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Leicester General Hospital

In research, Leicester General Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#2,897 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,795 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,439
of 28,054 · #6,128 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#489
of 1,094
Research works
2.9k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
84k
28.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Leicester General 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 #2,897 of 10,443 19.8%131 #979
Health SciencesDomain #3,795 of 11,982 20.0%143 #1157

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Leicester General 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.43× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.93× its world share, 131 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Leicester General Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, A C Burden, John Feehally and J F Mayberry lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Leicester General Hospital.

  1. 1 A C Burden United Kingdom · #17,555 worldwide 642 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 John Feehally United Kingdom · #25,619 worldwide 442 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 J F Mayberry United Kingdom · #37,570 worldwide 254 citations · 85 works
  4. 4 V. Jayanthi United Kingdom · #132,257 worldwide 113 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 John Walls United Kingdom · #144,786 worldwide 206 citations · 54 works
  6. 6 C M Castleden United Kingdom · #225,152 worldwide 87 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Ashley R. Dennison United Kingdom · #378,824 worldwide 220 citations · 106 works
  8. 8 Kevin P.G. Harris United Kingdom · #494,713 worldwide 96 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 M L Nicholson United Kingdom · #510,886 worldwide 62 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 C.D. Hanning United Kingdom · #568,148 worldwide 32 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Leicester General Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Leicester General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Diabetes, Glycemic Control, Obesity, Heart Failure, Insulin Therapy and Primary Care.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 3.6×75 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease20▲ 11×28 topics
  3. Diabetes14▲ 16×11 topics
  4. Glycemic Control12▲ 43×4 topics
  5. Obesity11▲ 8.3×17 topics
  6. Heart Failure10▲ 14×9 topics
  7. Inflammation10▲ 2.9×39 topics
  8. Insulin Therapy9▲ 43×3 topics
  9. Public Health9▲ 3.4×18 topics
  10. Quality of Life8▲ 3.3×26 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 5.5×15 topics
  12. Mortality8▲ 7.8×11 topics
  13. Primary Care8▲ 12×9 topics
  14. Clinical Guidelines8▲ 15×9 topics
  15. Type 2 Diabetes7▲ 19×5 topics
  16. Treatment7▲ 3.2×26 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 7.2×11 topics
  18. Diagnosis7▲ 4.2×22 topics
  19. Risk Factors6▲ 3.3×20 topics
  20. Physical Activity6▲ 7.0×7 topics
  21. Guidelines6▲ 6.9×10 topics
  22. Management6▲ 4.0×19 topics
  23. Complications5▲ 6.3×12 topics
  24. Global Burden5▲ 5.3×9 topics
  25. Insulin Resistance5▲ 6.0×8 topics
  26. Lifestyle Intervention4▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Cardiovascular Outcomes4▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Glucose Control4▲ 48×1 topic
  29. Quality Improvement4▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Type 1 Diabetes4▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Exercise4▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Atherosclerosis4▲ 8.5×5 topics
  33. Chronic Kidney Disease4▲ 10.0×8 topics
  34. Chronic Diseases4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  35. Diabetes Mellitus4▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Critical Care4▲ 9.3×8 topics
  37. Glomerular Diseases4▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Nephrotic Syndrome4▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Physical Fitness4▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Intervention Strategies4▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Leicester General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diabetes Treatment and Management, Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies, Physical Activity and Health and Diabetes Management and Research.

Diabetes Treatment and M…4Diabetes Treatment and Management: 4 fractional worksRenal Diseases and Glome…4Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies: 4 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 4 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …3Diabetes Management and Research: 3 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular…3Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 3 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …2Diabetes Management and Education: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 2 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismNephrologyPhysiologyEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 works
  2. 2 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 4 works
  3. 3 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 4 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  5. 5 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  6. 6 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 3 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  10. 10 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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 available37.5%not open62.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Leicester General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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