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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

In research, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Medicine (#975 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,221 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,620 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,901
of 28,054 · #4,557 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#156
of 1,094
Research works
4.1k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
82k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust 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 #975 of 10,443 15.9%847 #1167
Health SciencesDomain #1,221 of 11,982 15.7%952 #1321
Life SciencesDomain #2,620 of 7,800 15.6%118 #2502
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #410 of 1,144 17.5%108 #762
SurgerySubfield #780 of 1,816 16.1%96 #884
Health ProfessionsField #992 of 1,928 13.0%87 #1674
EpidemiologySubfield #607 of 976 17.0%70 #904
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,254 of 3,579 16.1%74 #2546
Social SciencesDomain #8,646 of 10,521 12.7%73 #12364
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #622 of 738 10.9%65 #1031

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust 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#1,167 #975
  2. Health Sciences#1,321 #1,221
  3. Life Sciences#2,502 #2,620
  4. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#762 #410
  5. Surgery#884 #780
  6. Health Professions#1,674 #992
  7. Epidemiology#904 #607
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,546 #2,254
  9. Social Sciences#12,364 #8,646
  10. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#1,031 #622
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 Southampton NHS Foundation Trust specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 108.4 works6.0×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 74 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.03× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.80× its world share, 87 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.74× its world share, 847 worksMedicineNursing: 2.71× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 27 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 Southampton NHS Foundation Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, John Primrose, Charles D. Deakin and Colin Johnson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.

  1. 1 John Primrose United Kingdom · #28,866 worldwide 278 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Charles D. Deakin United Kingdom · #62,023 worldwide 251 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Colin Johnson United Kingdom · #75,894 worldwide 1.1k citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Nick Curzen United Kingdom · #109,448 worldwide 372 citations · 79 works
  5. 5 Mohammad Abu Hilal United Kingdom · #192,808 worldwide 208 citations · 85 works
  6. 6 Sophie Fletcher United Kingdom · #211,267 worldwide 107 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Justin H. Davies United Kingdom · #212,212 worldwide 153 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 James Byrne United Kingdom · #222,487 worldwide 65 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Christopher J Edwards United Kingdom · #224,734 worldwide 128 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Aiman Alzetani United Kingdom · #233,410 worldwide 149 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Which keywords describe research at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Management, Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Diagnosis, Primary Care 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. Epidemiology170▲ 3.6×112 topics
  2. Inflammation75▲ 3.0×74 topics
  3. Treatment74▲ 5.2×45 topics
  4. Management60▲ 6.5×29 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome49▲ 5.1×22 topics
  6. Diagnosis48▲ 4.4×36 topics
  7. Risk Factors42▲ 3.2×31 topics
  8. Quality of Life40▲ 2.3×39 topics
  9. Public Health36▲ 2.1×42 topics
  10. Immunotherapy33▲ 4.0×18 topics
  11. Mortality33▲ 4.9×13 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease33▲ 2.5×35 topics
  13. Guidelines32▲ 5.9×13 topics
  14. Chemotherapy32▲ 3.8×23 topics
  15. Primary Care31▲ 7.0×13 topics
  16. Genetics31▲ 3.7×19 topics
  17. Prevalence30▲ 6.2×12 topics
  18. Clinical Trials26▲ 3.4×18 topics
  19. Surgery26▲ 6.4×12 topics
  20. Prognosis24▲ 6.2×9 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines24▲ 3.7×14 topics
  22. Echocardiography24▲ 7.3×8 topics
  23. Heart Failure23▲ 4.5×13 topics
  24. Clinical Guidelines22▲ 6.5×9 topics
  25. Complications22▲ 3.8×17 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations22▲ 4.3×20 topics
  27. Immunology22▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Radiotherapy20▲ 4.5×12 topics
  29. Medical Therapy20▲ 41×2 topics
  30. Calcium Oxalate20▲ 70×1 topic
  31. Urolithiasis20▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Critical Care19▲ 7.1×8 topics
  33. Ethical Considerations19▲ 4.8×11 topics
  34. Pediatric18▲ 27×4 topics
  35. Asthma18▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Neoadjuvant Therapy17▲ 6.3×5 topics
  37. Healthcare Quality16▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Robotic Surgery15▲ 9.1×5 topics
  39. Allergic Diseases15▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Eosinophils15▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments, Asthma and respiratory diseases, Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies and Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances.

Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments: 20 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 15 fractional worksPediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies: 11 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 11 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 9 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 9 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…8Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 8 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 8 fractional worksUreteral procedures and complications: 8 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …8Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 8 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePhysiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 20 works
  2. 2 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 15 works
  3. 3 Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 11 works
  4. 4 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  5. 5 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 9 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 9 works
  7. 7 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  8. 8 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 8 works
  9. 9 Ureteral procedures and complications Obstetrics and Gynecology 8 works
  10. 10 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 8 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 available52.7%not open47.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.7%domestic only77.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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