8.6×6 topics
  25. Rehabilitation1▲ 5.6×5 topics
  26. Colorectal Cancer1▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Incidence1▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Medical Education1▲ 8.3×5 topics
  29. Chronic Pain1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  30. Colonoscopy1▲ 44×1 topic
  31. Health Outcomes1▲ 6.9×4 topics
  32. Screening1▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Health Care Costs1▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Hernia Repair1▲ 65×1 topic
  35. Mechanical Ventilation1▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Mesh Techniques1▲ 65×1 topic
  37. Stroke1▲ 9.7×5 topics
  38. Integrated Care1▲ 39×2 topics
  39. Patient Engagement1▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Patient Safety1▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Hillingdon Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Emergency and Acute Care Studies, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection, Hernia repair and management and Psychiatric care and mental health services.

Emergency and Acute Care…2Emergency and Acute Care Studies: 2 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screen…1Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 1 fractional worksHernia repair and manage…1Hernia repair and management: 1 fractional worksPsychiatric care and men…1Psychiatric care and mental health services: 1 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…1Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…1Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 1 fractional works
Emergency MedicineOncologySurgeryClinical Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 Hernia repair and management Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available33.5%not open66.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hillingdon Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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