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University Hospital Ayr

In research, University Hospital Ayr stands highest in Health Sciences (#14,429 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#12,717 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,796
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,815
of 2,253
Research works
486
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is University Hospital Ayr 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 #14,429 of 20,462 7.4%333
MedicineField #12,717 of 17,978 7.1%295

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Hospital Ayr 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: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.01× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.97× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.04× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 3.87× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University Hospital Ayr?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrew Collier, Henri Gausseron and John OʼConor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Hospital Ayr.

  1. 1 Andrew Collier United Kingdom · #384,406 worldwide 63 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Henri Gausseron United Kingdom · #408,363 worldwide 0 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 John OʼConor United Kingdom · #1,015,064 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at University Hospital Ayr

Which keywords describe research at University Hospital Ayr?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mortality, Health Outcomes, Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Weight Loss, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Public Health and Diabetes.

▲ 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. Epidemiology4▲ 1.86×30 topics
  2. Mortality3▲ 7.9×9 topics
  3. Risk Factors2▲ 3.9×12 topics
  4. Public Health2▲ 2.6×12 topics
  5. Health Outcomes2▲ 14×3 topics
  6. Treatment2▲ 2.5×10 topics
  7. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.2×10 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 5.3×9 topics
  9. Obesity2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  10. Weight Loss2▲ 17×2 topics
  11. Diabetes2▲ 5.3×8 topics
  12. Neurological Disorders2▲ 4.5×9 topics
  13. Cancer1▲ 1.78×9 topics
  14. Complications1▲ 4.7×9 topics
  15. Guidelines1▲ 5.0×9 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  17. Education1▲ 1.26×5 topics
  18. History1▲ 3.2×4 topics
  19. Lifestyle Intervention1▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Type 2 Diabetes1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  21. Bariatric Surgery1▲ 60×1 topic
  22. Biomechanics1▲ 6.7×5 topics
  23. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 1.85×15 topics
  24. Chronic Pain1▲ 9.7×5 topics
  25. Ethical Considerations1▲ 6.2×4 topics
  26. Metabolic Surgery1▲ 60×1 topic
  27. Quality Improvement1▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Spinal Fusion1▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Surgical Treatment1▲ 10.0×3 topics
  30. Transportation1▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Child Development1▲ 4.5×4 topics
  32. Critical Care1▲ 7.8×6 topics
  33. Glaucoma1▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Primary Care1▲ 5.0×6 topics
  35. Adverse Drug Reactions1▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Injury Severity1▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Low Back Pain1▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Management1▲ 2.2×7 topics
  39. Spinal Surgery1▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Trauma Center1▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does University Hospital Ayr publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques.

Bariatric Surgery and Ou…1Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…1Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…1Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…1Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 1 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 1 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…1Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 1 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 1 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Ma…0Disaster Response and Management: 0 fractional works
SurgeryEmergency MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsAerospace Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 1 works
  8. 8 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  10. 10 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 0 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 available42.2%not open57.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.6%domestic only82.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Hospital Ayr's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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