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Plymouth Hospital

In research, Plymouth Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#5,414 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,644 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

ROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#13,353
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#724
of 2,253
Research works
827
▼ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Plymouth 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 #5,414 of 17,978 12.3%508
Health SciencesDomain #6,644 of 20,462 12.0%593

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Plymouth 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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.87× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.48× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 1.97× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 11.35× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 11.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Plymouth Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, E.I. Hamilton, Nicola Ackerman and F. G. Bushnell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Plymouth Hospital.

  1. 1 E.I. Hamilton United Kingdom · #30,293 worldwide 451 citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Nicola Ackerman United Kingdom · #1,063,057 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 F. G. Bushnell United Kingdom · #1,147,528 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Plymouth Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Plymouth Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Medical Education, Complications, Rehabilitation, Robotic Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery and Prognostic Factors.

▲ 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 19 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.2×36 topics
  2. Mortality2▲ 7.4×10 topics
  3. Inflammation2▲ 1.79×17 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.2×13 topics
  5. Quality of Life2▲ 2.5×13 topics
  6. Complications2▲ 6.9×7 topics
  7. Medical Education2▲ 13×6 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 5.3×8 topics
  9. Clinical Trials1▲ 4.4×7 topics
  10. Diagnosis1▲ 3.2×10 topics
  11. Management1▲ 3.8×10 topics
  12. Rehabilitation1▲ 7.3×6 topics
  13. Guidelines1▲ 6.0×7 topics
  14. Prognostic Factors1▲ 6.5×9 topics
  15. Laparoscopic Surgery1▲ 22×3 topics
  16. Robotic Surgery1▲ 18×4 topics
  17. Treatment1▲ 2.1×10 topics
  18. Public Health1▲ 1.66×8 topics
  19. Stroke1▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Plymouth Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease and Transplantation, Surgical Simulation and Training, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment.

Liver Disease and Transp…1Liver Disease and Transplantation: 1 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and …1Surgical Simulation and Training: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksHernia repair and manage…0Hernia repair and management: 0 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 0 fractional worksPharmacology and Obesity Treatment: 0 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis an…0Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 0 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional works
HepatologySurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 1 works
  2. 2 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Hernia repair and management Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 0 works
  7. 7 Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment Pharmacology 0 works
  8. 8 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  10. 10 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic 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 available33.6%not open66.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Plymouth Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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.

Other research institutions in Plymouth

All research institutions in Plymouth

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.