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St Michael's Hospital

In research, St Michael's Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#7,623 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,336 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,744
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,015
of 2,253
Research works
483
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
33.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
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
MedicineField #7,623 of 17,978 22.8%324
Health SciencesDomain #9,336 of 20,462 22.2%355

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.67× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 2.82× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.95× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Soothill and David J Cahill lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St Michael's Hospital.

  1. 1 Peter Soothill United Kingdom · #474,193 worldwide 59 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 David J Cahill United Kingdom · #909,769 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at St Michael's Hospital

Which keywords describe research at St Michael's Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Prenatal Diagnosis, Preterm Infants, Maternal Mortality, Infertility, Inflammation and Metabolic Syndrome.

▲ 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. Epidemiology49▲ 2.5×72 topics
  2. Inflammation31▲ 2.7×38 topics
  3. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes24▲ 25×6 topics
  4. Prenatal Diagnosis24▲ 28×7 topics
  5. Quality of Life23▲ 3.5×32 topics
  6. Preterm Infants22▲ 30×4 topics
  7. Metabolic Syndrome21▲ 5.1×17 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress20▲ 2.3×24 topics
  9. Maternal Mortality19▲ 22×5 topics
  10. Infertility19▲ 28×4 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease17▲ 3.1×18 topics
  12. Management17▲ 4.4×19 topics
  13. Pregnancy Complications13▲ 32×2 topics
  14. Mortality13▲ 5.4×12 topics
  15. Cerebral Palsy12▲ 33×2 topics
  16. Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy12▲ 67×1 topic
  17. Neonatal Encephalopathy12▲ 67×1 topic
  18. Pain Management12▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Assisted Reproductive Technology12▲ 35×2 topics
  20. Global Trends11▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Genomic Sequencing11▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Insulin Resistance11▲ 5.0×6 topics
  23. Cell-Free DNA11▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Aneuploidy Screening11▲ 62×1 topic
  25. Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing11▲ 62×1 topic
  26. Perioperative Care11▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Chronic Pain10▲ 9.4×4 topics
  28. Pulmonary Hypertension10▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Surgical Treatment10▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Endothelial Dysfunction10▲ 7.1×7 topics
  31. Pathophysiology10▲ 7.6×8 topics
  32. Intrauterine Infection10▲ 48×2 topics
  33. Respiratory Distress Syndrome9▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia9▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Cardiovascular Health9▲ 10.0×3 topics
  36. Lung Stem Cells9▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Surfactant Proteins9▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Postoperative Pain9▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Preeclampsia9▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Pregnancy9▲ 8.0×9 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Sexual Differentiation and Disorders, Urological Disorders and Treatments, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology.

Sexual Differentiation and Disorders: 1 fractional worksUrological Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…0Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 0 fractional worksNeonatal and fetal brain…0Neonatal and fetal brain pathology: 0 fractional worksPreterm Birth and Chorio…0Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis: 0 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …0Diversity and Career in Medicine: 0 fractional worksMenstrual Health and Dis…0Menstrual Health and Disorders: 0 fractional worksGenetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities: 0 fractional worksEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare: 0 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyUrologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Sexual Differentiation and Disorders Molecular Biology 1 works
  2. 2 Urological Disorders and Treatments Urology 1 works
  3. 3 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  5. 5 Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Epidemiology 0 works
  6. 6 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 0 works
  7. 7 Menstrual Health and Disorders Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities Genetics 0 works
  9. 9 Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  10. 10 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available32.6%not open67.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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