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Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

In research, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,412 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,037 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,708
of 28,054 · #22,651 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#700
of 1,094
Research works
807
▲ 87% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.3k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Southend University Hospital 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
Health SciencesDomain #7,412 of 11,982 7.2%135 #7962
MedicineField #7,037 of 10,443 6.6%123 #6330

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southend University Hospital 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 Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 22.1 works5.7×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.28× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.85× its world share, 123 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× 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 Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, David Albala, Bhaskar Dasgupta and Hanif Motiwala lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

  1. 1 David Albala United Kingdom · #424,397 worldwide 257 citations · 160 works
  2. 2 Bhaskar Dasgupta United Kingdom · #483,325 worldwide 82 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Hanif Motiwala United Kingdom · #1,130,836 worldwide 33 citations · 76 works
  4. 4 Sanchia S. Goonewardene United Kingdom · #1,384,014 worldwide 0 citations · 145 works
  5. 5 Harry Roberts United Kingdom · #1,427,431 worldwide 16 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 James Myerscough United Kingdom · #1,428,603 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Which keywords describe research at Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Mortality, Treatment, Complications, Guidelines, Diagnosis and Clinical Practice 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. Epidemiology16▲ 2.4×63 topics
  2. Inflammation12▲ 3.4×33 topics
  3. Treatment10▲ 4.9×28 topics
  4. Mortality8▲ 8.2×7 topics
  5. Complications7▲ 8.9×13 topics
  6. Diagnosis7▲ 4.8×26 topics
  7. Guidelines7▲ 9.5×10 topics
  8. Quality of Life7▲ 3.1×21 topics
  9. Risk Factors7▲ 3.8×18 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 6.7×11 topics
  11. Chemotherapy6▲ 5.0×16 topics
  12. Management6▲ 4.4×21 topics
  13. Aging5▲ 5.9×5 topics
  14. Elderly Patients5▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 9.8×7 topics
  16. Surgery5▲ 8.0×6 topics
  17. Autoantibodies5▲ 12×8 topics
  18. Healthcare Quality4▲ 26×3 topics
  19. Postoperative Complications4▲ 19×4 topics
  20. Surgical Management4▲ 6.1×16 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis4▲ 4.0×9 topics
  22. Cardiac Risk4▲ 27×1 topic
  23. Fibrosis4▲ 12×5 topics
  24. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 9.4×4 topics
  25. Perioperative4▲ 27×1 topic
  26. Prevention4▲ 5.3×8 topics
  27. Radiotherapy4▲ 5.9×10 topics
  28. Mortality Risk4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  29. Glaucoma3▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Intraocular Pressure3▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Frailty3▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Geriatric Assessment3▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Cardiovascular Risk3▲ 6.2×7 topics
  34. Survival Analysis3▲ 6.6×5 topics
  35. Rituximab3▲ 12×3 topics
  36. ANCA-associated3▲ 66×1 topic
  37. Vasculitides3▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Chronic Pain3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  39. Laparoscopic Repair3▲ 39×2 topics
  40. Defensive Medicine2▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Frailty in Older Adults, Vasculitis and related conditions and Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and …4Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 4 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults3Frailty in Older Adults: 3 fractional worksVasculitis and related c…3Vasculitis and related conditions: 3 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and …2Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 2 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Res…2Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 2 fractional worksHernia repair and management: 2 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…2Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGeriatrics and GerontologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePharmacy5 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  3. 3 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 2 works
  5. 5 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 2 works
  8. 8 Hernia repair and management Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 2 works
  10. 10 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 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 available52.5%not open47.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.4%domestic only77.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 87% 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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