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Watford General Hospital

In research, Watford General Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,119 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,712
of 28,054 · #25,335 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#993
of 1,094
Research works
877
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Watford General Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #11,119 of 11,982 7.3%62 #9055

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 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.74× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.79× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Watford General Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Valérie Page, J. M. England and B. V. Lewis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Watford General Hospital.

  1. 1 Valérie Page United Kingdom · #424,692 worldwide 82 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 J. M. England United Kingdom · #494,492 worldwide 87 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 B. V. Lewis United Kingdom · #515,485 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Ashley Reece United Kingdom · #1,195,798 worldwide 1 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Lewis ' United Kingdom · #1,374,446 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Watford General Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Watford General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Inflammation, Complications, Primary Care, Diagnosis, Surgery and Patient Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.4×53 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 3.2×22 topics
  3. Mortality4▲ 8.3×7 topics
  4. Complications3▲ 8.7×11 topics
  5. COVID-193▲ 3.1×10 topics
  6. Diagnosis3▲ 4.6×20 topics
  7. Chemotherapy3▲ 5.4×10 topics
  8. Primary Care3▲ 9.2×10 topics
  9. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 10×6 topics
  10. Surgery2▲ 9.4×6 topics
  11. Elderly Patients2▲ 18×4 topics
  12. Treatment2▲ 2.6×16 topics
  13. Immunotherapy2▲ 3.9×8 topics
  14. Pneumothorax2▲ 80×2 topics
  15. Cholecystitis2▲ 63×1 topic
  16. ERCP2▲ 63×1 topic
  17. Management2▲ 3.3×13 topics
  18. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Medical Education2▲ 9.4×8 topics
  20. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Rehabilitation2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.4×7 topics
  23. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.7×10 topics
  24. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.4×8 topics
  25. Guidelines2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  26. Empyema2▲ 81×1 topic
  27. Pleural Effusion2▲ 81×1 topic
  28. Postoperative Complications2▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Mortality Risk2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  30. Quality Improvement2▲ 10×4 topics
  31. Diagnostic Criteria1▲ 8.0×5 topics
  32. Laparoscopic Surgery1▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Telehealth1▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Telemedicine1▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Virtual Care1▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Chronic Pain1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  37. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 6.6×6 topics
  38. Functional Recovery1▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Stroke1▲ 8.6×3 topics
  40. Surgical Treatment1▲ 8.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Watford General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases, Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation and Hip and Femur Fractures.

Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 2 fractional worksPleural 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 worksRadiomics and Machine Le…1Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksDermatological and Skeletal Disorders: 1 fractional worksAbdominal 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 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders Genetics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Watford General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% lower 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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