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West Heath Hospital

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World rank, all time
#20,203
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,018
of 1,844
Research works
293
▲ 155% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.9k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
West Heath Hospital

Which fields of science does West Heath Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at West Heath Hospital is in Health Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (43%), Engineering (19%), Health Professions (5%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 15 fractional works · 50.3% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 43.0% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 10.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 35.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 19.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKWest HeathHospital29fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences50%Social Sciences6%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1343.0%
    2. Health Professions25.4%
    3. Veterinary11.9%
    1. Engineering619.3%
    2. Mathematics14.3%
    3. Environmental Science14.0%
    4. Computer Science13.8%
    5. Chemical Engineering13.3%
    6. Materials Science00.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology13.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Social Sciences12.9%
    2. Psychology11.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.3%
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: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.05× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 9.34× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.29× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.62× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.06× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.24× its world share, 13 worksMedicineVeterinary: 13.93× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 13.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary13.93×1 works
  2. Chemical Engineering9.34×1 works
  3. Mathematics3.62×1 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology3.05×1 works
  5. Medicine2.24×13 works
  6. Health Professions2.06×2 works
  7. Engineering1.29×6 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.81×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.80×1 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.68×1 works
  11. Psychology0.59×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.49×1 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.29×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.23×1 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.13×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.12×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.12×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at West Heath Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, T. Mellard Reade, Rita Hinden and I. M. Librach lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West Heath Hospital.

  1. 1 T. Mellard Reade United Kingdom · #3,074,640 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Rita Hinden United Kingdom · #3,356,960 worldwide 57 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 I. M. Librach United Kingdom · #7,402,483 worldwide 265 citations · 159 works
All ranked researchers at West Heath Hospital

What are the most cited papers from West Heath Hospital?

The most cited paper from West Heath Hospital is "Comprehensive resistome analysis reveals the prevalence of NDM and MCR-1 in Chinese poultry production" (Yang Wang, Rongmin Zhang, Jiyun Li et al., 2017), with 442 citations. Next come "Archaeology of the continental shelf: Marine resources, submerged landscapes and underwater archaeology" (387) and "Prevalence, risk factors, outcomes, and molecular epidemiology of mcr-1-positive Enterobacteriaceae in patients and healthy adults from China: an epidemiological and clinical study" (337).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Comprehensive resistome analysis reveals the prevalence of NDM and MCR-1 in Chinese poultry production Yang Wang, Rongmin Zhang, Jiyun Li et al. · Nature Microbiology 6 Feb 2017 442
2 Archaeology of the continental shelf: Marine resources, submerged landscapes and underwater archaeology Geoff N. Bailey, Nicholas C. Flemming · Quaternary Science Reviews Open access 28 Oct 2008 387
3 Prevalence, risk factors, outcomes, and molecular epidemiology of mcr-1-positive Enterobacteriaceae in patients and healthy adults from China: an epidemiological and clinical study Yang Wang, Guo‐Bao Tian, Rong Zhang et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Open access 27 Jan 2017 337
4 China bans colistin as a feed additive for animals Timothy Rutland Walsh, Yongning Wu · The Lancet Infectious Diseases 19 Sep 2016 275
5 A phase II open-label randomized study to assess the efficacy and safety of selumetinib (AZD6244 [ARRY-142886]) versus capecitabine in patients with advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer who have failed first-line gemcitabine therapy Gyorgy Bodoky, Constanta V. Timcheva, David Robert Spigel et al. · Investigational New Drugs 18 May 2011 236
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Which keywords describe research at West Heath Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Emissions, Chemical Kinetics, Large-Eddy Simulation, Historical Sources, Mathematics Education, Heat Transfer and Pathogenesis.

▲ 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 15 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 3.2×20 topics
  2. Emissions2▲ 32×3 topics
  3. Chemical Kinetics1▲ 53×2 topics
  4. Diagnosis1▲ 4.9×7 topics
  5. Large-Eddy Simulation1▲ 24×4 topics
  6. Climate Change1▲ 1.56×4 topics
  7. Heat Transfer1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  8. Historical Sources1▲ 250×1 topic
  9. Mathematics Education1▲ 92×1 topic
  10. Pathogenesis1▲ 7.7×6 topics
  11. Biomechanics1▲ 12×4 topics
  12. Ethical Considerations1▲ 11×3 topics
  13. Palliative Care1▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Advance Care Planning1▲ 59×1 topic
  15. End-of-Life1▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does West Heath Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: History and Theory of Mathematics, Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues and Dermatology and Skin Diseases.

History and Theory of Ma…1History and Theory of Mathematics: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…1Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…1Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Dis…1Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 1 fractional worksTurbomachinery Performance and Optimization: 1 fractional worksDesign Education and Practice: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Aircraft Design…1Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…1Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional works
Theoretical Computer ScienceFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthDermatology5 others

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

  1. 1 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 1 works
  2. 2 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1 works
  3. 3 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 1 works
  5. 5 Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 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 available26.5%not open73.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has West Heath Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 155% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is West Heath Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000053% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%West Heath Hospital0.00021% in 202519801990200020102020

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