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NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit

In research, NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit stands highest in Medicine (#7,979 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,433 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#22,046
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,190
of 2,253
Research works
239
▼ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
38.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit 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 #7,979 of 17,978 29.0%179
Health SciencesDomain #10,433 of 20,462 28.9%185

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 36.7 works4.2×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.20× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Myocardial Infarction, Inflammation, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Echocardiography, Guidelines 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. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 12×23 topics
  2. Heart Failure6▲ 30×13 topics
  3. Inflammation5▲ 5.2×25 topics
  4. Epidemiology4▲ 2.4×20 topics
  5. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 42×6 topics
  6. Magnetic Resonance Imaging4▲ 33×4 topics
  7. Echocardiography4▲ 30×7 topics
  8. Guidelines3▲ 16×5 topics
  9. Obesity3▲ 9.4×6 topics
  10. Cardiac Imaging3▲ 54×3 topics
  11. Coronary Artery Disease3▲ 52×3 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment2▲ 66×2 topics
  13. Computed Tomography Angiography2▲ 76×1 topic
  14. Myocardial Perfusion2▲ 76×1 topic
  15. Radiation Exposure2▲ 52×2 topics
  16. Risk Factors2▲ 4.5×9 topics
  17. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 19×7 topics
  18. Quality of Life2▲ 3.2×8 topics
  19. Treatment2▲ 3.9×8 topics
  20. Aging2▲ 8.0×8 topics
  21. Diagnosis2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  22. Atherosclerosis2▲ 14×5 topics
  23. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 13×5 topics
  24. Vascular Function2▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Chamber Quantification2▲ 47×1 topic
  26. Diastolic Function2▲ 47×1 topic
  27. Insulin Resistance2▲ 7.8×7 topics
  28. Anxiety1▲ 6.6×5 topics
  29. Atrial Fibrillation1▲ 30×2 topics
  30. B-Type Natriuretic Peptide1▲ 62×1 topic
  31. Cardiorespiratory Fitness1▲ 74×1 topic
  32. Exercise Capacity1▲ 74×1 topic
  33. Hospital Readmission1▲ 62×1 topic
  34. Neuroprotection1▲ 8.6×6 topics
  35. Primary Care1▲ 8.0×7 topics
  36. Prognosis1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  37. Renal Function1▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Hypertension1▲ 9.9×4 topics
  39. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement1▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement1▲ 41×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology and Heart Failure Treatment and Management.

Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…1Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 1 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment …1Heart Failure Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCardiac Health and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques …1Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 1 fractional worksAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases: 1 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 1 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineComplementary and alternative medicineGeriatrics and Gerontology1 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  8. 8 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  9. 9 Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 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 available67.1%not open32.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.6%domestic only70.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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