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University Of Bristol Dental Hospital

In research, University Of Bristol Dental Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,366 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 48.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,323
of 28,054 · #9,628 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#583
of 1,094
Research works
1.5k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
52k
34.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is University Of Bristol Dental Hospital 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,366 of 11,982 19.0%71 #2443

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Of Bristol Dental Hospital 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).

What does University Of Bristol Dental Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 48.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 24.6 works48×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.89× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 48.27× its world share, 25 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.30× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.64× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 48.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University Of Bristol Dental Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Nicola West, Jonathan Sandy and R.P. Shellis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Of Bristol Dental Hospital.

  1. 1 Nicola West United Kingdom · #264,931 worldwide 91 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Jonathan Sandy United Kingdom · #284,529 worldwide 69 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 R.P. Shellis United Kingdom · #312,647 worldwide 54 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 A Harrison United Kingdom · #399,916 worldwide 66 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Patricia Neville United Kingdom · #540,504 worldwide 43 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 J.W. Eveson United Kingdom · #559,368 worldwide 59 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Chris Stephens United Kingdom · #559,907 worldwide 24 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Peter Fowler United Kingdom · #565,289 worldwide 26 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Nigel D Robb United Kingdom · #738,675 worldwide 13 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Michele E. Barbour United Kingdom · #759,569 worldwide 44 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University Of Bristol Dental Hospital

Which keywords describe research at University Of Bristol Dental Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Dental Caries, Gender Differences, Risk Factors, Motivation, Dental Students and Career Choice.

▲ 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. Epidemiology18▲ 4.2×47 topics
  2. Quality of Life11▲ 7.0×19 topics
  3. Dental Caries7▲ 68×2 topics
  4. Risk Factors7▲ 5.7×11 topics
  5. Gender Differences6▲ 16×2 topics
  6. COVID-195▲ 3.7×10 topics
  7. Dental Students5▲ 216×2 topics
  8. Motivation5▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Career Choice5▲ 173×1 topic
  10. Professional Expectations5▲ 329×1 topic
  11. Global Burden4▲ 8.0×6 topics
  12. Prevention4▲ 9.6×5 topics
  13. Bone Regeneration4▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Fluoride4▲ 71×2 topics
  15. Social Determinants4▲ 18×3 topics
  16. Oral Health4▲ 63×1 topic
  17. Remineralization4▲ 87×1 topic
  18. Clinical Trials4▲ 5.2×10 topics
  19. Infection Control4▲ 40×2 topics
  20. Treatment Outcomes4▲ 51×2 topics
  21. Genetics3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  22. Oral Microbiome3▲ 55×1 topic
  23. Periodontal Diseases3▲ 55×1 topic
  24. Biomaterials3▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Dental Practice3▲ 68×1 topic
  26. Transmission Routes3▲ 68×1 topic
  27. Psychological Factors3▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Tissue Engineering3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  29. Cleft Lip3▲ 93×1 topic
  30. Cleft Palate3▲ 93×1 topic
  31. Periodontal Disease3▲ 43×2 topics
  32. Medical Education2▲ 8.4×7 topics
  33. Clinical Practice2▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Cone-Beam CT2▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Dental Imaging2▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Dental Implants2▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Orthodontic Tooth Movement2▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Orthognathic Surgery2▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Peri-implant Diseases2▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Hydroxyapatite2▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does University Of Bristol Dental Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Education, Practice, Research, Dental Health and Care Utilization, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research and Dental Research and COVID-19.

Dental Education, Practice, Research: 5 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 4 fractional worksOral microbiology and pe…3Oral microbiology and periodontitis research: 3 fractional worksDental Research and COVI…3Dental Research and COVID-19: 3 fractional worksCleft Lip and Palate Research: 3 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 2 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofa…2Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 2 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 2 fractional worksDental Erosion and Treat…2Dental Erosion and Treatment: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPeriodonticsGeneral DentistryGenetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 5 works
  2. 2 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 4 works
  3. 3 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 3 works
  4. 4 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 3 works
  5. 5 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 3 works
  6. 6 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 2 works
  8. 8 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Dental Erosion and Treatment Orthodontics 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 available28.0%not open72.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Of Bristol Dental Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower 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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