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St George's Hospital

In research, St George's Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,124 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,265 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,249
of 28,054 · #2,395 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#515
of 1,094
Research works
7.6k
▼ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
324k
42.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is St George's 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,124 of 11,982 15.6%114 #732
MedicineField #5,265 of 10,443 16.2%104 #639

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St George's 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.09× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.71× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.89× its world share, 104 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St George's Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, David A. Grant, J Martin Bland and Michael J. Stock lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St George's Hospital.

  1. 1 David A. Grant United Kingdom · #23,771 worldwide 510 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 J Martin Bland United Kingdom · #47,993 worldwide 5.3k citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Michael J. Stock United Kingdom · #61,790 worldwide 333 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 John Dormandy United Kingdom · #85,729 worldwide 278 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 John R. Griffiths United Kingdom · #120,201 worldwide 339 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Judith Marsh United Kingdom · #129,636 worldwide 129 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 E. C. Gordon‐Smith United Kingdom · #134,115 worldwide 174 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 David Gaze United Kingdom · #145,839 worldwide 88 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 C. A. Pasternak United Kingdom · #177,525 worldwide 253 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 N. W. Oakley United Kingdom · #187,972 worldwide 92 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at St George's Hospital

Which keywords describe research at St George's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Neurological Disorders, Neuroimaging, Treatment, Complications, Surgical Management, Diagnosis and Quality of Life.

▲ 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▲ 3.0×77 topics
  2. Neurological Disorders9▲ 12×12 topics
  3. Neuroimaging7▲ 19×9 topics
  4. Treatment7▲ 4.0×22 topics
  5. Inflammation6▲ 2.2×28 topics
  6. Quality of Life6▲ 3.2×28 topics
  7. Diagnosis6▲ 4.3×20 topics
  8. Complications5▲ 7.1×17 topics
  9. Risk Factors5▲ 3.2×16 topics
  10. Surgical Management5▲ 8.1×14 topics
  11. Mortality4▲ 5.7×10 topics
  12. Guidelines4▲ 6.2×10 topics
  13. Management4▲ 3.5×15 topics
  14. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 11×7 topics
  15. Heart Failure4▲ 5.9×12 topics
  16. Brain Connectivity3▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Hydrocephalus3▲ 53×2 topics
  18. Brain Development3▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Primary Care3▲ 6.2×8 topics
  20. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 7.6×7 topics
  21. Diffusion MRI3▲ 74×1 topic
  22. Genetic Mutations3▲ 5.1×10 topics
  23. White Matter3▲ 74×1 topic
  24. Cerebrospinal Fluid3▲ 70×1 topic
  25. Glymphatic System3▲ 70×1 topic
  26. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 8.6×6 topics
  27. Prognostic Factors3▲ 5.0×13 topics
  28. Rehabilitation3▲ 5.5×11 topics
  29. Quality Improvement3▲ 10×6 topics
  30. Epilepsy3▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Osteoporosis3▲ 22×3 topics
  32. Functional Connectivity2▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 7.6×5 topics
  34. Basal Ganglia2▲ 32×2 topics
  35. Catheter Ablation2▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  37. Deep Brain Stimulation2▲ 25×3 topics
  38. Surgical Treatment2▲ 8.7×5 topics
  39. Therapy2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  40. Low Back Pain2▲ 9.8×3 topics

Which research topics does St George's Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus, Vestibular and auditory disorders and Neurological disorders and treatments.

Advanced Neuroimaging Te…3Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksCerebrospinal fluid and …3Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus: 3 fractional worksVestibular and auditory …2Vestibular and auditory disorders: 2 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…2Neurological disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …2Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 2 fractional worksElectrolyte and hormonal disorders: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy: 2 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…1Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceNeurologyPathology and Forensic Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  2. 2 Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 works
  3. 3 Vestibular and auditory disorders Neurology 2 works
  4. 4 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  6. 6 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Electrolyte and hormonal disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 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 available26.8%not open73.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St George's Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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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