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St Michael's Hospital

In research, St Michael's Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,295 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,479 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,406
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,164
of 2,253
Research works
446
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
34.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is St Michael'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
Health SciencesDomain #7,295 of 20,462 23.0%331
MedicineField #6,479 of 17,978 22.0%293

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St Michael'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: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.16× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.44× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 2.75× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at St Michael's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glaucoma, Epidemiology, Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Cardiovascular Risk, Optic Nerve, Inflammation and Quality Improvement.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 2.4×44 topics
  2. Glaucoma3▲ 36×4 topics
  3. Inflammation3▲ 2.6×26 topics
  4. Diabetic Retinopathy2▲ 39×2 topics
  5. Macular Degeneration2▲ 32×2 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 11×5 topics
  7. Diagnosis2▲ 3.5×10 topics
  8. Optic Nerve2▲ 33×2 topics
  9. COVID-192▲ 2.2×10 topics
  10. Healthcare2▲ 2.8×9 topics
  11. Management2▲ 4.0×8 topics
  12. Risk Factors2▲ 2.8×10 topics
  13. Mortality2▲ 5.1×7 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.81×9 topics
  15. Depression1▲ 3.0×9 topics
  16. Primary Care1▲ 7.0×8 topics
  17. Public Health1▲ 1.91×11 topics
  18. Heart Failure1▲ 5.7×6 topics
  19. Macular Hole1▲ 121×1 topic
  20. Neuroprotection1▲ 7.2×8 topics
  21. Quality Improvement1▲ 13×5 topics
  22. Surgery1▲ 7.3×5 topics
  23. Treatment1▲ 2.1×11 topics
  24. Vitreoretinal Surgery1▲ 121×1 topic
  25. Complications1▲ 4.5×6 topics
  26. Social Support1▲ 4.1×7 topics
  27. Elderly Patients1▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Optical Coherence Tomography1▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Prognosis1▲ 6.3×5 topics
  30. Rehabilitation1▲ 5.6×7 topics
  31. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor1▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Choroidal Thickness1▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  35. Femtosecond Laser1▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Intraocular Lens Implantation1▲ 73×1 topic
  37. Pain Management1▲ 8.8×5 topics
  38. Retinal Disease1▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Retinal Pigment Epithelium1▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Vessel Segmentation1▲ 41×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Retinal and Macular Surgery, Retinal Imaging and Analysis, Retinal Diseases and Treatments and Intraocular Surgery and Lenses.

Retinal and Macular Surg…1Retinal and Macular Surgery: 1 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Anal…1Retinal Imaging and Analysis: 1 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…1Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and …1Intraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 1 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury a…1Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 0 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 0 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOphthalmologyPathology and Forensic MedicineNeurology3 others

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

  1. 1 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  2. 2 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  3. 3 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 1 works
  4. 4 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  5. 5 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  7. 7 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 1 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 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 available40.5%not open59.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors83.0%domestic only17.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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