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Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases

In research, Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases stands highest in Medicine (#4,400 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,524 of 20,462 worldwide) and Rheumatology (#394 of 954 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#12,502
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#688
of 2,253
Research works
864
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
42.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #4,400 of 17,978 19.4%663
Health SciencesDomain #5,524 of 20,462 19.4%698
RheumatologySubfield #394 of 954 18.5%214

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases 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).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.82× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.26× its world share, 39 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrei Călin, Peter J. Maddison and Neil McHugh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases.

  1. 1 Andrei Călin United Kingdom · #51,440 worldwide 252 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Peter J. Maddison United Kingdom · #91,970 worldwide 160 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Neil McHugh United Kingdom · #120,113 worldwide 182 citations · 65 works
  4. 4 E. F. J. Ring United Kingdom · #166,995 worldwide 102 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 A. St. J. Dixon United Kingdom · #193,331 worldwide 88 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 R. A. Harrison United Kingdom · #263,065 worldwide 171 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 G. D. Kersley United Kingdom · #268,919 worldwide 57 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Amanda Collins United Kingdom · #270,269 worldwide 69 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Deepak R. Jadon United Kingdom · #281,078 worldwide 102 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 J Cosh United Kingdom · #296,772 worldwide 93 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases

Which keywords describe research at Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Autoantibodies, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Spondyloarthritis, Inflammation, Biological Therapy, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cardiovascular Risk and Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs.

▲ 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. Autoantibodies11▲ 102×8 topics
  2. Ankylosing Spondylitis7▲ 554×1 topic
  3. Inflammation7▲ 7.4×8 topics
  4. Spondyloarthritis7▲ 554×1 topic
  5. Biological Therapy7▲ 257×2 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Risk7▲ 45×2 topics
  7. Rheumatoid Arthritis7▲ 148×2 topics
  8. Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs7▲ 282×1 topic
  9. Joint Inflammation7▲ 282×1 topic
  10. Treatment6▲ 9.9×9 topics
  11. TGF-ß4▲ 59×2 topics
  12. Epidemiology4▲ 2.2×15 topics
  13. IL-174▲ 251×1 topic
  14. Regulatory T Cells4▲ 75×2 topics
  15. TH17 Cells4▲ 251×1 topic
  16. Psychological Factors3▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Interstitial Lung Disease2▲ 76×2 topics
  18. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 20×5 topics
  19. Rituximab2▲ 30×3 topics
  20. Dermatomyositis2▲ 247×1 topic
  21. Inflammatory Myopathies2▲ 247×1 topic
  22. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis2▲ 168×1 topic
  23. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis2▲ 82×2 topics
  24. Macrophage Activation Syndrome2▲ 168×1 topic
  25. Fibrosis2▲ 20×2 topics
  26. ANCA-associated2▲ 142×1 topic
  27. Musculoskeletal Disorders2▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Vasculitides2▲ 142×1 topic
  29. Endothelial Dysfunction2▲ 15×4 topics
  30. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome2▲ 113×1 topic
  32. Fibromyalgia2▲ 113×1 topic
  33. Neurobiology2▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Pulmonary Involvement2▲ 89×1 topic
  35. Systemic Sclerosis2▲ 89×1 topic
  36. Chronic Pain1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Low Back Pain1▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Disability1▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Measurement Properties1▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Clinical Features1▲ 61×3 topics

Which research topics does Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis and Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis.

  1. 1 Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Rheumatology 7 works
  2. 2 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 7 works
  3. 3 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 4 works
  4. 4 Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research Hematology 2 works
  6. 6 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  9. 9 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  10. 10 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 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 available39.7%not open60.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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