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St John's Hospital

In research, St John's Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,625 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,929
of 28,054 · #11,310 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#713
of 1,094
Research works
1.2k
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
24.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is St John'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 #6,625 of 11,982 5.9%60 #4231

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St John'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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.57× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.52× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.92× its world share, 53 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Malcolm W. Greaves, C. D. Calnan and Etain Cronin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St John's Hospital.

  1. 1 Malcolm W. Greaves United Kingdom · #47,724 worldwide 347 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 C. D. Calnan United Kingdom · #90,479 worldwide 140 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Etain Cronin United Kingdom · #233,575 worldwide 85 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 A.A. Quaba United Kingdom · #239,453 worldwide 82 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 W.A.D. Griffiths United Kingdom · #723,055 worldwide 40 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Scott Justice United Kingdom · #823,231 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at St John's Hospital

Which keywords describe research at St John's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Mechanical Ventilation, Diagnosis, Airway Stenosis, Tracheostomy, Tissue Engineering and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 3.3×36 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 2.7×16 topics
  3. Quality of Life4▲ 3.4×14 topics
  4. Complications3▲ 9.6×8 topics
  5. Diagnosis3▲ 5.1×12 topics
  6. Mechanical Ventilation3▲ 35×2 topics
  7. Tissue Engineering3▲ 6.3×3 topics
  8. Airway Stenosis2▲ 62×1 topic
  9. Mortality2▲ 6.2×8 topics
  10. Tracheostomy2▲ 62×1 topic
  11. Autoantibodies2▲ 14×3 topics
  12. Matrix Metalloproteinases2▲ 24×2 topics
  13. Skin Cancer2▲ 45×2 topics
  14. Autoimmune2▲ 68×2 topics
  15. Difficult Airway Society2▲ 102×1 topic
  16. Tracheal Intubation2▲ 102×1 topic
  17. Ethical Considerations2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  18. Distal Radius Fractures2▲ 48×1 topic
  19. Flexor Tendon Repair2▲ 48×1 topic
  20. Health Outcomes2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  21. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Primary Care2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  23. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  24. Quality Improvement2▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Staphylococcus aureus2▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Photoaging2▲ 75×1 topic
  27. Sedation2▲ 26×2 topics
  28. UV Radiation2▲ 50×1 topic
  29. Filaggrin2▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Immune Dysregulation2▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Photodynamic Therapy2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  32. Skin Microbiome2▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Anesthesia1▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Bullous Pemphigoid1▲ 75×1 topic
  35. Contact Allergy1▲ 110×1 topic
  36. Pemphigoid1▲ 75×1 topic
  37. Pharmacokinetics1▲ 7.7×4 topics
  38. Regeneration1▲ 10×5 topics
  39. Rituximab1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Skin Sensitization1▲ 110×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Tracheal and airway disorders, Airway Management and Intubation Techniques, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Skin Protection and Aging.

Tracheal and airway diso…2Tracheal and airway disorders: 2 fractional worksAirway Management and In…2Airway Management and Intubation Techniques: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…2Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging2Skin Protection and Aging: 2 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 2 fractional worksAutoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases: 1 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and A…1Contact Dermatitis and Allergies: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…1Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksDigital Imaging in Medic…1Digital Imaging in Medicine: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…1Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineSurgeryDermatology4 others

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

  1. 1 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Airway Management and Intubation Techniques Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 2 works
  5. 5 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 2 works
  6. 6 Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 1 works
  8. 8 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Digital Imaging in Medicine Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 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 available22.3%not open77.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.5%domestic only71.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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