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Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

In research, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Medicine (#3,345 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,606 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 20.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,807
of 28,054 · #7,770 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#463
of 1,094
Research works
1.8k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
25.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust 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 #3,345 of 10,443 19.2%138 #1463
Health SciencesDomain #4,606 of 11,982 19.2%142 #1862

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Brompton & Harefield 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).

What does Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 20.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 34.9 works20×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 32.6 works13×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.38× its world share, 138 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael I. Polkey, Claire Hogg and Samantha S.C. Kon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust.

  1. 1 Michael I. Polkey United Kingdom · #54,852 worldwide 388 citations · 121 works
  2. 2 Claire Hogg United Kingdom · #134,854 worldwide 144 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Samantha S.C. Kon United Kingdom · #236,630 worldwide 60 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 William D‐C Man United Kingdom · #316,894 worldwide 110 citations · 68 works
  5. 5 Sarah E. Jones United Kingdom · #335,257 worldwide 85 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 A.G. Nicholson United Kingdom · #491,961 worldwide 44 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Isabel Skypala United Kingdom · #574,925 worldwide 37 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Zaid Zoumot United Kingdom · #712,893 worldwide 43 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Claire M. Nolan United Kingdom · #801,397 worldwide 33 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Caroline Shuldham United Kingdom · #849,151 worldwide 15 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

Which keywords describe research at Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heart Failure, Echocardiography, Diagnosis, Management, Myocardial Infarction, Epidemiology, Cardiac Imaging and Treatment.

▲ 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. Heart Failure17▲ 23×12 topics
  2. Epidemiology16▲ 2.4×43 topics
  3. Echocardiography14▲ 32×8 topics
  4. Diagnosis13▲ 8.4×22 topics
  5. Management10▲ 8.0×19 topics
  6. Myocardial Infarction10▲ 26×6 topics
  7. Treatment10▲ 4.9×22 topics
  8. Cardiac Imaging9▲ 44×3 topics
  9. Magnetic Resonance Imaging8▲ 18×6 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 4.0×20 topics
  11. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention7▲ 31×4 topics
  12. Congenital Heart Disease6▲ 48×3 topics
  13. Guidelines6▲ 8.1×8 topics
  14. Coronary Artery Disease6▲ 31×3 topics
  15. Global Burden6▲ 6.7×4 topics
  16. Thrombosis6▲ 13×7 topics
  17. Genetic Mutations6▲ 8.2×12 topics
  18. Fibrosis6▲ 19×6 topics
  19. Immunosuppressive Therapy6▲ 19×4 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment6▲ 42×2 topics
  21. Dilated Cardiomyopathy6▲ 48×2 topics
  22. Mortality Risk6▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Respiratory5▲ 34×2 topics
  24. COPD5▲ 49×1 topic
  25. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes5▲ 17×4 topics
  26. Sudden Cardiac Death5▲ 39×2 topics
  27. spirometry5▲ 49×1 topic
  28. Adult Congenital Heart Disease5▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Cardiac Surgery5▲ 44×2 topics
  30. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation5▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Pulmonary Valve Replacement5▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Radiation Exposure5▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Computed Tomography Angiography5▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Myocardial Perfusion5▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Cardiogenic Shock5▲ 61×1 topic
  36. Interstitial Lung Disease5▲ 45×2 topics
  37. Left Ventricular Assist Device5▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement5▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement5▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Transplantation5▲ 28×3 topics

Which research topics does Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices.

Chronic Obstructive Pulm…5Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 5 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…5Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 5 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 5 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…5Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 5 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…5Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 5 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 4 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 4 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods…4Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 4 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 3 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 5 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  4. 4 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  6. 6 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  9. 9 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 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 available45.2%not open54.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.1%domestic only71.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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