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Watford General Hospital

In research, Watford General Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,872 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,064
of 22,385 · #15,194 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#792
of 862
Research works
877
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Watford General Hospital

What is Watford General Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #6,872 of 9,902 9.0%62 #7365

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Watford General 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Watford General Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Watford General Hospital is in Health Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (70%), Health Professions (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 68 fractional works · 78.7% of its workMedicine: 61 fractional works · 70.1% of its workSurgery: 12 fractional works · 13.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 9.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 6.5% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 7.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 9.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% 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 · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKWatford GeneralHospital87fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences79%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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6170.1%
    2. Health Professions67.4%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Dentistry00.4%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology67.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Social Sciences32.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting11.0%
    4. Psychology11.0%
    5. Decision Sciences10.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Computer Science11.7%
    2. Engineering11.6%
    3. Environmental Science10.9%
    4. Materials Science00.4%
    5. Energy00.2%
    6. Mathematics00.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.83× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.65× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.65×61 works
  2. Health Professions2.83×6 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.35×6 works
  4. Nursing1.29×1 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.23×0 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology0.89×1 works
  7. Dentistry0.79×0 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.66×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.57×1 works
  10. Veterinary0.49×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.48×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.32×1 works
  13. Psychology0.32×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.23×3 works
  15. Computer Science0.22×2 works
  16. Energy0.21×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.19×1 works
  18. Materials Science0.12×0 works
  19. Engineering0.11×1 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.08×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.03×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.01×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Watford General Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Valerie Joan Page, Vasanta Rao Nanduri and Michele E. Murdoch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Watford General Hospital.

  1. 1 Valerie Joan Page United Kingdom · #84,777 worldwide 7.9k citations · 150 works
  2. 2 Vasanta Rao Nanduri United Kingdom · #608,946 worldwide 3.1k citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Michele E. Murdoch United Kingdom · #841,470 worldwide 3.5k citations · 54 works
  4. 4 KATHERINE A. GRICE United Kingdom · #1,545,139 worldwide 1.2k citations · 40 works
  5. 5 David Ray Griffin United Kingdom · #1,628,981 worldwide 3.3k citations · 116 works
  6. 6 Annalisa Casarin United Kingdom · #1,857,973 worldwide 574 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 B. V. Lewis United Kingdom · #2,666,662 worldwide 1.3k citations · 79 works
  8. 8 J.I. Livingstone United Kingdom · #2,999,817 worldwide 638 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 J. M. C. England United Kingdom · #3,210,966 worldwide 3k citations · 123 works
  10. 10 P. C. Gunasekera United Kingdom · #3,249,475 worldwide 557 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Watford General Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Watford General Hospital?

The most cited paper from Watford General Hospital is "Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (Christopher J L Murray et al., 2012), with 9,055 citations. Next come "Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (8,461) and "The emerging spectrum of COVID-19 neurology: clinical, radiological and laboratory findings" (1,173).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access362 authors Dec 2012 9,055
2 Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access358 authors Dec 2012 8,461
3 The emerging spectrum of COVID-19 neurology: clinical, radiological and laboratory findings Ross W. Paterson et al. · Brain Open access 3 Jul 2020 1,173
4 The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010: Interpretation and Implications for the Neglected Tropical Diseases Peter Jay Hotez et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases Open access 24 Jul 2014 1,131
5 Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative et al. · Nature Open access3,896 authors 8 Jul 2021 1,130
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Watford General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Complications, Inflammation, Primary Care, Diagnosis, Patient Satisfaction 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 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.3×55 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 3.1×24 topics
  3. Mortality4▲ 7.7×7 topics
  4. Complications4▲ 8.4×12 topics
  5. Diagnosis4▲ 4.3×20 topics
  6. COVID-193▲ 2.9×10 topics
  7. Chemotherapy3▲ 4.8×10 topics
  8. Primary Care3▲ 8.3×10 topics
  9. Treatment3▲ 2.6×17 topics
  10. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 9.7×6 topics
  11. Risk Factors3▲ 2.7×16 topics
  12. Surgery2▲ 8.4×6 topics
  13. Elderly Patients2▲ 16×4 topics
  14. Immunotherapy2▲ 3.4×8 topics
  15. Pneumothorax2▲ 69×2 topics
  16. Cholecystitis2▲ 54×1 topic
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  18. ERCP2▲ 54×1 topic
  19. Guidelines2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  20. Medical Education2▲ 8.4×8 topics
  21. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  22. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.6×10 topics
  23. Anxiety2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  24. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Genetics2▲ 3.1×9 topics
  26. Rehabilitation2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  27. Postoperative Complications2▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Empyema2▲ 70×1 topic
  29. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 15×4 topics
  30. Pleural Effusion2▲ 70×1 topic
  31. Surgical Management2▲ 4.6×8 topics
  32. Mortality Risk2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  33. Quality Improvement2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  34. Diagnostic Criteria1▲ 7.0×5 topics
  35. Telehealth1▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Telemedicine1▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Virtual Care1▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Functional Recovery1▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes1▲ 7.9×6 topics
  40. Robotic Surgery1▲ 9.9×4 topics

Which research topics does Watford General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases, Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation and Hip and Femur Fractures.

Gallbladder and Bile Duc…2Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 2 fractional worksPleural and Pulmonary Di…2Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases: 2 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…1Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures1Hip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 1 fractional worksMarriage and Family Dynamics: 1 fractional worksHealthcare professionals…1Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …1Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Le…1Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 1 fractional worksAbdominal Surgery and Co…1Abdominal Surgery and Complications: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSurgeryGeriatrics and Gerontology4 others

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

  1. 1 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  6. 6 Marriage and Family Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  10. 10 Abdominal Surgery and Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available33.8%not open66.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Watford General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Watford General Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Watford General Hospital0.00037% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Watford General Hospital7.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.3% in 2022.

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