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Papworth Hospital

In research, Papworth Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#2,018 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,889 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 17.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,810
of 28,054 · #4,110 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#398
of 1,094
Research works
2.6k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
69k
26.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Papworth 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 #2,018 of 10,443 12.3%206 #531
Health SciencesDomain #2,889 of 11,982 12.1%216 #718

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 17.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 46.8 works17×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 59.9 works15×
  3. SurgerySubfield · 37.7 works6.3×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.18× its world share, 206 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Papworth Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert C. Rintoul, Tim Higenbottam and Joanna Pepke‐Żaba lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Papworth Hospital.

  1. 1 Robert C. Rintoul United Kingdom · #6,033 worldwide 1.5k citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Tim Higenbottam United Kingdom · #12,642 worldwide 526 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Joanna Pepke‐Żaba United Kingdom · #28,277 worldwide 494 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 J. Wallwork United Kingdom · #36,289 worldwide 387 citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Susan Stewart United Kingdom · #36,914 worldwide 234 citations · 67 works
  6. 6 David P. Jenkins United Kingdom · #37,927 worldwide 260 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Alain Vuylsteke United Kingdom · #41,152 worldwide 326 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Stephen P. Hoole United Kingdom · #80,872 worldwide 268 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Leonard M. Shapiro United Kingdom · #100,901 worldwide 192 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Linda Sharples United Kingdom · #125,069 worldwide 182 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Papworth Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Papworth Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Echocardiography, Diagnosis, Treatment Guidelines, Pulmonary Hypertension, Endothelial Dysfunction, Chronic Kidney Disease, Heart Failure and Right Heart Assessment.

▲ 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. Echocardiography28▲ 41×7 topics
  2. Diagnosis20▲ 8.3×17 topics
  3. Epidemiology20▲ 1.94×47 topics
  4. Treatment Guidelines19▲ 34×4 topics
  5. Pulmonary Hypertension18▲ 51×2 topics
  6. Endothelial Dysfunction18▲ 31×7 topics
  7. Chronic Kidney Disease18▲ 29×6 topics
  8. Heart Failure18▲ 16×12 topics
  9. Right Heart Assessment17▲ 167×1 topic
  10. Survival Prediction17▲ 167×1 topic
  11. Guidelines15▲ 13×10 topics
  12. Treatment13▲ 4.2×21 topics
  13. Immunosuppressive Therapy12▲ 26×4 topics
  14. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention12▲ 36×4 topics
  15. Myocardial Infarction12▲ 21×7 topics
  16. Transplantation12▲ 48×3 topics
  17. Management12▲ 6.1×13 topics
  18. Rejection11▲ 107×2 topics
  19. Heart Transplant11▲ 133×1 topic
  20. Lung Transplant11▲ 133×1 topic
  21. Mortality10▲ 6.5×9 topics
  22. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement10▲ 52×1 topic
  23. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement10▲ 52×1 topic
  24. Catheter Ablation9▲ 29×2 topics
  25. Thrombosis9▲ 12×6 topics
  26. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation8▲ 40×2 topics
  27. Cardiogenic Shock8▲ 62×1 topic
  28. Global Burden8▲ 5.5×4 topics
  29. Left Ventricular Assist Device8▲ 62×1 topic
  30. Cystic Fibrosis7▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Atherosclerosis7▲ 9.6×6 topics
  32. Pulmonary Infections7▲ 46×2 topics
  33. Fibrosis7▲ 14×6 topics
  34. Postoperative Complications7▲ 20×3 topics
  35. COPD6▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Cardiac Risk6▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Endovascular Repair6▲ 29×3 topics
  38. Microbiota6▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Perioperative6▲ 30×1 topic
  40. spirometry6▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Papworth Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments, Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices.

Pulmonary Hypertension R…17Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 17 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 11 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…10Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 10 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…8Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 8 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 6 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 6 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research…6Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 6 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 6 fractional worksCardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques: 5 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 5 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 17 works
  2. 2 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 11 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 works
  4. 4 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  7. 7 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  8. 8 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques Surgery 5 works
  10. 10 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 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 available35.6%not open64.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Papworth Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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