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Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

In research, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Medicine (#3,478 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,021 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,608
of 28,054 · #12,829 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#459
of 1,094
Research works
1.1k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 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 #3,478 of 10,443 9.1%259 #3358
Health SciencesDomain #4,021 of 11,982 10.1%281 #3963

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 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 Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 39.7 works7.6×
← 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: 0.80× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.32× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.18× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.97× its world share, 259 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Alison Birtle, Mohammed Munavvar and Alexander Woywodt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

  1. 1 Alison Birtle United Kingdom · #108,668 worldwide 168 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Mohammed Munavvar United Kingdom · #289,063 worldwide 158 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Alexander Woywodt United Kingdom · #409,975 worldwide 101 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Joseph M Pappachan United Kingdom · #553,500 worldwide 50 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Ravindra Daté United Kingdom · #597,823 worldwide 32 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Jeremy Ward United Kingdom · #611,720 worldwide 35 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Ajay Dhaygude United Kingdom · #618,775 worldwide 46 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 James E. Hill United Kingdom · #1,052,443 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Vinutha Shetty United Kingdom · #1,128,764 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 J. Cheesbrough United Kingdom · #1,167,989 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Which keywords describe research at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Treatment, Guidelines, Diagnosis, Complications, Risk Factors and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology36▲ 2.7×80 topics
  2. Treatment20▲ 4.9×34 topics
  3. Inflammation19▲ 2.7×46 topics
  4. Quality of Life18▲ 3.6×30 topics
  5. Risk Factors17▲ 4.6×23 topics
  6. Diagnosis17▲ 5.3×28 topics
  7. Mortality17▲ 8.5×11 topics
  8. Guidelines14▲ 9.0×11 topics
  9. Complications14▲ 8.2×16 topics
  10. Management13▲ 4.9×23 topics
  11. Chemotherapy12▲ 4.9×17 topics
  12. Surgery11▲ 9.1×10 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines11▲ 5.7×13 topics
  14. Radiotherapy9▲ 7.1×12 topics
  15. Surgical Management9▲ 6.6×17 topics
  16. Elderly Patients9▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Diabetes9▲ 5.2×10 topics
  18. Rehabilitation9▲ 6.4×13 topics
  19. Immunotherapy8▲ 3.5×16 topics
  20. Medical Education8▲ 9.4×10 topics
  21. Prevention8▲ 5.7×11 topics
  22. Clinical Trials8▲ 3.5×13 topics
  23. Postoperative Complications8▲ 17×4 topics
  24. Neoadjuvant Therapy7▲ 9.1×5 topics
  25. Neurological Disorders7▲ 3.5×13 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations7▲ 4.5×16 topics
  27. Cardiac Risk6▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Perioperative6▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Clinical Guidelines6▲ 6.1×9 topics
  30. Primary Care6▲ 4.7×12 topics
  31. Chronic Kidney Disease6▲ 7.3×8 topics
  32. Rituximab6▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Adjuvant Therapy6▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Clinical Outcomes5▲ 7.4×5 topics
  35. Functional Recovery5▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Stroke5▲ 8.6×7 topics
  37. ANCA-associated5▲ 58×1 topic
  38. Tumor Staging5▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Vasculitides5▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Molecular Characterization5▲ 7.9×5 topics

Which research topics does Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Vasculitis and related conditions, Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment and Frailty in Older Adults.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 6 fractional worksVasculitis and related conditions: 5 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis an…4Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults3Frailty in Older Adults: 3 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 3 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 3 fractional worksRespiratory and Cough-Re…3Respiratory and Cough-Related Research: 3 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGeriatrics and GerontologySurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  2. 2 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  5. 5 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 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 available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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