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NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit

In research, NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit stands highest in Medicine (#8,856 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,662 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Medicine and Health Sciences — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 29.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,192
of 28,054 · #13,870 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#920
of 1,094
Research works
668
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
30.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit 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 #8,856 of 10,443 10.6%71 #6480
Health SciencesDomain #10,662 of 11,982 10.5%72 #8584

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit 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 NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 29.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 25.4 works29×
  2. MedicineField · 71.2 works4.5×
  3. Health SciencesDomain · 72.2 works3.8×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.45× its world share, 71 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit?

Ranked on the composite score, Tom Johnson, Julian Strange and Graham Stuart lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit.

  1. 1 Tom Johnson United Kingdom · #78,916 worldwide 278 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Julian Strange United Kingdom · #241,798 worldwide 118 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Graham Stuart United Kingdom · #374,285 worldwide 106 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Chiara Bucciarelli‐Ducci United Kingdom · #476,375 worldwide 200 citations · 83 works
  5. 5 Mark Hamilton United Kingdom · #931,644 worldwide 71 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Nathan Manghat United Kingdom · #1,086,205 worldwide 19 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Amardeep Ghosh Dastidar United Kingdom · #1,276,868 worldwide 21 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Jonathan Rodrigues United Kingdom · #1,299,217 worldwide 21 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Chris Lawton United Kingdom · #1,397,481 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Elisa McAlindon United Kingdom · #1,540,820 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit

Which keywords describe research at NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement, Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement, Echocardiography, Guidelines, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Congenital Heart Disease and Inflammatory Response.

▲ 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. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement8▲ 128×1 topic
  2. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement8▲ 128×1 topic
  3. Echocardiography7▲ 33×8 topics
  4. Epidemiology7▲ 2.1×17 topics
  5. Guidelines7▲ 18×8 topics
  6. Myocardial Infarction7▲ 36×6 topics
  7. Heart Failure6▲ 17×7 topics
  8. Congenital Heart Disease6▲ 83×3 topics
  9. Inflammatory Response6▲ 103×4 topics
  10. Endovascular Repair5▲ 78×3 topics
  11. Cardiopulmonary Bypass5▲ 289×1 topic
  12. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery5▲ 289×1 topic
  13. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention5▲ 47×4 topics
  14. Diagnosis5▲ 6.4×6 topics
  15. Treatment5▲ 4.8×4 topics
  16. Atherosclerosis4▲ 19×8 topics
  17. Mortality Risk4▲ 22×3 topics
  18. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes4▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Cardiac Surgery4▲ 70×1 topic
  20. Pulmonary Valve Replacement4▲ 95×1 topic
  21. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.2×12 topics
  22. Risk Factors4▲ 4.3×7 topics
  23. Surgery4▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Prophylaxis4▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Cardiac Imaging3▲ 34×3 topics
  26. Aortic Dissection3▲ 98×1 topic
  27. Bicuspid Aortic Valve3▲ 98×1 topic
  28. Bacteremia3▲ 52×1 topic
  29. Complications3▲ 7.8×2 topics
  30. Infective Endocarditis3▲ 105×1 topic
  31. Coronary Stents3▲ 81×1 topic
  32. Dilated Cardiomyopathy3▲ 50×2 topics
  33. Myocardial Revascularization3▲ 81×1 topic
  34. Surgical Management3▲ 8.1×6 topics
  35. Catheter Ablation3▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Mortality3▲ 5.6×7 topics
  37. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Coronary Artery Disease2▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Surgical Repair2▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Thrombosis2▲ 8.8×6 topics

Which research topics does NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques, Congenital Heart Disease Studies and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…8Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 8 fractional worksCardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques: 5 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 4 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 3 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 3 fractional worksCoronary Interventions a…3Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  2. 2 Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques Surgery 5 works
  3. 3 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 4 works
  4. 4 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 3 works
  6. 6 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available62.8%not open37.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NIHR Bristol Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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