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Tunbridge Wells Hospital

In research, Tunbridge Wells Hospital stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,946 of 16,945 worldwide), Health Sciences (#12,088 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,944 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,310
of 28,054 · #26,133 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#827
of 1,094
Research works
530
▼ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Tunbridge Wells 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,946 of 16,945 13.7%163
Health SciencesDomain #12,088 of 20,462 8.9%270
MedicineField #10,944 of 17,978 8.7%216

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tunbridge Wells 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.08× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.25× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.19× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tunbridge Wells Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, A. S. Tritton, Andrew Bolton and A. G. E. Jones lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tunbridge Wells Hospital.

  1. 1 A. S. Tritton United Kingdom · #778,098 worldwide 6 citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Andrew Bolton United Kingdom · #809,568 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 A. G. E. Jones United Kingdom · #813,250 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 C. M. Botley United Kingdom · #973,274 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Tunbridge Wells Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Tunbridge Wells Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethical Considerations, Complications, Treatment, End-of-Life, Palliative Care, Guidelines, Mortality and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 1.79×25 topics
  2. Ethical Considerations5▲ 19×8 topics
  3. Complications5▲ 12×11 topics
  4. Treatment5▲ 4.8×13 topics
  5. Quality of Life4▲ 3.7×15 topics
  6. End-of-Life4▲ 50×1 topic
  7. Palliative Care4▲ 28×1 topic
  8. Guidelines3▲ 9.3×6 topics
  9. Mortality3▲ 7.5×7 topics
  10. Risk Factors3▲ 3.6×10 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 6.8×8 topics
  12. Inflammation3▲ 1.74×15 topics
  13. Diagnosis3▲ 3.7×9 topics
  14. Clinical Trials2▲ 4.8×11 topics
  15. Management2▲ 4.1×8 topics
  16. Radiotherapy2▲ 8.4×7 topics
  17. Surgery2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  18. Healthcare Quality2▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.8×13 topics
  20. Screening2▲ 29×3 topics
  21. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Surgical Management2▲ 5.9×7 topics
  23. Children2▲ 10.0×3 topics
  24. Democracy2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  25. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 19×4 topics
  26. Colorectal Cancer2▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  28. Cholangiocarcinoma2▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  30. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  31. Stroke2▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Survival Analysis2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  33. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes1▲ 9.4×4 topics
  34. Telemedicine1▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Colonoscopy1▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Emergency Department Visits1▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Oncology1▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Polyps1▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Adults1▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Political Dynamics1▲ 58×2 topics

Which research topics does Tunbridge Wells Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders.

Palliative Care and End-…4Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 1 fractional worksMining and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksPatient Safety and Medic…1Patient Safety and Medication Errors: 1 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and …1Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 1 fractional worksEosinophilic Esophagitis1Eosinophilic Esophagitis: 1 fractional worksBreast Implant and Recon…1Breast Implant and Reconstruction: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOncologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineBuilding and Construction3 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 1 works
  4. 4 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 1 works
  7. 7 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  8. 8 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 1 works
  9. 9 Eosinophilic Esophagitis Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tunbridge Wells Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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