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Velindre NHS Trust

In research, Velindre NHS Trust stands highest in Medicine (#7,592 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,754 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 3.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#18,222
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#990
of 2,253
Research works
312
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.4k
27.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Velindre NHS Trust known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #7,592 of 17,978 18.2%192
Health SciencesDomain #8,754 of 20,462 18.3%212

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Velindre NHS 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).

What does Velindre NHS Trust specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 38.5 works3.9×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.32× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.90× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 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 Velindre NHS Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, Ilora Finlay lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Velindre NHS Trust.

  1. 1 Ilora Finlay United Kingdom · #200,735 worldwide 116 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Velindre NHS Trust

Which keywords describe research at Velindre NHS Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Endovascular Repair, Chemotherapy, Aortic Aneurysm, Echocardiography, Risk Factors, Genetic Susceptibility, Biomechanics and Aortic Dissection.

▲ 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. Endovascular Repair7▲ 168×3 topics
  2. Chemotherapy4▲ 12×18 topics
  3. Aortic Aneurysm4▲ 119×2 topics
  4. Risk Factors4▲ 6.6×10 topics
  5. Echocardiography4▲ 26×4 topics
  6. Biomechanics3▲ 22×2 topics
  7. Genetic Susceptibility3▲ 69×2 topics
  8. Aortic Dissection3▲ 158×1 topic
  9. Bicuspid Aortic Valve3▲ 158×1 topic
  10. Thrombus Formation3▲ 85×2 topics
  11. Aneurysm Rupture3▲ 201×1 topic
  12. Aneurysm Screening3▲ 201×1 topic
  13. Radiotherapy3▲ 16×9 topics
  14. Quality of Life3▲ 4.1×12 topics
  15. Clinical Trials3▲ 8.3×10 topics
  16. Immunotherapy3▲ 7.7×12 topics
  17. Ethical Considerations3▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Palliative Care2▲ 30×3 topics
  19. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 8.7×11 topics
  20. End-of-Life2▲ 51×2 topics
  21. Targeted Therapy2▲ 19×4 topics
  22. Advance Care Planning2▲ 67×1 topic
  23. Family Perspectives2▲ 67×1 topic
  24. Surgical Management2▲ 10×8 topics
  25. Survival Analysis2▲ 15×6 topics
  26. Endoscopic Resection2▲ 39×2 topics
  27. Mortality2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  28. Surgery2▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Prognostic Factors2▲ 8.2×10 topics
  30. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 14×5 topics
  31. Precision Medicine2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  32. Medical Imaging2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  33. Prostate Cancer2▲ 23×4 topics
  34. Molecular Characterization1▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Adjuvant Therapy1▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Breast Cancer1▲ 11×7 topics
  37. Chemoradiation1▲ 40×2 topics
  38. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 9.0×4 topics
  39. Genomic Profiling1▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy1▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does Velindre NHS Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, Aortic aneurysm repair treatments, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics.

Aortic Disease and Treat…3Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 3 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair t…3Aortic aneurysm repair treatments: 3 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksManagement of metastatic bone disease: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCancer ResearchSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 1 works
  5. 5 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Management of metastatic bone disease Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 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 available34.7%not open65.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Velindre NHS Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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