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Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

In research, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#1,603 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,145 of 11,982 worldwide) and Surgery (#828 of 1,816 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,798
of 28,054 · #9,021 all time
Rank in Ireland
#22
of 79
Research works
3.8k
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
67k
17.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Mater Misericordiae University 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 #1,603 of 10,443 11.4%580 #2152
Health SciencesDomain #2,145 of 11,982 11.5%610 #2658
SurgerySubfield #828 of 1,816 13.7%106 #1156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mater Misericordiae 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).

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#2,152 #1,603
  2. Health Sciences#2,658 #2,145
  3. Surgery#1,156 #828
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 Mater Misericordiae University Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 59.2 works7.7×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 106.1 works6.2×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.26× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.32× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.14× its world share, 580 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 9 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.

Who are the top researchers at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Timothy Lynch, Seán Gaine and Peter J. Kelly lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mater Misericordiae University Hospital.

  1. 1 Timothy Lynch Ireland · #15,064 worldwide 493 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Seán Gaine Ireland · #17,545 worldwide 525 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Peter J. Kelly Ireland · #50,953 worldwide 355 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Jim Egan Ireland · #81,742 worldwide 547 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 J. M. Fitzpatrick Ireland · #86,809 worldwide 161 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Donal J. Buggy Ireland · #96,520 worldwide 226 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Niall Mahon Ireland · #116,902 worldwide 196 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Padraic MacMathúna Ireland · #121,830 worldwide 119 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Fionnuala Ní Áinle Ireland · #136,711 worldwide 235 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 D. Sugrue Ireland · #177,420 worldwide 175 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Mater Misericordiae University Hospital?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology72▲ 2.5×106 topics
  2. Inflammation42▲ 2.8×58 topics
  3. Risk Factors40▲ 5.0×32 topics
  4. Treatment39▲ 4.4×38 topics
  5. Diagnosis38▲ 5.6×31 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines34▲ 8.7×13 topics
  7. Mortality32▲ 7.7×12 topics
  8. Guidelines31▲ 9.1×12 topics
  9. Management29▲ 5.1×22 topics
  10. Quality of Life26▲ 2.5×39 topics
  11. Chemotherapy25▲ 4.8×21 topics
  12. Complications23▲ 6.4×17 topics
  13. Echocardiography22▲ 11×8 topics
  14. Clinical Trials20▲ 4.1×15 topics
  15. Chronic Kidney Disease18▲ 10×8 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations17▲ 5.5×22 topics
  17. Surgery17▲ 6.7×9 topics
  18. Laparoscopic Surgery17▲ 20×4 topics
  19. Elderly Patients16▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Heart Failure16▲ 5.2×12 topics
  21. Neoadjuvant Therapy16▲ 9.5×5 topics
  22. Survival Analysis16▲ 8.2×6 topics
  23. Aging15▲ 3.9×10 topics
  24. Surgical Management15▲ 5.0×20 topics
  25. Prognosis14▲ 6.1×9 topics
  26. Medical Education13▲ 7.0×10 topics
  27. Clinical Guidelines13▲ 6.1×9 topics
  28. Mortality Risk13▲ 7.4×6 topics
  29. Endothelial Dysfunction13▲ 7.5×8 topics
  30. Catheter Ablation12▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Immunosuppressive Therapy12▲ 8.6×6 topics
  32. Robotic Surgery12▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Cancer Risk12▲ 7.2×8 topics
  34. Prophylaxis12▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Colorectal Cancer11▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Gastric Cancer11▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Antithrombotic Therapy10▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Molecular Characterization10▲ 8.1×4 topics
  39. Radiofrequency Ablation10▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Adjuvant Chemotherapy10▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Mater Misericordiae University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, Frailty in Older Adults and Surgical Simulation and Training.

Venous Thromboembolism D…8Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 8 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgic…8Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 8 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 7 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and …7Surgical Simulation and Training: 7 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …7Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 7 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 7 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 7 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…6Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 6 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 6 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 6 fractional works
Internal MedicineOncologyGeriatrics and GerontologySurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 8 works
  2. 2 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 8 works
  3. 3 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 7 works
  4. 4 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 7 works
  5. 5 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
  6. 6 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 6 works
  10. 10 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mater Misericordiae University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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