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Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

In research, Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Medicine (#14,857 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,329 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,712
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,909
of 2,253
Research works
274
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 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
MedicineField #14,857 of 17,978 8.7%205
Health SciencesDomain #17,329 of 20,462 8.6%228

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Luton and Dunstable University Hospital 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).

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: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.87× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.12× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.14× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Risk, Diabetes, Chemotherapy, Quality of Life, Complications, Weight Loss and Obesity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 3.7×52 topics
  2. Quality of Life4▲ 5.2×17 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 24×4 topics
  4. Inflammation4▲ 3.2×22 topics
  5. Diabetes4▲ 13×7 topics
  6. Chemotherapy4▲ 9.1×10 topics
  7. Complications4▲ 12×12 topics
  8. Weight Loss4▲ 37×2 topics
  9. Health Outcomes4▲ 21×4 topics
  10. Obesity4▲ 7.9×4 topics
  11. Autoantibodies3▲ 24×7 topics
  12. Treatment3▲ 4.6×14 topics
  13. Bariatric Surgery3▲ 164×1 topic
  14. Metabolic Surgery3▲ 164×1 topic
  15. Surgical Management3▲ 11×9 topics
  16. Primary Care3▲ 12×7 topics
  17. Prognosis3▲ 13×7 topics
  18. Diagnosis2▲ 4.5×16 topics
  19. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 14×6 topics
  20. Management2▲ 5.1×13 topics
  21. Risk Factors2▲ 3.4×12 topics
  22. Radiotherapy2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  23. Cetuximab2▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  25. Breast Cancer2▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Human Papillomavirus2▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Abdominoplasty2▲ 141×1 topic
  29. Liposuction2▲ 141×1 topic
  30. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  31. Squamous Cell Carcinoma2▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Survival2▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Molecular Characterization1▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Genetic Factors1▲ 33×3 topics
  35. Inflammatory Cytokines1▲ 26×2 topics
  36. Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma1▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Oropharyngeal Cancer1▲ 45×1 topic
  38. PET Imaging1▲ 13×2 topics
  39. TGF-ß1▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Survival Analysis1▲ 7.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, Body Contouring and Surgery, Head and Neck Cancer Studies and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes.

Bariatric Surgery and Ou…3Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksBody Contouring and Surgery: 2 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …1Cancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional worksSpondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments: 1 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 1 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and…1Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 1 fractional works
SurgeryOtorhinolaryngologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGastroenterology3 others

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

  1. 1 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Body Contouring and Surgery Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 1 works
  4. 4 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Gastroenterology 1 works
  7. 7 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 1 works
  9. 9 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 1 works
  10. 10 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 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 available49.7%not open50.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017.

199520002005201020152020
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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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