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Infant

In research, Infant stands highest in Medicine (#5,891 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,094 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,715
of 28,054 · #19,236 all time
Rank in Ireland
#33
of 79
Research works
925
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Infant 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
MedicineField #5,891 of 10,443 19.9%87 #9462
Health SciencesDomain #7,094 of 11,982 19.1%104 #11047

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Infant 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.87× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.15× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.51× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.33× its world share, 87 worksMedicineNursing: 2.97× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.21× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Infant?

Ranked on the composite score, Ailsa Chapman, Eric Pritchard and N. Bezssonoff lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Infant.

  1. 1 Ailsa Chapman · #901,922 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Eric Pritchard · #1,187,115 worldwide 11 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 N. Bezssonoff · #1,457,321 worldwide 2 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Infant

Which keywords describe research at Infant?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Preterm Infants, Teacher Training, Epidemiology, Cerebral Palsy, Inflammation, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy and Neonatal Encephalopathy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 2.2×62 topics
  2. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes13▲ 36×6 topics
  3. Inflammation12▲ 2.9×20 topics
  4. Preterm Infants12▲ 49×4 topics
  5. Public Health10▲ 3.4×22 topics
  6. Mental Health9▲ 3.2×18 topics
  7. Teacher Training9▲ 7.6×7 topics
  8. Cerebral Palsy7▲ 50×2 topics
  9. COVID-197▲ 2.6×18 topics
  10. Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy7▲ 111×1 topic
  11. Neonatal Encephalopathy7▲ 111×1 topic
  12. Risk Factors6▲ 3.0×17 topics
  13. Online Learning6▲ 3.7×6 topics
  14. Maternal Mortality6▲ 14×5 topics
  15. Treatment6▲ 2.5×17 topics
  16. Training6▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Qualitative Research6▲ 3.3×11 topics
  18. Child Development5▲ 6.6×6 topics
  19. Inclusive Education5▲ 7.3×6 topics
  20. Executive Functioning5▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Preterm Birth5▲ 37×2 topics
  22. Social Inequality5▲ 9.1×5 topics
  23. Cognitive Function5▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Psychological Impact5▲ 7.2×4 topics
  25. Distance Learning4▲ 6.4×2 topics
  26. Social Determinants4▲ 10×7 topics
  27. Educational Reform4▲ 16×4 topics
  28. Family-Centered Care4▲ 45×1 topic
  29. Infant Mortality4▲ 45×1 topic
  30. Educational Policies4▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia4▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Research4▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Respiratory Distress Syndrome4▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Critical Pedagogy4▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Maternal Outcomes4▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Pedagogical Practices4▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Perinatal Outcomes4▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Pulmonary Hypertension4▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Lung Stem Cells3▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Surfactant Proteins3▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Infant publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neonatal and fetal brain pathology, Infant Development and Preterm Care, Education Pedagogy and Practices and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research.

Neonatal and fetal brain pathology: 7 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 4 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…4Education Pedagogy and Practices: 4 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…3Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 3 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 3 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 3 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and …3Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksEctopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksReproductive System and Pregnancy: 2 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health D…2Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 2 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEducationPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineObstetrics and Gynecology3 others

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

  1. 1 Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 7 works
  2. 2 Infant Development and Preterm CarePediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  3. 3 Education Pedagogy and PracticesEducation 4 works
  4. 4 Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Academic Research in Diverse FieldsEducation 3 works
  6. 6 Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsObstetrics and Gynecology 3 works
  7. 7 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthClinical Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and ManagementPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Reproductive System and PregnancyImmunology 2 works
  10. 10 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available56.0%not open44.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.8%domestic only46.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Infant's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher 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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