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Our Lady's Hospital

In research, Our Lady's Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,321 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#3,133 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,509 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,750
of 28,054 · #10,780 all time
Rank in Ireland
#56
of 79
Research works
1.3k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
22.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Our Lady's 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,321 of 20,462 14.5%1,039
MedicineField #3,133 of 17,978 14.2%946
Life SciencesDomain #6,509 of 14,347 16.3%198
SurgerySubfield #1,960 of 4,227 16.1%255
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #6,909 of 7,814 17.4%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Our Lady's 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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.00× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.82× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.14× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 3.39× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.39× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Our Lady's Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Frank E. Dowling, Owen Smith and Billy Bourke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Our Lady's Hospital.

  1. 1 Frank E. Dowling Ireland · #288,098 worldwide 126 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Owen Smith Ireland · #660,030 worldwide 67 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Billy Bourke Ireland · #827,671 worldwide 49 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 E. E. Fogarty Ireland · #1,161,796 worldwide 22 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Aaron Glynn Ireland · #1,603,829 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Our Lady's Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Our Lady's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Health-related Quality of Life, Depression, Palliative Care, Psychological Impact, Ethical Considerations, End-of-Life and Anxiety.

▲ 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. Quality of Life7▲ 8.1×19 topics
  2. Epidemiology6▲ 2.2×34 topics
  3. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 28×3 topics
  4. Depression4▲ 7.3×9 topics
  5. Treatment4▲ 5.2×12 topics
  6. Mental Health4▲ 4.1×9 topics
  7. Palliative Care4▲ 37×4 topics
  8. Ethical Considerations4▲ 17×2 topics
  9. Psychological Impact4▲ 18×3 topics
  10. Inflammation4▲ 2.7×22 topics
  11. End-of-Life3▲ 60×3 topics
  12. Anxiety3▲ 11×5 topics
  13. Advance Care Planning3▲ 88×1 topic
  14. Family Perspectives3▲ 88×1 topic
  15. Primary Care3▲ 12×10 topics
  16. Physical Activity3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  17. Cancer Survivorship3▲ 58×1 topic
  18. Chemotherapy3▲ 6.0×12 topics
  19. Mortality Risk3▲ 18×4 topics
  20. Patient-Reported Outcomes3▲ 80×1 topic
  21. Public Health2▲ 2.8×12 topics
  22. Resilience2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  23. Risk Factors2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  24. Bereavement2▲ 93×1 topic
  25. Complicated Grief2▲ 93×1 topic
  26. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 9.9×6 topics
  27. Social Support2▲ 5.6×8 topics
  28. Aging2▲ 5.1×5 topics
  29. Prevalence2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  30. Elderly2▲ 10×4 topics
  31. Prevention2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  32. Radiotherapy2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  33. Rehabilitation2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  34. Elder Abuse1▲ 193×1 topic
  35. Neglect1▲ 193×1 topic
  36. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  37. Health Policy1▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Elderly Patients1▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Long-Term Care1▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Quality Improvement1▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does Our Lady's Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Cancer survivorship and care, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health and Elder Abuse and Neglect.

Palliative Care and End-…3Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 3 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 3 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksElder Abuse and Neglect: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksOral health in cancer tr…1Oral health in cancer treatment: 1 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksCancer-related cognitive impairment studies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOncologyClinical PsychologyDemography5 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  2. 2 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 3 works
  3. 3 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Elder Abuse and Neglect Demography 1 works
  5. 5 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Oral health in cancer treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  8. 8 Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  10. 10 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes 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 available29.9%not open70.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.6%domestic only77.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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