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St Lawrence Hospital

In research, St Lawrence Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#12,920 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#11,789 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

ROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#30,431
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,629
of 1,844
Research works
194
▼ 63% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.84×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
St Lawrence Hospital

What is St Lawrence Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #12,920 of 16,688 6.3%135
MedicineField #11,789 of 14,558 6.4%122

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where St Lawrence 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does St Lawrence Hospital work in?

In all years, 70% of research at St Lawrence Hospital is in Health Sciences, 14% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (63%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Arts and Humanities (5%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 135 fractional works · 69.5% of its workMedicine: 122 fractional works · 63.0% of its workSurgery: 48 fractional works · 24.8% of its workEpidemiology: 12 fractional works · 6.1% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnatomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 13.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 4.7% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 22 fractional works · 11.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 7.7% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSt LawrenceHospital194fractional works, all years
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences70%Social Sciences14%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine12263.0%
    2. Health Professions94.5%
    3. Dentistry42.0%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Arts and Humanities94.7%
    2. Social Sciences84.1%
    3. Psychology52.5%
    4. Decision Sciences21.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology157.7%
    2. Neuroscience42.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    1. Engineering31.8%
    2. Environmental Science31.4%
    3. Computer Science21.1%
    4. Materials Science10.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.88× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 4.72× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science: 1.88× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 4.64× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.23× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science4.72×1 works
  2. Health Professions4.64×0 works
  3. Arts and Humanities4.23×0 works
  4. Neuroscience1.88×0 works
  5. Environmental Science1.88×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.34×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.97×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.86×0 works
  9. Medicine0.16×0 works

Who are the top researchers at St Lawrence Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, PHILIP J. SYKES, N. J. PERCIVAL and Martin A.P. Milling lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St Lawrence Hospital.

  1. 1 PHILIP J. SYKES United Kingdom · #1,928,176 worldwide 1.8k citations · 87 works
  2. 2 N. J. PERCIVAL United Kingdom · #3,419,574 worldwide 457 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Martin A.P. Milling United Kingdom · #3,603,373 worldwide 705 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 HARRY G. MIDDLETON United Kingdom · #5,076,325 worldwide 124 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Michael N. Tempest United Kingdom · #5,745,021 worldwide 936 citations · 145 works
  6. 6 M Barbotin United Kingdom · #5,978,259 worldwide 11 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at St Lawrence Hospital

What are the most cited papers from St Lawrence Hospital?

The most cited paper from St Lawrence Hospital is "Morbidity in the forearm flap donor arm" (John G. Boorman, James Brown, PHILIP J. SYKES, 1987), with 158 citations. Next come "Dorsal metacarpal flaps" (155) and "Comparison of oral squamous cell carcinoma in younger and older patients in India" (119).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Morbidity in the forearm flap donor arm John G. Boorman, James Brown, PHILIP J. SYKES · British Journal of Plastic Surgery Mar 1987 158
2 Dorsal metacarpal flaps Michael John Earley, R.H. Milner · British Journal of Plastic Surgery Jul 1987 155
3 Comparison of oral squamous cell carcinoma in younger and older patients in India Moni Abraham Kuriakose, Meena Sankaranarayanan, M. K. C. Nair et al. · European Journal of Cancer Part B Oral Oncology 1992 119
4 Long-Term Follow-Up of Swanson’s Silastic Arthroplasty of the Metacarpophalangeal Joints in Rheumatoid Arthritis Yvonne G. Wilson, PHILIP J. SYKES, Niri S. Niranjan · Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) Feb 1993 108
5 The Arterial Supply of the Thumb, First Web and Index Finger and its Surgical Application M EARLEY · Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) Apr 1986 99
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Which keywords describe research at St Lawrence Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Breast Reconstruction, Free Flap, Microsurgical Reconstruction, Risk Factors, Pathophysiology and Rehabilitation.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology35▲ 4.5×35 topics
  2. Complications20▲ 20×9 topics
  3. Breast Reconstruction14▲ 118×2 topics
  4. Free Flap14▲ 166×1 topic
  5. Microsurgical Reconstruction14▲ 166×1 topic
  6. Risk Factors11▲ 5.4×10 topics
  7. Quality of Life9▲ 3.5×13 topics
  8. Pathophysiology8▲ 16×4 topics
  9. Inflammation8▲ 1.79×11 topics
  10. Rehabilitation8▲ 12×2 topics
  11. Psychological Impact8▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Reconstruction8▲ 21×2 topics
  13. Resuscitation8▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Burn Injury7▲ 224×1 topic
  15. Burn Wound Infections7▲ 224×1 topic
  16. Infection Prevention7▲ 41×3 topics
  17. Wound Healing7▲ 15×5 topics
  18. Anatomy7▲ 42×3 topics
  19. Surgical Management6▲ 7.3×9 topics
  20. Treatment6▲ 2.6×11 topics
  21. Distal Radius Fractures6▲ 51×1 topic
  22. Flexor Tendon Repair6▲ 51×1 topic
  23. Diabetes6▲ 6.1×3 topics
  24. Craniofacial6▲ 129×1 topic
  25. Nasal6▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Treatment Outcomes6▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Growth Factors6▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Macrophages5▲ 15×1 topic
  29. Regeneration5▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Genetic Mutations5▲ 4.7×7 topics
  31. Fetal Development5▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Anesthesia4▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Colonialism4▲ 4.7×4 topics
  34. Surgical Sutures4▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Tissue Adhesives4▲ 92×1 topic
  36. Cleft Lip4▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Cleft Palate4▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Internal Fixation3▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Difficult Airway Society3▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Tracheal Intubation3▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does St Lawrence Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Speech Recognition and Synthesis, Speech and Audio Processing, Political Systems and Governance and Healthcare Systems and Challenges.

Speech Recognition and Synthesis: 0 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Processing: 0 fractional worksPolitical Systems and Governance: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and C…0Healthcare Systems and Challenges: 0 fractional worksHistorical Studies of Br…0Historical Studies of British Isles: 0 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 0 fractional worksBarrier Structure and Function Studies: 0 fractional worksCephalopods and Marine Biology: 0 fractional worksIdentification and Quantification in Food: 0 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging: 0 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceSignal ProcessingPolitical Science and International RelationsGeneral Health Professions6 others

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

  1. 1 Speech Recognition and Synthesis Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  2. 2 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 0 works
  3. 3 Political Systems and Governance Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Challenges General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies of British Isles History 0 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  7. 7 Barrier Structure and Function Studies Neurology 0 works
  8. 8 Cephalopods and Marine Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  9. 9 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 0 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 available31.3%not open68.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.7%domestic only95.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has St Lawrence Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 63% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is St Lawrence Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000010% in 2020.

0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%St Lawrence Hospital0.000027% in 202419801990200020102020

Fractional works of St Lawrence Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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