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Hospital / health system · Middlesbrough · United Kingdom

West Lane Hospital

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Research works
31
▲ 1110% vs 2018-21
Citations
301
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
West Lane Hospital

Not ranked overall: West Lane Hospital is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does West Lane Hospital work in?

In all years, 79% of research at West Lane Hospital is in Health Sciences, 11% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (61%), Health Professions (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 24 fractional works · 78.6% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 60.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 14.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.8% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKWest LaneHospital31fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences79%Social Sciences11%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1960.7%
    2. Health Professions514.7%
    3. Dentistry12.2%
    4. Nursing01.1%
    1. Psychology25.3%
    2. Social Sciences25.2%
    3. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology26.2%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.9%
    3. Neuroscience00.6%
    1. Engineering01.3%
    2. Physics and Astronomy00.8%
    3. Computer Science00.5%
    4. Chemical Engineering00.3%
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.

What are the most cited papers from West Lane Hospital?

The most cited paper from West Lane Hospital is "Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics" (R. A. Shakir, Laurence Albert Bindoff, Nicholas Bradey et al., 1997), with 42 citations. Next come "Children and Young Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Have an Increased Incidence and Risk of Developing Mental Health Conditions: A UK Population-Based Cohort Study" (39) and "A positive effect of iron supplementation on the IQS of iron deficient children" (37).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics R. A. Shakir, Laurence Albert Bindoff, Nicholas Bradey et al. · Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery Aug 1997 42
2 Children and Young Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Have an Increased Incidence and Risk of Developing Mental Health Conditions: A UK Population-Based Cohort Study Rachel Cooney, Daniel G. Tang, Kevin J. Barrett et al. · Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Open access 7 Aug 2023 39
3 A positive effect of iron supplementation on the IQS of iron deficient children Richard Michael Lynn, Erasmus P. Harland · Personality and Individual Differences Jun 1998 37
4 Evaluation of the practical feasibility and acceptability of home monitoring in residential homes Tanja Bratan, Malcolm Clarke, Russell F Jones et al. · Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare Jul 2005 32
5 The Impact of Socio-economic Status and Mobility on Perceived Family Functioning Paul Alexander Tiffin, Mark Stephen Pearce, Carole Kaplan et al. · Journal of Family and Economic Issues 10 Sep 2007 32
All 44 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at West Lane Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Prevalence, Management, Metabolic Syndrome, Children, Diagnosis, Adolescents and Primary Care.

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

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology6▲ 4.6×17 topics
  2. Prevalence3▲ 22×6 topics
  3. Management2▲ 10×4 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 8.7×7 topics
  5. Children2▲ 28×4 topics
  6. Diagnosis2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  7. Inflammation2▲ 2.7×7 topics
  8. Public Health2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  9. Adolescents2▲ 16×5 topics
  10. Primary Care2▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Anaphylaxis2▲ 175×1 topic
  12. Food Allergy2▲ 175×1 topic
  13. Chronic Conditions1▲ 87×2 topics
  14. Health Care1▲ 57×2 topics
  15. Complications1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  16. Medical Home1▲ 160×1 topic
  17. Transition1▲ 38×1 topic
  18. American founding1▲ 44×1 topic
  19. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 13×1 topic
  20. Cognitive Function1▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Constitutional government1▲ 44×1 topic
  22. Corneal Biomechanics1▲ 84×1 topic
  23. Keratoconus1▲ 84×1 topic
  24. Metabolic Acidosis1▲ 126×1 topic
  25. Social Determinants1▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does West Lane Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare, Chronic Disease Management Strategies, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Global Health Care Issues.

Adolescent and Pediatric…0Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 0 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 0 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 0 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 0 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 0 fractional worksPharmacovigilance and Ad…0Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions: 0 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 0 fractional worksPregnancy and Medication Impact: 0 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 0 fractional worksVeterinary Practice and Education Studies: 0 fractional works
Speech and HearingEpidemiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsGenetics2 others

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

  1. 1 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 0 works
  2. 2 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 0 works
  3. 3 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 0 works
  4. 4 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 0 works
  6. 6 Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions Toxicology 0 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Pregnancy and Medication Impact Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Veterinary Practice and Education Studies 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 available31.7%not open68.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has West Lane Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1110% 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 Lane Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000026% in 2023.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%West Lane Hospital0.000017% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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