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James Cook University Hospital

In research, James Cook University Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#2,632 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,225 of 11,982 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,500 of 1,816 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,930
of 28,054 · #11,241 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#437
of 1,094
Research works
2.2k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is James Cook 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
MedicineField #2,632 of 10,443 8.8%262 #2312
Health SciencesDomain #3,225 of 11,982 8.8%284 #2759
SurgerySubfield #1,500 of 1,816 8.1%62 #1423

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where James Cook 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#2,312 #2,632
  2. Health Sciences#2,759 #3,225
  3. Surgery#1,423 #1,500
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does James Cook University Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 61.6 works8.1×
← 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: 0.59× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.90× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.20× its world share, 262 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at James Cook University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Joel Dunning, Jonathan Wyllie and Mark de Belder lead among researchers whose main affiliation is James Cook University Hospital.

  1. 1 Joel Dunning United Kingdom · #22,457 worldwide 280 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Jonathan Wyllie United Kingdom · #130,145 worldwide 160 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Mark de Belder United Kingdom · #162,245 worldwide 243 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 David Austin United Kingdom · #216,923 worldwide 141 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Nicholas J. Linker United Kingdom · #339,468 worldwide 130 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 James Hall United Kingdom · #410,032 worldwide 102 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Win Tin United Kingdom · #552,909 worldwide 44 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Sam Eldabe United Kingdom · #671,582 worldwide 59 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Ian Greaves United Kingdom · #673,373 worldwide 41 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 David Chadwick United Kingdom · #676,352 worldwide 50 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at James Cook University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at James Cook University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Mortality, Guidelines, Surgery, Treatment, Surgical Management and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology43▲ 3.3×85 topics
  2. Complications21▲ 13×16 topics
  3. Mortality18▲ 9.8×9 topics
  4. Guidelines18▲ 12×12 topics
  5. Treatment16▲ 4.1×36 topics
  6. Surgery13▲ 11×8 topics
  7. Diagnosis12▲ 4.1×30 topics
  8. Quality of Life12▲ 2.5×28 topics
  9. Chemotherapy11▲ 4.9×18 topics
  10. Risk Factors11▲ 3.1×24 topics
  11. Management11▲ 4.3×26 topics
  12. Surgical Management11▲ 8.0×20 topics
  13. Immunotherapy10▲ 4.5×13 topics
  14. COVID-1910▲ 2.3×12 topics
  15. Clinical Trials9▲ 4.3×14 topics
  16. Rehabilitation9▲ 7.2×9 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines9▲ 5.2×14 topics
  18. Postoperative Complications8▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Neoadjuvant Therapy8▲ 10×5 topics
  20. Radiotherapy8▲ 6.3×13 topics
  21. Echocardiography8▲ 8.7×8 topics
  22. Genetic Mutations8▲ 5.3×17 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders7▲ 3.8×12 topics
  24. Pain Management7▲ 9.7×7 topics
  25. Stroke7▲ 12×6 topics
  26. Cardiac Risk7▲ 26×1 topic
  27. Perioperative7▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Neuropathic Pain6▲ 30×3 topics
  29. Molecular Classification6▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Medical Education6▲ 7.2×10 topics
  31. Clinical Guidelines6▲ 6.3×8 topics
  32. Chronic Pain6▲ 8.1×5 topics
  33. Robotic Surgery5▲ 12×5 topics
  34. Surgical Treatment5▲ 8.4×6 topics
  35. Elderly Patients5▲ 9.6×4 topics
  36. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome5▲ 81×1 topic
  37. Spinal Cord Stimulation5▲ 81×1 topic
  38. Molecular Characterization5▲ 8.7×6 topics
  39. Functional Recovery4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  40. Perioperative Care4▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does James Cook University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Pain Management and Treatment, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts and Hip and Femur Fractures.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 7 fractional worksPain Management and Treatment: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 4 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures3Hip and Femur Fractures: 3 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksGastroesophageal reflux and treatments: 3 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…3Esophageal and GI Pathology: 3 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…3Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 3 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery a…2Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 2 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis a…2Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineOncologySurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
  2. 2 Pain Management and Treatment Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 4 works
  4. 4 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 3 works
  6. 6 Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Gastroenterology 3 works
  7. 7 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 3 works
  8. 8 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has James Cook University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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