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Kent and Canterbury Hospital

In research, Kent and Canterbury Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,953 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,140 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,933
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#975
of 2,253
Research works
899
▼ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Kent and Canterbury Hospital 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 #6,953 of 20,462 11.1%700
MedicineField #6,140 of 17,978 10.9%618

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kent and Canterbury 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).

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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.77× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.23× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.89× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kent and Canterbury Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, F M Hall, A. J. Coakley and Paul E. Stevens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kent and Canterbury Hospital.

  1. 1 F M Hall United Kingdom · #189,069 worldwide 83 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 A. J. Coakley United Kingdom · #357,348 worldwide 39 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Paul E. Stevens United Kingdom · #406,212 worldwide 54 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 P. J. Mountford United Kingdom · #913,941 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Kent and Canterbury Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Kent and Canterbury Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Immunotherapy, Risk Factors, Guidelines, Endovascular Repair, Mortality, Survival Analysis and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 2.6×26 topics
  2. Risk Factors3▲ 5.6×9 topics
  3. Immunotherapy3▲ 7.7×9 topics
  4. Guidelines2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  5. Mortality2▲ 7.2×7 topics
  6. Treatment2▲ 3.5×10 topics
  7. Endovascular Repair2▲ 48×3 topics
  8. Quality of Life2▲ 2.5×8 topics
  9. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.5×9 topics
  10. Management2▲ 3.8×6 topics
  11. Neurological Disorders2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  12. Biomechanics1▲ 9.3×4 topics
  13. Survival Analysis1▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Matrix Metalloproteinases1▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Perioperative Care1▲ 22×2 topics
  16. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy1▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Aneurysm Rupture1▲ 75×1 topic
  18. Aneurysm Screening1▲ 75×1 topic
  19. Dermoscopy1▲ 54×1 topic
  20. Femoral Access1▲ 102×1 topic
  21. Hemostasis1▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Melanoma1▲ 39×1 topic
  23. Postoperative Complications1▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Radial Access1▲ 102×1 topic
  25. Revascularization1▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Thrombus Formation1▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Tissue Engineering1▲ 4.0×2 topics
  28. Tumor Staging1▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Chronic Pain1▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 8.8×4 topics
  31. Endophthalmitis1▲ 64×2 topics
  32. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 7.2×5 topics
  33. Stroke1▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Cardiac Risk1▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Intraocular Foreign Bodies1▲ 108×1 topic
  36. Ocular Trauma Score1▲ 108×1 topic
  37. Perioperative1▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Regenerative Medicine1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  39. Rehabilitation1▲ 5.1×5 topics
  40. Surgery1▲ 5.7×6 topics

Which research topics does Kent and Canterbury Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management, Aortic aneurysm repair treatments, Vascular Procedures and Complications and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.

Cutaneous Melanoma Detec…1Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 1 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair t…1Aortic aneurysm repair treatments: 1 fractional worksVascular Procedures and Complications: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …1Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Ocular and For…1Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries: 1 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 1 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 1 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedica…13D Printing in Biomedical Research: 1 fractional worksPsychiatric care and mental health services: 1 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 1 fractional works
OncologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOphthalmology3 others

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

  1. 1 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 1 works
  2. 2 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Vascular Procedures and Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries Ophthalmology 1 works
  6. 6 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available26.3%not open73.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kent and Canterbury Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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