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Queen's Medical Centre

In research, Queen's Medical Centre stands highest in Medicine (#2,742 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,527 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,388 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,252
of 28,054 · #1,664 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#203
of 1,094
Research works
10k
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
355k
35.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Queen's Medical Centre 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 #2,742 of 10,443 17.0%246 #456
Health SciencesDomain #3,527 of 11,982 17.2%275 #470
Life SciencesDomain #2,388 of 7,800 21.2%73 #825

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Queen's Medical Centre 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#456 #2,742
  2. Health Sciences#470 #3,527
  3. Life Sciences#825 #2,388
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.86× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.33× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.18× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.25× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.28× its world share, 246 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Queen's Medical Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Dileep N. Lobo, R. John Mayer and W. Angus Wallace lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Queen's Medical Centre.

  1. 1 Dileep N. Lobo United Kingdom · #31,578 worldwide 540 citations · 126 works
  2. 2 R. John Mayer United Kingdom · #34,755 worldwide 396 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 W. Angus Wallace United Kingdom · #45,217 worldwide 240 citations · 62 works
  4. 4 S.P. Allison United Kingdom · #49,907 worldwide 340 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Patrick J. Bradley United Kingdom · #57,760 worldwide 326 citations · 97 works
  6. 6 John English United Kingdom · #66,324 worldwide 160 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Anthony Milner United Kingdom · #119,709 worldwide 218 citations · 93 works
  8. 8 Rajesh Mahajan United Kingdom · #125,060 worldwide 92 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 R. B. Tattersall United Kingdom · #134,876 worldwide 123 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 J R Hampton United Kingdom · #144,752 worldwide 153 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Queen's Medical Centre

Which keywords describe research at Queen's Medical Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Complications, Mortality, Spinal Fusion, Surgical Treatment, Degenerative Disc Disease and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology37▲ 2.4×102 topics
  2. Inflammation26▲ 3.2×66 topics
  3. Quality of Life14▲ 2.5×39 topics
  4. Complications13▲ 6.8×16 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress13▲ 2.1×48 topics
  6. Mortality13▲ 5.8×11 topics
  7. Treatment13▲ 2.7×38 topics
  8. Cancer12▲ 2.3×38 topics
  9. Diagnosis11▲ 3.1×34 topics
  10. Risk Factors10▲ 2.5×24 topics
  11. Aging9▲ 4.5×16 topics
  12. Management9▲ 3.1×24 topics
  13. Chemotherapy9▲ 3.4×22 topics
  14. Spinal Fusion9▲ 25×2 topics
  15. Surgical Treatment9▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders9▲ 3.9×15 topics
  17. Degenerative Disc Disease8▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Rehabilitation8▲ 5.4×11 topics
  19. Clinical Outcomes8▲ 9.5×5 topics
  20. Immunotherapy8▲ 2.8×17 topics
  21. Prognosis8▲ 6.1×9 topics
  22. Surgical Management8▲ 4.8×17 topics
  23. Surgery8▲ 5.6×10 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 3.5×14 topics
  25. Biomechanics7▲ 6.2×6 topics
  26. Depression7▲ 2.1×17 topics
  27. Low Back Pain7▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Radiotherapy7▲ 4.8×13 topics
  29. Guidelines7▲ 3.6×12 topics
  30. Global Burden6▲ 3.1×10 topics
  31. Intervertebral Disc6▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Lumbar Disc Degeneration6▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Neuroimaging6▲ 5.3×9 topics
  34. Elderly Patients5▲ 8.2×4 topics
  35. Pain Management5▲ 5.9×9 topics
  36. Chronic Pain5▲ 5.4×5 topics
  37. Resuscitation4▲ 8.1×4 topics
  38. Functional Recovery4▲ 7.0×4 topics
  39. Internal Fixation4▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Dysphagia4▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Queen's Medical Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques, Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment and Global Health Workforce Issues.

Spine and Intervertebral…6Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 6 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…4Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 4 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and …4Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 4 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce …3Global Health Workforce Issues: 3 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 3 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 3 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic My…3Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 3 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksReceptor Mechanisms and …2Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling: 2 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineSurgeryEmergency Medical ServicesCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 6 works
  2. 2 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 4 works
  3. 3 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 3 works
  5. 5 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 3 works
  8. 8 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  9. 9 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Molecular Biology 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 available34.9%not open65.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Queen's Medical Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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