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Royal Hospital for Children

In research, Royal Hospital for Children stands highest in Medicine (#3,671 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,375 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Genetics — Genetics is 8.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,917
of 28,054 · #5,606 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#403
of 1,094
Research works
4.8k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
118k
24.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Royal Hospital for Children 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 #3,671 of 10,443 14.2%248 #1461
Health SciencesDomain #4,375 of 11,982 13.4%278 #1789

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Hospital for Children 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 Hospital for Children specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Genetics takes 8.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeneticsSubfield · 24.6 works8.4×
← 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: 2.13× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.68× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.61× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.64× its world share, 248 worksMedicineNursing: 2.23× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Hospital for Children?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard K. Russell, William H. Wallace and Sameer M. Zuberi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Hospital for Children.

  1. 1 Richard K. Russell United Kingdom · #13,512 worldwide 786 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 William H. Wallace United Kingdom · #21,247 worldwide 481 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Sameer M. Zuberi United Kingdom · #63,459 worldwide 359 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 N S Morton United Kingdom · #72,038 worldwide 233 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 John Tolmie United Kingdom · #106,924 worldwide 176 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Jean W. Keeling United Kingdom · #117,726 worldwide 135 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 R. W. Logan United Kingdom · #146,089 worldwide 116 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 D.G. Young United Kingdom · #152,220 worldwide 111 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 F. Cockburn United Kingdom · #172,674 worldwide 109 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 J.F.R. Bentley United Kingdom · #173,830 worldwide 85 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Hospital for Children

Which keywords describe research at Royal Hospital for Children?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Genetics, Complications, Management, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Inflammation, Diagnosis and Preterm Infants.

▲ 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. Epidemiology50▲ 3.6×85 topics
  2. Genetics21▲ 8.6×16 topics
  3. Inflammation19▲ 2.6×43 topics
  4. Diagnosis14▲ 4.3×24 topics
  5. Management14▲ 5.1×22 topics
  6. Complications13▲ 7.1×15 topics
  7. Treatment12▲ 2.7×29 topics
  8. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes12▲ 18×6 topics
  9. Mortality11▲ 5.5×12 topics
  10. Neurological Disorders10▲ 5.2×16 topics
  11. Preterm Infants10▲ 24×4 topics
  12. Pulmonary Infections10▲ 50×2 topics
  13. Microbiota10▲ 13×2 topics
  14. Mutation Analysis10▲ 37×2 topics
  15. Cystic Fibrosis10▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Bronchiectasis10▲ 95×1 topic
  17. CFTR10▲ 95×1 topic
  18. Prenatal Diagnosis10▲ 18×7 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations9▲ 6.1×19 topics
  20. Surgery9▲ 7.5×9 topics
  21. Mechanical Ventilation9▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Inflammatory Bowel Disease8▲ 20×5 topics
  23. Pathogenesis8▲ 4.5×13 topics
  24. Antiepileptic Drugs8▲ 29×2 topics
  25. Primary Care8▲ 5.9×10 topics
  26. Respiratory Distress Syndrome8▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Critical Care7▲ 8.9×8 topics
  28. Immunology7▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Biomechanics7▲ 6.6×6 topics
  30. Spinal Fusion7▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Fetal Surgery7▲ 36×3 topics
  32. Pulmonary Hypertension7▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Fetal Development7▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia6▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Epilepsy6▲ 17×4 topics
  36. Lung Stem Cells6▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Surfactant Proteins6▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Cognitive Function6▲ 9.7×4 topics
  39. Neurobiology6▲ 6.8×6 topics
  40. Training6▲ 7.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Royal Hospital for Children publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Epilepsy research and treatment and Tracheal and airway disorders.

Cystic Fibrosis Research…10Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 10 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…6Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 6 fractional worksEpilepsy research and treatment: 6 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 5 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 5 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 5 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 5 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…4Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 4 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 4 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 4 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePsychiatry and Mental healthSurgeryGeneral Health Professions2 others

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

  1. 1 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  2. 2 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 6 works
  4. 4 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  5. 5 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 5 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 5 works
  7. 7 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 5 works
  8. 8 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 4 works
  9. 9 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 4 works
  10. 10 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 4 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 available29.9%not open70.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Hospital for Children's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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