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Walton Hospital

In research, Walton Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#6,241 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,743 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,270
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,202
of 2,253
Research works
731
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
28.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Walton Hospital 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 #6,241 of 17,978 15.2%542
Health SciencesDomain #7,743 of 20,462 15.0%581

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

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: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.74× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 2.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.87× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 11.71× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Walton Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, I. A. MacFarlane lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Walton Hospital.

  1. 1 I. A. MacFarlane United Kingdom · #524,266 worldwide 32 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Walton Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Walton Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Surgical Management, Treatment, Neurological Disorders, Antiepileptic Drugs, Inflammation, Quality of Life and Surgery.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology96▲ 3.3×90 topics
  2. Inflammation47▲ 2.7×48 topics
  3. Treatment41▲ 4.4×35 topics
  4. Quality of Life37▲ 3.8×38 topics
  5. Surgical Management33▲ 9.8×18 topics
  6. Neurological Disorders32▲ 6.5×17 topics
  7. Antiepileptic Drugs29▲ 39×2 topics
  8. Genetics28▲ 5.0×15 topics
  9. Diagnosis26▲ 3.5×29 topics
  10. Surgery26▲ 11×10 topics
  11. Complications25▲ 6.7×14 topics
  12. Management24▲ 4.2×22 topics
  13. Diabetes24▲ 6.3×12 topics
  14. Chronic Pain22▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Endoscopic Surgery20▲ 26×3 topics
  16. Epilepsy20▲ 22×4 topics
  17. Primary Care20▲ 6.5×11 topics
  18. Neuroinflammation20▲ 9.9×4 topics
  19. Pain Management19▲ 12×7 topics
  20. Pathogenesis19▲ 4.6×14 topics
  21. Seizures19▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Immunotherapy18▲ 3.9×14 topics
  23. Genetic Mutations18▲ 4.7×22 topics
  24. Drug Resistance18▲ 7.6×5 topics
  25. Neuropathic Pain17▲ 30×3 topics
  26. Glycemic Control17▲ 17×4 topics
  27. Classification17▲ 6.4×4 topics
  28. Neurobiology17▲ 7.0×4 topics
  29. Status Epilepticus16▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Neurodevelopmental Disorders16▲ 14×5 topics
  31. Prognosis16▲ 6.8×8 topics
  32. Cognitive Function15▲ 10×5 topics
  33. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks15▲ 34×2 topics
  34. Fetal Development15▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Bone Health14▲ 17×4 topics
  36. Pathophysiology14▲ 6.9×9 topics
  37. Quality Improvement14▲ 8.9×6 topics
  38. Teratogenicity13▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Malformations13▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Prenatal Exposure13▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Walton Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management, Youth, Drugs, and Violence, Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders and FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance.

Diabetic Foot Ulcer Asse…0Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 0 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence0Youth, Drugs, and Violence: 0 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Rela…0Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 0 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…0FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 0 fractional worksOpen Source Software Innovations: 0 fractional worksPoxvirus research and outbreaks: 0 fractional worksMobile Crowdsensing and …0Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing: 0 fractional worksVirology and Viral Diseases: 0 fractional worksVoice and Speech Disorders: 0 fractional worksDysphagia Assessment and…0Dysphagia Assessment and Management: 0 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismDemographyNeurologyManagement Information Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  2. 2 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 0 works
  3. 3 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 0 works
  4. 4 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 0 works
  5. 5 Open Source Software Innovations Computer Science Applications 0 works
  6. 6 Poxvirus research and outbreaks Virology 0 works
  7. 7 Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing Computer Science Applications 0 works
  8. 8 Virology and Viral Diseases Epidemiology 0 works
  9. 9 Voice and Speech Disorders Physiology 0 works
  10. 10 Dysphagia Assessment and Management Speech and Hearing 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 available28.6%not open71.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.4%domestic only93.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Walton Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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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