Question 1

What is Royal Brompton Hospital known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Royal Brompton Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#791 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#857 of 8,541 worldwide) and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (#275 of 1,037 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Physiology (Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine is 17.8× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Royal Brompton Hospital rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Royal Brompton Hospital ranks #3,127 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,988 all time), and #160 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Royal Brompton Hospital?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Athol Umfrey Wells, Andrew Gordon Nicholson and Susanna Price lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Brompton Hospital.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Royal Brompton Hospital?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Royal Brompton Hospital is "Mutations of the BRAF gene in human cancer" (Helen Ruth Davies et al., 2002), with 10,791 citations. Next come "An Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Statement: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Evidence-based Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management" (7,347) and "The 2015 World Health Organization Classification of Lung Tumors" (4,651).

Question 5

Which research topics does Royal Brompton Hospital publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Congenital Heart Disease Studies and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Royal Brompton Hospital?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diagnosis, Echocardiography, Management, Heart Failure, Treatment, Epidemiology, Pulmonary Hypertension and Cystic Fibrosis.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Royal Brompton Hospital work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 85% of research at Royal Brompton Hospital is in Health Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (81%), Health Professions (4%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 3.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Royal Brompton Hospital's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% lower than in 2018-2021.