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Tauranga Hospital

In research, Tauranga Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,365 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,840 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 10.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,844
of 22,385 · #12,227 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#33
of 61
Research works
524
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Tauranga Hospital

What is Tauranga 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,365 of 9,902 3.0%78 #5189
MedicineField #5,840 of 8,541 2.9%73 #5068

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tauranga 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 Tauranga Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Tauranga Hospital is in Health Sciences, 13% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (68%), Social Sciences (7%), Health Professions (4%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 88 fractional works · 72.5% of its workMedicine: 83 fractional works · 68.0% of its workSurgery: 29 fractional works · 23.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKTauranga Hospital122fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences13%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine8368.0%
    2. Health Professions54.1%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences97.5%
    2. Psychology43.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Environmental Science32.4%
    2. Engineering32.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.7%
    4. Computer Science11.0%
    5. Materials Science10.5%
    6. Chemistry00.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43.1%
    2. Neuroscience21.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Tauranga Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 10.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 28.6 works10×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.54× its world share, 83 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.54×83 works
  2. Veterinary2.30×0 works
  3. Health Professions1.57×5 works
  4. Neuroscience1.17×2 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.08×2 works
  6. Psychology1.06×4 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.59×4 works
  8. Social Sciences0.59×9 works
  9. Environmental Science0.48×3 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.32×1 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.30×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×1 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×1 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.16×0 works
  15. Engineering0.15×3 works
  16. Materials Science0.14×1 works
  17. Dentistry0.14×0 works
  18. Chemistry0.13×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.13×1 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.09×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×0 works
  23. Mathematics0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Tauranga Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Mark R. Fraundorfer, Peter John Gilling and Andrew Martin Chancellor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tauranga Hospital.

  1. 1 Mark R. Fraundorfer New Zealand · #296,623 worldwide 4k citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Peter John Gilling New Zealand · #380,027 worldwide 8.8k citations · 290 works
  3. 3 Andrew Martin Chancellor New Zealand · #403,542 worldwide 3.8k citations · 99 works
  4. 4 Katie M. Kennett New Zealand · #445,466 worldwide 2.1k citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Andre M. Westenberg New Zealand · #679,704 worldwide 1.7k citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Mohana P. Maddula New Zealand · #1,049,922 worldwide 823 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Jeremy I. Rossaak New Zealand · #1,364,585 worldwide 1.5k citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Gillian Corbett New Zealand · #1,412,608 worldwide 1.2k citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Andrew H. H. Tan New Zealand · #2,262,106 worldwide 1k citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Luciana Pelosi New Zealand · #2,406,390 worldwide 2.2k citations · 87 works
All ranked researchers at Tauranga Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Tauranga Hospital?

The most cited paper from Tauranga Hospital is "E-cadherin germline mutations in familial gastric cancer" (Parry Guilford, Justin Hopkins, James R Harraway et al., 1998), with 1,677 citations. Next come "Short-Course Radiation plus Temozolomide in Elderly Patients with Glioblastoma" (1,211) and "A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Functional Outcomes and Complications Following Transurethral Procedures for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Resulting from Benign Prostatic Obstruction: An Update" (818).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 E-cadherin germline mutations in familial gastric cancer Parry Guilford, Justin Hopkins, James R Harraway et al. · Nature Mar 1998 1,677
2 Short-Course Radiation plus Temozolomide in Elderly Patients with Glioblastoma James Perry et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 15 Mar 2017 1,211
3 A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Functional Outcomes and Complications Following Transurethral Procedures for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Resulting from Benign Prostatic Obstruction: An Update Jean-Nicolas Cornu, Sascha Ahyai, Alexander Bachmann et al. · European Urology Review 25 Jun 2014 818
4 The smear layer in endodontics – a review Darryl R. Violich, Nicholas Paul Chandler · International Endodontic Journal Open access 7 Dec 2009 664
5 Meta-analysis of Functional Outcomes and Complications Following Transurethral Procedures for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Resulting from Benign Prostatic Enlargement Sascha Ahyai, Peter John Gilling, Steven A. Kaplan et al. · European Urology Review 12 Jun 2010 642
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tauranga Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Chemotherapy, Rehabilitation, Quality of Life, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Neoadjuvant Therapy and Medical Education.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 2.8×47 topics
  2. Complications7▲ 12×14 topics
  3. Quality of Life6▲ 3.6×23 topics
  4. Chemotherapy6▲ 6.5×16 topics
  5. Rehabilitation5▲ 9.6×6 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 6.8×12 topics
  7. Diagnosis4▲ 3.8×16 topics
  8. Treatment4▲ 2.8×17 topics
  9. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 13×5 topics
  10. Medical Education4▲ 11×7 topics
  11. Reconstruction4▲ 17×4 topics
  12. Risk Factors4▲ 2.7×14 topics
  13. Laparoscopic Surgery3▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Anatomy3▲ 33×2 topics
  15. Distal Radius Fractures3▲ 48×1 topic
  16. Flexor Tendon Repair3▲ 48×1 topic
  17. Elbow Injuries3▲ 112×1 topic
  18. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction3▲ 112×1 topic
  19. Management3▲ 2.9×14 topics
  20. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 7.3×7 topics
  21. Shoulder Function3▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Mortality3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  23. Biomechanics3▲ 6.9×5 topics
  24. Craniofacial3▲ 93×1 topic
  25. Nasal3▲ 38×1 topic
  26. Rotator Cuff Tears2▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Shoulder Pathology2▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Metastasis2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  29. Revision Surgery2▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Urinary Incontinence2▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy2▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Surgery2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  34. Breast Reconstruction2▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Infection Prevention2▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Adjuvant Chemotherapy2▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Genetic Factors2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Rectal Cancer2▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Total Mesorectal Excision2▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Tumor Markers2▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Tauranga Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment, Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques and Shoulder Injury and Treatment.

Orthopedic Surgery and R…3Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma…3Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 3 fractional worksReconstructive Facial Su…3Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques: 3 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…2Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 2 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 2 fractional worksTesticular diseases and …2Testicular diseases and treatments: 2 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and Training: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 1 fractional works
SurgeryRehabilitationOncologyEpidemiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 3 works
  3. 3 Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Testicular diseases and treatments Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 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 available30.8%not open69.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tauranga Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Tauranga Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00053% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Tauranga Hospital0.00043% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Tauranga 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 2025Tauranga Hospital4.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.0% in 2016.

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