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Huddersfield Royal Infirmary

In research, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary stands highest in Medicine (#6,977 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#8,435 of 20,462 worldwide) and Surgery (#2,960 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#23,089
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,248
of 2,253
Research works
625
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Huddersfield Royal Infirmary 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 #6,977 of 17,978 12.5%469
Health SciencesDomain #8,435 of 20,462 12.9%515
SurgerySubfield #2,960 of 4,227 12.4%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Huddersfield Royal Infirmary 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 Huddersfield Royal Infirmary specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 37.0 works4.5×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.48× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.10× 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, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary?

Ranked on the composite score, E. K. Blackburn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.

  1. 1 E. K. Blackburn United Kingdom · #790,125 worldwide 15 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary

Which keywords describe research at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mortality, Guidelines, Surgery, Endoscopic Resection, Complications, Postoperative Complications, Meta-Analysis and Cardiac Risk.

▲ 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. Mortality9▲ 35×6 topics
  2. Guidelines7▲ 35×6 topics
  3. Surgery7▲ 46×4 topics
  4. Epidemiology6▲ 3.2×13 topics
  5. Complications5▲ 22×10 topics
  6. Endoscopic Resection5▲ 113×2 topics
  7. Postoperative Complications4▲ 79×2 topics
  8. Meta-Analysis4▲ 17×2 topics
  9. Cardiac Risk4▲ 118×1 topic
  10. Perioperative4▲ 118×1 topic
  11. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 39×3 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 16×6 topics
  13. Survival Analysis3▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Gastric Cancer3▲ 69×3 topics
  15. Esophageal Carcinoma3▲ 165×1 topic
  16. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy3▲ 84×1 topic
  17. Diagnosis3▲ 6.4×8 topics
  18. Chemotherapy2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  19. Prevention2▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Adjuvant Therapy2▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Cholecystitis2▲ 110×1 topic
  22. ERCP2▲ 110×1 topic
  23. Lymph Node Dissection2▲ 78×1 topic
  24. Management2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  25. Molecular Characterization2▲ 26×1 topic
  26. Clinical Trials2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  27. Treatment2▲ 3.7×8 topics
  28. Pandemic2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  29. Radiotherapy2▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Rehabilitation2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  31. Elderly Patients2▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Emergency Department Visits2▲ 62×1 topic
  33. Antibiotic Therapy1▲ 59×1 topic
  34. Appendicitis1▲ 118×1 topic
  35. Functional Recovery1▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Infection Prevention1▲ 38×3 topics
  37. Internal Fixation1▲ 47×2 topics
  38. Colorectal Cancer1▲ 39×2 topics
  39. Endoscopic Stenting1▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Pathophysiology1▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does Huddersfield Royal Infirmary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and …4Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 4 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 3 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…2Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 2 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…2Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…1Esophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 1 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncology2 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 1 works
  10. 10 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 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 available36.0%not open64.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Huddersfield Royal Infirmary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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