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University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

In research, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust stands highest in Medicine (#2,494 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,243 of 11,982 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,488 of 1,816 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,822
of 28,054 · #12,813 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#360
of 1,094
Research works
1.5k
▲ 60% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is University Hospitals Sussex 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 #2,494 of 10,443 9.0%384 #3540
Health SciencesDomain #3,243 of 11,982 9.1%427 #4318
SurgerySubfield #1,488 of 1,816 6.3%78 #2592

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Hospitals Sussex 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#3,540 #2,494
  2. Health Sciences#4,318 #3,243
  3. Surgery#2,592 #1,488
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.

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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.53× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.76× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.92× its world share, 384 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.29× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, David Hildick‐Smith, Adam de Belder and Uday Trivedi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

  1. 1 David Hildick‐Smith United Kingdom · #31,040 worldwide 586 citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Adam de Belder United Kingdom · #236,423 worldwide 178 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Uday Trivedi United Kingdom · #310,632 worldwide 150 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Martin Fisher United Kingdom · #370,099 worldwide 139 citations · 76 works
  5. 5 Giles Critchley United Kingdom · #397,886 worldwide 60 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Richard Simcock United Kingdom · #616,991 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Daniel Richardson United Kingdom · #629,262 worldwide 36 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Yvonne Gilleece United Kingdom · #772,889 worldwide 52 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Vivian A. Elwell United Kingdom · #853,672 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Gillian Dean United Kingdom · #897,383 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Which keywords describe research at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Diagnosis, Mortality, Treatment, Rehabilitation, Guidelines and Risk Factors.

▲ 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▲ 3.8×106 topics
  2. Treatment28▲ 4.6×39 topics
  3. Complications28▲ 11×16 topics
  4. Diagnosis27▲ 5.8×30 topics
  5. Mortality24▲ 8.1×12 topics
  6. Inflammation23▲ 2.1×42 topics
  7. Risk Factors21▲ 3.8×25 topics
  8. Quality of Life20▲ 2.7×41 topics
  9. Management18▲ 4.5×25 topics
  10. Public Health18▲ 2.4×31 topics
  11. Rehabilitation16▲ 8.1×10 topics
  12. Guidelines16▲ 6.9×12 topics
  13. Antiretroviral Therapy13▲ 15×6 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines13▲ 4.6×14 topics
  15. Surgery12▲ 7.0×10 topics
  16. Primary Care11▲ 5.7×12 topics
  17. Surgical Management11▲ 5.2×19 topics
  18. Biomechanics11▲ 6.9×6 topics
  19. Medical Education11▲ 8.1×10 topics
  20. Elderly Patients10▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Immunotherapy10▲ 2.9×18 topics
  22. Chemotherapy10▲ 2.8×19 topics
  23. Pathogenesis10▲ 3.8×16 topics
  24. Aging9▲ 3.5×6 topics
  25. HIV Transmission9▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Patient Satisfaction9▲ 5.7×9 topics
  27. Radiotherapy9▲ 4.6×12 topics
  28. Ethical Considerations9▲ 5.2×8 topics
  29. Mortality Rates8▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Quality Improvement8▲ 8.4×8 topics
  31. Children8▲ 6.7×6 topics
  32. Infection Prevention8▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Clinical Guidelines8▲ 5.2×8 topics
  34. Autoantibodies8▲ 6.3×8 topics
  35. Internal Fixation8▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Postoperative Complications7▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Immunosuppressive Therapy7▲ 7.4×7 topics
  38. Health Care Costs6▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Functional Recovery6▲ 8.3×3 topics
  40. Viral Load6▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Hip and Femur Fractures, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Bone fractures and treatments.

HIV/AIDS Research and In…6HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 6 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures6Hip and Femur Fractures: 6 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 6 fractional worksBone fractures and treat…6Bone fractures and treatments: 6 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…5Innovations in Medical Education: 5 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 4 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …4Diversity and Career in Medicine: 4 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 4 fractional worksDiverticular Disease and Complications: 4 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesSurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 6 works
  2. 2 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 6 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  4. 4 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 6 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 5 works
  7. 7 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  8. 8 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 4 works
  9. 9 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  10. 10 Diverticular Disease and Complications Surgery 4 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 available51.8%not open48.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 60% 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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