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Perinatal Institute

In research, Perinatal Institute stands highest in Medicine (#7,521 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,685 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health is 17.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,788
of 28,054 · #9,708 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#627
of 1,094
Research works
1.3k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
30.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Perinatal Institute 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 #7,521 of 10,443 16.2%118 #4471
Health SciencesDomain #8,685 of 11,982 15.7%136 #4429

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health takes 17.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 23.6 works18×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.20× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.44× its world share, 118 worksMedicineNursing: 2.95× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Perinatal Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Jason Gardosi and Admin Admin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Perinatal Institute.

  1. 1 Jason Gardosi United Kingdom · #127,688 worldwide 146 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Admin Admin United Kingdom · #823,753 worldwide 3 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Perinatal Institute

Which keywords describe research at Perinatal Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Preterm Infants, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Health Inequalities, Public Health, Maternal Health, Social Determinants and Prenatal Diagnosis.

▲ 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▲ 2.2×47 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality15▲ 39×5 topics
  3. Preterm Infants14▲ 63×4 topics
  4. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes14▲ 40×6 topics
  5. Public Health13▲ 5.0×18 topics
  6. Health Inequalities11▲ 50×3 topics
  7. Maternal Health10▲ 20×3 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress10▲ 3.3×16 topics
  9. Prenatal Diagnosis9▲ 35×7 topics
  10. Social Determinants9▲ 24×4 topics
  11. Inflammation9▲ 2.4×22 topics
  12. Child Health8▲ 79×2 topics
  13. Neonatal Mortality8▲ 157×1 topic
  14. Prenatal Care8▲ 157×1 topic
  15. Endothelial Dysfunction7▲ 18×4 topics
  16. Pregnancy Complications7▲ 52×2 topics
  17. Quality of Life7▲ 2.8×20 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 4.9×9 topics
  19. Pulmonary Hypertension7▲ 29×3 topics
  20. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia7▲ 61×2 topics
  21. Cardiovascular Health7▲ 21×3 topics
  22. Respiratory Distress Syndrome7▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Hypertensive Disorders7▲ 61×1 topic
  24. Placental Development7▲ 61×1 topic
  25. Preeclampsia7▲ 51×2 topics
  26. Lung Stem Cells7▲ 66×1 topic
  27. Surfactant Proteins7▲ 66×1 topic
  28. Pregnancy6▲ 17×6 topics
  29. Risk Factors6▲ 3.0×12 topics
  30. Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy5▲ 94×1 topic
  31. Neonatal Encephalopathy5▲ 94×1 topic
  32. Management5▲ 3.6×14 topics
  33. Preterm Birth5▲ 42×2 topics
  34. Congenital Heart Disease5▲ 31×3 topics
  35. Maternal Outcomes4▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Perinatal Outcomes4▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Child Development4▲ 5.5×4 topics
  38. Cognitive Function4▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Fetal Surgery4▲ 37×3 topics
  40. Mortality Risk4▲ 8.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Perinatal Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare, Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology.

Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 8 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 7 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…7Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 7 fractional worksNeonatal and fetal brain…5Neonatal and fetal brain pathology: 5 fractional worksInfant Development and P…3Infant Development and Preterm Care: 3 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic…3Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 3 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…3Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 3 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Research and Management: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsObstetrics and GynecologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 8 works
  2. 2 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 7 works
  3. 3 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  4. 4 Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  5. 5 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  6. 6 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  8. 8 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 works
  9. 9 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  10. 10 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 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 available47.5%not open52.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.5%domestic only42.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Perinatal Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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