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Walkergate Park Hospital

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Research works
32
▲ 172% vs 2018-21
Citations
700
22.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Walkergate Park Hospital

Not ranked overall: Walkergate Park Hospital is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Walkergate Park Hospital work in?

In all years, 70% of research at Walkergate Park Hospital is in Health Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (69%), Social Sciences (6%), Neuroscience (6%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 22 fractional works · 70.0% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 68.6% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 19.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 15.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.0% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWalkergate ParkHospital32fractional works, all years
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences70%Social Sciences15%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2268.6%
    2. Health Professions01.5%
    1. Social Sciences26.2%
    2. Psychology25.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities12.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.6%
    1. Neuroscience26.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology14.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.0%
    4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.6%
    1. Physics and Astronomy12.6%
    2. Environmental Science00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 19.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Environmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.90× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.35× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.35× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 3.97× 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: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 19.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics19.27×0 works
  2. Psychology3.97×1 works
  3. Medicine3.35×3 works
  4. Health Professions2.90×0 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.35×0 works
  6. Neuroscience0.35×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.17×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.07×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Walkergate Park Hospital?

The most cited paper from Walkergate Park Hospital is "Incidence of fractures in a geographically defined population." (Liam Donaldson, Angus G Cook, R. G. Thomson, 1990), with 296 citations. Next come "Striatal dopamine transporter in dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson disease: a comparison." (173) and "The basal ganglia in perceptual timing: Timing performance in Multiple System Atrophy and Huntington's disease" (84).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Incidence of fractures in a geographically defined population. Liam Donaldson, Angus G Cook, R. G. Thomson · Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health Open access Sep 1990 296
2 Striatal dopamine transporter in dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson disease: a comparison. Zuzana Walker, Durval C. Costa, Rodney W. H. Walker et al. · PubMed 11 May 2004 173
3 The basal ganglia in perceptual timing: Timing performance in Multiple System Atrophy and Huntington's disease Thomas Cope, Manon Grube, Baldev Singh et al. · Neuropsychologia Open access 14 Oct 2013 84
4 Changes in children’s physical fitness, BMI and health-related quality of life after the first 2020 COVID-19 lockdown in England: A longitudinal study Laura Basterfield, Naomi Burn, Brook Galna et al. · Journal of Sports Sciences Open access 9 Mar 2022 81
5 The current theoretical assumptions of the Bobath concept as determined by the members of BBTA Sue Raine · Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 2007 72
All 53 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Walkergate Park Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Treatment, Neurological Disorders, Pain Management, Toxicology, Epidemiology, Botulinum Toxin, Stroke and Neurotoxins.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Treatment5▲ 11×6 topics
  2. Neurological Disorders4▲ 20×5 topics
  3. Epidemiology4▲ 3.3×13 topics
  4. Pain Management3▲ 42×3 topics
  5. Toxicology3▲ 43×2 topics
  6. Botulinum Toxin3▲ 126×2 topics
  7. Stroke3▲ 53×2 topics
  8. Neurotoxins2▲ 160×1 topic
  9. Spasticity2▲ 205×1 topic
  10. Rehabilitation2▲ 21×3 topics
  11. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 32×4 topics
  12. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 34×3 topics
  13. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 15×4 topics
  14. Cerebral Palsy2▲ 63×1 topic
  15. ICF Model2▲ 122×1 topic
  16. Basal Ganglia1▲ 70×2 topics
  17. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Deep Brain Stimulation1▲ 60×2 topics
  19. Functional Recovery1▲ 32×3 topics
  20. Multiple Sclerosis1▲ 126×1 topic
  21. Neuromodulation1▲ 63×2 topics
  22. Neuromyelitis Optica1▲ 126×1 topic
  23. Subthalamic Nucleus1▲ 88×1 topic
  24. Treatment-Resistant Depression1▲ 54×1 topic
  25. COVID-191▲ 5.4×2 topics
  26. Neurodegeneration1▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Pathophysiology1▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Public Health1▲ 2.5×7 topics
  29. Cutaneous Signs1▲ 288×1 topic
  30. Dermatologic Manifestations1▲ 288×1 topic
  31. Fibrosis1▲ 16×1 topic
  32. IL-171▲ 125×1 topic
  33. Systemic Sclerosis1▲ 97×1 topic
  34. TH17 Cells1▲ 125×1 topic

Which research topics does Walkergate Park Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders, Hearing Impairment and Communication and Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare.

Multiple Sclerosis Resea…1Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 1 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Rela…1Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 1 fractional worksHearing Impairment and Communication: 0 fractional worksInterpreting and Communication in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksAlkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology: 0 fractional worksSubtitles and Audiovisual Media: 0 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 0 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 0 fractional worksNeurological disorders and treatments: 0 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineNeurologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 1 works
  3. 3 Hearing Impairment and Communication Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  4. 4 Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology Pharmacology 0 works
  6. 6 Subtitles and Audiovisual Media Language and Linguistics 0 works
  7. 7 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  8. 8 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  10. 10 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 0 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 available23.3%not open76.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Walkergate Park Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 172% 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 Walkergate Park Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000024% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Walkergate Park Hospital0.000011% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Walkergate Park Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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