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St. Patrick's Hospital

In research, St. Patrick's Hospital stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,622 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,005 of 10,206 worldwide) and Medicine (#11,710 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,740
of 42,892
Rank in Ireland
#75
of 152
Research works
634
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is St. Patrick'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
Social SciencesDomain #6,622 of 16,945 28.0%321
Social SciencesField #5,005 of 10,206 43.3%138
MedicineField #11,710 of 17,978 16.8%170
Health SciencesDomain #13,363 of 20,462 17.2%212
PsychologyField #2,616 of 3,744 15.8%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Patrick'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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.23× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.32× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.61× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 4.09× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 11.51× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 11.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Kellaghan, Hugh Gash and Meghan Kenny lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Patrick's Hospital.

  1. 1 Thomas Kellaghan Ireland · #341,615 worldwide 38 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Hugh Gash Ireland · #1,554,764 worldwide 13 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Meghan Kenny Ireland · #1,607,556 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at St. Patrick's Hospital

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Depression, Mental Health, Anxiety, Cognitive Therapy, Emotion Regulation, Psychological Distress, Prevalence and Adolescents.

▲ 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. Depression13▲ 31×11 topics
  2. Mental Health6▲ 8.0×12 topics
  3. Anxiety4▲ 18×4 topics
  4. Epidemiology4▲ 1.86×11 topics
  5. Cognitive Therapy4▲ 68×3 topics
  6. Emotion Regulation3▲ 22×6 topics
  7. Prevalence3▲ 15×3 topics
  8. Psychological Distress3▲ 25×4 topics
  9. Adolescents3▲ 16×3 topics
  10. Electroconvulsive Therapy3▲ 499×1 topic
  11. Serotonin Syndrome3▲ 499×1 topic
  12. COVID-193▲ 3.9×3 topics
  13. Cognitive Impairment3▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Treatment-Resistant Depression3▲ 85×2 topics
  15. Synaptic Plasticity3▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Antidepressant2▲ 199×1 topic
  17. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Genetics2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  19. Ketamine2▲ 199×1 topic
  20. Neurobiological Correlates2▲ 46×3 topics
  21. Well-being2▲ 12×6 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  23. Resilience2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  24. Risk Factors2▲ 3.8×3 topics
  25. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy2▲ 31×1 topic
  26. Internet-based Interventions2▲ 68×1 topic
  27. Antipsychotic Drugs2▲ 100×1 topic
  28. Neurocognitive Deficits2▲ 100×1 topic
  29. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 27×5 topics
  30. Neuroscience2▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Mental Disorders2▲ 28×3 topics
  33. Psychopathology2▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Anxiety Disorders2▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Psychological Impact2▲ 9.3×1 topic
  37. Quarantine2▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Body Image1▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Eating Disorders1▲ 62×1 topic
  40. Trauma1▲ 14×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies, Treatment of Major Depression, Digital Mental Health Interventions and Schizophrenia research and treatment.

Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies: 3 fractional worksTreatment of Major Depression: 2 fractional worksDigital Mental Health In…2Digital Mental Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksSchizophrenia research a…2Schizophrenia research and treatment: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksEating Disorders and Behaviors: 1 fractional worksMental Health Treatment …1Mental Health Treatment and Access: 1 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksTryptophan and brain disorders: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthPharmacologyApplied PsychologyClinical Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  2. 2 Treatment of Major Depression Pharmacology 2 works
  3. 3 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Tryptophan and brain disorders Biological Psychiatry 1 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 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 available23.6%not open76.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.0%domestic only75.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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