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Hospital / health system · Swansea · United Kingdom

Morriston Hospital

In research, Morriston Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#4,324 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,119 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,032
of 28,054 · #14,943 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#540
of 1,094
Research works
1.8k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
14.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Morriston 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 #4,324 of 10,443 10.5%185 #3751
Health SciencesDomain #5,119 of 11,982 10.8%199 #4026

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

What does Morriston Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 51.7 works9.3×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.99× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.08× its world share, 185 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 4 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 Morriston Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, David J. B. Ashley, Iain S. Whitaker and T. A. Cope lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Morriston Hospital.

  1. 1 David J. B. Ashley United Kingdom · #125,647 worldwide 122 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Iain S. Whitaker United Kingdom · #199,857 worldwide 104 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 T. A. Cope United Kingdom · #560,290 worldwide 32 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Rami Radwan United Kingdom · #573,822 worldwide 34 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Bilal Al‐Sarireh United Kingdom · #602,966 worldwide 41 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Robert Powell United Kingdom · #759,015 worldwide 49 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Matthew Davies United Kingdom · #984,734 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Ian Pallister United Kingdom · #991,902 worldwide 25 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Morriston Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Morriston Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Mortality, Elderly Patients, Surgery, Guidelines, Rehabilitation 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. Epidemiology33▲ 3.5×70 topics
  2. Complications19▲ 16×16 topics
  3. Mortality15▲ 11×11 topics
  4. Inflammation12▲ 2.5×25 topics
  5. Quality of Life11▲ 3.1×24 topics
  6. Elderly Patients10▲ 25×3 topics
  7. Surgery9▲ 11×9 topics
  8. Treatment8▲ 2.9×29 topics
  9. Guidelines8▲ 7.5×12 topics
  10. Chemotherapy8▲ 4.7×17 topics
  11. Rehabilitation8▲ 8.2×10 topics
  12. Diagnosis8▲ 3.4×23 topics
  13. Aging7▲ 5.7×6 topics
  14. Risk Factors7▲ 2.8×16 topics
  15. Breast Reconstruction7▲ 50×2 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 5.2×13 topics
  17. Management7▲ 3.6×19 topics
  18. Anatomy6▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Mortality Risk6▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Postoperative Complications6▲ 19×4 topics
  21. Reconstruction6▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Immunotherapy6▲ 3.5×13 topics
  23. Clinical Guidelines6▲ 8.5×7 topics
  24. Infection Prevention6▲ 28×3 topics
  25. Radiotherapy5▲ 5.9×12 topics
  26. Physical Performance5▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Frailty5▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Free Flap5▲ 55×1 topic
  29. Geriatric Assessment5▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Microsurgical Reconstruction5▲ 55×1 topic
  31. Cardiac Risk5▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Craniofacial5▲ 98×1 topic
  33. Nasal5▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Perioperative5▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Medical Education5▲ 8.2×9 topics
  36. Biomechanics5▲ 6.5×7 topics
  37. Nasal Surgery4▲ 81×1 topic
  38. Rhinoplasty4▲ 81×1 topic
  39. Internal Fixation4▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Quality Improvement4▲ 8.5×8 topics

Which research topics does Morriston Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Frailty in Older Adults, Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.

Reconstructive Surgery a…5Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 5 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults5Frailty in Older Adults: 5 fractional worksReconstructive Facial Su…5Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques: 5 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …5Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 5 fractional worksNasal Surgery and Airway Studies: 4 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 4 fractional worksBone fractures and treat…3Bone fractures and treatments: 3 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 3 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works
SurgeryGeriatrics and GerontologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 5 works
  2. 2 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 5 works
  3. 3 Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques Surgery 5 works
  4. 4 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  5. 5 Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies Surgery 4 works
  6. 6 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 4 works
  7. 7 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 3 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 2 works
  10. 10 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 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 available39.2%not open60.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Morriston Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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