Question 1

What is Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,773 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,648 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Genetics (Surgery is 7.5× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust ranks #7,807 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#5,781 all time), and #272 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Kevin Colclough, Julia Rankin and Nicholas Alexander Kennedy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust is "A Common Variant in the FTO Gene Is Associated with Body Mass Index and Predisposes to Childhood and Adult Obesity" (Timothy Mark Frayling et al., 2007), with 4,513 citations. Next come "Global Surgery 2030: evidence and solutions for achieving health, welfare, and economic development" (3,853) and "British Society of Gastroenterology consensus guidelines on the management of inflammatory bowel disease in adults" (2,370).

Question 5

Which research topics does Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Genomics and Rare Diseases, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Pancreatic function and diabetes and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Mortality, Quality of Life, Guidelines, Diagnosis, Patient Satisfaction and Management.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust is in Health Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Health Professions (6%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% higher than in 2018-2021.