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Homerton University Hospital

In research, Homerton University Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,848 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,852 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,612
of 28,054 · #13,966 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#741
of 1,094
Research works
1.6k
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Homerton University 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 #9,848 of 11,982 5.4%125 #5455
MedicineField #8,852 of 10,443 5.3%105 #5856

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 29.1 works7.7×
← 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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 7.54× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.12× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.35× its world share, 105 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.35× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Homerton University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Bonnett, Roy Homburg and Trevor Turner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Homerton University Hospital.

  1. 1 Michael Bonnett United Kingdom · #203,454 worldwide 116 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Roy Homburg United Kingdom · #238,963 worldwide 141 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Trevor Turner United Kingdom · #390,576 worldwide 31 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Graham Bothamley United Kingdom · #511,346 worldwide 60 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Mary Bliss United Kingdom · #552,536 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Julia Swindells United Kingdom · #554,230 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 M. Louise Pirouet United Kingdom · #598,868 worldwide 27 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Stephen Burke United Kingdom · #667,717 worldwide 28 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Steven H. Gale United Kingdom · #710,778 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 L. Cheng United Kingdom · #1,287,070 worldwide 3 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Homerton University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Homerton University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Surgical Management, Complications, Weight Loss, Obesity, Health Outcomes, Cardiovascular Risk and Mortality.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 3.1×64 topics
  2. Surgical Management11▲ 16×15 topics
  3. Complications8▲ 10×15 topics
  4. Obesity6▲ 5.2×9 topics
  5. Quality of Life6▲ 2.7×21 topics
  6. Weight Loss6▲ 23×4 topics
  7. Inflammation6▲ 1.70×26 topics
  8. Treatment6▲ 2.8×22 topics
  9. Mortality6▲ 5.9×12 topics
  10. Public Health5▲ 2.2×18 topics
  11. Diagnosis5▲ 3.4×17 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Risk5▲ 9.8×5 topics
  13. Health Outcomes5▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 2.2×8 topics
  15. Diabetes5▲ 6.0×6 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 5.2×11 topics
  17. Type 2 Diabetes4▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Lifestyle Intervention4▲ 32×2 topics
  19. Management4▲ 3.4×16 topics
  20. Treatment Outcomes4▲ 42×2 topics
  21. Bariatric Surgery4▲ 81×1 topic
  22. Guidelines4▲ 5.6×10 topics
  23. Metabolic Surgery4▲ 81×1 topic
  24. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.2×10 topics
  25. Postoperative Complications4▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Primary Care4▲ 6.3×7 topics
  27. Medical Education4▲ 9.0×6 topics
  28. Molecular Pathology4▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor4▲ 69×1 topic
  30. Odontogenic Tumors4▲ 69×1 topic
  31. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 7.4×8 topics
  32. Surgery4▲ 6.2×9 topics
  33. Global Health3▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Robotic Surgery3▲ 13×5 topics
  35. Surgical Care3▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Ethical Considerations3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  37. Facial Fractures3▲ 80×1 topic
  38. Maxillofacial Trauma3▲ 80×1 topic
  39. Global Surgery2▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Health Development2▲ 78×1 topic

Which research topics does Homerton University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Facial Trauma and Fracture Management and Global Health and Surgery.

Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksOral and Maxillofacial Pathology: 4 fractional worksFacial Trauma and Fractu…3Facial Trauma and Fracture Management: 3 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery2Global Health and Surgery: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCleft Lip and Palate Research: 2 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…2Tracheal and airway disorders: 2 fractional worksDental Education, Practice, Research: 2 fractional worksThyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: 2 fractional worksBone Tumor Diagnosis and…2Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments: 2 fractional works
SurgeryOral SurgeryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Oral Surgery 4 works
  3. 3 Facial Trauma and Fracture Management Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 2 works
  7. 7 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments Rheumatology 2 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 available28.7%not open71.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Homerton University 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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