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Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

In research, Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Medicine (#7,504 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,653 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,391
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,507
of 2,253
Research works
211
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 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 #7,504 of 17,978 14.9%143
Health SciencesDomain #9,653 of 20,462 15.0%167

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 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: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.88× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.18× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.28× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingPsychology: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1 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.

Which keywords describe research at Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Primary Care, Patient Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Complications, Guidelines and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology31▲ 3.6×73 topics
  2. Treatment17▲ 6.0×28 topics
  3. Quality of Life12▲ 4.4×26 topics
  4. Inflammation10▲ 2.1×27 topics
  5. Patient Satisfaction10▲ 18×7 topics
  6. Primary Care10▲ 11×11 topics
  7. Complications10▲ 8.8×14 topics
  8. Risk Factors9▲ 4.1×19 topics
  9. Diagnosis8▲ 3.9×24 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 7.0×13 topics
  11. Guidelines8▲ 7.8×11 topics
  12. Chemotherapy7▲ 4.6×16 topics
  13. Management7▲ 4.1×23 topics
  14. Quality Improvement7▲ 15×7 topics
  15. Public Health6▲ 2.2×22 topics
  16. Revision Surgery6▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Total Hip Replacement6▲ 24×2 topics
  18. Mortality6▲ 5.7×8 topics
  19. Prevention6▲ 6.5×10 topics
  20. Immunotherapy5▲ 3.8×13 topics
  21. Diabetes5▲ 4.6×7 topics
  22. Rehabilitation5▲ 6.4×9 topics
  23. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 7.5×8 topics
  24. Global Burden5▲ 4.3×9 topics
  25. Surgical Management5▲ 4.9×9 topics
  26. Health-related Quality of Life5▲ 10×5 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations4▲ 4.1×12 topics
  28. Prognostic Factors4▲ 4.5×10 topics
  29. Public Health Policy4▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Molecular Characterization4▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Glycemic Control4▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Nutritional Support4▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Diagnostic Imaging4▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Organizational Change4▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Clinical Governance4▲ 115×1 topic
  36. Healthcare Accreditation4▲ 115×1 topic
  37. Medical Education4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  38. Clinical Outcomes4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  39. Arthroplasty3▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Outcomes3▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Environmental and Regional History, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation.

American Environmental a…1American Environmental and Regional History: 1 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diag…1Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …0Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 0 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 0 fractional worksGun Ownership and Violence Research: 0 fractional worksHomicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse: 0 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 0 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 0 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 0 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSurgeryClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  3. 3 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 0 works
  4. 4 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 0 works
  5. 5 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Gun Ownership and Violence Research Health 0 works
  7. 7 Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 0 works
  9. 9 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  10. 10 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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 available42.9%not open57.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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