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Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital

In research, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#7,915 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,712 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,800
of 28,054 · #30,267 all time
Rank in Ireland
#72
of 79
Research works
435
▲ 85% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
7.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Our Lady of Lourdes 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
MedicineField #7,915 of 10,443 2.7%75 #9848
Health SciencesDomain #9,712 of 11,982 2.5%91 #10372

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Our Lady of Lourdes 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.46× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.98× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.68× its world share, 75 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Shankar Lal, Jean-Louis Donnadieu and Sanjay Sengupta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital.

  1. 1 Shankar Lal Ireland · #305,272 worldwide 198 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Jean-Louis Donnadieu Ireland · #795,349 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Sanjay Sengupta Ireland · #1,025,120 worldwide 15 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 John Keohane Ireland · #1,165,082 worldwide 13 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Quality of Life, Elderly Patients, Treatment, Complications, Rehabilitation and Aging.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 3.8×42 topics
  2. Quality of Life8▲ 4.9×19 topics
  3. Treatment7▲ 5.1×17 topics
  4. Mortality6▲ 10×7 topics
  5. Public Health6▲ 4.0×15 topics
  6. Inflammation6▲ 2.6×21 topics
  7. Elderly Patients6▲ 31×4 topics
  8. Complications5▲ 10×9 topics
  9. Aging5▲ 8.2×6 topics
  10. Rehabilitation5▲ 11×5 topics
  11. Quality of Care4▲ 45×4 topics
  12. Primary Care4▲ 9.5×9 topics
  13. Diagnosis4▲ 3.7×14 topics
  14. Histopathological Study3▲ 119×2 topics
  15. Inflammatory Disease3▲ 70×1 topic
  16. Prurigo Pigmentosa3▲ 315×1 topic
  17. Elderly3▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Surgery3▲ 8.3×6 topics
  19. Guidelines3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  20. Management3▲ 3.6×12 topics
  21. Intensive Care Unit3▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Nursing Home3▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Person-Centered Care3▲ 63×1 topic
  24. Perioperative Care3▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Chronic Pain2▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Prevention2▲ 5.4×8 topics
  27. Communication2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  28. Inappropriate Medication Use2▲ 50×1 topic
  29. Mortality Risk2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  30. Polypharmacy2▲ 50×1 topic
  31. SARS-CoV-22▲ 6.7×5 topics
  32. Prognosis2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  33. Functional Recovery2▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  35. Survival Analysis2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  36. Health Outcomes2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  37. Hip Fracture2▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Orthogeriatric Care2▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Postoperative Complications2▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Insecticide Resistance2▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Medicine and Dermatology Studies History, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and Hip and Femur Fractures.

Medicine and Dermatology Studies History: 3 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 3 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…2Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 2 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures2Hip and Femur Fractures: 2 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksEnhanced Recovery After …2Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: 2 fractional worksDermatological diseases and infestations: 2 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cogn…1Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 1 fractional works
DermatologyGeneral Health ProfessionsGeriatrics and GerontologySurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Medicine and Dermatology Studies History Dermatology 3 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  4. 4 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Dermatological diseases and infestations Infectious Diseases 2 works
  9. 9 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 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 available48.9%not open51.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.9%domestic only84.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% 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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