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Southampton General Hospital

In research, Southampton General Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#3,544 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,510 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,689
of 28,054 · #1,540 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#321
of 1,094
Research works
7.7k
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
339k
44.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Southampton General Hospital 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 #3,544 of 10,443 16.9%168 #330
Health SciencesDomain #4,510 of 11,982 17.1%182 #352

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southampton 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.51× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.02× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.00× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.89× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.67× its world share, 168 worksMedicineNursing: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southampton General Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Martin K. Church, Stephen T. Holgate and Ralph Wright lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southampton General Hospital.

  1. 1 Martin K. Church United Kingdom · #28,753 worldwide 524 citations · 69 works
  2. 2 Stephen T. Holgate United Kingdom · #29,638 worldwide 1.4k citations · 300 works
  3. 3 Ralph Wright United Kingdom · #37,418 worldwide 290 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 David J. Barker United Kingdom · #39,692 worldwide 894 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 R. J. Nelson United Kingdom · #41,282 worldwide 251 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 S.T. Holgate United Kingdom · #64,938 worldwide 201 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Christopher D. Ward United Kingdom · #89,190 worldwide 258 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Adrian C Bateman United Kingdom · #101,755 worldwide 159 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Mike Stroud United Kingdom · #111,216 worldwide 173 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 John D. Williams United Kingdom · #123,773 worldwide 152 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Southampton General Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Southampton General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Treatment, Prognosis and Insulin Resistance.

▲ 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. Epidemiology31▲ 3.3×82 topics
  2. Inflammation17▲ 3.5×53 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome12▲ 6.1×17 topics
  4. Treatment12▲ 4.0×28 topics
  5. Chemotherapy11▲ 6.7×18 topics
  6. Immunotherapy10▲ 6.0×17 topics
  7. Quality of Life10▲ 2.9×32 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress9▲ 2.2×30 topics
  9. Diagnosis8▲ 3.7×26 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 2.9×31 topics
  11. Prognosis8▲ 9.9×8 topics
  12. Insulin Resistance7▲ 6.7×9 topics
  13. Neurological Disorders7▲ 5.1×16 topics
  14. Genetic Mutations6▲ 6.2×17 topics
  15. Management6▲ 3.3×19 topics
  16. Aging6▲ 4.8×11 topics
  17. Complications6▲ 5.0×13 topics
  18. Genetics6▲ 3.6×13 topics
  19. Obesity6▲ 3.2×15 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 4.3×11 topics
  21. Mortality6▲ 4.1×12 topics
  22. Surgery6▲ 6.6×9 topics
  23. Hepatic Steatosis5▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Primary Care5▲ 5.7×10 topics
  25. Tumor Microenvironment5▲ 4.8×6 topics
  26. Mitochondrial Dysfunction5▲ 7.0×9 topics
  27. Neoadjuvant Therapy5▲ 8.8×5 topics
  28. Surgical Management5▲ 4.9×15 topics
  29. Hepatocellular Carcinoma4▲ 8.9×3 topics
  30. Neurodegeneration4▲ 6.3×7 topics
  31. Prognostic Factors4▲ 4.1×14 topics
  32. Rehabilitation4▲ 4.3×7 topics
  33. NAFLD4▲ 14×1 topic
  34. NASH4▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Neuroinflammation4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  36. Pancreatic Cancer4▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Targeted Therapy4▲ 6.7×5 topics
  38. Gemcitabine3▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Surgical Complications3▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Elderly Patients3▲ 7.7×4 topics

Which research topics does Southampton General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Nutrition and Health in Aging and Hip and Femur Fractures.

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 3 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 2 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 2 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 2 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism stud…2Diet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 2 fractional worksMyasthenia Gravis and Thymoma: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis an…2Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional works
EpidemiologyOncologyPhysiologySurgery2 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 4 works
  2. 2 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 3 works
  3. 3 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 2 works
  7. 7 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 2 works
  8. 8 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma Neurology 2 works
  10. 10 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available35.0%not open65.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southampton General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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