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University Maternity Hospital Limerick

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Research works
93
▲ 519% vs 2013–17
Citations
753
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: University Maternity Hospital Limerick is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.14× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.82× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University Maternity Hospital Limerick?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Maternal Outcomes, Perinatal Outcomes, Maternal Mortality, Preterm Infants, Prevention, Cesarean Section and Vaginal Birth.

▲ 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 35 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 4.6×19 topics
  2. Maternal Outcomes2▲ 127×2 topics
  3. Perinatal Outcomes2▲ 127×2 topics
  4. Maternal Mortality2▲ 39×3 topics
  5. Preterm Infants2▲ 59×3 topics
  6. Prevention2▲ 17×3 topics
  7. Public Health2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  8. Risk Factors2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  9. COVID-192▲ 4.8×5 topics
  10. Cesarean Section2▲ 167×1 topic
  11. Child Development2▲ 16×2 topics
  12. Global Burden2▲ 12×4 topics
  13. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes2▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Vaginal Birth2▲ 167×1 topic
  15. Maternal Mental Health1▲ 115×1 topic
  16. Non-Communicable Diseases1▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Perinatal Depression1▲ 115×1 topic
  18. Cardiovascular Diseases1▲ 60×1 topic
  19. Mortality Trends1▲ 132×1 topic
  20. SARS-CoV-21▲ 16×5 topics
  21. Child Mortality1▲ 71×1 topic
  22. Health Systems1▲ 71×1 topic
  23. Viral Oncoproteins1▲ 75×2 topics
  24. Cognitive Function1▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Mental Health1▲ 3.1×4 topics
  26. Pulmonary Hypertension1▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia1▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Cervical Cancer1▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Human Papillomavirus1▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Infant Mortality1▲ 90×1 topic
  31. Lung Stem Cells1▲ 73×1 topic
  32. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 5.1×3 topics
  33. Pandemic1▲ 3.9×5 topics
  34. Pregnancy1▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Preterm Birth1▲ 62×1 topic

Which research topics does University Maternity Hospital Limerick publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Healthcare Systems and Public Health and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Maternal and Perinatal H…2Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health D…1Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…1Healthcare Systems and Public Health: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 1 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional worksInfant Development and P…1Infant Development and Preterm Care: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Impact on Repro…1COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction: 1 fractional worksMusic Therapy and Health1Music Therapy and Health: 1 fractional worksAssisted Reproductive Te…1Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy: 1 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  2. 2 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  9. 9 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 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 available66.2%not open33.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Maternity Hospital Limerick's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 519% 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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