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Northampton General Hospital

In research, Northampton General Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,151 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,137 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,786
of 28,054 · #18,497 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#899
of 1,094
Research works
1.2k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Northampton General 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,151 of 11,982 2.4%121 #5353
MedicineField #9,137 of 10,443 1.9%107 #3960

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northampton General 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 Northampton General Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 28.2 works8.4×
← 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: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.51× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.01× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.92× its world share, 107 worksMedicineNursing: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northampton General Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles Fox and David Sprigings lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northampton General Hospital.

  1. 1 Charles Fox United Kingdom · #222,159 worldwide 582 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 David Sprigings United Kingdom · #1,460,768 worldwide 13 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Northampton General Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Northampton General Hospital?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 3.5×60 topics
  2. Treatment9▲ 5.0×29 topics
  3. Complications8▲ 11×14 topics
  4. Mortality7▲ 8.9×7 topics
  5. Quality of Life7▲ 3.5×22 topics
  6. Diagnosis7▲ 5.3×21 topics
  7. Inflammation7▲ 2.3×24 topics
  8. Risk Factors6▲ 4.1×19 topics
  9. Guidelines6▲ 8.7×10 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 6.9×9 topics
  11. Primary Care5▲ 9.6×9 topics
  12. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 11×9 topics
  13. Chemotherapy5▲ 4.7×15 topics
  14. Clinical Trials5▲ 4.8×10 topics
  15. Management4▲ 4.0×16 topics
  16. Surgery4▲ 9.0×8 topics
  17. Surgical Management4▲ 7.7×10 topics
  18. COVID-194▲ 2.2×11 topics
  19. Autoantibodies4▲ 13×7 topics
  20. Robotic Surgery4▲ 20×5 topics
  21. Healthcare Quality4▲ 25×3 topics
  22. Chronic Pain4▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Laparoscopic Surgery4▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 7.7×8 topics
  25. Prevention3▲ 5.7×7 topics
  26. Postoperative Complications3▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Pathogenesis3▲ 4.1×9 topics
  28. Stroke3▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Medical Education3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations3▲ 5.6×6 topics
  31. Laparoscopic Repair3▲ 46×2 topics
  32. Rituximab2▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Emergency Department Visits2▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Oncology2▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Cholangiocarcinoma2▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Quality Improvement2▲ 8.5×5 topics
  37. Cardiac Risk2▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Perioperative2▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Hernia Repair2▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Mesh Techniques2▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Northampton General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 and healthcare impacts, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Hernia repair and management and Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues.

COVID-19 and healthcare …2COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …2Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksHernia repair and management: 2 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and …2Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 2 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…2Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 2 fractional worksDental Education, Practice, Research: 2 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and T…2Healthcare Systems and Technology: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and Training: 1 fractional works
OncologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryPharmacy4 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  2. 2 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Hernia repair and management Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 2 works
  5. 5 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 2 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Technology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northampton General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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