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Queen Elizabeth Hospital

In research, Queen Elizabeth Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#9,891 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,162 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,335
of 42,892
Rank in Barbados
#3
of 5
Research works
465
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.3k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Queen Elizabeth 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 #9,891 of 17,978 8.7%271
Health SciencesDomain #12,162 of 20,462 8.7%312

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Queen Elizabeth 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: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.47× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.58× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.62× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Queen Elizabeth Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, MV Ramasamy, Alok Kumar and Kandamaran Krishnamurthy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

  1. 1 MV Ramasamy Barbados · #950,510 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Alok Kumar Barbados · #1,251,916 worldwide 24 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Kandamaran Krishnamurthy Barbados · #1,479,674 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Queen Elizabeth Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Risk Factors, Public Policy, Epidemiology, Guidelines, Patient Safety, Social Determinants and 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. Epidemiology5▲ 2.1×38 topics
  2. Public Health4▲ 4.8×13 topics
  3. Risk Factors4▲ 5.5×12 topics
  4. Public Policy3▲ 10×7 topics
  5. Sustainability3▲ 1.83×6 topics
  6. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.8×6 topics
  7. Diagnosis2▲ 4.3×13 topics
  8. Treatment2▲ 3.2×14 topics
  9. Guidelines2▲ 7.9×9 topics
  10. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.8×12 topics
  11. Patient Safety2▲ 23×4 topics
  12. Quality of Life2▲ 2.3×11 topics
  13. Management2▲ 4.1×8 topics
  14. Social Determinants2▲ 15×5 topics
  15. Globalization2▲ 1.47×9 topics
  16. COVID-192▲ 2.0×12 topics
  17. Educational Technology2▲ 2.3×8 topics
  18. Inflammation2▲ 1.34×14 topics
  19. Biodiversity2▲ 3.5×2 topics
  20. Health Policy2▲ 17×4 topics
  21. Mortality2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  22. Qualitative Research2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  23. Infection Control1▲ 28×3 topics
  24. Primary Care1▲ 6.1×5 topics
  25. Waste Management1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  26. Environmental Education1▲ 13×1 topic
  27. Healthcare1▲ 1.87×5 topics
  28. Heart Failure1▲ 4.7×6 topics
  29. Maternal Mortality1▲ 9.3×5 topics
  30. Prenatal Diagnosis1▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Prevention Strategies1▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.48×2 topics
  33. Reproductive Outcome1▲ 54×2 topics
  34. Social Participation1▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Water Resources1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  36. Brazil1▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Training1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  38. Environmental Conservation1▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Hydrographic Basins1▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Innovation1▲ 1.68×4 topics

Which research topics does Queen Elizabeth Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Environmental Sustainability and Education, Geography and Environmental Studies, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms and Social and Economic Solidarity.

Environmental Sustainabi…1Environmental Sustainability and Education: 1 fractional worksGeography and Environmen…1Geography and Environmental Studies: 1 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksSocial and Economic Solidarity: 1 fractional worksEctopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksMaternal and Neonatal Healthcare: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation: 1 fractional worksUrban Development and So…1Urban Development and Societal Issues: 1 fractional worksReproductive tract infections research: 1 fractional worksHealth Education and Validation: 1 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawWater Science and TechnologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  2. 2 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  3. 3 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Social and Economic Solidarity Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 1 works
  8. 8 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 1 works
  10. 10 Health Education and Validation Education 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 available41.9%not open58.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.0%domestic only54.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Queen Elizabeth Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% 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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