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St George's Hospital

In research, St George's Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#3,635 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,762 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 7.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,951
of 28,054 · #6,972 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#470
of 1,094
Research works
4.6k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
95k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
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
MedicineField #3,635 of 10,443 12.0%295 #1348
Health SciencesDomain #4,762 of 11,982 11.5%321 #1635

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).

What does St George's Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 31.5 works7.9×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 59.1 works6.6×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.17× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.03× its world share, 295 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, David Ward, Marjan Jahangiri and Aubrey Leatham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St George's Hospital.

  1. 1 David Ward United Kingdom · #54,120 worldwide 208 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Marjan Jahangiri United Kingdom · #70,936 worldwide 190 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Aubrey Leatham United Kingdom · #91,318 worldwide 188 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Alan Karthikesalingam United Kingdom · #95,927 worldwide 186 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Peter Holt United Kingdom · #108,076 worldwide 182 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Matt Thompson United Kingdom · #109,865 worldwide 216 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 George Hall United Kingdom · #189,297 worldwide 162 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Paul Collinson United Kingdom · #193,052 worldwide 164 citations · 55 works
  9. 9 I.M. Loftus United Kingdom · #198,430 worldwide 81 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Brendan Madden United Kingdom · #212,059 worldwide 92 citations · 34 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, Mortality, Guidelines, Complications, Inflammation, Treatment, Maternal Mortality 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. Epidemiology46▲ 3.1×93 topics
  2. Mortality20▲ 8.9×12 topics
  3. Inflammation19▲ 2.4×43 topics
  4. Guidelines19▲ 10×12 topics
  5. Complications18▲ 9.3×16 topics
  6. Treatment16▲ 3.4×39 topics
  7. Risk Factors15▲ 3.6×22 topics
  8. Quality of Life14▲ 2.6×35 topics
  9. Diagnosis12▲ 3.4×33 topics
  10. Management12▲ 3.9×25 topics
  11. Maternal Mortality10▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Surgical Management10▲ 6.3×17 topics
  13. Myocardial Infarction9▲ 11×7 topics
  14. Rehabilitation9▲ 6.1×10 topics
  15. Surgery9▲ 6.7×11 topics
  16. Prenatal Diagnosis9▲ 15×7 topics
  17. Postoperative Complications8▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Magnetic Resonance Imaging8▲ 8.0×6 topics
  19. Echocardiography7▲ 7.1×6 topics
  20. Clinical Guidelines7▲ 6.5×8 topics
  21. Radiation Exposure7▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Cardiac Risk7▲ 22×1 topic
  23. Perioperative7▲ 22×1 topic
  24. Biomechanics7▲ 5.9×7 topics
  25. Quality Improvement7▲ 9.2×6 topics
  26. Cardiac Imaging7▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Prevention7▲ 4.2×15 topics
  28. Surgical Treatment7▲ 9.0×5 topics
  29. Coronary Artery Disease6▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Clinical Outcomes6▲ 7.7×5 topics
  31. Endothelial Dysfunction6▲ 6.9×6 topics
  32. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes6▲ 8.6×6 topics
  33. Pain Management6▲ 6.9×7 topics
  34. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment6▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Computed Tomography Angiography6▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Myocardial Perfusion6▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Pregnancy6▲ 7.4×6 topics
  38. Preeclampsia6▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Pregnancy Complications6▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Mechanical Ventilation5▲ 12×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies and Tracheal and airway disorders.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 7 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 6 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclamps…5Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 5 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…4Tracheal and airway disorders: 4 fractional worksAirway Management and Intubation Techniques: 4 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 4 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…3Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 3 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy: 3 fractional worksCoronary Interventions a…3Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 3 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingObstetrics and GynecologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 6 works
  3. 3 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 5 works
  4. 4 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Airway Management and Intubation Techniques Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 3 works
  8. 8 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 3 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 available35.1%not open64.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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