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Hospital for Tropical Diseases

In research, Hospital for Tropical Diseases stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,107 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#10,344 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,767 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,961
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#977
of 2,253
Research works
511
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
31.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Hospital for Tropical Diseases 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 #10,107 of 20,462 22.1%330
MedicineField #10,344 of 17,978 22.0%301
Life SciencesDomain #8,767 of 14,347 22.2%123

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hospital for Tropical Diseases 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: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 15.84× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.97× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 15.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hospital for Tropical Diseases?

Ranked on the composite score, N. Hamilton Fairley, D.S. Ridley and A.D.M. Bryceson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

  1. 1 N. Hamilton Fairley United Kingdom · #86,741 worldwide 149 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 D.S. Ridley United Kingdom · #87,734 worldwide 137 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 A.D.M. Bryceson United Kingdom · #152,506 worldwide 152 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Peter L. Chiodini United Kingdom · #209,259 worldwide 118 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 R.H. Behrens United Kingdom · #331,160 worldwide 88 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 P L Chiodini United Kingdom · #360,175 worldwide 49 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 W. H. Jopling United Kingdom · #641,028 worldwide 12 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital for Tropical Diseases

Which keywords describe research at Hospital for Tropical Diseases?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Diagnosis, Treatment, Pathogenesis, Vaccine Development, Global Epidemiology and Helminth Infections.

▲ 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 31 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology12▲ 10×57 topics
  2. Public Health4▲ 10×20 topics
  3. Diagnosis4▲ 14×19 topics
  4. Pathogenesis3▲ 20×13 topics
  5. Treatment3▲ 8.3×14 topics
  6. Vaccine Development3▲ 38×7 topics
  7. Global Epidemiology2▲ 184×2 topics
  8. Helminth Infections2▲ 180×2 topics
  9. Antifungal Therapy2▲ 73×3 topics
  10. Drug Resistance2▲ 23×5 topics
  11. Immune Response2▲ 12×15 topics
  12. Disease Burden2▲ 77×2 topics
  13. Immunomodulation2▲ 40×2 topics
  14. Schistosomiasis2▲ 192×1 topic
  15. Soil-Transmitted Helminths2▲ 192×1 topic
  16. Immunity2▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Virulence Factors2▲ 34×5 topics
  18. Insecticide Resistance1▲ 58×2 topics
  19. Vector Control1▲ 40×3 topics
  20. Genome Sequence1▲ 50×2 topics
  21. Immunocompromised Patients1▲ 73×2 topics
  22. Infectious Diseases1▲ 13×6 topics
  23. Vaccine1▲ 11×10 topics
  24. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Biofilm Formation1▲ 60×2 topics
  26. Candidiasis1▲ 87×2 topics
  27. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 23×5 topics
  28. Aspergillosis1▲ 102×1 topic
  29. Global Burden1▲ 6.7×6 topics
  30. Invasive Fungal Infections1▲ 102×1 topic
  31. Antimicrobial Resistance1▲ 17×5 topics

Which research topics does Hospital for Tropical Diseases publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Parasites and Host Interactions, Antifungal resistance and susceptibility, Research on Leishmaniasis Studies and Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment.

Parasites and Host Interactions: 2 fractional worksAntifungal resistance and susceptibility: 1 fractional worksResearch on Leishmaniasis Studies: 1 fractional worksSyphilis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksDermatological diseases and infestations: 1 fractional worksTrypanosoma species research and implications: 1 fractional worksInfectious Diseases and …1Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis: 1 fractional worksAmoebic Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 1 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …1Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional works
ParasitologyInfectious DiseasesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPhysiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 2 works
  2. 2 Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Infectious Diseases 1 works
  3. 3 Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Physiology 1 works
  5. 5 Dermatological diseases and infestations Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Trypanosoma species research and implications Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Amoebic Infections and Treatments Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Mosquito-borne diseases and control 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 available34.6%not open65.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.9%domestic only77.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hospital for Tropical Diseases's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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