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Velindre NHS Trust

In research, Velindre NHS Trust stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,413 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,062 of 14,558 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
#21,465
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,103
of 1,844
Research works
312
▲ 80% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.4k
27.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Velindre NHS Trust

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
Health SciencesDomain #7,413 of 16,688 11.8%212
MedicineField #7,062 of 14,558 12.0%192

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Velindre NHS Trust work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Velindre NHS Trust is in Health Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (75%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Health Professions (6%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 49 fractional works · 80.7% of its workMedicine: 45 fractional works · 74.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 14 fractional works · 22.4% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 11.4% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 7.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 7.1% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKVelindre NHSTrust61fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences81%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4574.6%
    2. Health Professions35.7%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology47.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.7%
    3. Neuroscience00.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.7%
    2. Social Sciences12.4%
    3. Psychology11.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    1. Engineering11.0%
    2. Physics and Astronomy00.8%
    3. Computer Science00.7%
    4. Environmental Science00.5%
    5. Materials Science00.4%
    6. Mathematics00.3%
    7. Chemistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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 · 45.2 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: 1.33× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.88× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× 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, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.88×45 works
  2. Health Professions2.15×3 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.33×4 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.25×2 works
  5. Nursing0.75×0 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology0.65×0 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.53×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.38×0 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.37×0 works
  10. Psychology0.32×1 works
  11. Dentistry0.29×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×0 works
  13. Mathematics0.23×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.19×1 works
  15. Materials Science0.13×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.11×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.09×0 works
  18. Engineering0.07×1 works
  19. Chemistry0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Velindre NHS Trust?

Ranked on the quality score, Jane A. Hanson, Mike Shelley and J.B. Court lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Velindre NHS Trust.

  1. 1 Jane A. Hanson United Kingdom · #207,369 worldwide 5k citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Mike Shelley United Kingdom · #809,928 worldwide 1.9k citations · 50 works
  3. 3 J.B. Court United Kingdom · #1,025,145 worldwide 1.6k citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Michael D. Shelley United Kingdom · #1,619,883 worldwide 2.5k citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Lauren Elston United Kingdom · #2,452,921 worldwide 233 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Owain Woodley United Kingdom · #2,498,373 worldwide 199 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Milton Williams United Kingdom · #3,651,445 worldwide 111 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Mark Taubert United Kingdom · #4,185,798 worldwide 1.1k citations · 143 works
  9. 9 Mohamad Bashir United Kingdom · #4,216,473 worldwide 1.6k citations · 208 works
  10. 10 Smith Cw United Kingdom · #4,535,709 worldwide 308 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Velindre NHS Trust

What are the most cited papers from Velindre NHS Trust?

The most cited paper from Velindre NHS Trust is "Abiraterone and Increased Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer" (Johann Sebastian De Bono et al., 2011), with 4,448 citations. Next come "EAU-ESTRO-SIOG Guidelines on Prostate Cancer. Part 1: Screening, Diagnosis, and Local Treatment with Curative Intent" (3,282) and "Addition of docetaxel, zoledronic acid, or both to first-line long-term hormone therapy in prostate cancer (STAMPEDE): survival results from an adaptive, multiarm, multistage, platform randomised controlled trial" (1,985).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Abiraterone and Increased Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer Johann Sebastian De Bono et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 25 May 2011 4,448
2 EAU-ESTRO-SIOG Guidelines on Prostate Cancer. Part 1: Screening, Diagnosis, and Local Treatment with Curative Intent Nicolas Mottet et al. · European Urology Open access 31 Aug 2016 3,282
3 Addition of docetaxel, zoledronic acid, or both to first-line long-term hormone therapy in prostate cancer (STAMPEDE): survival results from an adaptive, multiarm, multistage, platform randomised controlled trial Nicholas David James et al. · The Lancet Open access 21 Dec 2015 1,985
4 Comparison of adjuvant gemcitabine and capecitabine with gemcitabine monotherapy in patients with resected pancreatic cancer (ESPAC-4): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial John P. Neoptolemos et al. · The Lancet Open access 24 Jan 2017 1,953
5 The UK Standardisation of Breast Radiotherapy (START) trials of radiotherapy hypofractionation for treatment of early breast cancer: 10-year follow-up results of two randomised controlled trials Joanne Haviland, John R. Owen, John A. Dewar et al. · The Lancet Oncology Open access 18 Sep 2013 1,479
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Which keywords describe research at Velindre NHS Trust?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Endovascular Repair, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Radiotherapy, Aortic Aneurysm, Palliative Care, Echocardiography and End-of-Life.

▲ 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-now 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▲ 137×3 topics
  2. Chemotherapy5▲ 12×19 topics
  3. Immunotherapy4▲ 9.3×12 topics
  4. Risk Factors4▲ 5.9×12 topics
  5. Radiotherapy4▲ 16×9 topics
  6. Aortic Aneurysm4▲ 97×2 topics
  7. Quality of Life4▲ 4.2×13 topics
  8. Echocardiography4▲ 21×4 topics
  9. Palliative Care4▲ 39×3 topics
  10. End-of-Life4▲ 66×2 topics
  11. Ethical Considerations4▲ 16×4 topics
  12. Biomechanics3▲ 18×2 topics
  13. Genetic Susceptibility3▲ 58×2 topics
  14. Aortic Dissection3▲ 129×1 topic
  15. Bicuspid Aortic Valve3▲ 129×1 topic
  16. Thrombus Formation3▲ 71×2 topics
  17. Aneurysm Rupture3▲ 169×1 topic
  18. Aneurysm Screening3▲ 169×1 topic
  19. Clinical Trials3▲ 7.7×10 topics
  20. Advance Care Planning3▲ 80×1 topic
  21. Family Perspectives3▲ 80×1 topic
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 8.0×11 topics
  23. Surgical Management2▲ 9.9×8 topics
  24. Mortality2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  25. Endoscopic Resection2▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Prognostic Factors2▲ 8.7×11 topics
  27. Survival Analysis2▲ 14×6 topics
  28. Targeted Therapy2▲ 17×4 topics
  29. Breast Cancer2▲ 14×8 topics
  30. Precision Medicine2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  31. Surgery2▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 14×5 topics
  33. Medical Imaging2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  34. Prostate Cancer2▲ 22×4 topics
  35. Adjuvant Therapy2▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  37. Molecular Characterization2▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Molecular Classification2▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Chemoradiation2▲ 38×2 topics
  40. Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy2▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Velindre NHS Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, Aortic aneurysm repair treatments, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues and Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment.

Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 3 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair treatments: 3 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 3 fractional worksEsophageal Cancer Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSurgeryCancer Research4 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 3 works
  4. 4 Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 1 works
  6. 6 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Velindre NHS Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 80% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Velindre NHS Trust as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Velindre NHS Trust0.00020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Velindre NHS Trust over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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