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St Nicholas Hospital

In research, St Nicholas Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#5,194 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,835 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,065 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,998
of 28,054 · #11,875 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#574
of 1,094
Research works
693
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
21.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is St Nicholas 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 #5,194 of 17,978 13.9%242
Health SciencesDomain #6,835 of 20,462 14.1%281
Social SciencesDomain #6,065 of 16,945 18.2%212

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St Nicholas 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: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.47× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.23× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.94× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.64× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.43× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at St Nicholas Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Prevalence, Ethical Considerations, Climate Change, Palliative Care, End-of-Life, Risk Factors, Social Cognition and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology4▲ 1.41×24 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 1.97×29 topics
  3. Risk Factors3▲ 3.4×11 topics
  4. Mental Health2▲ 2.1×13 topics
  5. Prevalence2▲ 7.4×6 topics
  6. Quality of Life2▲ 2.1×12 topics
  7. Depression2▲ 3.2×10 topics
  8. Ethical Considerations2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.4×7 topics
  10. Palliative Care2▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Treatment2▲ 2.2×9 topics
  12. End-of-Life2▲ 28×2 topics
  13. Prevention2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  14. Resilience2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  15. Social Cognition2▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Advance Care Planning2▲ 35×1 topic
  17. Family Perspectives2▲ 35×1 topic
  18. Health Care Costs2▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Health Effects2▲ 3.6×8 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis2▲ 3.3×6 topics
  21. Pain Management2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  22. Global Burden2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  23. Neurobiology2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  24. Urban Development2▲ 5.1×5 topics
  25. Cognitive Therapy1▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Pain Assessment Tools1▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Antipsychotic Drugs1▲ 42×1 topic
  28. Comorbidity1▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Cultural Exchange1▲ 13×5 topics
  30. Cultural Studies1▲ 4.4×5 topics
  31. Neurocognitive Deficits1▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Performance Analysis1▲ 7.8×1 topic
  33. Training Load1▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Trauma1▲ 7.6×6 topics
  35. ADHD1▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder1▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Mental Disorders1▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Reflective Practice1▲ 7.3×3 topics
  39. Church History1▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Late Antiquity1▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does St Nicholas Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Schizophrenia research and treatment, Sports Performance and Training and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Palliative Care and End-…2Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksSchizophrenia research a…1Schizophrenia research and treatment: 1 fractional worksSports Performance and T…1Sports Performance and Training: 1 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hypera…1Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills: 1 fractional worksPain Management and Opio…1Pain Management and Opioid Use: 1 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 1 fractional worksMilitary and Defense Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Religious…1Historical and Religious Studies of Rome: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPsychiatry and Mental healthOrthopedics and Sports MedicineFamily Practice4 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  3. 3 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills Family Practice 1 works
  7. 7 Pain Management and Opioid Use Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Military and Defense Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.5%domestic only61.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St Nicholas Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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