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Hospital / health system · Huddersfield · United Kingdom

Kirkwood Hospice

kirkwoodhospice.co.ukROR OpenAlex
Research works
47
▼ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
219
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
73%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Kirkwood Hospice

Not ranked overall: Kirkwood Hospice is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Kirkwood Hospice work in?

In all years, 68% of research at Kirkwood Hospice is in Health Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (53%), Psychology (18%), Health Professions (14%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 32 fractional works · 67.7% of its workMedicine: 25 fractional works · 52.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 33.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 14.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 9.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 25.5% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 17.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 16.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKKirkwood Hospice47fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences68%Social Sciences26%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2552.5%
    2. Health Professions714.3%
    3. Nursing00.7%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Psychology817.7%
    2. Social Sciences36.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities01.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    1. Computer Science12.5%
    2. Engineering11.8%
    3. Materials Science00.7%
    4. Environmental Science00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.8%
    2. Neuroscience00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.99× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.20× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 7.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing7.13×0 works
  2. Medicine3.20×6 works
  3. Health Professions1.99×0 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.63×0 works
  5. Computer Science1.57×1 works
  6. Neuroscience1.08×0 works
  7. Materials Science1.00×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.41×0 works
  9. Engineering0.23×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kirkwood Hospice?

Ranked on the quality score, Stephen G. Oxberry and Janet Dunphy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kirkwood Hospice.

  1. 1 Stephen G. Oxberry United Kingdom · #1,169,333 worldwide 1.3k citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Janet Dunphy United Kingdom · #2,604,859 worldwide 38 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Kirkwood Hospice

What are the most cited papers from Kirkwood Hospice?

The most cited paper from Kirkwood Hospice is "Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) for cancer pain in adults" (Adam Hurlow, Mike Bennett, Karen A. Robb et al., 2012), with 201 citations. Next come "Clinically Important Differences in the Intensity of Chronic Refractory Breathlessness" (142) and "Opioids for chronic refractory breathlessness: patient predictors of beneficial response" (96).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) for cancer pain in adults Adam Hurlow, Mike Bennett, Karen A. Robb et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Open access 9 Mar 2012 201
2 Clinically Important Differences in the Intensity of Chronic Refractory Breathlessness Miriam J. Johnson, Martin Bland, Stephen G. Oxberry et al. · Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Open access 19 Apr 2013 142
3 Opioids for chronic refractory breathlessness: patient predictors of beneficial response Miriam J. Johnson, Martin Bland, Stephen G. Oxberry et al. · European Respiratory Journal Open access 20 Dec 2012 96
4 Benzodiazepines Paul D. Howard, Robert Twycross, John L. Shuster et al. · Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Open access 27 Mar 2014 73
5 Minimally clinically important difference in chronic breathlessness: Every little helps Stephen G. Oxberry, Martin Bland, Andrew L. Clark et al. · American Heart Journal Open access Aug 2012 62
All 43 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kirkwood Hospice?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethical Considerations, End-of-Life, Palliative Care, Advance Care Planning, Family Perspectives, Treatment, Psychological Impact and Mental Health.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Ethical Considerations15▲ 101×2 topics
  2. End-of-Life15▲ 389×2 topics
  3. Palliative Care15▲ 195×2 topics
  4. Advance Care Planning14▲ 548×1 topic
  5. Family Perspectives14▲ 548×1 topic
  6. Treatment8▲ 13×6 topics
  7. Psychological Impact8▲ 81×3 topics
  8. Mental Health8▲ 15×3 topics
  9. Bereavement7▲ 479×1 topic
  10. Complicated Grief7▲ 479×1 topic
  11. Epidemiology4▲ 1.84×10 topics
  12. Quality of Life3▲ 5.3×8 topics
  13. Primary Care3▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Public Health2▲ 3.6×3 topics
  15. Elderly Care2▲ 31×3 topics
  16. Social Support2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  17. Healthcare Workers2▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  19. Machine Learning1▲ 1.39×3 topics
  20. Chronic Conditions1▲ 53×1 topic
  21. Health Care Utilization1▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Multimorbidity1▲ 92×1 topic
  23. Rehabilitation1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  24. Quality of Care1▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Anxiety1▲ 6.2×4 topics
  26. Health1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  27. Osteoarthritis1▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Android Malware1▲ 46×1 topic
  29. Balneotherapy1▲ 160×1 topic
  30. Cerebral Palsy1▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Clay Minerals1▲ 160×1 topic
  32. Collaborative Practice1▲ 49×2 topics
  33. Detection1▲ 7.3×1 topic
  34. Disaster Response1▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Homelessness1▲ 51×1 topic
  36. ICF Model1▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Inflammation1◆ 0.95×5 topics
  38. Long-Term Care1▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Mental Illness1▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Triage1▲ 54×1 topic

Which research topics does Kirkwood Hospice publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life.

Palliative Care and End-…3Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 3 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movem…1Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…1Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 1 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 0 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 0 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults0Frailty in Older Adults: 0 fractional worksFamily Support in Illness: 0 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 0 fractional worksPatient Dignity and Privacy: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPsychiatry and Mental healthSignal ProcessingPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  2. 2 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 1 works
  4. 4 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  5. 5 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  6. 6 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 0 works
  7. 7 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Patient Dignity and Privacy Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 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 available72.9%not open27.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kirkwood Hospice's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Kirkwood Hospice as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Kirkwood Hospice0.0000085% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Kirkwood Hospice over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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