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Queen Elizabeth Hospital

In research, Queen Elizabeth Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,424 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,823 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,457
of 28,054 · #8,953 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#558
of 1,094
Research works
1.6k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Queen Elizabeth 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
Health SciencesDomain #7,424 of 11,982 18.4%90 #4793
MedicineField #6,823 of 10,443 18.4%78 #4023

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.80× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.61× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Queen Elizabeth Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, V. G. Oberholzer, Alexander J. MacLeod and Ioannis Nikolopoulos lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

  1. 1 V. G. Oberholzer United Kingdom · #346,890 worldwide 104 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Alexander J. MacLeod United Kingdom · #413,689 worldwide 123 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Ioannis Nikolopoulos United Kingdom · #713,277 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Robert Ian Scott United Kingdom · #756,477 worldwide 31 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Alan D. Phillips United Kingdom · #988,127 worldwide 49 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Helen Goodyear United Kingdom · #1,311,018 worldwide 9 citations · 15 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: Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Healthcare Quality, Guidelines, Prognosis, Rehabilitation and Complications.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 2.4×65 topics
  2. Chemotherapy5▲ 6.9×11 topics
  3. Inflammation5▲ 2.2×34 topics
  4. Quality of Life4▲ 2.8×24 topics
  5. Treatment4▲ 2.7×25 topics
  6. Guidelines4▲ 6.9×9 topics
  7. Mortality4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  8. Radiotherapy4▲ 8.3×9 topics
  9. Complications4▲ 6.3×13 topics
  10. Healthcare Quality3▲ 30×3 topics
  11. Neurological Disorders3▲ 5.2×13 topics
  12. Rehabilitation3▲ 7.4×10 topics
  13. Surgical Management3▲ 7.0×14 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 5.2×10 topics
  15. Prognosis3▲ 8.7×9 topics
  16. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 8.8×7 topics
  17. Diagnosis3▲ 2.6×18 topics
  18. Management3▲ 3.0×17 topics
  19. Nutritional Support3▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Defensive Medicine2▲ 73×1 topic
  21. Malpractice Risk2▲ 73×1 topic
  22. Survival Analysis2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  23. Primary Care2▲ 5.0×8 topics
  24. Surgery2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  25. Survival2▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Cetuximab2▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Critical Care2▲ 7.3×8 topics
  28. Dysphagia2▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Endoscopic Surgery2▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Human Papillomavirus2▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Medical Education2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  32. Stroke2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  33. Adjuvant Therapy2▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Growth Hormone2▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Oropharyngeal Cancer2▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Squamous Cell Carcinoma2▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Elderly2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  38. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  39. Quality of Care2▲ 17×4 topics
  40. Diagnostic Imaging2▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Queen Elizabeth Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments and Dysphagia Assessment and Management.

Medical Malpractice and …2Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 2 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Stu…2Head and Neck Cancer Studies: 2 fractional worksPituitary Gland Disorder…2Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksDysphagia Assessment and…2Dysphagia Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 1 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Imp…1Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 1 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Law: 1 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …1Diversity and Career in Medicine: 1 fractional works
PharmacyOtorhinolaryngologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSpeech and Hearing5 others

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

  1. 1 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 2 works
  2. 2 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 2 works
  3. 3 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  4. 4 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 2 works
  5. 5 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Corporate Governance and Law Strategy and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 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 available34.1%not open65.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Queen Elizabeth Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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