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St. Luke's Hospital

In research, St. Luke's Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#8,934 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,807 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,216
of 42,892
Rank in Ireland
#76
of 152
Research works
276
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is St. Luke's 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
MedicineField #8,934 of 17,978 13.0%184
Health SciencesDomain #11,807 of 20,462 12.9%192

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Luke'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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.91× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.32× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.98× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St. Luke's Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Sinéad Brennan, Orla McArdle and John Armstrong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Luke's Hospital.

  1. 1 Sinéad Brennan Ireland · #101,144 worldwide 137 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Orla McArdle Ireland · #203,944 worldwide 93 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 John Armstrong Ireland · #279,599 worldwide 107 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Brendan McClean Ireland · #551,800 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Carmel Mothersill Ireland · #668,382 worldwide 59 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Frances Duane Ireland · #690,374 worldwide 51 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Charles Gillham Ireland · #817,579 worldwide 39 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Ciaran Malone Ireland · #1,223,743 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 P. Thirion Ireland · #1,271,159 worldwide 6 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Mary Dunne Ireland · #1,382,865 worldwide 9 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at St. Luke's Hospital

Which keywords describe research at St. Luke's Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy, Monte Carlo Simulation, Quality Assurance, Dosimetry, Image-Guided Radiotherapy, Radiotherapy Physics and Genomic Instability.

▲ 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. Radiotherapy36▲ 34×11 topics
  2. Chemotherapy22▲ 11×21 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress21▲ 4.1×22 topics
  4. Epidemiology20▲ 1.85×51 topics
  5. Monte Carlo Simulation19▲ 23×2 topics
  6. Quality Assurance19▲ 36×2 topics
  7. Dosimetry18▲ 73×2 topics
  8. Image-Guided Radiotherapy18▲ 124×1 topic
  9. Radiotherapy Physics18▲ 124×1 topic
  10. Genomic Instability16▲ 46×3 topics
  11. Apoptosis15▲ 14×6 topics
  12. Fibrosis14▲ 25×3 topics
  13. Bystander Effects13▲ 222×1 topic
  14. Radiation13▲ 222×1 topic
  15. Inflammation13▲ 2.0×33 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines13▲ 8.3×11 topics
  17. Quality of Life12▲ 3.1×23 topics
  18. Immunotherapy11▲ 6.1×14 topics
  19. Cancer11▲ 2.7×21 topics
  20. Clinical Applications10▲ 51×2 topics
  21. Particle Therapy10▲ 116×1 topic
  22. Proton Therapy10▲ 116×1 topic
  23. Human Papillomavirus10▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Survival Analysis9▲ 12×6 topics
  25. Squamous Cell Carcinoma8▲ 35×3 topics
  26. Tumor Staging8▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Cervical Cancer8▲ 28×3 topics
  28. Neoadjuvant Therapy7▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Radiation Therapy7▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Adjuvant Therapy7▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Prognosis7▲ 8.0×4 topics
  32. Surgery7▲ 7.7×9 topics
  33. Surgical Management7▲ 5.4×10 topics
  34. Survival7▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Metastasis6▲ 7.0×8 topics
  36. Prostate Cancer6▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Cancer Incidence6▲ 15×4 topics
  38. CT Screening6▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Cetuximab6▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Lung Cancer6▲ 13×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy, Synthesis and properties of polymers and Management of metastatic bone disease.

Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdvances in Oncology and Radiotherapy: 1 fractional worksSynthesis and properties…1Synthesis and properties of polymers: 1 fractional worksManagement of metastatic…1Management of metastatic bone disease: 1 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 0 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Dis…0Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 0 fractional worksColorectal and Anal Carcinomas: 0 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 0 fractional works
RadiationRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPolymers and PlasticsSurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 1 works
  2. 2 Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  3. 3 Synthesis and properties of polymers Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  4. 4 Management of metastatic bone disease Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 0 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 0 works
  7. 7 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 0 works
  8. 8 Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 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 available32.7%not open67.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.8%domestic only82.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St. Luke's Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.