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Letterkenny University Hospital

In research, Letterkenny University Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,624 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#15,350 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,003
of 28,054 · #31,995 all time
Rank in Ireland
#74
of 79
Research works
247
▲ 120% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Letterkenny University 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 #11,624 of 20,462 7.3%204
MedicineField #15,350 of 17,978 7.1%188

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Letterkenny University 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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.10× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Letterkenny University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Sugrue lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Letterkenny University Hospital.

  1. 1 Michael Sugrue Ireland · #19,979 worldwide 458 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Letterkenny University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Letterkenny University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Guidelines, Mortality, Risk Factors, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Postoperative Complications, Management and Cardiac Risk.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.5×39 topics
  2. Guidelines6▲ 20×9 topics
  3. Mortality6▲ 16×9 topics
  4. Risk Factors4▲ 5.9×16 topics
  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 9.9×10 topics
  6. Diagnosis4▲ 5.7×13 topics
  7. Management4▲ 6.8×12 topics
  8. Inflammation4▲ 2.5×20 topics
  9. Postoperative Complications4▲ 40×2 topics
  10. Treatment4▲ 4.2×14 topics
  11. Cardiac Risk4▲ 60×1 topic
  12. Perioperative4▲ 60×1 topic
  13. Complications3▲ 8.9×8 topics
  14. Surgery3▲ 11×6 topics
  15. Chronic Pain3▲ 17×5 topics
  16. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 17×4 topics
  17. Pathogenesis3▲ 7.6×7 topics
  18. Genetics3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  19. Chemotherapy2▲ 5.1×11 topics
  20. Inflammatory Bowel Disease2▲ 31×3 topics
  21. Quality of Life2▲ 2.4×11 topics
  22. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 11×7 topics
  23. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy2▲ 38×2 topics
  24. Immunology2▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Pain Management2▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Prevention2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  27. Molecular Characterization2▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Perioperative Care2▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Endoscopic Resection2▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Survival Analysis2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  31. Crohn's Disease2▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Rehabilitation2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  33. Ulcerative Colitis2▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Adjuvant Chemotherapy2▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Elderly Patients2▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Colorectal Cancer1▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Gastric Cancer1▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Difficult Airway Society1▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Tracheal Intubation1▲ 58×1 topic

Which research topics does Letterkenny University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Airway Management and Intubation Techniques and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and …4Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 4 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 2 fractional worksAirway Management and Intubation Techniques: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 1 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 1 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…1Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 1 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 1 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGeneticsAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineOncology4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 2 works
  3. 3 Airway Management and Intubation Techniques Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 1 works
  5. 5 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 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 available59.5%not open40.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.9%domestic only72.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Letterkenny University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 120% 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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