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Hospital / health system · Barnstaple · United Kingdom

North Devon District Hospital

In research, North Devon District Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#15,673 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#18,215 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#32,238
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,736
of 2,253
Research works
287
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is North Devon District Hospital 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 #15,673 of 17,978 9.0%176
Health SciencesDomain #18,215 of 20,462 8.7%198

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

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: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.18× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.72× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.56× its world share, 19 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
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Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at North Devon District Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohammad Ali lead among researchers whose main affiliation is North Devon District Hospital.

  1. 1 Mohammad Ali United Kingdom · #1,521,934 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at North Devon District Hospital

Which keywords describe research at North Devon District Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Chronic Pain, Laparoscopic Repair, Epidemiology, Hernia Repair, Mesh Techniques, Mortality and Quality of Life.

▲ 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 17 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Complications4▲ 26×9 topics
  2. Epidemiology3▲ 3.0×22 topics
  3. Chronic Pain3▲ 50×3 topics
  4. Laparoscopic Repair2▲ 213×2 topics
  5. Hernia Repair2▲ 268×1 topic
  6. Mesh Techniques2▲ 268×1 topic
  7. Mortality2▲ 12×7 topics
  8. Quality of Life2▲ 4.6×10 topics
  9. Surgical Management1▲ 12×7 topics
  10. Primary Care1▲ 13×7 topics
  11. Treatment1▲ 3.7×8 topics
  12. Inflammation1▲ 2.1×8 topics
  13. Medical Education1▲ 16×5 topics
  14. Clinical Trials1▲ 5.4×5 topics
  15. Diagnosis1▲ 3.8×8 topics
  16. Elderly1▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does North Devon District Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hernia repair and management, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders.

  1. 1 Hernia repair and management Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  4. 4 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 0 works
  6. 6 Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Gastroenterology 0 works
  7. 7 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 0 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Electrolyte and hormonal disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 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 available37.8%not open62.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has North Devon District Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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