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Torbay Hospital

In research, Torbay Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,178 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#7,620 of 17,978 worldwide) and Surgery (#3,449 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,543
of 28,054 · #19,084 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,041
of 1,094
Research works
874
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Torbay 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,178 of 20,462 8.5%689
MedicineField #7,620 of 17,978 8.3%605
SurgerySubfield #3,449 of 4,227 7.9%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Torbay 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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.23× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.74× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.88× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Torbay Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, D Müller, Siba Prosad Paul and Ibrahim Imam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Torbay Hospital.

  1. 1 D Müller United Kingdom · #846,098 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Siba Prosad Paul United Kingdom · #1,153,981 worldwide 24 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Ibrahim Imam United Kingdom · #1,540,004 worldwide 3 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Torbay Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Torbay Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Diagnosis, Guidelines, Complications, Treatment, Postoperative Complications and Cholangiocarcinoma.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 5.2×54 topics
  2. Diagnosis4▲ 6.9×17 topics
  3. Mortality4▲ 11×6 topics
  4. Guidelines4▲ 13×8 topics
  5. Treatment4▲ 4.8×19 topics
  6. Complications4▲ 11×10 topics
  7. Inflammation3▲ 2.1×16 topics
  8. Postoperative Complications3▲ 34×2 topics
  9. Cholangiocarcinoma3▲ 51×2 topics
  10. Public Health3▲ 2.9×11 topics
  11. Cardiac Risk3▲ 49×1 topic
  12. Management3▲ 5.0×9 topics
  13. Medical Education3▲ 15×7 topics
  14. Perioperative3▲ 49×1 topic
  15. Children2▲ 15×5 topics
  16. Surgical Management2▲ 8.4×8 topics
  17. Robotic Surgery2▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Cholecystitis2▲ 73×1 topic
  19. ERCP2▲ 73×1 topic
  20. Surgery2▲ 9.0×7 topics
  21. Pathophysiology2▲ 8.7×5 topics
  22. Rehabilitation2▲ 6.8×8 topics
  23. Health Outcomes2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  24. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 20×3 topics
  25. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.8×10 topics
  26. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  27. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 7.0×7 topics
  28. Adults1▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Chronic Pain1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  30. Prognostic Factors1▲ 4.8×8 topics
  31. Dermatophytes1▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Echocardiography1▲ 7.3×3 topics
  33. Onychomycosis1▲ 78×1 topic
  34. Primary Care1▲ 5.2×7 topics
  35. Prognosis1▲ 5.9×5 topics
  36. Critical Care1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  37. Surgical Skills1▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Virtual Reality Training1▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Health Policy1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  40. Molecular Pathology1▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Torbay Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Nail Diseases and Treatments and Surgical Simulation and Training.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and …3Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 3 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 2 fractional worksNail Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and Training: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksPediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Ou…1Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksDental Education, Practice, Research: 1 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional worksUltrasound in Clinical Applications: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologySurgery2 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Nail Diseases and Treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Ultrasound in Clinical Applications Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 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 available34.6%not open65.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Torbay 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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