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Nottingham General Hospital

In research, Nottingham General Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#4,959 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,804 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,979
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,009
of 1,844
Research works
448
▲ 351% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
27.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Nottingham General Hospital

What is Nottingham General 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 #4,959 of 14,558 10.9%299
Health SciencesDomain #5,804 of 16,688 10.7%327

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nottingham 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Nottingham General Hospital work in?

In all years, 73% of research at Nottingham General Hospital is in Health Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (67%), Neuroscience (8%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 327 fractional works · 73.1% of its workMedicine: 299 fractional works · 66.7% of its workSurgery: 44 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEpidemiology: 25 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 19 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRehabilitation: 18 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDermatology: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysiology: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHematology: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 23 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 76 fractional works · 17.0% of its workNeuroscience: 34 fractional works · 7.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 21 fractional works · 4.7% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSensory Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKNottinghamGeneral Hospital448fractional works, all years
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences73%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine29966.7%
    2. Health Professions235.2%
    3. Dentistry20.5%
    4. Nursing20.5%
    5. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Neuroscience347.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology327.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences40.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.5%
    1. Psychology132.8%
    2. Social Sciences71.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities20.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.4%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
    1. Engineering81.9%
    2. Chemistry40.9%
    3. Materials Science20.4%
    4. Environmental Science20.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy20.4%
    6. Computer Science20.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.33× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringDentistry: 6.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.33× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.76× its world share, 8 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry6.24×0 works
  2. Medicine3.76×8 works
  3. Neuroscience2.33×0 works
  4. Health Professions2.33×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.00×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.89×0 works
  7. Engineering0.36×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.23×0 works
  11. Psychology0.17×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nottingham General Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Michael A. Hutson, James D. Hill and Richard T. Gore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nottingham General Hospital.

  1. 1 Michael A. Hutson United Kingdom · #1,876,806 worldwide 1.8k citations · 40 works
  2. 2 James D. Hill United Kingdom · #2,762,726 worldwide 607 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Richard T. Gore United Kingdom · #2,765,189 worldwide 37 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 T. Davies Pryce United Kingdom · #2,921,644 worldwide 151 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 W. B. Ransom United Kingdom · #2,955,805 worldwide 157 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 C. H. Cattle United Kingdom · #3,183,455 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Elizabeth Johnston United Kingdom · #3,354,371 worldwide 188 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 P.A.M. Weston United Kingdom · #3,404,962 worldwide 401 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 P.D.C. Kinmont United Kingdom · #3,806,043 worldwide 442 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 M.J. Cheesbrough United Kingdom · #5,719,848 worldwide 246 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Nottingham General Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Nottingham General Hospital?

The most cited paper from Nottingham General Hospital is "Consensus Statement on the classification of tremors. from the task force on tremor of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society" (Kailash P. Bhatia, Peter G. Bain, Nin P.S. Bajaj et al., 2017), with 1,591 citations. Next come "Increased rectal mucosal enteroendocrine cells, T lymphocytes, and increased gut permeability following acute Campylobacter enteritis and in post-dysenteric irritable bowel syndrome" (1,159) and "An extended activities of daily living scale for stroke patients" (732).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Consensus Statement on the classification of tremors. from the task force on tremor of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Kailash P. Bhatia, Peter G. Bain, Nin P.S. Bajaj et al. · Movement Disorders Open access 30 Nov 2017 1,591
2 Increased rectal mucosal enteroendocrine cells, T lymphocytes, and increased gut permeability following acute Campylobacter enteritis and in post-dysenteric irritable bowel syndrome Robert E. Spiller, D Jenkins, J P Thornley et al. · Gut Open access Dec 2000 1,159
3 An extended activities of daily living scale for stroke patients FM Nouri, NB Lincoln · Clinical Rehabilitation Nov 1987 732
4 Difficulties Experienced by Tinnitus Sufferers Richard S. Tyler, Lesley J. Baker · Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders May 1983 527
5 Prostaglandins and the gastrointestinal mucosa: Are they important in its function, disease, or treatment? C J Hawkey, D S Rampton · Gastroenterology Open access Nov 1985 373
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Which keywords describe research at Nottingham General Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Functional Recovery, Diagnosis, Quality of Life, Neural Plasticity, Constraint-Induced Therapy and Motor Recovery.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology57▲ 3.1×77 topics
  2. Treatment30▲ 5.1×35 topics
  3. Quality of Life27▲ 4.4×33 topics
  4. Diagnosis26▲ 5.7×32 topics
  5. Functional Recovery24▲ 43×3 topics
  6. Neural Plasticity20▲ 22×4 topics
  7. Risk Factors19▲ 4.0×17 topics
  8. Constraint-Induced Therapy16▲ 64×1 topic
  9. Motor Recovery16▲ 64×1 topic
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines16▲ 6.3×12 topics
  11. Inflammation16▲ 1.49×35 topics
  12. Rehabilitation15▲ 9.3×9 topics
  13. Chemotherapy14▲ 4.4×18 topics
  14. Cognitive Decline13▲ 28×2 topics
  15. Hearing Loss12▲ 18×4 topics
  16. Complications12▲ 5.3×14 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 2.4×17 topics
  18. Guidelines11▲ 5.1×11 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders11▲ 3.5×11 topics
  20. Immunotherapy10▲ 3.3×15 topics
  21. Neuroimaging10▲ 7.6×7 topics
  22. Radiotherapy9▲ 5.5×13 topics
  23. Biomarkers9▲ 3.3×6 topics
  24. Health-related Quality of Life9▲ 9.3×4 topics
  25. Aging9▲ 3.7×7 topics
  26. Language Development8▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Speech Perception8▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Age-related Hearing Loss8▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Cochlear Implants8▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Prophylaxis7▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Alzheimer's Disease7▲ 5.7×3 topics
  32. Deep Vein Thrombosis7▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Antithrombotic Therapy7▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Autoantibodies7▲ 6.5×8 topics
  35. Bilingualism7▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Cognitive Training6▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Pulmonary Embolism6▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Venous Thromboembolism6▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Neuroanatomy6▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Rituximab6▲ 8.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Nottingham General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Oropharyngeal Anatomy and Pathologies and Temporomandibular Joint Disorders.

Orthodontics and Dentofa…0Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 0 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …0Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 0 fractional worksOropharyngeal Anatomy an…0Oropharyngeal Anatomy and Pathologies: 0 fractional worksTemporomandibular Joint …0Temporomandibular Joint Disorders: 0 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and Training: 0 fractional worksAnatomy and Medical Technology: 0 fractional worksDigital Imaging in Medic…0Digital Imaging in Medicine: 0 fractional worksBrain Metastases and Treatment: 0 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis a…0Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 0 fractional works
OrthodonticsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineRheumatologyComplementary and Manual Therapy6 others

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

  1. 1 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 0 works
  2. 2 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  3. 3 Oropharyngeal Anatomy and Pathologies Rheumatology 0 works
  4. 4 Temporomandibular Joint Disorders Complementary and Manual Therapy 0 works
  5. 5 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Anatomy and Medical Technology Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Digital Imaging in Medicine Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Brain Metastases and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 0 works
  10. 10 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency 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 available25.5%not open74.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.0%domestic only95.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nottingham General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 351% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nottingham General Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000054% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Nottingham General Hospital0.000053% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nottingham General Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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