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Rochdale Infirmary

In research, Rochdale Infirmary stands highest in Health Sciences (#16,474 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#16,750 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,050
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,883
of 2,253
Research works
403
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Rochdale Infirmary 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
Health SciencesDomain #16,474 of 20,462 8.2%215
MedicineField #16,750 of 17,978 8.8%165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rochdale Infirmary 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.60× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.97× its world share, 12 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.47× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rochdale Infirmary?

Ranked on the composite score, H. Fishwick and J. R. Ashworth lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rochdale Infirmary.

  1. 1 H. Fishwick United Kingdom · #815,908 worldwide 0 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 J. R. Ashworth United Kingdom · #863,621 worldwide 71 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Rochdale Infirmary

Which keywords describe research at Rochdale Infirmary?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Meta-Analysis, Health, Risk Factors, Glaucoma, Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration and Optical Coherence Tomography.

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

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation3▲ 6.2×7 topics
  2. Meta-Analysis2▲ 16×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology2▲ 2.3×17 topics
  4. Glaucoma2▲ 57×3 topics
  5. Health2▲ 22×2 topics
  6. Risk Factors2▲ 8.0×7 topics
  7. Diabetic Retinopathy2▲ 73×2 topics
  8. Macular Degeneration2▲ 59×2 topics
  9. Optical Coherence Tomography1▲ 62×2 topics
  10. Intraocular Pressure1▲ 66×2 topics
  11. Intravitreal Injection1▲ 84×2 topics
  12. Macrophages1▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Optic Nerve1▲ 53×2 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress1▲ 3.4×3 topics
  15. Public Health1▲ 3.6×4 topics
  16. Retinal Pigment Epithelium1▲ 99×1 topic
  17. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor1▲ 62×1 topic
  18. Emotional Intelligence1▲ 34×1 topic
  19. Intelligence1▲ 122×1 topic
  20. Leadership1▲ 10×1 topic
  21. Lymphangiogenesis1▲ 297×1 topic
  22. VEGF-C1▲ 297×1 topic
  23. Working Memory1▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Rochdale Infirmary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Emotional Intelligence and Performance, Cognitive Abilities and Testing and Lymphatic System and Diseases.

Retinal Diseases and Tre…1Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence a…1Emotional Intelligence and Performance: 1 fractional worksCognitive Abilities and …1Cognitive Abilities and Testing: 1 fractional worksLymphatic System and Dis…1Lymphatic System and Diseases: 1 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksLearning Styles and Cognitive Differences: 1 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and …1Intraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksRetinal and Optic Conditions: 1 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksYouth Substance Use and …0Youth Substance Use and School Attendance: 0 fractional works
OphthalmologySocial PsychologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 1 works
  2. 2 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Cognitive Abilities and Testing Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Lymphatic System and Diseases Oncology 1 works
  5. 5 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  8. 8 Retinal and Optic Conditions Ophthalmology 1 works
  9. 9 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  10. 10 Youth Substance Use and School Attendance Education 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 available21.7%not open78.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.8%domestic only91.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rochdale Infirmary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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