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Leeds General Infirmary

In research, Leeds General Infirmary stands highest in Medicine (#4,135 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,556 of 11,982 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,530 of 1,816 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery, Epidemiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Surgery is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,979
of 28,054 · #3,407 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#573
of 1,094
Research works
8.5k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
236k
27.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Leeds General Infirmary 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 #4,135 of 10,443 9.1%230 #602
Health SciencesDomain #5,556 of 11,982 9.3%240 #717
SurgerySubfield #1,530 of 1,816 8.8%61 #250

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leeds General Infirmary 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#602 #4,135
  2. Health Sciences#717 #5,556
  3. Surgery#250 #1,530
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 Leeds General Infirmary specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 61.4 works9.4×
  2. EpidemiologySubfield · 33.3 works8.4×
  3. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 24.5 works8.4×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.29× its world share, 230 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leeds General Infirmary?

Ranked on the composite score, J C Goligher, Michael F. Dixon and W.J. Cunliffe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leeds General Infirmary.

  1. 1 J C Goligher United Kingdom · #10,879 worldwide 464 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Michael F. Dixon United Kingdom · #15,540 worldwide 487 citations · 54 works
  3. 3 W.J. Cunliffe United Kingdom · #16,913 worldwide 390 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 B. E. C. Nordin United Kingdom · #23,562 worldwide 363 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 John Buckler United Kingdom · #49,685 worldwide 133 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 W.J. Cunliffe United Kingdom · #55,465 worldwide 267 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Adam Balen United Kingdom · #59,787 worldwide 264 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 J. A. Child United Kingdom · #76,913 worldwide 470 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Andrew Jack United Kingdom · #81,546 worldwide 175 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Michael McMahon United Kingdom · #100,959 worldwide 299 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Leeds General Infirmary

Which keywords describe research at Leeds General Infirmary?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Congenital Heart Disease, Epidemiology, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Cardiac Surgery, Mortality Risk, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Pulmonary Valve Replacement and Complications.

▲ 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. Epidemiology30▲ 2.7×67 topics
  2. Congenital Heart Disease19▲ 82×3 topics
  3. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes17▲ 33×4 topics
  4. Cardiac Surgery17▲ 83×2 topics
  5. Mortality Risk17▲ 25×3 topics
  6. Adult Congenital Heart Disease16▲ 109×1 topic
  7. Pulmonary Valve Replacement16▲ 109×1 topic
  8. Complications14▲ 10×14 topics
  9. Risk Factors13▲ 4.4×22 topics
  10. Surgical Management13▲ 12×16 topics
  11. Guidelines12▲ 9.3×11 topics
  12. Biomechanics11▲ 13×6 topics
  13. Mortality11▲ 6.8×11 topics
  14. Echocardiography10▲ 13×8 topics
  15. Treatment9▲ 2.6×21 topics
  16. Diagnosis9▲ 3.4×18 topics
  17. Myocardial Infarction9▲ 13×6 topics
  18. Quality of Life9▲ 2.2×20 topics
  19. Management8▲ 3.6×19 topics
  20. Surgery7▲ 7.4×9 topics
  21. Internal Fixation7▲ 36×2 topics
  22. Endovascular Repair7▲ 29×3 topics
  23. Atherosclerosis6▲ 7.8×6 topics
  24. Infection Prevention6▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Radiotherapy6▲ 5.7×11 topics
  26. Rehabilitation6▲ 5.4×8 topics
  27. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement6▲ 30×1 topic
  28. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement6▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Heart Failure6▲ 4.6×10 topics
  30. Endoscopic Surgery5▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Dilated Cardiomyopathy5▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention5▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Clinical Outcomes5▲ 8.0×5 topics
  34. Embolization5▲ 26×4 topics
  35. Surgical Treatment5▲ 8.5×5 topics
  36. Aortic Aneurysm5▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Bone Healing5▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Fracture Epidemiology5▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Surgical Repair5▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Ventricular Reconstruction5▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Leeds General Infirmary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Bone fractures and treatments and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair.

Congenital Heart Disease…16Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 16 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…6Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 6 fractional worksBone fractures and treat…5Bone fractures and treatments: 5 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 5 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 4 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 3 fractional worksCoronary Artery Anomalies: 3 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 3 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 3 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 3 fractional works
EpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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

  1. 1 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 16 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 5 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 5 works
  5. 5 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Coronary Artery Anomalies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 3 works
  10. 10 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 3 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 available27.8%not open72.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leeds General Infirmary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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