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Swansea Bay University Health Board

In research, Swansea Bay University Health Board stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,484 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,041 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,329
of 28,054 · #15,826 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#517
of 1,094
Research works
934
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.7k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Swansea Bay University Health Board known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #5,484 of 11,982 8.2%230 #4550
MedicineField #5,041 of 10,443 8.3%195 #6759

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swansea Bay University Health Board 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.64× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.82× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.78× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.28× its world share, 195 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Swansea Bay University Health Board?

Ranked on the composite score, Dean Harris, J. W. Tomb and Sujoy Banerjee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swansea Bay University Health Board.

  1. 1 Dean Harris United Kingdom · #312,076 worldwide 76 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 J. W. Tomb United Kingdom · #1,135,015 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Sujoy Banerjee United Kingdom · #1,144,405 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Swansea Bay University Health Board

Which keywords describe research at Swansea Bay University Health Board?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Chemotherapy, Guidelines, Primary Care, Mortality and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology33▲ 2.7×91 topics
  2. Quality of Life23▲ 5.2×41 topics
  3. Clinical Practice Guidelines13▲ 7.9×14 topics
  4. Chemotherapy13▲ 6.1×18 topics
  5. Inflammation12▲ 1.82×32 topics
  6. Diagnosis11▲ 4.0×27 topics
  7. Mortality11▲ 6.3×10 topics
  8. Guidelines11▲ 7.5×11 topics
  9. Management10▲ 4.3×27 topics
  10. Primary Care10▲ 8.8×13 topics
  11. Risk Factors10▲ 3.0×27 topics
  12. Treatment10▲ 2.6×29 topics
  13. Public Health8▲ 1.86×26 topics
  14. Complications8▲ 5.2×14 topics
  15. Surgery8▲ 7.2×10 topics
  16. Neoadjuvant Therapy8▲ 10×5 topics
  17. Heart Failure7▲ 5.0×7 topics
  18. Elderly Patients7▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Immunotherapy7▲ 3.0×14 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 2.6×15 topics
  21. Genetics6▲ 2.9×14 topics
  22. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 6.3×7 topics
  23. Radiotherapy6▲ 5.1×12 topics
  24. Clinical Guidelines6▲ 6.6×8 topics
  25. Rehabilitation6▲ 4.7×10 topics
  26. Quality Improvement6▲ 9.5×7 topics
  27. Prevention6▲ 4.3×13 topics
  28. Prevalence5▲ 4.0×12 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations5▲ 4.6×7 topics
  30. Health-related Quality of Life5▲ 6.5×5 topics
  31. Postoperative Complications5▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Survival Analysis5▲ 5.5×6 topics
  33. Laparoscopic Surgery5▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 7.2×5 topics
  35. Cardiac Risk4▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Chronic Conditions4▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Health Care Costs4▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Perioperative4▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Health Services4▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Quality of Care4▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Swansea Bay University Health Board publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and …4Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 4 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…3Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 3 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 3 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksColorectal and Anal Carcinomas: 3 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 3 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 3 fractional worksChronic Disease Manageme…3Chronic Disease Management Strategies: 3 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 3 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOncologyEpidemiologySurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 3 works
  3. 3 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 3 works
  4. 4 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 3 works
  5. 5 Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 3 works
  7. 7 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  8. 8 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 3 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  10. 10 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 2 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 available49.0%not open51.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swansea Bay University Health Board's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher 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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