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Stepping Hill Hospital

In research, Stepping Hill Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#7,352 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,614 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#22,135
of 22,385 · #20,628 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#849
of 862
Research works
724
▲ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Stepping Hill Hospital

What is Stepping Hill Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #7,352 of 8,541 2.3%61 #6803
Health SciencesDomain #8,614 of 9,902 2.4%65 #7572

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Stepping Hill 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Stepping Hill Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 89% of research at Stepping Hill Hospital is in Health Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (83%), Health Professions (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 3.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 74 fractional works · 89.0% of its workMedicine: 68 fractional works · 82.6% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 16.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 14.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKStepping HillHospital83fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences89%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6882.6%
    2. Health Professions55.8%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.3%
    3. Neuroscience10.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Engineering21.8%
    2. Environmental Science00.5%
    3. Chemistry00.1%
    4. Materials Science00.1%
    5. Computer Science00.0%
    1. Social Sciences10.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    3. Psychology10.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.21× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.30× its world share, 68 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× 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, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.30×68 works
  2. Health Professions2.21×5 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.25×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×3 works
  5. Dentistry0.59×0 works
  6. Veterinary0.59×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.53×1 works
  8. Nursing0.45×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.21×1 works
  10. Psychology0.20×0 works
  11. Engineering0.12×2 works
  12. Environmental Science0.10×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.07×0 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.06×1 works
  17. Chemistry0.05×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.02×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.01×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Stepping Hill Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Bart Decadt, Gerald N. Collins and P. H. OʼREILLY lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Stepping Hill Hospital.

  1. 1 Bart Decadt United Kingdom · #1,038,455 worldwide 1.1k citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Gerald N. Collins United Kingdom · #1,373,751 worldwide 2.2k citations · 82 works
  3. 3 P. H. OʼREILLY United Kingdom · #1,390,330 worldwide 3.8k citations · 111 works
  4. 4 Zara Gall United Kingdom · #1,669,519 worldwide 262 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Simon N. Jowitt United Kingdom · #1,767,405 worldwide 1.5k citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Gordon T. Deans United Kingdom · #1,907,637 worldwide 2k citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Philip Gartside Turner United Kingdom · #2,066,141 worldwide 630 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Adebanji Adeyoju United Kingdom · #2,241,518 worldwide 1.2k citations · 101 works
  9. 9 Magda Kujawa United Kingdom · #2,775,133 worldwide 174 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 William A. Brough United Kingdom · #3,183,367 worldwide 1.3k citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Stepping Hill Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Stepping Hill Hospital?

The most cited paper from Stepping Hill Hospital is "Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19" (COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al., 2021), with 1,130 citations. Next come "Clinical tests: sensitivity and specificity" (942) and "Study of Telomere Length Reveals Rapid Aging of Human Marrow Stromal Cells following In Vitro Expansion" (778).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al. · Nature Open access3,896 authors 8 Jul 2021 1,130
2 Clinical tests: sensitivity and specificity Abdul Ghaaliq Lalkhen, A. McCluskey · Continuing Education in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Open access 12 Nov 2008 942
3 Study of Telomere Length Reveals Rapid Aging of Human Marrow Stromal Cells following In Vitro Expansion Melissa A. Baxter, Robert Wynn, Simon N. Jowitt et al. · Stem Cells Open access 31 Aug 2004 778
4 Diagnosis and management of acute appendicitis. EAES consensus development conference 2015 Ramon R. Gorter et al. · Surgical Endoscopy Open access 22 Sep 2016 476
5 Whole-genome sequencing reveals host factors underlying critical COVID-19 Athanasios Kousathanas et al. · Nature Open access2,399 authors 7 Mar 2022 356
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Stepping Hill Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Treatment, Clinical Guidelines, Complications, Management, Guidelines and Mortality.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.0×46 topics
  2. Diagnosis6▲ 8.0×17 topics
  3. Treatment6▲ 6.1×20 topics
  4. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 22×8 topics
  5. Complications5▲ 12×11 topics
  6. Management4▲ 6.8×16 topics
  7. Risk Factors4▲ 4.6×15 topics
  8. Inflammation4▲ 2.3×20 topics
  9. Guidelines4▲ 9.7×8 topics
  10. Mortality4▲ 7.9×8 topics
  11. Prostate Cancer4▲ 32×3 topics
  12. Rehabilitation4▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Radiation Therapy3▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Survival Rates3▲ 39×2 topics
  15. MRI Imaging3▲ 43×2 topics
  16. Screening3▲ 37×2 topics
  17. Androgen Suppression3▲ 81×1 topic
  18. Genetic Variants3▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Gleason Grading3▲ 81×1 topic
  20. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 4.1×11 topics
  21. Surgery3▲ 9.7×7 topics
  22. Chemotherapy3▲ 4.5×9 topics
  23. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 9.3×6 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations2▲ 6.0×9 topics
  25. Primary Care2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  26. Immune Response2▲ 4.5×7 topics
  27. Postoperative Complications2▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Autoantibodies2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  29. Pathophysiology2▲ 7.5×6 topics
  30. Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis2▲ 91×1 topic
  31. Pulmonary Sclerosing Hemangioma2▲ 91×1 topic
  32. Surgical Management2▲ 5.4×9 topics
  33. Cardiac Risk2▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Perioperative2▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Breast Cancer2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  37. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 16×4 topics
  38. Mechanical Ventilation2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Chronic Pain2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  40. Prophylaxis2▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Stepping Hill Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Clinical practice guidelines implementation.

Prostate Cancer Diagnosi…3Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Pathology Studies: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …2Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksClinical practice guidel…1Clinical practice guidelines implementation: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksRenal function and acid-base balance: 1 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Resea…1Diverse Scientific Research Studies: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 1 fractional worksPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Renal function and acid-base balance Nephrology 1 works
  7. 7 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 1 works
  10. 10 Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment Epidemiology 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 available33.3%not open66.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Stepping Hill Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Stepping Hill Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00024% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Stepping Hill Hospital0.00045% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Stepping Hill Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Stepping Hill Hospital4.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 5.1% in 2010.

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