Question 1

What is Royal Lancaster Infirmary known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Royal Lancaster Infirmary stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,851 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Medicine (Surgery is 13.5× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Royal Lancaster Infirmary rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Royal Lancaster Infirmary ranks #21,892 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#17,336 all time), and #837 of 862 in the United Kingdom.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Royal Lancaster Infirmary?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Sharon R Lewis, Andrew F Smith and Oliver J Schofield-Robinson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Lancaster Infirmary.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Royal Lancaster Infirmary?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Royal Lancaster Infirmary is "Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19" (COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al., 2021), with 1,130 citations. Next come "Standards for definitions and use of outcome measures for clinical effectiveness research in perioperative medicine" (1,061) and "Olaparib in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with DNA repair gene aberrations (TOPARP-B): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 2 trial" (650).

Question 5

Which research topics does Royal Lancaster Infirmary publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Hip and Femur Fractures, Bone health and osteoporosis research, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Royal Lancaster Infirmary?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Epidemiology, Parathyroid Hormone, Rehabilitation, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Mortality and Treatment.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Royal Lancaster Infirmary work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 89% of research at Royal Lancaster Infirmary is in Health Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (84%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Health Professions (4%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Royal Lancaster Infirmary's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.