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Royal Victoria Hospital

In research, Royal Victoria Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#3,259 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,858 of 20,462 worldwide) and Surgery (#2,746 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,412
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#727
of 2,253
Research works
1k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
21.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Royal Victoria Hospital 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 #3,259 of 17,978 12.1%786
Health SciencesDomain #3,858 of 20,462 12.4%850
SurgerySubfield #2,746 of 4,227 10.9%157

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Victoria Hospital 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: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.07× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Victoria Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Sean Cavanagh and Dan Hurley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Victoria Hospital.

  1. 1 Sean Cavanagh United Kingdom · #1,176,593 worldwide 11 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Dan Hurley United Kingdom · #1,592,710 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Victoria Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Royal Victoria Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Complications, Heart Failure, Primary Care, Biomechanics, Internal Fixation and Rehabilitation.

▲ 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 22 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.6×31 topics
  2. Mortality2▲ 9.3×7 topics
  3. Quality of Life2▲ 3.2×15 topics
  4. Complications2▲ 8.9×7 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.7×11 topics
  6. Heart Failure2▲ 9.7×7 topics
  7. Primary Care2▲ 11×7 topics
  8. Management1▲ 4.8×8 topics
  9. Biomechanics1▲ 12×4 topics
  10. Internal Fixation1▲ 49×2 topics
  11. Diagnosis1▲ 3.4×7 topics
  12. Guidelines1▲ 6.7×4 topics
  13. Inflammation1▲ 1.47×12 topics
  14. Rehabilitation1▲ 8.0×5 topics
  15. Treatment1▲ 2.6×9 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.7×8 topics
  17. Infection Prevention1▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Radiotherapy1▲ 7.7×6 topics
  19. Bone Healing1▲ 62×1 topic
  20. Chemotherapy1▲ 3.9×8 topics
  21. Fracture Epidemiology1▲ 62×1 topic
  22. Genetics1▲ 3.9×7 topics

Which research topics does Royal Victoria Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bone fractures and treatments, Innovations in Medical Education, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications.

Bone fractures and treat…1Bone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…1Innovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 1 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery a…0Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 0 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Challenges: 0 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and M…0Diabetes Treatment and Management: 0 fractional worksThyroid Disorders and Treatments: 0 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 0 fractional works
EpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineNeurology4 others

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

  1. 1 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 1 works
  5. 5 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Challenges General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  9. 9 Thyroid Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  10. 10 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 0 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 available37.5%not open62.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Victoria Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.