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South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

In research, South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Medicine (#5,061 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,194 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 6.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,801
of 28,054 · #28,762 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#603
of 1,094
Research works
383
▲ 150% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust 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 #5,061 of 10,443 11.6%119 #8741
Health SciencesDomain #6,194 of 11,982 12.4%135 #10058

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust 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 South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 26.3 works6.9×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.44× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.84× its world share, 120 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Kamal Mahawar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.

  1. 1 Kamal Mahawar United Kingdom · #1,219,433 worldwide 29 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Which keywords describe research at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Quality of Life, Guidelines, Complications, Treatment, Diagnosis and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology18▲ 2.8×57 topics
  2. Quality of Life12▲ 5.0×25 topics
  3. Mortality10▲ 11×10 topics
  4. Inflammation9▲ 2.8×35 topics
  5. Guidelines9▲ 12×11 topics
  6. Treatment9▲ 4.6×26 topics
  7. Complications8▲ 10×13 topics
  8. Risk Factors8▲ 4.7×19 topics
  9. Diagnosis8▲ 5.3×19 topics
  10. Prevention6▲ 9.6×10 topics
  11. Obesity6▲ 5.3×14 topics
  12. Diabetes6▲ 7.6×8 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Risk6▲ 11×7 topics
  14. Management6▲ 4.3×14 topics
  15. Surgery5▲ 9.5×10 topics
  16. Chemotherapy5▲ 4.5×17 topics
  17. Colorectal Cancer5▲ 37×3 topics
  18. Ethical Considerations5▲ 8.6×7 topics
  19. Health Outcomes5▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Incidence5▲ 46×2 topics
  21. Primary Care5▲ 7.5×10 topics
  22. Prognosis5▲ 8.6×8 topics
  23. Anxiety4▲ 5.8×8 topics
  24. Weight Loss4▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Medical Education4▲ 10×9 topics
  26. Type 2 Diabetes4▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Lifestyle Intervention4▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Bariatric Surgery4▲ 75×1 topic
  29. Metabolic Surgery4▲ 75×1 topic
  30. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 7.3×8 topics
  31. Screening4▲ 25×3 topics
  32. Colonoscopy4▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Polyps4▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 7.4×8 topics
  35. Critical Care4▲ 9.3×7 topics
  36. Health Care Costs3▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Quality Improvement3▲ 9.9×7 topics
  38. Children3▲ 7.8×2 topics
  39. End-of-Life3▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Palliative Care3▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues and Cancer survivorship and care.

Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 4 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…2Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksCancer survivorship and …2Cancer survivorship and care: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksEnhanced Recovery After Surgery: 2 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis a…2Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 2 fractional works
SurgeryOncologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 4 works
  3. 3 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  9. 9 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 2 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 2 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 150% higher 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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