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University Hospital Kerry

In research, University Hospital Kerry stands highest in Health Sciences (#16,895 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#17,199 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,127
of 42,892
Rank in Ireland
#116
of 152
Research works
251
▲ 406% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is University Hospital Kerry 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 #16,895 of 20,462 5.1%194
MedicineField #17,199 of 17,978 4.4%170

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Hospital Kerry 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.26× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.56× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 2.79× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University Hospital Kerry?

Ranked on the composite score, David Buckley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Hospital Kerry.

  1. 1 David Buckley Ireland · #1,042,425 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University Hospital Kerry

Which keywords describe research at University Hospital Kerry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Elderly Patients, Inflammation, Aging, Patient Satisfaction, Rehabilitation, Mortality Risk, Frailty and Geriatric Assessment.

▲ 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. Elderly Patients5▲ 72×4 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 5.4×13 topics
  3. Epidemiology4▲ 2.4×30 topics
  4. Aging4▲ 17×3 topics
  5. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 24×4 topics
  6. Rehabilitation3▲ 18×5 topics
  7. Treatment3▲ 6.1×12 topics
  8. Frailty3▲ 138×1 topic
  9. Geriatric Assessment3▲ 96×1 topic
  10. Mortality Risk3▲ 29×2 topics
  11. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 29×3 topics
  12. Diagnosis3▲ 6.7×8 topics
  13. Quality of Care3▲ 70×3 topics
  14. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 47×2 topics
  15. Health Care Utilization2▲ 46×3 topics
  16. Delirium2▲ 84×1 topic
  17. Guidelines2▲ 9.8×8 topics
  18. Mechanically Ventilated Patients2▲ 84×1 topic
  19. Risk Factors2▲ 3.8×9 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.3×8 topics
  21. Emergency Department Crowding2▲ 126×1 topic
  22. Ethical Considerations2▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Nursing Home2▲ 94×1 topic
  24. Person-Centered Care2▲ 94×1 topic
  25. Triage Systems2▲ 126×1 topic
  26. Quality Improvement2▲ 19×5 topics
  27. Quality of Life2▲ 2.4×10 topics
  28. Complications1▲ 6.4×6 topics
  29. Primary Care1▲ 8.1×7 topics
  30. Healthcare Quality1▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Management1▲ 3.6×7 topics
  32. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 6.7×6 topics
  33. Children1▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 4.5×6 topics
  35. Medical Errors1▲ 58×2 topics
  36. Meta-Analysis1▲ 3.9×4 topics
  37. Myocardial Infarction1▲ 9.8×4 topics
  38. Palliative Care1▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Patient Experience1▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Public Reporting1▲ 103×1 topic

Which research topics does University Hospital Kerry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Frailty in Older Adults, Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders, Emergency and Acute Care Studies and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes.

Frailty in Older Adults3Frailty in Older Adults: 3 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 2 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional worksPatient Satisfaction in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…1Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksHospital Admissions and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment and Management: 0 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicineEmergency MedicineGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  2. 2 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Hospital Admissions and Outcomes Emergency Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available41.9%not open58.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Hospital Kerry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 406% 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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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.