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Royal Albert Edward Infirmary

In research, Royal Albert Edward Infirmary stands highest in Medicine (#10,440 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,512 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,378
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,688
of 2,253
Research works
374
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Royal Albert Edward 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
MedicineField #10,440 of 17,978 8.3%276
Health SciencesDomain #12,512 of 20,462 8.5%312

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Albert Edward 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceDentistry: 3.28× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.07× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.08× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 5.28× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary?

Ranked on the composite score, J. Schrager lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary.

  1. 1 J. Schrager United Kingdom · #348,010 worldwide 78 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary

Which keywords describe research at Royal Albert Edward Infirmary?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diagnosis, Treatment, Complications, Laparoscopic Surgery, Epidemiology, Surgical Management, Heart Failure and Pathophysiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 3.5×25 topics
  2. Diagnosis5▲ 14×9 topics
  3. Treatment5▲ 10×9 topics
  4. Complications4▲ 21×5 topics
  5. Laparoscopic Surgery4▲ 81×4 topics
  6. Inflammation3▲ 3.8×10 topics
  7. Surgical Management3▲ 19×8 topics
  8. Heart Failure3▲ 17×7 topics
  9. Pathophysiology3▲ 21×4 topics
  10. Children3▲ 27×3 topics
  11. Elderly2▲ 24×3 topics
  12. Guidelines2▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Quality of Life2▲ 3.7×8 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  15. Primary Care2▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Management2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  17. Prognosis2▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Hyponatremia2▲ 219×1 topic
  19. Medical Education2▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Postoperative Complications2▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Vasopressin2▲ 97×1 topic
  22. Atherosclerosis2▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Cholangiocarcinoma2▲ 45×2 topics
  24. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Surgery2▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Antibiotic Therapy1▲ 60×1 topic
  27. Appendicitis1▲ 122×1 topic
  28. Coronary Stents1▲ 79×1 topic
  29. Gastric Cancer1▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Meta-Analysis1▲ 5.8×2 topics
  31. Myocardial Revascularization1▲ 79×1 topic
  32. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention1▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Surgical Skills1▲ 83×1 topic
  34. Survival Analysis1▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Virtual Reality Training1▲ 83×1 topic
  36. Peritoneal Adhesions1▲ 177×1 topic
  37. Small Bowel Obstruction1▲ 177×1 topic
  38. Anemia1▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Critical Care1▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Iron Deficiency1▲ 58×2 topics

Which research topics does Royal Albert Edward Infirmary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrolyte and hormonal disorders, Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics and Surgical Simulation and Training.

Electrolyte and hormonal…2Electrolyte and hormonal disorders: 2 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis a…1Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and …1Surgical Simulation and Training: 1 fractional worksIntestinal and Peritonea…1Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksMuscle and Compartmental…1Muscle and Compartmental Disorders: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Technology: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEmergency MedicineSurgeryPhysiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Electrolyte and hormonal disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Muscle and Compartmental Disorders Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Technology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 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 available42.4%not open57.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Albert Edward Infirmary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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