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Hospital / health system · Newcastle upon Tyne · United Kingdom

Royal Victoria Infirmary

In research, Royal Victoria Infirmary stands highest in Medicine (#4,171 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,985 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 6.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,314
of 28,054 · #3,245 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#378
of 1,094
Research works
7k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
184k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Royal Victoria Infirmary 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 #4,171 of 10,443 7.6%263 #976
Health SciencesDomain #4,985 of 11,982 7.7%285 #1128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Victoria Infirmary 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 Victoria Infirmary specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 55.0 works6.6×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.31× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.38× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.76× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.59× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.85× its world share, 263 worksMedicineNursing: 1.78× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Victoria Infirmary?

Ranked on the composite score, S M Griffin, Alan Craft and J. F. Fowler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Victoria Infirmary.

  1. 1 S M Griffin United Kingdom · #21,946 worldwide 282 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Alan Craft United Kingdom · #27,096 worldwide 357 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 J. F. Fowler United Kingdom · #28,303 worldwide 316 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Mark K. Bennett United Kingdom · #45,589 worldwide 385 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 R. Hall United Kingdom · #62,385 worldwide 283 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 P. Kendall‐Taylor United Kingdom · #77,666 worldwide 152 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 H. Weil‐Malherbe United Kingdom · #95,240 worldwide 366 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 N.E.F. Cartlidge United Kingdom · #138,869 worldwide 138 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Petros Perros United Kingdom · #143,376 worldwide 204 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 P. S. Gardner United Kingdom · #153,957 worldwide 174 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Victoria Infirmary

Which keywords describe research at Royal Victoria Infirmary?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Surgery, Radiotherapy, Genetic Mutations, Complications, Endoscopic Resection, Chemotherapy and Neoadjuvant Therapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology47▲ 3.3×86 topics
  2. Quality of Life15▲ 2.9×30 topics
  3. Inflammation15▲ 2.0×52 topics
  4. Risk Factors15▲ 3.8×22 topics
  5. Treatment14▲ 3.2×36 topics
  6. Surgery14▲ 11×10 topics
  7. Chemotherapy13▲ 5.4×19 topics
  8. Radiotherapy13▲ 9.6×12 topics
  9. Complications13▲ 7.3×14 topics
  10. Genetic Mutations12▲ 8.1×19 topics
  11. Diagnosis12▲ 3.7×29 topics
  12. Endoscopic Resection12▲ 33×2 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines11▲ 5.8×12 topics
  14. Mortality11▲ 5.3×11 topics
  15. Neoadjuvant Therapy11▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Immunotherapy10▲ 3.9×15 topics
  17. Survival Analysis10▲ 10×6 topics
  18. Management10▲ 3.5×23 topics
  19. Prognostic Factors9▲ 5.8×14 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis9▲ 4.1×9 topics
  21. Neurological Disorders8▲ 4.1×15 topics
  22. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy8▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Prognosis8▲ 6.8×9 topics
  24. Surgical Management8▲ 5.3×16 topics
  25. Rehabilitation8▲ 5.4×12 topics
  26. Adjuvant Therapy7▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Chemoradiation7▲ 31×2 topics
  28. Barrett's Esophagus7▲ 48×1 topic
  29. Esophageal Carcinoma7▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Clinical Management6▲ 10×7 topics
  31. Medical Education6▲ 7.0×9 topics
  32. Molecular Characterization6▲ 9.9×4 topics
  33. Wound Healing6▲ 6.7×8 topics
  34. Postoperative Complications6▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Pain Management6▲ 7.4×7 topics
  36. Critical Care6▲ 7.0×8 topics
  37. Mutation Analysis6▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Pulmonary Infections6▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Stroke6▲ 8.8×7 topics
  40. Breast Reconstruction6▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Royal Victoria Infirmary publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment, Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.

Esophageal Cancer Resear…7Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 7 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research…5Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 5 fractional worksGastric Cancer Managemen…5Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 5 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …4Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 4 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 4 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 3 fractional worksNonmelanoma Skin Cancer …3Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare …3COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 3 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis an…3Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksPituitary Gland Disorder…3Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 3 fractional works
SurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 7 works
  2. 2 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  4. 4 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 4 works
  6. 6 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 3 works
  9. 9 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 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 available32.8%not open67.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Victoria Infirmary's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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