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Hospital / health system · Scunthorpe · United Kingdom

Scunthorpe General Hospital

In research, Scunthorpe General Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#16,455 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#14,627 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#36,059
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,928
of 2,253
Research works
407
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Scunthorpe General 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
Health SciencesDomain #16,455 of 20,462 4.2%274
MedicineField #14,627 of 17,978 4.0%224

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Scunthorpe General 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: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.90× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.86× its world share, 44 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.88× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 2 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 Scunthorpe General Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Geetinder Kaur and A. C. Scupholme lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scunthorpe General Hospital.

  1. 1 Geetinder Kaur United Kingdom · #548,514 worldwide 29 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 A. C. Scupholme United Kingdom · #687,410 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Scunthorpe General Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Scunthorpe General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Diagnosis, Children, Imaging, Adults and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 4.6×26 topics
  2. Complications7▲ 25×10 topics
  3. Treatment6▲ 8.7×12 topics
  4. Diagnosis6▲ 11×10 topics
  5. Children4▲ 33×3 topics
  6. Imaging4▲ 28×2 topics
  7. Adults4▲ 111×2 topics
  8. Guidelines4▲ 14×8 topics
  9. Intussusception4▲ 179×1 topic
  10. Meckel's Diverticulum4▲ 179×1 topic
  11. Prevention4▲ 15×5 topics
  12. Risk Factors4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  13. Ethical Considerations3▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Palliative Care3▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Surgical Management3▲ 14×8 topics
  16. Quality of Life3▲ 3.8×10 topics
  17. Advance Care Planning3▲ 86×1 topic
  18. End-of-Life3▲ 56×1 topic
  19. Mortality3▲ 8.7×7 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors3▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Mental Health3▲ 3.0×6 topics
  22. Palliative Treatment2▲ 54×2 topics
  23. Radiotherapy2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  24. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Colorectal Cancer2▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Genetic Adaptation2▲ 193×1 topic
  27. Guideline Development2▲ 152×1 topic
  28. Incidence2▲ 51×2 topics
  29. Lactase Persistence2▲ 193×1 topic
  30. Quality Assessment2▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Esophageal Motility Disorders2▲ 103×1 topic
  32. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease2▲ 103×1 topic
  33. Growth Factors2▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Platelet-Rich Plasma2▲ 43×2 topics
  35. Nutritional Support2▲ 29×3 topics
  36. Myocardial Infarction1▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Colonoscopy1▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Metastatic Spine Tumors1▲ 118×1 topic
  40. Postoperative Complications1▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Scunthorpe General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Clinical practice guidelines implementation and Digestive system and related health.

Gastrointestinal disorde…4Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 4 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 3 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 2 fractional worksDigestive system and related health: 2 fractional worksGastroesophageal reflux and treatments: 2 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 1 fractional worksManagement of metastatic…1Management of metastatic bone disease: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 1 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Practice and Research: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneticsGastroenterology3 others

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

  1. 1 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  3. 3 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Digestive system and related health Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Gastroenterology 2 works
  6. 6 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Management of metastatic bone disease Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 1 works
  10. 10 Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Gastroenterology 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 available35.6%not open64.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Scunthorpe General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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