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Tallaght University Hospital

In research, Tallaght University Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#3,519 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,349 of 11,982 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,388 of 1,816 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dermatology and Psychiatry and Mental health — Dermatology is 14.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,464
of 28,054 · #8,105 all time
Rank in Ireland
#26
of 79
Research works
3.1k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Tallaght University Hospital 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
MedicineField #3,519 of 10,443 8.3%400 #2412
Health SciencesDomain #4,349 of 11,982 8.3%458 #2647
SurgerySubfield #1,388 of 1,816 9.2%67 #1087

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tallaght University 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#2,412 #3,519
  2. Health Sciences#2,647 #4,349
  3. Surgery#1,087 #1,388
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Tallaght University Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dermatology takes 14.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DermatologySubfield · 21.1 works14×
  2. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 21.8 works7.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.65× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.40× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.42× its world share, 52 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.63× its world share, 400 worksMedicineNursing: 1.39× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tallaght University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Rónán Collins, Colm O’Morain and Anthony O’Connor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tallaght University Hospital.

  1. 1 Rónán Collins Ireland · #34,211 worldwide 432 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Colm O’Morain Ireland · #37,290 worldwide 412 citations · 78 works
  3. 3 Anthony O’Connor Ireland · #93,166 worldwide 147 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Desmond O’Neill Ireland · #148,284 worldwide 274 citations · 116 works
  5. 5 H J O’Connor Ireland · #153,183 worldwide 126 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 James Gibney Ireland · #173,638 worldwide 145 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 R. Grainger Ireland · #219,169 worldwide 120 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Philip G. Murphy Ireland · #291,712 worldwide 105 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 John F. Quinlan Ireland · #339,292 worldwide 63 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 F. B. V. Keane Ireland · #343,963 worldwide 87 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Tallaght University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Tallaght University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Quality of Life, Aging, Mortality, Diagnosis, Inflammation and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology73▲ 3.2×89 topics
  2. Quality of Life37▲ 4.4×38 topics
  3. Treatment35▲ 5.1×37 topics
  4. Inflammation34▲ 2.9×51 topics
  5. Diagnosis27▲ 5.1×28 topics
  6. Aging26▲ 8.3×8 topics
  7. Risk Factors25▲ 4.0×27 topics
  8. Mortality25▲ 7.6×12 topics
  9. Public Health20▲ 2.4×29 topics
  10. Guidelines19▲ 7.1×12 topics
  11. Elderly Patients17▲ 18×4 topics
  12. Management17▲ 3.8×23 topics
  13. Complications16▲ 5.7×15 topics
  14. Biomarkers16▲ 4.1×13 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines16▲ 5.1×13 topics
  16. Chemotherapy14▲ 3.5×21 topics
  17. Primary Care14▲ 6.5×13 topics
  18. Rehabilitation14▲ 6.0×8 topics
  19. Prevention13▲ 5.5×12 topics
  20. Mortality Risk13▲ 9.4×6 topics
  21. Patient Satisfaction13▲ 7.0×9 topics
  22. Surgery12▲ 6.0×11 topics
  23. Neuroimaging12▲ 7.6×7 topics
  24. Physical Performance12▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Alzheimer's Disease11▲ 7.1×7 topics
  26. Medical Education11▲ 7.2×9 topics
  27. Quality of Care10▲ 21×4 topics
  28. Caregiver Burden10▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Cognitive Decline10▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Dementia10▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Elderly10▲ 7.1×6 topics
  32. Mild Cognitive Impairment10▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Vascular Risk Factors10▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Frailty10▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Geriatric Assessment10▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Chronic Disease Management9▲ 8.1×5 topics
  37. Clinical Outcomes9▲ 7.0×5 topics
  38. Long-Term Care8▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Perioperative Care8▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Nursing Home8▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Tallaght University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Frailty in Older Adults, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes and Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment.

Dementia and Cognitive I…10Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 10 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults10Frailty in Older Adults: 10 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…8Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 8 fractional worksGastrointestinal Bleedin…7Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment: 7 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 6 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 6 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…4Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 4 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 4 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures4Hip and Femur Fractures: 4 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 4 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthGeriatrics and GerontologyGeneral Health ProfessionsGastroenterology5 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 10 works
  2. 2 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 10 works
  3. 3 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 8 works
  4. 4 Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment Gastroenterology 7 works
  5. 5 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  7. 7 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 4 works
  8. 8 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 4 works
  9. 9 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 4 works
  10. 10 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 4 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 available43.9%not open56.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tallaght University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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