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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

In research, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Medicine (#3,582 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,438 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,041
of 28,054 · #26,153 all time
Rank in ??
#224
of 692
Research works
337
▲ 2817% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is University Hospitals Bristol and Weston 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 #3,582 of 10,443 14.7%163 #8823
Health SciencesDomain #4,438 of 11,982 15.6%190 #10738

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Hospitals Bristol and Weston 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).

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: 0.71× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.69× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.97× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.58× its world share, 163 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Quality of Life, Mortality, Public Health, Treatment, Complications and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology30▲ 3.2×95 topics
  2. Quality of Life12▲ 3.4×34 topics
  3. Public Health10▲ 3.0×28 topics
  4. Treatment9▲ 3.2×34 topics
  5. Inflammation9▲ 1.85×43 topics
  6. Primary Care8▲ 9.6×13 topics
  7. Mortality8▲ 5.7×12 topics
  8. Chemotherapy7▲ 4.5×20 topics
  9. Diagnosis7▲ 3.3×31 topics
  10. Management7▲ 3.9×25 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 2.6×24 topics
  12. Complications7▲ 5.7×14 topics
  13. Clinical Trials7▲ 4.2×14 topics
  14. Risk Factors6▲ 2.4×29 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 4.8×13 topics
  16. COVID-196▲ 1.89×17 topics
  17. Guidelines5▲ 4.9×12 topics
  18. Surgery5▲ 6.5×9 topics
  19. Prognostic Factors5▲ 5.0×14 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 2.7×17 topics
  21. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 6.6×8 topics
  22. Adolescents5▲ 5.5×7 topics
  23. Immunotherapy5▲ 2.9×15 topics
  24. Ethical Considerations5▲ 5.8×9 topics
  25. Medical Education5▲ 7.5×10 topics
  26. Rehabilitation5▲ 4.9×11 topics
  27. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  28. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 6.1×8 topics
  29. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  30. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes4▲ 9.0×6 topics
  31. Radiotherapy4▲ 4.4×12 topics
  32. Elderly Patients4▲ 9.7×4 topics
  33. Mortality Risk4▲ 6.8×6 topics
  34. Autoantibodies4▲ 6.4×6 topics
  35. Quality Improvement4▲ 7.7×8 topics
  36. Radiation Exposure3▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Hepatocellular Carcinoma3▲ 6.3×3 topics
  38. Patient Engagement3▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Cardiac Imaging3▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Behavior Change3▲ 8.5×4 topics

Which research topics does University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Child and Adolescent Health, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Congenital Heart Disease Studies.

Cardiac Imaging and Diag…2Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Hea…2Child and Adolescent Health: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 2 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures2Hip and Femur Fractures: 2 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 2 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 2 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingGeneral Health ProfessionsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  2. 2 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 2 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 available69.8%not open30.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2817% 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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