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Rotunda Hospital

In research, Rotunda Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#5,356 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,616 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,601
of 28,054 · #21,645 all time
Rank in Ireland
#50
of 79
Research works
988
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Rotunda 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
MedicineField #5,356 of 10,443 14.0%109 #5960
Health SciencesDomain #6,616 of 11,982 14.0%117 #7447

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rotunda 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.55× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.14× its world share, 109 worksMedicineNursing: 2.39× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rotunda Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard J. Drew, O’Donel Browne and Michael Geary lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rotunda Hospital.

  1. 1 Richard J. Drew · #356,377 worldwide 94 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 O’Donel Browne · #643,025 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Michael Geary · #862,707 worldwide 33 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Jennifer Donnelly · #924,220 worldwide 18 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 E. Hastings Tweedy · #945,420 worldwide 7 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 P. B. B. Gatenby · #966,683 worldwide 20 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 T. G. Matthews · #999,720 worldwide 47 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 H. C. Moore · #1,091,451 worldwide 20 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Robert J. Rowlette · #1,095,554 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Lombe Atthill · #1,143,333 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Rotunda Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Rotunda Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Epidemiology, Global Trends, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Maternal Outcomes, Perinatal Outcomes, Preterm Infants and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 3.0×48 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality12▲ 39×5 topics
  3. Inflammation10▲ 3.5×20 topics
  4. Quality of Life8▲ 4.0×11 topics
  5. Global Trends8▲ 69×2 topics
  6. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes8▲ 30×5 topics
  7. Maternal Outcomes8▲ 71×2 topics
  8. Perinatal Outcomes8▲ 71×2 topics
  9. Preterm Infants7▲ 42×4 topics
  10. Pregnancy7▲ 23×8 topics
  11. Management6▲ 5.7×8 topics
  12. Cesarean Section6▲ 108×1 topic
  13. Risk Factors6▲ 3.9×14 topics
  14. Vaginal Birth6▲ 108×1 topic
  15. Surgical Treatment6▲ 21×4 topics
  16. Diagnosis6▲ 4.3×10 topics
  17. Prenatal Diagnosis6▲ 27×5 topics
  18. Endothelial Dysfunction5▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 4.1×9 topics
  20. Psychological Impact4▲ 10×6 topics
  21. Perioperative Care4▲ 25×3 topics
  22. Congenital Heart Disease4▲ 34×3 topics
  23. Infertility4▲ 20×3 topics
  24. Preeclampsia4▲ 38×2 topics
  25. Pregnancy Complications4▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Cardiovascular Health4▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Pain Management4▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Hypertensive Disorders4▲ 43×1 topic
  29. Placental Development4▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia4▲ 40×2 topics
  31. Chronic Pain4▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Surgery4▲ 7.4×6 topics
  33. Placenta Accreta4▲ 82×1 topic
  34. Postpartum Hemorrhage4▲ 82×1 topic
  35. Prevention4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  36. Postoperative Pain3▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Medical Education3▲ 8.8×9 topics
  38. Preterm Birth3▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Pulmonary Hypertension3▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Urinary Incontinence3▲ 28×2 topics

Which research topics does Rotunda Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, Maternal and fetal healthcare and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology.

Maternal and Perinatal H…6Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 6 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclamps…4Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 4 fractional worksMaternal and fetal healt…4Maternal and fetal healthcare: 4 fractional worksNeonatal and fetal brain…3Neonatal and fetal brain pathology: 3 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 3 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 3 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…3Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 3 fractional worksPreterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis: 2 fractional worksGynecological conditions and treatments: 2 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Res…2Gestational Diabetes Research and Management: 2 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthRheumatologySurgery2 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsObstetrics and Gynecology 6 works
  2. 2 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesObstetrics and Gynecology 4 works
  3. 3 Maternal and fetal healthcarePediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  4. 4 Neonatal and fetal brain pathologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  5. 5 Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsRheumatology 3 works
  6. 6 Anesthesia and Pain ManagementSurgery 3 works
  7. 7 Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Preterm Birth and ChorioamnionitisEpidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Gynecological conditions and treatmentsObstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  10. 10 Gestational Diabetes Research and ManagementObstetrics and Gynecology 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 available34.1%not open65.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rotunda Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% 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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