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Wellington Hospital

In research, Wellington Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#7,669 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,340 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 10.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,751
of 28,054 · #12,555 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#39
of 71
Research works
2.1k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Wellington 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
MedicineField #7,669 of 10,443 5.5%152 #3190
Health SciencesDomain #9,340 of 11,982 5.4%163 #3999

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

What does Wellington Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 10.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 21.9 works11×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 29.1 works6.4×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.82× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.96× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.08× its world share, 152 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.70× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wellington Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, W.E. Stehbens, R. W. Hornabrook and T J Neale lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wellington Hospital.

  1. 1 W.E. Stehbens New Zealand · #134,486 worldwide 192 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 R. W. Hornabrook New Zealand · #158,837 worldwide 106 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 T J Neale New Zealand · #274,320 worldwide 168 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Richard Steele New Zealand · #533,978 worldwide 51 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 D. C. Galletly New Zealand · #733,678 worldwide 53 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Paul F. Davis New Zealand · #822,350 worldwide 95 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 P. Devane New Zealand · #848,123 worldwide 45 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 John DeLaHunt New Zealand · #985,450 worldwide 38 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 S. Harding New Zealand · #1,148,623 worldwide 44 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Richard Steele New Zealand · #1,159,020 worldwide 8 citations · 101 works
All ranked researchers at Wellington Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Wellington Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Treatment, Guidelines, Myocardial Infarction, Management and Complications.

▲ 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. Epidemiology27▲ 3.5×68 topics
  2. Risk Factors13▲ 6.1×21 topics
  3. Diagnosis12▲ 7.0×19 topics
  4. Treatment12▲ 5.3×26 topics
  5. Management9▲ 5.8×15 topics
  6. Guidelines8▲ 9.1×10 topics
  7. Myocardial Infarction8▲ 17×6 topics
  8. Complications7▲ 7.5×12 topics
  9. Inflammation7▲ 1.75×37 topics
  10. Prophylaxis7▲ 28×4 topics
  11. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement7▲ 49×1 topic
  12. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement7▲ 49×1 topic
  13. Echocardiography6▲ 11×7 topics
  14. Mortality6▲ 5.2×11 topics
  15. Surgery6▲ 8.5×9 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.6×19 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 5.3×11 topics
  18. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention6▲ 21×4 topics
  19. Endovascular Repair5▲ 33×3 topics
  20. Critical Care5▲ 11×8 topics
  21. Magnetic Resonance Imaging5▲ 10×3 topics
  22. Surgical Management5▲ 5.8×13 topics
  23. Pathophysiology4▲ 7.8×7 topics
  24. Bacteremia4▲ 30×3 topics
  25. Genetic Mutations4▲ 4.8×16 topics
  26. Deep Vein Thrombosis4▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Resuscitation4▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Aortic Aneurysm4▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Aortic Dissection4▲ 45×1 topic
  30. Bicuspid Aortic Valve4▲ 45×1 topic
  31. Endocarditis Guidelines4▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Infective Endocarditis4▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Atherosclerosis4▲ 6.5×6 topics
  34. Cardiac Imaging4▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Prognosis4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  36. Congenital Heart Disease3▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Hemostasis3▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Revascularization3▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Stroke Prevention3▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Sepsis3▲ 9.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Wellington Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches, Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management and Vascular Procedures and Complications.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…7Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 7 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 4 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis D…4Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 4 fractional worksVascular Procedures and …3Vascular Procedures and Complications: 3 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 3 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 3 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diag…2Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …2Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Caro…2Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Issues in…2Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologyInternal Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
  2. 2 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 4 works
  4. 4 Vascular Procedures and Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 3 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 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 available27.2%not open72.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wellington Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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.

Other research institutions in Wellington

All research institutions in Wellington

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.