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University Hospital Galway

In research, University Hospital Galway stands highest in Medicine (#1,422 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,748 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,328 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Surgery is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,228
of 28,054 · #7,214 all time
Rank in Ireland
#16
of 79
Research works
3k
▲ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is University Hospital Galway 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 #1,422 of 10,443 9.5%537 #1360
Health SciencesDomain #1,748 of 11,982 9.9%599 #1651
Life SciencesDomain #4,328 of 7,800 16.3%78 #6809
SurgerySubfield #1,216 of 1,816 6.9%115 #1537
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #879 of 1,144 10.9%66 #1238

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Hospital Galway 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#1,360 #1,422
  2. Health Sciences#1,651 #1,748
  3. Life Sciences#6,809 #4,328
  4. Surgery#1,537 #1,216
  5. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#1,238 #879
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 University Hospital Galway specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 114.5 works6.5×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 66.1 works5.7×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 48 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.67× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.11× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.64× its world share, 53 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.69× its world share, 537 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University Hospital Galway?

Ranked on the composite score, Darren Mylotte, Chris Collins and Robert Murphy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Hospital Galway.

  1. 1 Darren Mylotte Ireland · #22,149 worldwide 815 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Chris Collins Ireland · #129,678 worldwide 139 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Robert Murphy Ireland · #140,815 worldwide 121 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Melissa J. McDonnell Ireland · #161,536 worldwide 173 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Maccon Keane Ireland · #194,235 worldwide 165 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Magdi Yacoub Ireland · #242,263 worldwide 150 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Michael R. Boland Ireland · #260,063 worldwide 52 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Myles Joyce Ireland · #372,220 worldwide 78 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Faisal Sharif Ireland · #409,863 worldwide 41 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Niamh Hynes Ireland · #438,916 worldwide 113 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at University Hospital Galway

Which keywords describe research at University Hospital Galway?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Treatment, Inflammation, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Complications, Diagnosis and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology76▲ 2.5×104 topics
  2. Inflammation42▲ 2.7×64 topics
  3. Quality of Life40▲ 3.7×38 topics
  4. Treatment36▲ 3.9×43 topics
  5. Risk Factors32▲ 3.8×27 topics
  6. Diagnosis31▲ 4.3×35 topics
  7. Clinical Practice Guidelines27▲ 6.5×14 topics
  8. Complications26▲ 6.8×16 topics
  9. Guidelines25▲ 7.0×13 topics
  10. Mortality24▲ 5.5×13 topics
  11. Rehabilitation22▲ 7.3×12 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease21▲ 2.5×30 topics
  13. Chemotherapy20▲ 3.8×23 topics
  14. Cancer19▲ 1.87×30 topics
  15. Management19▲ 3.2×29 topics
  16. Elderly Patients17▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Diabetes17▲ 4.5×12 topics
  18. Aging16▲ 4.0×15 topics
  19. Atherosclerosis16▲ 7.6×8 topics
  20. Clinical Trials16▲ 3.2×16 topics
  21. Clinical Guidelines16▲ 7.1×9 topics
  22. Immunotherapy16▲ 2.9×17 topics
  23. Biomechanics14▲ 6.3×8 topics
  24. Surgical Management14▲ 4.6×18 topics
  25. Global Burden14▲ 3.3×10 topics
  26. Surgery14▲ 5.1×11 topics
  27. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention13▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Radiotherapy13▲ 4.5×13 topics
  29. Primary Care13▲ 4.4×14 topics
  30. Echocardiography12▲ 6.0×7 topics
  31. Functional Recovery12▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Revascularization12▲ 10.0×4 topics
  33. Survival Analysis12▲ 5.6×6 topics
  34. Neuroprotection11▲ 4.3×12 topics
  35. Clinical Outcomes11▲ 7.0×5 topics
  36. Postoperative Complications11▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Prophylaxis9▲ 9.4×3 topics
  38. Mechanical Ventilation9▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Deep Vein Thrombosis9▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Quality of Care9▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does University Hospital Galway publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management and Frailty in Older Adults.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and …8Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 8 fractional worksCoronary Interventions a…7Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 7 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 7 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults7Frailty in Older Adults: 7 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 6 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 6 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 6 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…6Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 6 fractional worksDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases: 6 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 5 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryInternal MedicineGeriatrics and Gerontology3 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  2. 2 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 7 works
  3. 3 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 7 works
  4. 4 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 7 works
  5. 5 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 6 works
  6. 6 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 6 works
  7. 7 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 6 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases Surgery 6 works
  10. 10 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 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 available48.1%not open51.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Hospital Galway's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% 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.

Other research institutions in Galway

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.